E-Newsletter Vol. 13 – 2007

Welcome Back! The Fall 2007 semester officially begins on Tuesday, September 4th.

The first Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar will take place on Wednesday, September 5 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. Professor Olivia Martius from Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, will present a seminar entitled, “Breaking Synoptic-Scale Rossby Waves Causing Blocks, Heavy Precipitation…” Light refreshments will be served. If you like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Martius, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Robert Nuzzi from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. Dr. Nuzzi’s seminar entitled, “The Oligotrophication of the Peconic Estuary: Is it Time for a Paradigm Change” will take place on Friday, September 7 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11: 45 a.m.). For additional information, please contact the host, Larry Swanson, at 2-8704.

Faculty News

On September 6, the Delegation of the European Commissions to the United Nations, the Alliance of Small Island States in the United Nations, and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) will hold a working retreat on “Climate Change: Here and Now.” The retreat will be hosted by Professor Minghua Zhang and will be held at Sunwood. Ambassadors of dozens of countries to the United Nations and their representatives will meet and discuss the most recent knowledge on global warming, implication to small island nations, and adaptation as well as mitigation practices. The retreat will include presentations and panel discussions. Professor Zhang will give a presentation entitled, “The Scientific Basis of the Current Understanding on Global Warming.”

ITPA welcomes our new faculty member, Professor Marat Khairoutdinov from Colorado State University. Marat’s office is located in Endeavour Hall, room 205 and his extension is 2-6339. Professor Kevin Hamilton from the University of Hawaii will be here on sabbatical from August 30 to October 16. His is office is located in Endeavour Hall, room 197. Please stop by to welcome Professors Khairoutdinov and Hamilton to SoMAS.

Student News

ITPA extends a very warm welcome to our new students, Greg Izzo, Joseph Pollina, and Bingbing Wang.

The National Science Foundation is offering graduate fellowships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for 2008. Graduate Research Fellowships provide three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and are intended for students who are in the early stages of graduate study. For more information, please accesshttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07576/nsf07576.htm.

Miscellaneous

Friends and alumni of the Marine Sciences Research Center are invited to a barbecue to celebrate the establishment of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) on Friday, September 28 at 3:00 p.m. outside of Endeavour Hall on South Campus. Please RSVP by September 19 to Katerina Panagiotakopoulou at 2-8781 or at kpanagiotako@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

The Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) in College Park, Maryland, seeks a full-time research assistant with an interest in climate change and potential solutions. Additional information may be obtained at http://www.jobs.pnl.gov and on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall.

The University of Hawaii is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in Meteorology/Oceanography for a post-doctoral position with preference given to applications received by September 7. For additional information, please contact Dr. H. Annamalai at hanna@hawaii.edu. Information is also posted on the ITPA bulletin board.

The deadline for updating office address data for publication in the Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory is Friday, September 7. Employees should log on to the SOLAR system to update their information.

Jim Fiore, Director of Athletics, invites faculty, staff and students to attend the football season opener (Stony Brook vs. Georgetown) at the LaValle Stadium on September 1 at 6:00 p.m. For additional information and tickets, please access http://www.goseawolves.org.

Mark your calendar for this year’s Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, October 26th. This is an annual fundraising event with proceeds earmarked for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship Fund. Additional details will be included in a future newsletter.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Kevin Hamilton from the Department of Meteorology at the University of Hawaii. His seminar entitled, “Characterizing the Equatorial QBO and its Effects on the Winter Circulation in the Northern Hemisphere: Implications for Seasonal Forecasting,” will take place on Wednesday, September 12 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Hamilton, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

Due to Rosh Hashanah, there will be no Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium this week.

Faculty News

Please join us for a welcoming reception for ITPA Professor Marat Khairoutdinov on Friday, March 14, at 9:00 a.m. in the Okubo Room.

Professor Minghua Zhang co-organized a conference at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Climate Modeling on a World Class Supercomputer. For more information please accesshttp://www.msrc.sunysb.edu/news/itn07/itn070907.html.

Student News

Professor Larry Swanson is pleased to announce the availability of the Evan R. Liblit Scholarship. This award, a supplement to any form of financial aid, is competitive, and will be given to a promising graduate student who demonstrates excellence in academic achievement and who is undertaking a marine, terrestrial, groundwater, atmospheric pollution-related or waste management research topic. Full-time School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences graduate students who have completed at least one year of study and who meet the criteria for the scholarship are encouraged to apply by September 28, 2007. Qualifications Pertaining to Recipient: Must be a full-time graduate student; Must demonstrate potential and promise in the field of marine, terrestrial, groundwater, atmospheric pollution or waste management; Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; G.P.A. will be a consideration. The 2007 award will be $3,000 for one academic year, to be distributed in two equal payments. In addition, travel and lodging will be provided for the recipient to attend the Solid Waste and Recycling Conference in Lake George, NY.

To be considered for the scholarship, please write to Director, WRMI, describing the nature of your research and how it relates to the field of waste management (marine, atmospheric, terrestrial and groundwater research are all eligible). Include a description of your involvement with public service activities promoting environmental issues (i.e., starting a school recycling program, teaching, creating environmental awareness). Please include an endorsement by your faculty advisor, a resume, and a substantiated academic record. E-mail messages are not acceptable. Interviews with the Liblit Scholarship chairman will take place in October. The award recipient will be announced on October 31 at the Evan R. Liblit Memorial Scholarship Fund Annual Breakfast at the Culinary Arts Center on the campus of the New York Institute of Technology in Central Islip.

The OCN 694 (Graduate Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences) syllabus can be found athttp://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu/pdf/OCN694_Syllabus.pdf. Four papers will be discussed this semester, covering a variety of topics and authored by TAOS speakers. The first paper by Dr. McTaggart-Cowan can be accessed at
http://atmsci.msrc.sunysb.edu/OCN694/McTaggart.pdf. All ITPA students and faculty are welcome to attend and take part in the discussions. Students registered in the class are expected to present a brief outline of the main points of the McTaggart-Cowan paper, together with a set of questions that can clarify topics in the paper at the first meeting on Monday, September 10.

Miscellaneous

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Visiting Scientist Program is recruiting a visiting scientist to work at the NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), in Camp Springs, Maryland. The scientist will be involved in the operational impact of satellite surface vector wind (OSVW) on numerical weather prediction. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in atmospheric, oceanic, physics or related sciences. The application review process begins on October 15. Additional information is posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall, and may also be accessed at http://www.vsp.ucar.edu.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Wuyin Lin from the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. His seminar entitled, “Seasonal and Interannual Variations of Marine Boundary Layer Clouds and the Associated Physics,” will take place on Wednesday, September 19 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Lin, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Greg Cutter from Old Dominion University. His seminar entitled, “Selenium Biogeochemistry in the World’s Oceans: Three Decades of Surprises,” will be presented on Friday, September 21 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). For additional information, please contact the host, Nick Fisher, at 2-8649.

The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 139.

Faculty News

Professor Minghua Zhang will be attending the Climate Change Prediction Program Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana from September 17 to 20.

Professor John Mak has accepted a temporary, one-year position in Washington, DC as Program Manager for the National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric Chemistry Program.

Student News

Save the Date: Wolfstock 2007, a homecoming tradition, takes place from October 15 to 21. For a complete schedule of events, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/homecoming.

Miscellaneous

Celebrate Stony Brook University’s 50th anniversary on Wednesday, September 19. President Shirley Strum Kenny’s annual convocation takes place at 4:00 p.m. at the Staller Center Main Stage. There will be a special celebration from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the Academic Mall.

A postdoctoral position in atmospheric chemistry modeling is available in the Atmospheric Sciences and Global Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. Details regarding this position may be accessed at http://www.jobs.pnl.gov (job ID 113427) and are also posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall.

The Environmental Studies Department of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, invites applications for a tenure-track climate scientist to begin in Fall 2008. Application information can be found on the ITPA bulletin board.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Visiting Scientist Programs Office is recruiting postdoctoral scientists and short-term senior visitors to work in Princeton at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) as part of the Climate Change Research Initiative. Application deadlines are October 1 and April 1. For further information, please access http://www.vsp.ucar.eduor see the ITPA bulletin board.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor Ron McTaggart-Cowan from the Numerical Weather Prediction Division, Canadian Meteorological Service. His seminar entitled, “Climatology of Tropical Cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic (1948-2004)” will take place on Wednesday, September 26, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor McTaggart-Cowan, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Professor Malcolm Bowman from the Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University. His seminar entitled, “MSRC: This is Your Life,” will be presented on Friday, September 28 at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.).

Due to the SoMAS celebration, there will be no Friday Weather Discussion this week.

Faculty News

This week, Professor Nicole Riemer will be attending the 26th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research in Reno, NV. She will present a poster on “Soot Aging with Particle Resolved Simulations,” and a talk entitled, “The impact of organic coatings on the heterogeneous hydrolysis of N₂O₅: Interaction of atmospheric transport and chemistry”. The conference is a forum for both presenting and learning about the latest advances in aerosol science. Professor Daniel Knopf will also be attending this conference.

Professor Malcolm Bowman was recently featured in the CBS/Science Channel documentary entitled “Eco-Tech: Extreme Weather,” an hour -long program on the threats to coastal cities and societies from climate change. In June, Malcolm also participated in a documentary being produced by National Geographic entitled, “Six Degrees,” to be released in January. The title comes from predictions of a Hadley Centre climate model of projected global temperature increases (^oC) under certain assumptions. Next month Malcolm will be participating in a third documentary entitled, “Battle for our Climate,” to be produced by Franco-German Public Television (ARTE) and German public television ZDF.

Malcolm and members of the Stony Brook Storm Surge Research Group have recently made presentations to the Chief Engineer of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and several scientific and engineering societies including the New York Academy of Sciences, the New York Water Environment Association and the Metro Engineering Societies Council. The intent is to raise awareness among government, professional groups and the public about the issues and threats of climate change and rising sea level to Metropolitan New York, coastal New Jersey and Long Island.

Miscellaneous

Dean David Conover invites all faculty, staff and students to a town meeting on Wednesday, September 26, at 1:30 p.m. in Endeavour Hall 120 for a brief announcement regarding the future of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS).

Please join us for the festivities to celebrate the establishment of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences on Friday, September 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (dedication ceremony 4:00 p.m.) in the tent behind Discovery Hall.

All are welcome to attend a seminar entitled, “Land Use and Convection – Observations and Challenges in Modeling,” by Sethu Raman from North Carolina State University. This seminar will take place at Brookhaven National Laboratory on September 26 at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room of building 815. Photo ID is required for entrance to the BNL site.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) announces the continuation of the NOAA Climate and Global Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The objective of this program is to help create the next generation of researchers needed for climate studies. Deadline for applications is January 15, 2008. For more information, please see the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall or access http://www.vsp.ucar.edu.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is currently accepting applications for its prestigious Lawrence Fellowship, which was established to provided outstanding postdoctoral scientists with an opportunity to pursue cutting-edge science and stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas. Deadline for applications is November 2, 2007. Further information is available at http://fellowship.llnl.gov.

The University of North Dakota, Department of Atmospheric Sciences is seeking qualified applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of Radar Meteorology. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2007 and the position will remain open until filled. Additional information may be obtained on the ITPA bulletin board, and by accessing http://www.atmos.und.edu.

The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at McGill University is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of atmosphere-ocean general circulation modeling. Review of applications will begin in December 2007 with an anticipated starting date for the position in September 2008. Additional information may be obtained from the ITPA bulletin board.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor Matthew Parker from the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University. His seminar entitled, “Response of Squall Lines to Nocturnal Cooling,” will take place on Wednesday, October 3, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Parker, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Professor Ralph Markson from Airborne Research Associates. He will present his seminar entitled, “The Global Electrical Circuit and the Global Change,” on Friday, October 5, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.) in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with him, please contact the host, Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139).

Faculty News

On September 6, Professor Minghua Zhang co-organized a retreat, “Climate Change: Here and There,” with Head Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela of the European Commission to the United Nations. For the complete story, please accesshttp://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/news/itn07/itn070927.html.

From September 23-26, a symposium was held in Athens, Greece, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol started the process that led to strict controls and phaseout of chemical emissions that destroy stratospheric ozone. Marvin Geller, a SoMAS professor, attended as an invited speaker. The Montreal Protocol was adopted in 1987, with subsequent amendments in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, and 1999. The bases for these actions have been a series of scientific assessments that have established the international scientific consensus of knowledge on stratospheric ozone. This has enabled the nations subscribing to the Convention to take informed actions that were consistent with the best scientific knowledge. The latest science assessment predicts that, as a result of the actions of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments, that the Antarctic ozone hole will be healed during the period 2060-2075.

Stony Brook scientists have been instrumental in this process. Professors Robert de Zafra and Philip Solomon were part of the first ozone expedition to the Antarctic in 1986. Their group made the first measurements establishing that chlorine released from man-made chlorofluorocarbons is the active agent responsible for causing the Antarctic “Ozone Hole”. Professor de Zafra subsequently served two terms on the International Ozone Commission. Professor Solomon still leads an investigation that monitors chlorine radicals in the stratosphere using microwave remote sensing. Professor Geller participated in every international ozone assessment since the first one in 1981. He also was part of a team of scientists and negotiators who briefed various nations and international organizations about ozone science in the years leading up to the adoption of the Montreal Protocol.

Participants at the symposium, including three Nobel Laureates, discussed the science and the history of the Montreal Protocol. There was also discussion of the circumstances that led to this success and lessons to be learned for the future.

Student News

This year’s Oktoberfest celebration takes place on Friday, October 26, in MSRC’s boathouse. This is an annual fundraising event in memory of Dr. Petra M. Udelhofen, a former faculty member who passed away in May of 2002. A scholarship fund was established in Petra’s name and benefits undergraduate students majoring in atmospheric or environmental sciences. We are in need of volunteers to assist us with this event. If you would like to help out, please add your name to the sign-up sheet posted near the mailroom in Endeavour Hall.

Miscellaneous

All are welcome to attend a seminar entitled, “ARM Cloud Radars 101: Basic Radar Meteorology, Systems Overview and Data Products,” by Karen Johnson, from Brookhaven National Laboratory. This seminar will take place in the conference room of building 815 at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Friday, October 5, at 11:00 a.m. Photo ID is required for entrance to the BNL site.

There will be a South Campus blood drive on Thursday, October 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot in front of Endeavour Hall. To schedule an appointment to donate, please contact Katerina at 2-8781.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor Michael Winton from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), Princeton University. His seminar entitled, “Considering Arctic Sea Ice Stability,” will take place on Wednesday, October 10, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Winton, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Professor Kim Cobb from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She will present a seminar entitled, “The Global Electrical Circuit and the Global Change,” on Friday, October 12, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.) in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with her, please contact the host, David Black at 2-8676.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139).

Faculty News

On October 10-11, Professor Minghua Zhang will attend the annual members meeting of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. He will then travel to Washington, DC to attend an NSF Climate Simulation Laboratory (CSL) Advisory Panel Meeting.

Student News

Michael Erickson, along with other SoMAS students and students from other departments, have organized an interdisciplinary lecture series on global warming and climate change for this semester. A lecture by Professor Malcolm Bowman entitled, “Storm Surge Barriers to Protect Metropolitan New York: Data and Tools,” will be presented on Wednesday, October 10, at 4:30 p.m. in Physics S-240. All are welcome to attend.

Miscellaneous

Volunteers are needed for this year’s Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, October 26, in the SoMAS boathouse. This is an annual fundraising event in memory of Dr. Petra M. Udelhofen, a former faculty member who passed away in May of 2002. A scholarship fund was established in Petra’s name and benefits undergraduate students majoring in atmospheric or environmental sciences. If you would like to help out, please add your name to the sign-up sheet posted near the mailroom in Endeavour Hall.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor Brian Farrell from the the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University. His seminar entitled, “Emergence and Structure of Jets in Baroclinic Turbulence,” will take place on Wednesday, October 17, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Farrell, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Emmanuelle Pales-Espinosa from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. She will present a seminar entitled, “Particle Selection in Suspension-Feeding Bivalves,” on Friday, October 19, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.) in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with her, please contact the host, Larry Swanson at 2-8704.

All are welcome to attend a seminar at the Department of Physics and Astronomy on Tuesday, October 16 at 4:15 p.m. in Harriman Hall 137. Professor Drew Shindell from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies will present a seminar entitled, “Climate Change: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions.”

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139).

Faculty News

Professor Brian Colle was awarded the Monthly Weather Review Editor’s Award by the American Meteorological Society for “his dedication in providing a large number of high-quality, thorough, and insightful reviews.” Congratulations, Brian!

Student News

Volunteers are needed for this year’s Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, October 26, in the SoMAS boathouse. This is an annual fundraising event in memory of Dr. Petra M. Udelhofen, a former faculty member who passed away in May of 2002. A scholarship fund was established in Petra’s name and benefits undergraduate students majoring in atmospheric or environmental sciences. If you would like to help out, please add your name to the sign-up sheet posted near the mailroom in Endeavour Hall.

Miscellaneous

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is pleased to announce the new US Climate Prediction Applications Postdoctoral Program. This program has been developed to encourage and build the pool of scientists qualified to transfer advances in climate science and climate prediction into climate-related decision frameworks and decision tools. The program seeks recent or anticipated Ph.Ds who are interested in applying their knowledge of the climate system and its prediction to the decision needs of society. Application deadline is December 15, 2007. Additional information may be obtained at http://www.usclivar.org and on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor William K.M. Lau from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His seminar entitled, “Role of Dust in Inhibiting Hurricane Formation,” will take place on Wednesday, October 24, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Lau, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Ed Sholkovitz from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He will present a seminar entitled, “Influence of anthropogenic combustion products on the solubility and deposition of aerosol iron: Estimates based on the bulk composition (Fe, Al and V) of aerosols over the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans” on Friday, October 26, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.) in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with him, please contact the host, Josephine Aller at 2-8655.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

On October 25 and 26, the Energy Long Island 2007 Conference will take place at Farmingdale State College. SoMAS professors Cindy Lee and Minghua Zhang will make presentations on ocean acidification and climate change associated with energy use. This conference is jointly sponsored by Stony Brook University, National Grid, Keyspan, and other regional partners.

Professor Marvin Geller will be in Kyoto, Japan from October 23-27 as one of three invited tutorial speakers at the International Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) Symposium.

Professor Nicole Riemer will run an introductory LaTeX workshop on Thursday, November 1, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour 139. If you would like to attend, please email Professor Riemer at nriemer@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

Student News

This week, Jae Lee will be attending the CAWSES Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, and will present a seminar entitled, “The Northern Annular Mode in Summer and it’s Resolution to Solar Activity Variations in GISS ModelE.”

Miscellaneous

The Meteorology Department at Florida State University (FSU) invites applications for a tenure earning Assistant Professor in Climate Science. Deadline for applications is December 7. Additional information may be found on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall and by accessinghttp://www.coaps.fsu.edu.

All are welcome to attend this year’s Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, October 26, beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the SoMAS boathouse. This is an annual fundraising event in memory of Dr. Petra M. Udelhofen, a former faculty member who passed away in May of 2002. A scholarship fund was established in Petra’s name and benefits undergraduate students majoring in atmospheric or environmental sciences.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Stephen Leroy from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His seminar entitled, “Estimating Eliassen-Palm Flux Using COSMIC Radio Occultation,” will take place on Wednesday, October 31, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is John Jaeger from the University of Florida. He will present a seminar entitled, “Examining Holocene Climate Change and its Effects on Glacial Runoff, Coastal Oceanography, and Productivity in the Gulf of Alaska,” on Friday, November 2, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.) in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with him, please contact the host, Kamazima Lwiza, at 2-7301.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

Congratulations to Professors Bob Cess, Edmund Chang, Prasad Varanasi, and Minghua Zhang, for their contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with former Vice President Al Gore for efforts to control global warming. For the complete story, please access http://www.msrc.sunysb.edu/news/itn07/itn071022.html.

Miscellaneous

Special thanks to all those who made this year’s Oktoberfest fundraiser a smashing success ! We sincerely appreciate your contributions.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Professor Chien Wang from the Center for Global Change Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His seminar entitled, “Black Carbon Aerosol and Tropical Convective Precipitation,” will take place on Wednesday, November 7, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Steve Jayne from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He will present a seminar entitled, “Observing the Circulation in the Kuroshio Extension Region,” on Friday, November 9, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). To schedule an appointment with him, please contact the host, Joe Warren at 2-3737.

All are welcome to attend the Stony Brook Southampton Fall Lecture Series. SoMAS Professors Bruce Brownawell and Christopher Gobler will present a seminar entitled, “An Assessment of Pollution Problems in a South Shore Estuary: The Forge River,” on Friday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. Lectures take place on the Southampton Campus in Duke Lecture Hall-Chancellors Hall. Reception to follow lecture. For further information, please call Peggy Grigonis at 2-5019.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

On Monday, November 5, Professor Minghua Zhang will present a seminar and discuss collaborative research at CUNY’s Remote Sensing Science Technology Center.

Please remember to submit your October timesheets online by logging onto the SOLAR system.

Student News

The American Meteorological Society administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with the support of its members, corporations, and government agencies nationwide. The fellowships and scholarships help further the education of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a career in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. In addition, the AMS also provides annual meeting travel scholarships for students. For more information regarding these opportunities, please accesshttp://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html or contact Donna Sampson, Student Program Manager, at (617) 227-2426, ext. 246. Additional details are also posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall.

Please remember to sign the October research payroll roster located in the mailroom.

Miscellaneous

Special thanks to George E. Carroll for posting the Oktoberfest 2007 photos. The photo gallery can be accessed at http://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu/npages/of07.html.

Dean David Conover is seeking volunteers to plan this year’s holiday party. To volunteer, please contact him directly at dconover@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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There will be two Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminars this week. On Monday, November 12, at 12 noon, Daniel Corbett from the British Broadcasting System will present a seminar entitled, “Weather Forecasting at the BBC.” On Wednesday, November 14, at 12:00 noon, Matthew Huber from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, will present a seminar entitled, “The Dynamic Role of Tropical Cyclones in the Climate System.” Seminars take place in Endeavour Hall 120. To schedule an appointment with either speaker, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Willard Moore from the University of South Carolina. He will present a seminar entitled, “The Scale and Effect of Submarine Groundwater on the Ocean,” on Friday, November 16, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). To schedule an appointment with him, please contact the host, Bob Aller, at 2-8746.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

From November 13-16, Professor Minghua Zhang will be in Annapolis, Maryland to attend the DOE ARM Cloud Properties and Cloud Modeling Joint Meeting.

Student News

The last Hera Group lecture for this semester takes place on Monday, November 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Physics, S-240. Stephen E. Schwartz from Brookhaven National Laboratory will present a seminar entitled, “Some Chilling Considerations About Global Warming.” All are welcome to attend.

Miscellaneous

There will be a jewelry sale on Thursday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Social and Behavioral Sciences building. Proceeds benefit the Port Jefferson Food Pantry.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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There will be a special Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar on Tuesday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. Professor Duane Waliser from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, will present a seminar entitled, “Exploring the Biological and Chemical Reach of the MJO: Chl, O₃ & Aerosols.” To schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Waliser, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319.

Due to the Thanksgiving break, there will be no Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium or Friday Weather Discussion this week. Enjoy the holiday !

Faculty News

From November 19 to 23, Professor Nicole Riemer will visit the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She will work with Bernhard Vogel’s group at the Department for Meteorology and Climate Research to advance their collaboration on the impact of organic films on the heterogeneous hydrolysis of N₂O₅.

Student News

Sandy Lucas will defend her dissertation, “Mechanisms Governing Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Associated with Atmospheric Intraseasonal Variability,” on Tuesday, November 20, at 9:30 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 120.

Miscellaneous

The College of Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at Oswego announces the opening of a tenure track position for a Weather/Climate Modeler. This is an academic year research position at the Associate Professor rank or higher, with an appointment date of 9/1/08. Review of applications begins 12/10/07. Further information may be obtained from the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall, and by contacting Alfred Stamm at stamm@oswego.edu.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Andy Volgelmann from the Atmospheric Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory. His seminar entitled, “Thin Liquid Water Clouds: Their Importance and Our Challenge,” will take place on Wednesday, November 28, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Denise Breitburg from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. She will present a seminar entitled, “Jellies, Fisheries and Oxygen – Changing Landscapes and Food Webs in Chesapeake Bay,” on Friday, November 30, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). To schedule an appointment to meet with her, please contact the host, Darcy Lonsdale, at 2-8712.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

The next SoMAS faculty meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 19 at 3 pm in Endeavour 120.

Stony Brook was recently congratulated for having earned the SUNY Emerging Programs Award for our annual EarthStock program series. More than 40 programs in five categories from around the SUNY system were nominated. Winners were chosen by the SUNY Vice Presidents’ Council of Student Affairs. The theme of EarthStock 2007 was “Sustainability – the Future is Now!”. The keynote speaker was former Rhode Island Congresswoman Claudine Schneider, President of Solar Alliance, an association of solar-based manufacturers and installers with the purpose of developing and improving solar policies and programs throughout the U.S. In addition to Ms. Schneider’s Friday keynote lecture on the development of alternative fuels, the weeklong event held preceding Earth Day included a day of celebration on the academic mall with music, good food, exhibits by about 75 environmental groups, regional middle and high schools, SBU academic programs, state agencies, organic food suppliers, recyclers, alternate fuel vehicles, and native American groups. A panel discussion of energy experts led by School of Journalism Dean Howard Schneider discussed what measures could be taken within the next ten years to make a significant difference in the reduction of CO₂ emissions. Students competed in a formal Oxford Union style debate on the proposition that “An Inconvenient Truth is an Incomplete Truth”. Co-chairs Malcolm Bowman , Jeff Barnett (Assistant Dean of Students) and Gloria Gill (student co-chair) attributed the success of EarthStock to the hard work, imagination, dedication, free thinking and attention to detail of the large organizing committee that coordinated the event. The committee included a wide cross-section of students, faculty, & staff.

Student News

Students are eligible to join the American Meteorological Society for $15 per year. Student members receive discounts on all AMS publications, reduced fees for conferences and workshops, a 40% discount on Weatherwise magazine, and access to AMS journals online. For additional information, please access http://www.ametsoc.org, or contact Beth Farley at bfarley@ametsoc.org.

Miscellaneous

Mark your calendars for this year’s holiday party scheduled for Friday evening, December 14. Additional details will be provided in a future newsletter. Volunteers are needed to help decorate. To volunteer, please contact Bill Wise at 2-8656.

The AIDS Quilt will be on display at the Student Activities Center on Thursday, November 29, from 10:00 am to 10:00 p.m. to commemorate World AIDS Day. For more information, please accesshttp://www.aidsquilt.org.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar speaker is Allen Robinson from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. His seminar entitled, “Effects of Semivolatile Emissions and Photochemical Aging on Urban and Regional Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosol Concentrations,” will take place on Wednesday, December 5, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Chris Martens from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He will present a seminar entitled, “Sponge Respiration and N Cycling in Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems,” on Friday, December 7, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). To schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact the host, Bob Aller, at 2-8746.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

This week, Professor Nicole Riemer will participate in the International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms (IAMA) Conference at UC Davis, CA. The purpose of this conference is to foster continued research and development of aerosol model algorithms. Professor Riemer will co-chair the session on modeling N₂O₅. She will also present a talk on the interaction of meteorology and chemistry concerning the heterogeneous hydrolysis of N₂O₅ and a talk on her newly developed particle-resolved aerosol model.

Professor Brian Colle will be in Boulder, CO on December 3-4 to help teach a short-course on Orographic Flows and Precipitation to forecasters for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. This course, setup by the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET), is designed to provide forecasters training on the latest research, theory and forecast techniques.

As a reminder, the next SoMAS faculty meeting will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19 in Endeavour 120.

Student News

Please remember to sign the November attendance roster located in the mailroom.

If you are interested in receiving free CPR and first-aid training, please contact Tara Duffy attaduffy@ic.sunysb.edu. The course will be held on December 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, location to be announced.

Miscellaneous

Mark your calendars for Stony Brook Day in Albany, scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Additional details may be accessed at http://www.stonybrook.edu/albany.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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Please join us for the last Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seminar for the Fall 2007 semester. This week’s speaker is Antoni Jordi Ballester from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. His seminar entitled, “Physical Response of the Coastal Ocean to a Severe Storm in the Palamos Submarine Canyon (NW Mediterranean),” will take place on Wednesday, December 12, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8391.

This week’s Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquium speaker is Robert Armstrong from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. He will present a seminar entitled, “Evolutionary Optimization in Marine Biogeochemistry Modeling,” on Friday, December 14, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120 (refreshments at 11:45 a.m.). To schedule an appointment to meet with him, please contact the host, Stephan Munch at 2-3087. This is the last OAC Colloquium for the Fall 2007 semester.

The Friday Weather Discussion, led by Professor Brian Colle, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory (Endeavour Hall 139). Topic to be announced on day of discussion.

Faculty News

This week, Professor Minghua Zhang will be attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA to present an invited presentation on, “Evaluation of Climate Models by Using Multiple Satellite Data.”

Student News

Please remember to sign the November attendance roster located in the mailroom.

Miscellaneous

The SoMAS holiday party takes place on Friday, December 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Tickets are $30 for faculty, $25 for staff, and $20 for students. Please RSVP to Eileen Goldsmith at 2-8726 by December 7. For tickets, please see Patty Liggan in the Main Office.

Save the Date: An all-day retreat regarding the strategic planning process for SoMAS has been scheduled for Thursday, January 24, at Sunwood. Additional details will be provided in a later newsletter.

The Department of Geology, Geography, and Physics at the University of Tennessee at Martin is seeking to fill a tenure track faculty position in meteorology/climatology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, scheduled to being in August 2008. For details, please see the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall, or contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Robert M. Simpson atmsimpson@utm.edu.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is pleased to announce the new US CLIVAR Climate Prediction Applications Postdoctoral Program. The program was developed to encourage and build the pool of scientists qualified to transfer advances in climate science and climate prediction into climate-related decision frameworks and decision tools. Further information is available at http://www.usclivar.org and on the ITPA bulletin board.
Deadline for applications is December 15, 2007.

The second of a three-year, NASA-sponsored Heliophysics Summer School will be hosted by the UCAR Visiting Scientist Program in Boulder, CO from July 23-30, 2008. Additional information may be accessed at http://www.vsp.ucar.edu and may also be found on the ITPA bulletin board.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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The Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seminar series, Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquiums, and Friday Weather Discussions will resume in January 2008.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season from ITPA !

Faculty News

As a reminder, the next SoMAS faculty meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 19, at 3:00 p.m. in Endeavour 120.

Professor Mary Scranton is collecting coats that are in “almost new condition” for needy adults and children. They will be distributed through Brighter Tomorrows and the LI Council of Churches in Riverhead. Donations of new quality hats, scarves and gloves are needed as well. Donations may be dropped off at her office (Challenger 115).

Student News

The Ph.D. qualifying exam has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 18, at 2:00 p.m. in Endeavour Hall 113.

The Ph.D. graduation ceremony takes place in the main arena of the Sports Complex on Sunday, December 16, at 1:00 p.m. Congratulations to Sandy Lucas who will participate in the hooding ceremony. Sandy was awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship and, beginning in February 2008, will work in a US Congressional Office for one year on legislative issues related to ocean policy.

Miscellaneous

The SoMAS Strategic Planning Guidance Committee is developing plans for the January 24 all-day retreat at Sunwood. If you plan to attend the retreat, please RSVP to Carol Dovi at 2-8681 by December 14.

The Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities presents its 5th Annual Conference entitled, “Climate Change: Science, Culture and the Regional Response,” on January 24 and 25, 2008. The conference takes place at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx. To register, please access http://www.environmentalconsortium.org.

Mark your calendars for Stony Brook Day in Albany, scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Additional details may be accessed at http://www.stonybrook.edu/albany.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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