Panel Discussion 5 State of the Academic Sector

Tuesday, 14 August 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators:
Renee A. McPherson, South Central Climate Science Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Jessica Voveris, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Panelists:
Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Emma Fagan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Dan Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK and David Green, NOAA/NWS, Ecological Forecasting, Energy and Coastal Hazards Lead, Silver Spring, MD

The current state of the academic sector of the weather and climate enterprise will be discussed including the health of the sector, the strengths and weaknesses of the sector and the effectiveness of partnerships with the public and private sectors of the enterprise. The ability of the academic sector to produce successful graduates meeting the needs of the public and private sector will be discussed.

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