29th Conference on Education

Program Chairs: Jeffrey A. Yuhas , Morristown-Beard School ; Reginald Blake , LaGuardia Community College ; Jared Rennie , NCICS/North Carolina State Univ. ; Danny E. Mattox , Univ. of Oklahoma
Reviewers: Staci DeSchryver , Education ; Janet Liou-Mark , New York City College of Technology, City Univ. of New York ; Shakila Merchant , NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies ; Jon Nese , Pennsylvania State University ; Rick DiMaio , Northern Illinois Univ. ; Zachary Handlos , Georgia Institute of Technology

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Sunday, 12 January 2020

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4:00 PM-6:30 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2020


Presidential Forum, Annual Meeting Welcome, Annual Review and Awards Ceremony
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Monday, 13 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
Active Learning Demonstrations from the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Daria B. Kluver, Central Michigan Univ.; Danny E. Mattox, Univ. of Oklahoma
PD1.1
Being an Atmospheric Science Wizard
Tim Barnes, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Aquino and J. Weber
Recorded Presentation

PD1.2
Demonstrating Atmospheric Phenomena through Active Learning
Celia M. Payne, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and E. Baugher, A. E. Stimach, W. Abshire, and C. M. Kauffman

PD1.3
Using Inexpensive, Arduino-Based Weather Sensors for Middle School STEM
John M. Trostel, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA; and J. L. Losego, T. Perry, M. H. Lupas, S. Mulvanity, and W. Lloyd
Recorded Presentation

PD1.4
An Informal Introduction to Numerical Weather Models with Low-Cost Hardware
Eliott Foust, NCAR, Boulder, CO

PD1.5
Using Cloud Computing and Software Container Technology for Interactive Classroom Learning in Numerical Weather Prediction
Michael J. Kavulich Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Wolff, K. Fossell, J. Halley Gotway, M. Harold, and S. Ng
Recorded Presentation

PD1.6
Satellites in the K–12 Classroom
Vicky Gorman, Citizen Science Education Program, Medford, NJ

PD1.7
Visualizing Meteorological Features in Immersive, Interactive, and Collaborative Virtual Reality
Alan F. Srock, St. Cloud State Univ., Saint Cloud, MN; and C. A. Hammitt and M. C. Gill
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 1
Precollege Education Initiatives—Engaging Students
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Staci DeSchryver, Education; Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, NOAA/NWS
10:30 AM
1.1
Keeping up with the Data Revolution with SOS Explorer Mobile
Hilary Peddicord, CIRES/Univ. of Colo., Boulder, CO; and E. Hackathorn, E. L. Russell, K. Searight, and J. Stewart
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
1.2
GOES Nation and the GOES Virtual Science Fair: How Students Can Learn and Have Fun Doing Research with Satellite Data!
Vicky Gorman, Medford Memorial Middle School, Medford, NJ; and M. Mooney, T. J. Schmit, and D. T. Lindsey
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
1.3
GLOBE Mission Earth: Engaging Students in Research through Fusing GLOBE with NASA Assets to Build Systematic Innovation in STEM
John Moore, Institute for Earth Observations, Palmyra, NJ
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
1.4
What Ingredients Lead to a Successful Precollege Student Chapter of AMS
Elizabeth Rennert, Concord–Carlisle High School, Concord, MA; and T. Ruggiero
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
1.5
Sparking K-12 Student Interest in Meteorology and STEM Careers by Utilizing Real Time and Archival Weather Data
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, NOAA/NWS, Norton, MA
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
AMS K–12 Teacher Award Winner
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Lunch Break (Monday)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 2
Engagement in Atmospheric Education—Research and Application
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School
2:00 PM
2.1
It’s a New Century for the AMS: What’s New with the Education Program for 2020 and Beyond?
Wendy Abshire, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, and C. Kauffman
Recorded Presentation

2.2
An American in Copenhagen: Reflections on the EMS (European Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting 2019

2:30 PM
2.3
Helping Middle School Students Build Understanding of Hazardous Weather and Its Impacts with the GLOBE Weather Curriculum
Becca Hatheway, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Ristvey Jr., L. S. Gardiner, M. Rummel, E. Snode-Brenneman, J. S. Malmberg, R. Curry, L. H. Chambers, and T. Murphy
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
2.4
Taking Poetic License With Atmospheric Dynamics
John A. Knox, The Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
2.5
Characterizing Instructional Strategies within Atmospheric Science Courses
Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. E. Davenport and D. Kopacz
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
2.6
Recommendations for Improving Teaching and Learning in Atmospheric Science through Research
Dawn Kopacz, Univ. of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and W. J. Flynn, L. C. Maudlin, Z. Handlos, S. Gill, and A. T. Hirsch
Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.5 MB)

3:30 PM
2.7
Narrated Animations and Still Frame Figures: When and How Should I Use Them?
Lindsay C. Maudlin, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and K. S. McNeal, N. Soltis, and S. J. Hassol
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
2.8
Mount Washington Observatory's Arctic Wednesdays Professional Development for Teachers
Brian J. Fitzgerald, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH; and W. Broussard
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Poster Session 1
Precollege Initiatives and Engagement in Atmospheric Education Poster Session
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
206
A Case Study of How AMS Mentoring and Meetings Can Help Develop Young Meteorologists
Mackenzie Pavlik, Concord–Carlisle High School, Concord, MA; and M. B. Yarker and T. Ruggiero

207
IBM’s Storm Technical Council Outreach Program
Michael J. Ventrice, The Weather Company, Andover, MA; and C. Stiles and A. P. Praino

208
STEM Education for Tomorrow's Workforce: Enabling Teachers to Engage Students in Standards-Based Investigations in the Context of Local Climate and Environmental Changes
Tamara Shapiro Ledley, Earth and Climate Science, Needham, MA

209
Integrating the Wedge Stabilization Game into Agricultural Education and Outreach Initiatives
Robert Simpson, Univ. of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN; and R. Tewari, J. E. Mehlhorn, B. Parr, and N. Musunuru

210
Using Local Examples of Wildlife Climate Adaptation to Start a Student-Centered, Nationwide Dialog on Climate Change
Danielle F. Lawson, North Carolina State Univ., North Carolina, NC; and A. E. Nesbitt, B. Whitehouse, D. E. Horton, K. T. Stevenson, M. N. Peterson, and D. J. Wuebbles

211
Communicating Weather Information to High School Students: What Do They Really Want?
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and M. DeSimone, E. Zakhary, S. Yuhas, K. Magnotta, and D. Braunstein

212
Building and Programming a High School CO2 Monitoring System
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and M. R. Bednarek and K. Gonyea

213
No Correlation between Precipitation Amounts (Rain Gauge) and Brightness Temperature (GOES-16 ABI, Band 13)
Vicky Gorman, Citizen Science Education Program, Medford, NJ; and E. Garistina, L. Michaels, M. Doshi, and A. Fricke

214
CIMSS Student Workshop: STEM before STEM was Cool
Maria Vasys, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney, D. Herndon, P. Janssen, and I. Nasif

Handout (6.1 MB)

215
Improving K–12 Instruction of Coastal Climatology and Tree-Ring Science with the Louisiana Sea Grant
Jill Trepanier, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA; and C. S. Tucker, P. Blanchard, J. R. Jordan, and M. Schafer

Handout (49.8 MB)

216
An Interactive Demonstration of MetPy's Declarative Language: Moving from GEMPAK to MetPy as the Primary Analysis and Visualization Tool of Atmospheric Scientists
Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and R. M. May and Z. S. Bruick

Handout (3.4 MB)

217
Measuring Weather Together: The Role That Personal Weather Observations and Mentoring Partnerships Play in Engaging Students in Meteorology
William Owen, Concord–Carlisle High School, Concord, MA; and E. Rennert, M. Pavlik, A. Grant, L. Mccrory, M. Charde, and T. Ruggiero

218
Bonnets and Blizzards: Storytelling Makes Teaching Fun...and Effective!
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NWS, Norman, OK

Handout (1.2 MB)

219
The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
Kathryn Boyd, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and A. U. Gold, F. Niepold, S. Lynds, A. Morton, M. Bruckner, K. Kirk, C. Manning, P. Chandler, and T. Shapiro Ledley

Handout (4.3 MB)

220
Case Studies: The Perfect Vehicle to Drive Compelling Data into a Classroom
Margaret Holzer, Rutgers Univ. and Chatham High School, New Brunswick, NJ

221
NWS: Educating Users for Decisions Associated with Hurricanes

222
Extreme Atlanta: Using Project-Based Learning to Enhance Student Scientific Abilities within the Context of an Interdisciplinary Climate Change/Urbanization Course
Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Weigel

223
Creating Microcommunities in Project Atmosphere through the Use of Blogs
Elizabeth Baugher, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and W. Abshire and C. M. Kauffman

Handout (6.6 MB)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Exhibits Opening and Reception
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 3
Effective Strategies for Increasing Minority Participation in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, City Univ. of New York
8:30 AM
3.1
A Journey through NOAA's Cooperative Science Center in Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to a Career in Operations at the National Weather Service
Janae N. Elkins, NWS, Jackson, MS; and V. Morris, C. Woods, W. Parker, J. P. Moore III, L. D. White, and E. Keys
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
3.2
Pathways for Increasing and Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: Getting beyond the Check
Vankita Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Brinson, J. Sims, and C. Woods
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
3.3
This Just In: A Handbook on Running Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Programs in the Geosciences
Valerie Sloan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bruno, D. Dalbotten, and R. Haacker
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
3.4
Broadening Participation in the Earth System Sciences—What Can Be Achieved through Strategic Investment, Policy Changes, and Individual Commitment?
Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Centeno, C. Hannay, B. Hatheway, R. S. Hornbrook, A. J. Lauer, A. Maute, L. Medina Luna, K. Morgan, K. Morgan, J. Ristvey Jr., A. Rockwell, V. Sloan, and O. Wilhelmi

9:30 AM
3.5
John Henryism: The Impacts of Toxic Research Environments on Well-Being and Scientific Productivity
Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
3.6
20 Years of Increasing Minority Participation in Atmospheric Sciences—The Howard University Program
Vernon R. Morris, Howard Univ., Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Exhibit Hall (Tuesday)
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Recording files available
Joint Session 16
Learning Does Not Stop after College: Continuing Education and Mentoring in Meteorology
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 29th Conference on Education; the Eighth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion )
Cochairs: Shakila Merchant, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies; Jared Rennie, NCICS/North Carolina State Univ.
10:30 AM
J16.1
AMS Early Career Leadership Academy
Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, AL; and R. DePodwin, A. K. Anderson-Frey, J. Rennie, A. R. Cook, C. Vagasky, B. V. Smoliak, and M. Newberry Jr.
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
J16.2
Effective Strategies to Engage Atmospheric Scientists in Online Professional Development: Meeting the Demands of a Rapidly Changing Workforce
Morgan Brown Yarker, Yarker Consulting, Cedar Rapids, IA; and M. D. S. Mesquita
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J16.3
Encountering Sexism in the Field: How to Maintain Composure as an Expert, while Shutting down Toxic Behavior
Kathleen M. Magee, National Weather Service, Huntsville, AL; and A. Ravenscraft
Recorded Presentation

Handout (740.3 kB)

11:15 AM
J16.4
Becoming a Stormbreaker at Cape Canaveral: A First-Hand Look at the U.S. Air Force's Early Career Program for Civilian Meteorologists
Brian Cizek, U.S. Air Force, CCAFS/Patrick AFB, FL
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
Panel Discussion
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 4
See It, Hear It, Touch It—Informal Weather Education Outreach
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Danny E. Mattox, Univ. of Oklahoma; Erik Salna, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International Univ.
1:30 PM
4.1
"Show Me" El Nino
Joe Witte, Aquent, Pasadena, CA

1:45 PM
4.2
FIU Extreme Events Institute Informal Weather Education Outreach
Erik Salna, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
4.3
Linking Undergraduate Education to Service and Outreach: Twenty Years of Hands-On Outreach and Fun at Valparaiso University MET Field Day
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and A. J. Stepanek and D. C. Goines
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
4.4
Bilingual Science Communication and Outreach during Scientific Field Campaigns
Lorena Medina Luna, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Zietlow and Z. Fuchs
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Panel Discussion 2
Conference on Education Roundtable:  Where Do We Go from Here?
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Poster Session 2
Educational Outreach Poster Session
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
698
The American Meteorological Society's Early Career Leadership Academy

699
Using Alternative Technology Formats to Efficiently Reach Underserved Areas of the Community
Erik M. Heden, NOAA, Newport, NC; and S. Spiegler

700
Increasing Minorities in Atmospheric Science through Geoscience Experiences (I.M.A.G.E.) Program at Jackson State Univ.
Dereka Carroll-Smith, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and J. N. Elkins

701
Strengthening Participation in the Atmospheric Sciences: Providing Underrepresented Students with Communication Strategies for Multicultural Mentoring
Leticia D. Williams, NCAS, Washington, DC

702
‘Tis a Time for Transformation in Earth and Environmental Sciences Education—NGSS, CTE, and STEM
Paul Ruscher, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR

Handout (1.0 MB)

703
Effective Multi-Institutional Partnerships to Broadening Participation in Earth System Sciences: The Haskell–NCAR Environmental Assessment Training
Jerry Cyccone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Brewer, C. Marshall, J. T. Johnson, and R. Haacker

704
Securing Private and Federal Partnerships to Support Undergraduate Geoscience Workforce Internships for Minorities
Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, City Univ. of New York, Brooklyn, NY; and R. Blake and J. Rivera

705
Preparing Students of Color for a Career Pathway in STEM through a Geoscience Undergraduate Research Program
Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, City Univ. of New York, Brooklyn, NY; and R. Blake, H. Norouzi, and J. Rivera

706
Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather: Contributions to Meteorology of Eric Sloane
Michael J Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY

707
Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes: A Traveling Exhibition Reaches Broad Audiences in Order to Engage Communities in Discussions about Impacts and Solutions
Becca Hatheway, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker, L. Medina Luna, D. Zietlow, L. S. Gardiner, R. Henson, and K. Dagon

708
WeatherBlur: Connecting Students, Scientists, and Communities to Their Local Weather Data
Margaret B. Curtis, NWS, Gray, ME; and N. Becker, R. Clark Uchenna, R. Kermish-Allen, L. Venger, S. Dickson, and P. Matrai

710
Authentic Student Research Experiences with GLOBE Clouds
Marile Colon Robles, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and J. Bourgeault, J. R. Bouwman, J. Taylor, T. R. Harte, and T. M. Rogerson

709
Mentoring New Meteorologists in the National Weather Service to Meet the Evolve Initiative

711
Summer Camp on Severe Storms and Monsoon Meteorology—Engaging Students
Dorothea Ivanova, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, AZ; and C. N. James and M. Sinclair

712
The GOES-16/17 Virtual Science Fair
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI; and V. Gorman, K. Loach, T. J. Schmit, M. M. Gunshor, and D. T. Lindsey

713
The SSEC Equity Tech Camp
S. S. Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney, S. Batzli, C. Suplinksi, D. Hoese, L. Orf, K. Bah, and B. Pierce

714
Collaborative Research between Lake Nona High School and the 45th Weather Squadron: Year 5
Kimberly J. Chafin, Lake Nona High School, Orlando, FL; and W. P. Roeder, W. A. Ulrich, M. D. Fraze, H. Kwun, and H. C. Okonkwo
Manuscript (700.8 kB)

Handout (480.9 kB)

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 5
University Education Initiatives
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Rick DiMaio, Northern Illinois Univ.; Jon M. Nese, The Pennsylvania State University
8:30 AM
5.1
The Joint Msc. Degree Program in Environmental Meteorology Offered by the Universities of Trento (Italy) and Innsbruck (Austria): First Outcomes and Future Developments
Dino Zardi, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
5.2
At the Intersection of Medicine and Environmental Health Policy: Creation of a Novel Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship for Physicians
Caitlin Rublee, Univ. of Colorado, Aurora, CO; and C. Sorensen and J. Lemery
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
5.3
New Activities Supporting Atmospheric Science Education Research within the AMS Community
Wendy Abshire, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and D. Charlevoix and L. Sample McMeeking
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
5.4
A Medium-Range Forecast Contest to Bridge the Gap between Academia and the Private Sector
David Margolin, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker, E. O'Neill, L. LeBel, Z. Mages, R. Haas, L. Trabachino, N. J. Schiraldi, and T. Burg
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5.5
Engaging Undergraduates in K–12 STEM Education through High-Altitude Ballooning: The LIFT Project
Philip Bergmaier, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and T. Kilty, S. McBride, K. Kilty, A. Burrows, and K. Muir Welsh
Recorded Presentation

Handout (43.2 MB)

9:45 AM
5.6
Experiential Learning in Meteorology: Field Studies of Convection and Severe Storms
Jana B. Houser, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Exhibit Hall (Wed)
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 6
Innovative Teaching Strategies in University Instruction
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
Cochairs: Rick DiMaio, Northern Illinois Univ.; Jon M. Nese, The Pennsylvania State University
10:30 AM
6.1
Increasing Self-Efficacy by Helping Students Become Self-Regulated Learners in Sophomore- and Junior-Level Meteorology Courses
Wendilyn J. Flynn, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
6.2
Exposing Undergraduate Students to Numerical Weather Prediction through the Use of Software Containers and Cloud Computing
Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ng, K. R. Fossell, J. E. Halley Gotway, M. Harrold, and M. J. Kavulich Jr.
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.3
Improving Active Learning in Aviation Meteorology
Daniel J. Halperin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and T. A. Guinn and R. Eicher
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
6.4
Student-Driven Hyperlocal Weather Forecasting on Social Media: AthensGaWeather at The University of Georgia
John A. Knox, The Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and L. Blocker and R. Garmong
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
6.5
Building NWS–University Partnerships through Experiential Education: NWS Topeka Meteorologists in the University of Kansas Classroom
Ariel E. Cohen, NWS, Miami, FL; and A. C. Hennecke, B. M. Baerg, W. P. Gargan, J. L. Prieto, K. D. Skow, and D. A. Rahn
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.6
Leveraging Advice from Industry Professionals in the Creation of a Course in Broadcast Meteorology
Martin A. Baxter, Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI; and W. R. Sykes Jr., A. J. Bajjey, and S. J. Droope
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Lunch Break (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 7
Experiential Learning for Undergraduates in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
1:30 PM
7.1
Equipping Meteorologists to Effectively Use Social Media to Link to Society
Kristina Deleon, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and G. J. Mulvey and K. A. Mulvey
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
7.2
Experiential Learning for Undergraduates in Greenland
Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. Flanner, J. Bassis, S. Patrick, and R. Clauer
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
7.3
From Storm Chasing to Air Racing: How Summer Experiential Learning Courses Have Enhanced the Embry-Riddle Undergraduate Meteorology Experience
Shawn M. Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and T. A. Guinn, D. J. Halperin, C. Herbster, and D. Schaum
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
7.4
SIATA’s Operational Group: Experiences Learned from a Local Risk Management Strategy
Lina Isabel Ceballos, Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá, Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Medellín, Colombia; and M. A. Ochoa and C. D. Hoyos
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Poster Session 3
Univ. Education Poster Session
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education
1250
Support for Field-Based Undergraduate Research in Earth/Environmental Sciences and Biology Courses at an Oregon Community College, Including Taphonomy!
Paul Ruscher, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR; and C. Andrews, J. Anderson, S. Clarke, S. Holmes, R. Kirwin, S. Kiser, J. McLaughlin, C. Owen, and A. Pooth

Handout (6.4 MB) Handout (4.4 MB)

1251
Visual and Radar Observations of Storms
Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY

Handout (2.2 MB)

1252
A Multiyear Multi-Institution Collaborative Research Project Developed during the Northeast Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences (NEPARS) REU Program
Nicholas D. Metz, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and J. M. Cordeira and C. Evans

1253
The Unidata Summer Internship Program—Seven Years of Providing Students with Software Carpentry Skills
Sean C. Arms, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. May and D. Dirks

Handout (2.6 MB)

1254
Radiosondes and Radars and School Superintendents—Oh My!: Recognizing the Ramifications of Meteorologically Based Decisions through Experiential In-House Internships
Adam J. Stepanek, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and B. J. Wolf and T. M. Bals-Elsholz

1256
What Instruction Method Enhances Understanding of Fundamental Concepts in an Introductory Meteorology Course?
Montana Etten-Bohm, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and D. T. Conlee

Handout (203.8 kB)

Integration of 3D-Printed Weather Stations into a College-Level Atmospheric Instrumentation Course

1257
Developing the Next Generation of Weather Forecasters: The NCEP Student Internship Program
Genene Fisher, NWS, College Park, MD

1258
How Meteorologists Get Rid of Lorenz Chaos
Isimar Santos, Campus da UENF em Macae, Macae, Brazil; and N. S. Ferreira and J. Buchmann

1261
Integrating Weather Data, Climate Science, and Sustainability to Engage a Diverse Community and Train a Future Green Workforce at the Alamo Colleges District
John Strybos, Alamo Colleges District, San Antonio, TX

1259
Utilizing Data Sonification as a Means to Better Engage and Instruct Students of Atmospheric Science

1264
Improving Wikipedia while Improving Student Learning
Ian A Ramjohn, Wiki Education, San Francisco, CA; and E. N. Webb

1260
A Middle-Aged Cat Learns New Tricks: Enlivening Climatology Labs with Python and Jupyter Notebooks

1265
Lake Watershed Geosystems: A Meteorology Student’s Perspective in GEOPATHS
Charles John Peachey, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH

1266
Enhancing Meteorology Engagement in the Geosciences through NSF's GeoPaths EXTRA Program
Lisa A. Doner, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH; and E. P. Kelsey, A. Villamagna, R. Lyons, M. Earick, and D. Evans

1262
Are Students Academically Ready to Take an Introductory Meteorology Course?

1267
A New Online Text for Introductory-Level Atmospheric Science Students
Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and J. D. S. Griswold and C. Karamperidou

1263
An Integrated Approach for Meteorology and Emergency Management Education

1268
Findings and Mysteries of the ACES S-STEM Project on Undergraduate Atmospheric Science Students at a Public Liberal Arts University
Douglas Miller, Univ. of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC; and M. Cameron, C. Godfrey, K. Sanft, and C. Hennon

Handout (2.1 MB)

1269
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience: A Holistic Approach to Recruit, Train, Pipeline, and  Prepare Students for Professional Careers in the NOAA Mission Enterprise
Shakila Merchant, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies, New York, NJ; and R. Khanbilvardi

1270
If You Had Nine Contact Hours a Week for a Capstone Course, What Would You Teach? The Synoptic Meteorology Capstone Sequence at the University of South Alabama
John M. Lanicci, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and D. A. Murray and K. G. Blackwell

Handout (518.4 kB)

1271
Implementation of a Computational Component in an Introductory Climate Science Course

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Exhibit Hall Networking Reception
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

6:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Centennial Celebration (Centennial)
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Thursday, 16 January 2020

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Joint Session 60
Incorporating Data Science and Machine Learning into Atmospheric Science Education
Location: 156A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 29th Conference on Education; and the Events )
Cochairs: David John Gagne II, Univ. of Oklahoma; Dorit Hammerling, Jupiter Technology
8:30 AM
J60.2
Client-Driven, University Student Capstone Project in Environmental Machine Learning
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and E. B. Wendoloski
Recorded Presentation

J60.1
Atmospheric Sciences + Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

9:00 AM
J60.1A
Broadening of the AI Workforce through a Junior College Program
Philippe Tissot, Texas A&M Univ. - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
J60.3
Practical AI in the Classroom
Jianghao Wang, MathWorks, Natick, MA
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
J60.4
Mining Students' Digital Behaviors in Class to Create an Earlier Warning System of Student Success
Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Exhibit Hall (Thurs)
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Joint Panel Discussion 5
Diversity, Equity, Belongingness, and Inclusion—Where Has the AMS Been and where Should It Be Going?
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 29th Conference on Education; the 15th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion )
Moderator: Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS
Panelists: Valerie Sloan, NCAR; Shakila Merchant, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies; Mona Behl, The Univ. of Georgia; Pamela Emch, Northrop Grumman Corp.
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Lunch Break (Thursday)
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