Session: University Education Initiatives (100th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

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

258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Host: 29th Conference on Education

Cochairs:

Rick DiMaio, Northern Illinois Univ., Romeoville, IL and Jon M. Nese, The Pennsylvania State University, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science, University Park, PA

Papers:

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