Session: Poster Session (87th AMS Annual Meeting)

P1.1

Weather, Weather, Weather at National Hispanic University

Cecilia Serrano, AMS, San Jose, CA

P1.2

Weather & Climate Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Geography and Geology

P1.3

Utilizing GLOBE as an Inquiry-Based Teaching Strategy in the Shenandoah Valley

M.K. Handley, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA; and M. Fenzel, M. Blanchard, and C. J. Brodrick

P1.4

Using online chat and discussion forums to foster student understanding of weather and oceanography topics and concepts

Matthew J. Benus, Purdue Univ., Hammond, IN

P1.5

Using Historic Events in Teaching the AMS Online Meteorology Course

Lallie F. Scott, Northeastern State Univ., Tahlequah, OK

P1.6

Use of radiosonde launch video coupled with data analysis lab activity to increase understanding of upper air data in an undergraduate introductory meteorology course

Tim R. Walsh, Wayland Baptist Univ., Plainview, TX; and M. Bryan

P1.7

The sea & sky connection in a high school physical science class

Ann Kelly, AMS/AERA, St. Louis, MO

P1.8

The Role of Government in Meteorological and Oceanographic Education

P1.9

Teaching Online Weather at Gavilan College

Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA

P1.10

Teaching Online Ocean Studies at Sacramento City College, Sacramento, California

Michael Hunter, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

P1.11

Teaching meteorological instrumentation on the cruise liner Explorer of the Seas

Bruce Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. Vargus, I. Jo, C. Maxwell, L. Farmer, and E. Williams

P1.12

Teaching elementary students about climate variability through the Globe Program

William R. Huskin, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA

P1.13

Teaching an online oceanography laboratory course using the American Meteorological Society online ocean studies curriculum

Jacquelyn Hams, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA

P1.14

Supporting research efforts through enhanced education and hands-on learning: Issues of data quality and quantity

Lauren Bodenhamer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Postawko, M. Morrissey, and M. Koeka

P1.15

Successfully incorporating a "weather model' into an introductory meteorology class: what does it take?

Donna J. Charlevoix, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL

P1.16

SPaRCE (Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment): Fifteen years of integrating research and education

Melissa Koeka, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Postawko, L. Bodenhamer, and M. Morrissey

P1.17

SOAP: An undergraduate education and research program to measure and understand the climatology of storms in Southeast Texas

Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and K. Brugman, L. Hopper, and C. Hernandez

P1.18

SERC resources for weather and climate educators

Bill Bruihler, Science Education Resource Center, Northfield, MN

P1.19

Results of the initial offering of Online Ocean Studies at Palo Alto College

Glen S. Tanck, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX

P1.20

Progress in the Implementation Of Online Ocean Studies in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences at North Carolina Central University

Harris E. Williams, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

P1.21

Professional Development for Undergraduate Minority Meteorology Students Through the NOAA Educational Partnership with Minority Serving Institutions

John L. Shoemake Sr., Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and M. D. Benjamin, S. L. Dixon, K. D. Hair, M. L. Jones, and Q. D. Jones

P1.22

Preliminary results of a new laboratory exercise to study microscale spatial temperature changes on a university campus

Steven B. Newman, Central Connecticut State Univ., New Britain, CT

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

P1.23

Overcoming inertia: Building acceptance of and interest in new meteorology and oceanography courses

David M. Lawrence, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA

P1.24

Online Ocean Course at Columbus State University

P1.25

OK-WARN: Oklahoma Weather Alert Remote Notification

Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (191.5 kB)

P1.26

Laboratory Exercises for Enhancing Alaska Pacific University's online oceanography courses

Richard L. Myers Jr., Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK

P1.27

Introducing Online Ocean Studies at a large urban community college

Alta S. Cate, Houston Community College, Central Campus, Houston, TX

P1.28

Integration of Globe Protocols Across the High School Science Curriculum

Michael Jaycox, Rockingham County Public Schools, Harrisonburg, VA; and R. Kohrs and D. Zook

P1.29

Integrating online weather studies into a university flight training program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Gene A. Hetsel, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P1.30

Initiating Introduction of Online Weather Studies

P1.31

Implementing Online Introductory Oceanography Lab and Lecture courses in a Large Urban University

Neptune Srimal, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL

P1.32

Implementing AMS Online Weather Studies and Online Ocean Studies at Columbia Union College

Serhii Kalynovskyi, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD

P1.33

Implementation Process of Online Ocean Studies Course for Non-Science Major Students

Valentina S. David, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL

P1.34

Implementation of the AMS Online Ocean Studies into the distance course in Ocean Observing

Alexander V. Soloviev, Nova Southeastern Univ., Dania Beach, FL; and M. A. Tinsley and J. Dougan

P1.35

Implementation of AMS Online Ocean Studies Course at CCSN, Las Vegas, Nevada

Barbara Graham, College Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV

P1.36

Hurricanes and the Collapse of the Georgetown Rice Culture

Everett Spell, Columbia College, Columbia, SC; and M. Griffin

P1.37

Getting my feet wet: implementing Online Ocean Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Stuart J. Birnbaum, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX

P1.38

First-time teaching of online oceanography at a small community college

Michael T. Leach, 1500 North 3rd Street, Grants, NM

Poster PDF (44.3 kB)

P1.39

Expanding Science Courses with Meteorology at Kapi`olani Community College

P1.40

Crafting an entertaining and informative weather display at the Lubbock Science Spectrum

Mark R. Conder, NOAA/NWSFO, Lubbock, TX; and J. Weaver, S. Cobb, B. Lamarre, G. Skwira, C. Hill, E. Calianese, L. Vannozzi, and J. Hickman

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P1.41

Convective Initiation in New Jersey (through student professional development)

Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ; and S. L. Koenigstein, J. Lewis, R. Matthews, M. C. Rod, and M. Szczepanski

P1.42

An earth science hands-on activity based on Hurricane Katrina

Pedro Ramirez, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy and W. C. Patzert

Poster PDF (394.7 kB)

P1.43

AMS Online Weather Studies Course at Gallaudet University

Henry David Snyder, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

P1.44

AMS Online Oceanography: implementation and delivery at the community college level

John M. Patterson, Paul D. Camp Community Collete, Suffolk, VA

P1.45

Activity Report on AMS Online Weather and Ocean Studies Courses at the University of Houston Downtown, Houston, Texas

Ayorinde O. Idowu, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX

P1.46

Study of Environmental Factors Contributing to Severity of Wildfires in Volusia County, Florida

Rachelle Aupperle, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL; and V. S. David

P1.47

Probabilistic forecasting and the future of meteorology: Training for changing roles

P1.48

Preparing college students for On-Line Weather Studies

Melanie Patton Renfrew, Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA

P1.49

Practicality in Teaching Weather

Dahwei Chang, College of the Southwest, Hobbs, NM

P1.50

Poster-Connecting weather to the environment: A short course on watersheds for weather broadcasters

Joseph Lamos, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. Kelsch, D. Owens, D. Sliter, and S. Espinoza

P1.51

Education and Climate

Ricardo J. Morales De Jes�s, Univ. of Puerto Rico, San Juan

Poster PDF (561.8 kB)

P1.52

Building Diversity in Meteorological Education in Texas Universities

Mary Jo Richardson, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and R. Orville

P1.53

Meeting the weather and ocean education challenges in New York State

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School/Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and J. R. Ebert and W. Powell

P1.54

Conveying Global Circulation Patterns in HDTV

Ned Gardiner, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; and J. J. Janowiak

Poster Session 1: Poster Session