24th Symposium on Education

Program Chairs: Donna J. Charlevoix , UNAVCO ; Diane M. Stanitski , NOAA
Reviewers: Alison F.C. Bridger , San Jose State University ; Mark W. Seefeldt , CIRES/Univ. of Colorado ; Redina L. Herman , Western Illinois Univ. ; Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz , Valparaiso Univ. ; Melissa A. Burt , Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes ; David W. Chapman , Okemos High School ; John A. Knox , University Of Georgia ; Julie S. Malmberg , UCAR ; Margaret Mooney , CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin ; Jeffrey A. Yuhas , Morristown-Beard School ; John Moore , AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education

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Saturday, 3 January 2015

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7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015


Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Sunday, 4 January 2015

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


WeatherFest
Location: Hall 1 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Newcomer’s Welcome and Informational Exchange
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


95th Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:45 PM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Fellows Reception
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Monday, 5 January 2015

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Registration Continues through January 7
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Plenary Session 1
15th Presidential Forum: Will Weather Change Forever—Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Eighth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling; the Special Symposium on the South Asia Monsoon; the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium; and the 15th Presidential Forum )
Program Chair: Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA
Moderator: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA
Keynote: Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA
Panelists: Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central; Mac Devine, IBM Cloud Services Division; Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA; Curtis L. Walker, University of Nebraska

Twenty five years hence, meteorology will be much different and expand far beyond the traditional weather forecast. Personal sensors will monitor weather nearly everywhere. Advanced computing will allow us to forecast at perhaps minute scales and kilometer resolutions, customized for each particular user. Post-mobile devices will enable instantaneous use of the information – even in remote areas of today’s developing nations. Transportation will be safer, businesses will operate more efficiently, events will automatically schedule around anticipated weather, and much more. Operational weather forecasts will be interlaced with new environmental elements that impact economic, health, energy, and security decisions. Many aspects of our daily lives will change forever. Climate change’s possibilities add a critical dimension to community resiliency. Should global weather patterns be altered, forecasting could become more challenging than today. The recent release of the fifth IPCC synthesis report has brought focus to this particular issue. Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA Administrator, will lead the session with a keynote on her vision for the meteorology enterprise in the year 2040. Following her keynote, the panelists - representing different demographics and perspectives - will then provide their vision, accompanied by a moderated discussion among the panelists.
  9:00 AM
William B (Bill) Gail: Introductory remarks
Recorded Presentation

  9:08 AM
Kimberly E. Klockow: Moderator welcoming remarks
Audio File

  9:16 AM
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan: AMS 2015 Annual Meeting Presidential Forum Keynote
Recorded Presentation

  9:24 AM
Curtis Walker: Will Weather Change Forever – Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Recorded Presentation

  9:32 AM
Bernadette Woods Placky: Will Weather Change Forever? Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Recorded Presentation

  9:40 AM
Mac Devine: The Perfect Storm Intensifies - The Convergence of BigData, Cloud and the Internet of Things is Now at Full Strength
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 1
Pre-College Education Initiatives I
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education; David W. Chapman, Okemos High School; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School
  11:00 AM
1.1
Strengthening K-12 Teachers through AMS Education Program Professional Development Programs
Robert S. Weinbeck, AMS, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, I. W. Geer, E. W. Mills, and K. A. Nugnes
Recorded Presentation

  11:15 AM
1.2
Practice into Policy: AMS Earth System Education Policy Statement
John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education, Laurel Springs, NJ; and D. J. Charlevoix and R. gird
Recorded Presentation

  11:30 AM
1.3
Promoting a Weather Ready Nation Through Serious Games
David Harrison, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. A. Roux, A. McGovern, and W. G. Blumberg
Recorded Presentation

  11:45 AM
1.4
Earth System STEM: NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission and Master Teacher Corps
Victoria L. Gorman, Medford Memorial Middle School, Medford, NJ
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Lunch Break

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 2
Pre-college Education Initiatives II
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: David W. Chapman, Okemos High School; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School; John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education

This is a continuation of Pre-college Education Initiatives I.
  1:30 PM
2.1
Connecting Climate Change Education with the 'Teacher behind the Closed Door'
Michael J. Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and T. Takahashi, J. I. Goes, K. L. Smith, M. R. Kaplan, and N. Boelman
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1009.4 kB)

  1:45 PM
2.2
AMS Research: From Poster to Classroom
Danny E. Mattox, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. K. Corbett and A. D. Melvin
Recorded Presentation

Handout (8.8 MB)

  2:00 PM
2.3
Expanding the National Weather Camp Program (NWCP) – Capitalizing on Local Experiences
Kenneth Dewey, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and H. M. Mogil
Recorded Presentation

  2:15 PM
2.4
AMS K12 Distinguished Educator
John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education, Laurel Springs, NJ
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Session 1
Monday Poster Session
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Chair: David W. Chapman, Okemos High School
 
105
AMS Climate Studies Implementation in a Hybrid Course Format
Leanna Shea Rose, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

 
106
Lessons Learned From a Modern Day Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory
Jeffrey B. Basara, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

 
107
The Science Acceleration Strategy (SAS) for Research and Education
Derek P. Starkenburg, Geophysical Institute (University of Alaska), Fairbanks, AK; and J. Fochesatto, A. Prakash, L. D. Carsten-Connor, and Y. Y. Kontar

 
108
Teaching Atmospheric Science in the 21st Century: Towards a Community of Scholar-Educators in Undergraduate Education

 
109
Chemical Analysis of Rainwater Runoff Samples for Detection of Environmental Contaminants
Gabriel J. Swenson, Paine College, Augusta, GA

 
110
Use of a Simple Graphics Viewer for Gridded Data to Improve Data Literacy
Mark Sinclair, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

 
111
Modifying an Existing Undergraduate Research Experience to Include and Support Students in Two-Year Programs
Dr Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark

 
112
Increasing Geoscience Understanding through a Hazards-Based Workshop for Science Teachers
Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and R. Clary, M. E. Brown, and J. Diaz-Ramirez

 
113
Implementing Climate Change Science at Indiana University Northwest
Zoran Kilibarda, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN

 
114
A New Approach to Sharing Curriculum and Data
Jeff Weber, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter and D. Dirks

 
115
Providing Meaningful Work Study Experiences for Meteorology Students
Brendon Hoch, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and J. Cordeira, C. Chenard, and C. K. Hoch

 
116
Visualizing Operational Leo and Geo Satellites in Real-time Utilizing WebGL
Jerrold O. Robaidek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Suplinski and R. A. Kohrs

 
117
Using the issue of Great Lakes Water Levels in an Online Line Learning Module on Climate Change for High School Science
Patrick L. Lawrence, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH

 
118
Climate Studies: A New Course at The Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
Anna K. Hull, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA

 
119
Minority Serving Institutions as Engines for Improving Education on Climate Change
DeBonne Natalie Wishart, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

 
120
Climate Change Education for Vulnerable Populations

 
120A
AMS Climate Studies at Bacone College

 
121
Climate Studies at a Small Community College
Rick Wiedenmann, New Mexico State University, Carlsbad, NM

 
122
A University/High School Forecasting Classroom
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and W. G. Blumberg, K. Halbert, M. Yalch, T. Ruggiero, E. Mushlitz, M. Stropkay, J. Bailey-Wells, O. Braunstein, and S. Nadler

 
123
Instructional Use of a Physical Model to Explain Quantitative Air Dispersion Modeling
Anthony J. Sadar, Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, PA
Manuscript (329.0 kB)

 
124
Climate Literacy: Progress in Climate and Global Change Undergraduate Courses in Meteorology and Earth System Science Programs at Jackson State University
R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and L. Mallory, E. Heydari, and M. Fadavi

 
125
AMS Climate Studies and its Relationship to Research on Social, Behavioral and Economic Aspects of Adaptive Management: Smallholder Farmers Adaptation to Climate: A Conceptual Logic Model
Jacob O. Oluwoye, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
Manuscript (255.2 kB)

 
126
AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project and Elizabeth City State University: Developing a Climate Science-based Sustainability Curriculum
Scott D. Bradshaw, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC

 
127
Diversity in support of diversity: Diversity of offerings of AMS Climate Studies for a diversity of student population
David Quesada, Saint Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL; and R. M. Jones, B. C. Hedquist, T. E. Gill, and J. Sheermohamed

Handout (7.1 MB)

 
128
Opportunities for Dialogue on Climate Change - Engaging Students on How to Get Something Done
Stephen Lane, Carlisle Regional High School, Concord, MA; and J. A. Yuhas, E. Mushlitz, and J. Bailey-Wells

 
129
Implementation of AMS Climate Studies Curriculum as a Lab Course at a Small Liberal Arts Institution
Rebecca Paulsen Edwards, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

 
AMS Climate Studies: Utility and Implementation at Kauai Community College

 
130
Implementing Climate Studies Curriculum at a Small Diverse Jesuit NE University
Paul Woods Bartlett, Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ
Manuscript (645.0 kB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

 
131
Oklahoma's Safe Schools 101: Recruiting Assessment Teams for Determining Best Available Refuge Areas
Andrea Dawn Melvin, Oklahoma Mesonet/Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel, R. Smith, and B. White

Handout (19.9 MB)

 
132
Reflections on The COMET Program's 25 Years of Innovative Education and Training and a Look at the Road Ahead
Richard A. Jeffries, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and G. Byrd, W. Schreiber-Abshire, E. M. Page, B. Muller, and T. Alberta

 
133
Habitat Profiling in Flagstaff, Arizona: Using Observational and Climatological Data to Create High-Resolution Microclimate Products for the Public
Daniel E. Stewart, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; and A. A. Taylor and S. Lamb

 
134
Development of a New Undergraduate Course on Global Change
Hatim Sharif, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX

 
135
Games and Simulations for Climate, Weather and Atmospheric Science Education
Randy Russell, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Eastburn and S. Clark

 
136
Outcomes and Applications: Third American Meteorological Society Climate Studies Diversity Project Workshop at University of the Incarnate Word
Gerald J. Mulvey, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

 
137
UCARConnect and UCAR Live - for You
Teri Eastburn, UCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and R. Haacker Santos

 
138
Education of Broadcast Meteorologists
Alex Garcia, KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX; and G. J. Mulvey

 
139
Earth System STEM: Satellites, Remote Sensing, and Image Interpretation for K12 Educators and Students
Victoria L. Gorman, Medford Memorial Middle School, Medford, NJ

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Citizen Science
Location: 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 24th Symposium on Education )
Cochairs: Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR; Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Session documents the many uses of data that are increasingly available through public participation in earth observing. Presentations for work that evaluates the outcomes of a program or policy.
 
J4.1
CycloneCenter.org: Citizen Science, tropical cyclones and climate

  4:00 PM
J4.1A
Citizen Science: Forms of Engagement
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

  4:15 PM
J4.2
S'COOL ROVER: Citizen Science Cloud Observations Promoting Individual Learning and NASA CERES Science Objectives
Sarah A. Crecelius, NASA LaRC/SSAI, Hampton, Virginia; and L. Chambers and T. M. Rogerson
Recorded Presentation

  4:30 PM
J4.3
CoCoRaHS: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteer Observers for a Citizen Science Precipitation Network
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. Bergantino, N. J. Doesken, Z. Schwalbe, J. Turner, and N. Newman
Recorded Presentation

  4:45 PM
J4.4
Do members of organized groups submit better data to citizen science projects than individual participants?
Theresa M. Crimmins, USA National Phenology Network, Tucson, AZ; and A. H. Rosemartin, J. Weltzin, and L. Barnett
Recorded Presentation

  5:00 PM
J4.5
Building a regional Climate Database: Applications for Research, Collaboration, and Public Engagement
Ben McMahan, CLIMAS, Tucson, AZ

  5:15 PM
J4.6
From Citizen Science to Citizen Forums for Science — A distributed network approach for public participation in policy and decision-making
Mahmud A. Farooque, Arizona State University, Washington, DC; and D. Cavalier
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

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Session 3
University Education Initiatives
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State University; Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ.
  8:30 AM
3.1
Developing Summer Research Experiences for all Academic Levels: From High School to Four- Year Colleges
Rebecca Haacker-Santos, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. L. Batchelor, S. Landolt, and V. Sloan

  8:45 AM
3.2
Our Changing Climate: A Brand New Way to Study Climate Science
James A. Brey, AMS, Washington, DC; and C. M. Kauffman, K. A. Nugnes, I. W. Geer, R. S. Weinbeck, and E. W. Mills
Recorded Presentation

  9:00 AM
3.3
Evaluation of AMS Education Resources during Digital Transition
Chad M. Kauffman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and J. A. Brey, K. A. Nugnes, I. W. Geer, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, A. Asokan, K. L. O'Neill, L. A. Johnson-Systermann, and K. L. Mercadante

  9:15 AM
3.4
Perspectives on the future: A seminar on preparing for professional life at Valparaiso University
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN
Recorded Presentation

  9:30 AM
3.5
Enhancing Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) in the Atmospheric Sciences
Valerie Sloan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker-Santos

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
AMS Information Statement on Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Sciences
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Moderators: John A. Knox, University Of Georgia; John D. Horel, University of Utah
  11:00 AM
Panel - John Horel
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Lecture 1
Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Presidential Forum; the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; and the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling )
  11:00 AM
L1.1
Model Diagnoses of El Nino Teleconnections to the Global Atmosphere-Ocean System
Ngar-Cheung Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Space weather education initiatives
Location: 227A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Space Weather; and the 24th Symposium on Education )
Cochairs: William B. Cade III, Baylor University; Melissa A. Burt, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes
  11:00 AM
J1.1
An Assessment of Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Space Weather
Joseph B.H. Baker, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; and K. D. McConnell and D. G. Sweeney
Recorded Presentation

  11:15 AM
J1.2
Lessons learned from the CISM Space Weather Summer School
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Gross, W. J. Hughes, and D. J. Knipp
Recorded Presentation

 
J1.3
Space Weather Research, Education and Development Initiative (Space Weather REDI): Hands-on Educational Opportunities at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center

  11:45 AM
J1.4
An Approach to Teaching Space Weather to Undergraduate Non-Science Majors
William B. Cade III, Baylor University, Waco, TX

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Lunch Break

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 4
Outreach and Broader Impacts
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Melissa A. Burt, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes; Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR
  1:30 PM
4.1
Expanding Your Horizons – Hawaii: Inspiring Young Hawaiian and Pacific Island Women to Pursue S.T.E.M. Careers
Jennifer D. Small Griswold, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Recorded Presentation

  1:45 PM
4.2
Teaching Inquiry using NASA Earth-System Science (TINES): Lessons Learned for Teacher Professional Development
Todd D. Ellis, SUNY, Oneonta, NY
Recorded Presentation

  2:00 PM
4.3
Beyond the Controversy: An Oklahoma/Texas Teacher Workshop on Climate Science
Monica O'Brien Deming, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. E. Mattox, M. K. Corbett, A. Melvin, K. A. Kloesel, G. McManus, A. Krautmann, and B. G. Illston
Recorded Presentation

  2:15 PM
4.4
Museum as Field Station — Making Environmental Science Public
Mary Miller, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA; and S. Schwartzenberg, S. Tung, R. Hipschman, and C. Raleigh
Recorded Presentation

  2:30 PM
4.5
The Role of Weather Museums in Early Science Education
Jill F. Hasling, John C. Freeman Weather Museum at Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and G. J. Mulvey
Recorded Presentation

  2:45 PM
4.6
Outreach and Broader Impacts — Closer than You Think!
Teri Eastburn, UCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and V. Silva, R. gird, and K. Kloesel
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet the President
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
The Use of Social Media in Education, Outreach and Training
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 24th Symposium on Education; and the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies )
Cochairs: Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  3:30 PM
J3.1
Using Google Hangouts for Weather Education
Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office in El Paso, TX, Santa Teresa, NM; and M. Pazos
Recorded Presentation

  3:45 PM
J3.2
Pictures are Worth 1,000 Shares: Connecting Social Media with Visual Data to Improve Communications Strategies
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Samuelson, G. Jungbluth, and L. Saunders
Recorded Presentation

  4:00 PM
J3.3
The Community Cloud Atlas: Sharing the knowledge of and appreciation for clouds
Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Guy
Recorded Presentation

  4:15 PM
J3.4
Social Media and The GLOBE Program: Virtually Uniting an International Community of Students, Teachers, and Scientists
Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Murphy, T. Andersen, J. Heiderer, G. Randolph, and K. Wegner
Recorded Presentation

  4:30 PM
J3.5
The use of Blogs, Twitter and YouTube for outreach at CIMSS
Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier
Recorded Presentation

  4:45 PM
J3.6
Utilizing Facebook Groups to Facilitate Peer Discussion in an Online Course about Regional Climate Modeling
Morgan Brown Yarker, Yarker Consulting, Cedar Rapids, IA; and M. D. S. Mesquita
Recorded Presentation

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

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Session 5
Innovations in University Instruction - Synoptic Meteorology
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: John A. Knox, University Of Georgia; Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
  8:30 AM
5.1
A Python Implementation of an Analytic QG Model for the Synoptic Classroom
Steven G. Decker, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Recorded Presentation

  8:45 AM
5.2
Inverting the Sawyer-Eliassen Circulation Equation in a Synoptic Meteorology Lab Course at UW-Madison
Andrew C. Winters, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

  9:00 AM
5.3
Weaving Together Theory and Practice in Synoptic Meteorology
Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN
Recorded Presentation

  9:15 AM
5.4
Following a Different Model: Interactive Case Studies in Synoptic Meteorology
Patrick S. Market, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Recorded Presentation

  9:30 AM
5.5
Balancing Change with Tradition in Synoptic Lab Instruction
Gary M. Lackmann, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet the President
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 6
Innovations in University Instruction - Synoptic Meteorology II
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: John A. Knox, University Of Georgia; Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

A continuation of Innovations in University Instruction - Synoptic Meteorology I
  10:30 AM
6.1
Radar Observations of Storms for Education: A bridge between idealized conceptual diagrams and real weather
Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and N. A. Corbin, M. A. Miller, S. M. Ellis, and P. C. Kennedy
Recorded Presentation

  10:45 AM
6.2
The Power of Visualization for Understanding Synoptic-Scale Weather Systems
Jonathan E. Martin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

  11:00 AM
6.3
Using Interactive Teaching Techniques in the Synoptic Meteorology Classroom: Getting Students Involved
Jana Houser, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Recorded Presentation

  11:15 AM
6.4
An Experiment with Flipping the Classroom in an Undergraduate Synoptic Meteorology Course
Eric G. Hoffman, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Recorded Presentation

  11:30 AM
6.5
Use of Social Media in Expanding Weather Discussion Opportunities
Mario Majcen, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Recorded Presentation

  11:45 AM
6.6
Synoptic Meteorology in a Blended Online Environment: Results from UCAR and Member University Collaboration
Andrea M. Smith, UCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Lunch Break

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Location: 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Lecture 2
Horton Lecture
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Eighth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; and the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling )
Chair: Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
  1:30 PM
L2.1
Quantifying Potential Evapotranspiration in a Changing Climate (Core Science Lecture)
P. C. D. Milly, USGS, Princeton, NJ

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 5
The New Scientists and Professionals: Ensuring a next-generation educated and supported to match the daunting spectrum of user and technology drivers
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 24th Symposium on Education; the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Facilitators: Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR; Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA
  1:30 PM
TJ5.1
GOES-R Education Proving Ground
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit and S. Ackerman
Recorded Presentation

  1:45 PM
TJ5.2
A Cloud-Based Mobile Weather Server to Support Emergency Response Meteorology Training and Operations
Curtis N. James, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ; and J. Weber, G. R. Woodall, and B. A. Klimowski
Recorded Presentation

  2:00 PM
TJ5.3
The “Emergency Response Meteorologist” Curriculum Development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona
Gary R. Woodall, NOAA/NWS, Memphis, TN; and C. N. James and B. A. Klimowski
Recorded Presentation

  2:15 PM
TJ5.4
Training to meet Competencies required for Weather, Water and Climate Forecasters
LeRoy Spayd Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 7
University Education Initiatives II
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ.; Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State University

A continuation of the University Education Initiatives I session
  4:00 PM
7.1
A Hybrid Approach to Online and Traditional Learning during a Boundary Layer Meteorology Course
Morgan Brown Yarker, Yarker Consulting, Cedar Rapids, IA; and E. P. Kelsey and M. D. S. Mesquita
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.5 MB)

  4:15 PM
7.2
The Fundamentals in Meteorology Inventory: Motivation and Development of a New Meteorology Education Tool
Casey E. Davenport, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and A. J. French, T. L. Koehler, and D. R. Vollmer
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (438.1 kB)

  4:30 PM
7.3
Operational Meteorology: A Viable Complement to a Traditional Meteorology Degree Program
Thomas A. Guinn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (235.9 kB)

  4:45 PM
7.4
Deployment of a Research Aircraft for Interdisciplinary Education
Melanie A. Wetzel, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ; and D. Ivanova, J. R. French, L. D. Oolman, and T. D. Drew
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (495.7 kB)

  5:00 PM
7.5
The effect of interactive online pre-lab modules on improving student learning in an introductory atmospheric science course
Kyle S. Griffin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. C. Winters, M. Mooney, and S. Ackerman
Recorded Presentation

  5:15 PM
7.6
Using Instrumented Kites and Tethered Balloons to Collect Data with Students in Undergraduate Courses
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


95th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: North Ballroom (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Thursday, 8 January 2015

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11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


Lecture 3
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the 15th Presidential Forum; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling; and the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium )
  11:00 AM
L3.1
Air-Ice Chemical Interactions, Their Impacts, and Connections to Climate Change
Paul B. Shepson, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


Registration Closes

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


AMS 95th Annual Meeting Adjourns
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