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Saturday, 8 January 2005
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Saturday Student Conference Registration
	9:30 AM-10:20 AM, Saturday Session 1 Opening Session
9:30 AM 1.1 Welcome Address   Kenneth Carey, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and A. Bleistein 9:45 AM 1.2 How to Make the Connection between your Career and the AMS   Keith Seitter, AMS Executive Director, Boston, MA 10:00 AM 1.3 Challenging Careers with Opportunities Available: Top Students Like you Needed!   Susan K. Avery, AMS President and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
	10:20 AM-12:00 PM, Saturday Session 2 Your Career Starts Now!
Chair: Percy W. Thomas, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
10:20 AM 2.1 Icebreaker Activity   Percy W. Thomas, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 11:00 AM 2.2 Getting the most out of the AMS Annual Meeting   Kenneth F. Heideman, AMS, Boston, MA 11:20 AM 2.3 Careers in meteorology and beyond - A student's perspective   Joel Gratz, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 11:45 AM Questions & Answers
	12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Saturday Luncheon: Special Guest Speaker (My adventure into the eye of the storm - A hurricane research story, Christopher Landsea, NOAA/HRD, Miami, FL)
	1:10 PM-1:50 PM, Saturday Session 3 Getting a great job 101
Chair: Joel Gratz, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1:10 PM 3.1 Finding a great job starts with a Local Chapter connection   Zachary Glenn, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1:30 PM 3.2 Transitioning from school to workforce: Options and tips   Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO; and N. Wade
	1:50 PM-3:05 PM, Saturday Panel Discussion 1 Panel of Professionals: What do Employers Want from Me?
Panelists: Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; Don Winter, Harris Corporation, Washington, DC; Michael R. Smith, WeatherData, Inc., Wichita, KS; Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET; Marie C. Colton, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
1:50 PM PD1.1 Panelist #1: Louis Uccellini   Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD 2:05 PM PD1.2 Panelist #2: Don Winter   Don Winter, Harris Corporation, Washington, DC 2:20 PM PD1.3 Panelist #3: Michael R. Smith   Michael R. Smith, WeatherData, Inc., Wichita, KS 2:35 PM PD1.4 Panelist #4: Wendy Abshire   Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET 2:50 PM PD1.5 Panelist #5: Marie C. Colton   Marie C. Colton, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
	2:50 PM-3:10 PM, Saturday Coffee Break
	3:10 PM-4:10 PM, Saturday Session 4 Career opportunities that can make a difference
Chair: Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
3:10 PM 4.1 The Peace Corps—A Career enhancing opportunity   Alan Robock, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 3:30 PM 4.2 Opening up a world of possibilities—A career in education   H. Mike Mogil, How The Weather Works, Rockville, MD 3:50 PM 4.3 Teachers—Raising up the next generation of scientists   Marianne J. Hayes, Lindbrook Elementary School, Springfield, VA
	4:10 PM-5:10 PM, Saturday Panel Discussion 2 Small Group Discussion
Panelists: David L. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Robert Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; Elbert (Joe) W. Friday, Sasaki Applied Meteorology Research Institute, Norman, OK; Maria A. Pirone, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA
4:10 PM PD2.1 Panelist #1: David L. Johnson   David L. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 4:25 PM PD2.2 Panelist #2: Robert Atlas   Robert Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 4:40 PM PD2.3 Panelist #3: Elbert (Joe) W. Friday   Elbert Friday, Sasaki Applied Meteorology Research Institute, Norman, OK 4:55 PM PD2.4 Panelist #4: Maria A. Pirone   Maria A. Pirone, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA
	5:15 PM, Saturday Sessions End (AMS Student Assistants meet with AMS Staff)
	5:15 PM-6:00 PM, Saturday Student Local Chapter Display
	6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Saturday Networking Reception and Career Fair
Sunday, 9 January 2005
	7:30 AM-8:15 AM, Sunday Breakfast and Networking Opportunities
	8:15 AM-9:55 AM, Sunday Session 5 Environmental challenges in a changing world
Chair: Amanda H. Lynch, Monash University, Clayton, Vic Australia
8:15 AM 5.1 Climate Change—What does that mean for our future?   James Mahoney, NOAA, Washington, DC 8:35 AM 5.2 The environmental impacts on policymakers   William Hooke, AMS, Atmospheric Policy Program, Washington, DC 8:55 AM 5.3 Weather impacts on surface transportation   Leon F. Osborne Jr., Regional Weather Information Center and Institute for Surface Transportation Weather Research, Grand Forks, ND 9:15 AM 5.4 The economicsof commercial weather forecasting   Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL 9:35 AM 5.5 Where on earth is space weather headed?   John Foster, MIT, Cambridge, MA
	10:10 AM-10:30 AM, Sunday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-11:00 AM, Sunday Session 6 EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RESEARCH
Chair: Sarah A. Tessendorf, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
10:30 AM 6.1 The economic impacts of tornadoes: A broad analysis of post-event consumption   Kim Klockow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 10:45 AM 6.2 Reducing financial impacts on the reinsurance industry: Economic valuation of seasonal hurricane forecasts   D. Matthew Coleman, UCAR, University Park, PA
	11:10 AM-12:40 PM, Sunday Panel Discussion 3 Panel Discussion: Lesson learned from your peers
Panelists: Silvia Armitano Mah, University of California, San Diego and SIO, LaJolla, CA; Andrea Bleistein, NESDIS/NOAA, Suitland, MD; Gina Eosco, AMS, Washington, DC; Jennifer C. Roman, AFWA/DNXT, Offutt AFB, NE; Jim Rourke, Accuweather, Inc., State College, PA; Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA, Washington, DC
11:10 AM PD3.1 Panelist #1: Silvia Armitano Mah   Silvia Armitano Mah, University of California, San Diego and SIO, LaJolla, CA 11:25 AM PD3.2 Panelist #2: Andrea Bleistein   Andrea Bleistein, NESDIS/NOAA 11:40 AM PD3.3 Panelist #3: Gina Eosco   Gina Eosco, AMS, Washington, DC 11:55 AM PD3.4 Panelist #4: Jennifer C. Roman   Jennifer C. Roman, AFWA/DNXT, Offutt AFB, NE 12:10 PM PD3.5 Panelist #5: Jim Rourke   Jim Rourke, Accuweather, Inc., State College, PA 12:25 PM PD3.6 Panelist #6: Ahsha Tribble   Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA NWS, Silver Spring, MD
	11:45 AM, Sunday Questions and Answers
	12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Sunday Conference closing luncheon: Special guest speaker (New horizons for meteorologists in the 21st century, Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio Corp., North Kansas City, MO
12:00 PM New horizons for meteorologists in the 21st century   Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio Corp, North Kansas City, MO
	1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday Optional Student Tours, "Weatherfest", and poster setup
	5:00 PM-5:30 PM, Sunday Presenters gather with session chair prior to poster session
	5:30 PM, Sunday Poster Session 1 Student Conference Poster Session
Chair: Thomas Windham, NSF, Arlington, VA
P1.1 Warm Season Climatology of Convective Evolution Over the Coastal Northeast U.S   Michael Charles, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and J. S. Tongue   P1.2 Using the TIEGCM to estimate the equatorial vertical E x B drift velocity with ground magnetic perturbation   Bret Ross Harper, NCAR, Boulder, CO   P1.3 Tornado probabilities derived from Rapid Update Cycle forecast soundings   Zachary M. Byko, National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates, West Hartford, CT; and J. L. Guyer, J. J. Levit, and S. J. Taylor P1.4 The Thundersnow Event of February 11, 2003   Melissa Melvin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and R. J. Mazur P1.5 The Thundersnow Event of February 11, 2003   Rebecca J. Mazur, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL   P1.6 The Role of Undergraduates in LEAD Learning Communities:   Michael Williams, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and E. M. Lowery, J. E. Yorks, and D. T. Brewer   P1.7 The Madden-Julian Oscillation and its effect on tropical precipitation   Donna K. Strahan, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; and K. H. Straub   P1.8 The effects of high resolution model output on severe weather forecasts as evaluated in the SPC/NSSL spring program 2004   Adam J French, National Weather Center Research Experience For Undergraduates, Valparaiso University, Manchester, CT; and J. S. Kain and S. J. Weiss   P1.9 The Bytheway Method for optimal radar beam scheduling in the CASA IP1a test bed   Janice L Bytheway, Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere, California, PA   P1.10 Synoptic Analysis of 2001-2004 "Long Rains" on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania   Rebecca Chan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA   P1.11 Remote sensing and in situ observations of tropical cyclone structure at landfall   Kevin M. Grise, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA   P1.12 Relationship of warm season cycles in on-shore pressure differences and temperatures in north-central California   Elizabeth Frieberg, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; and J. P. Monteverdi   P1.13 Quantitative analysis of different methods for merging radar reflectivity data   Jennifer S. Green, National Weather Center Research Experience for Undergrads, Sterling Heights, MI; and V. Lakshmanan and T. M. Smith   P1.14 On the observation and development of the urban convective boundary layer during Joint Urban 2003   Michael P. Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara and D. Giuliano   P1.15 Observations of the Zdr column during two severe weather events   Cynthia A. Whittier, National Weather Center REU, Winthrop Harbor, IL   P1.16 Monitoring Temperature Trends in Antarctica Using GPS Radio Occultation   Erick J. Adame, SUNY, Oneonta, NY   P1.17 MODIS Observations of Desert Dust, Forest Fire Smoke and Anthropogenic Aerosols   Andro C Rios, NCAR, Elk Grove, CA   P1.18 Millersville University Local Student Chapter of the AMS   Kristin L. Howett, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and A. K. Rowe, C. L. Hanna, and D. Brewer   P1.19 Mesoanalysis of Bow Echo Environments during BAMEX   Amber E. Reynolds, NCAR, State College, PA   P1.20 Measurements and dispersion modeling of sulfur dioxide concentrations in the vicinity of a coal-fired power plant   Katherine B. Beem, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; and D. J. Straub   P1.21 Lightning Safety in Outdoor Stadiums   Joel Gratz, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. U. Noble and R. Church   P1.22 Involving high school students in meteorological research: the SF-ROCKS experience   Elizabeth Frieberg, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA   P1.23 Investigation of the Effect of Eddy Dissipation Rate in One Level 2.5 Boundary Layer Scheme Using 1D MM5 Model   Xia Feng, Penn State University, State College, PA   P1.24 Investigating the thermodynamic environment of a mesoscale convective system   Melissa Burt, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science, Millersville, PA   P1.25 Improving Marine and Coastal Forecasts Using high Resolution Meteorological Data from the Port Jefferson Ferry   Melissa H. Ou, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and D. Waliser and J. S. Tongue   P1.26 GatorWeather: Student Production of Television/Online Video Forecasts   Eric Gose, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; and E. Frieberg, C. Meherin, and J. P. Monteverdi   P1.27 Evaluating various wind measurement and retrieval schemes used for the Pentagon Shield Project   Anthony C. Didlake Jr., UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO   P1.28 Evaluating the Convective Atmospheric Boundary Layer by using Surface Station Data   Braxton Lee Edwards, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma   P1.29 Estimating divergence from irregularly spaced observations: A comparison of three techniques   Jacqueline Ann Dubois, National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Spencer   P1.30 Ensemble forecast bias correction   Angeline Greene Pendergrass, National Weather Center REU, University of Oklahoma, Coral Gables, FL; and K. L. Elmore   P1.31 Diagnosis and Prediction of the Refractive Index Structure Parameter on the Mesoscale   Benjamin W. Hershey, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and K. A. Naber, M. Askelson, C. M. Paulsen, J. S. Tilley, and S. S. Kumar   P1.32 Design, testing, and initial deployment of a prototype portable automated research micrometeorological station (PARMS)   Jim Southard, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara, D. L. Grimsley, and B. G. Illston   P1.33 Correlating Measured Pollutants in Northeast Philadelphia to its Source using ArcGIS   Evan M Lowery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and D. T. Brewer, D. Rabatin, D. O'Donnell, and R. D. Clark   P1.34 Cloud-to-ground lightning production in strongly forced, low-instability convective lines associated with damaging wind   Matthew S. Van Den Broeke, National Weather Center REU, University of Oklahoma, Valparaiso, IN; and D. M. Schultz, R. H. Johns, J. S. Evans, and J. E. Hales   P1.35 Climatology of Superrefraction Observed by GPS Radio Occultation   Dione Lee Rossiter, UCAR, Berkeley, CA   P1.36 Changes in thunderstorm and forest fire frequency in response to climate warming in Alaska   Eric Freeman, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC   P1.37 An examination of the 22 May 2004 Hallam, Nebraska tornado   Rebecca Adams, Creighton University, Omaha, NE P1.38 An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Tornadoes   Kimberly E. Klockow, National Weather Center REU, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, University of Oklahoma, West Lafayette, IN; and D. Sutter and H. E. Brooks   P1.39 An Analysis of MM5 and WRF Mesoscale Forecasts Based on MADIS Observation Datasets   Crystal M. Paulsen, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND   P1.40 A statistical investigation of severe weather indices and associated severe weather in the north-central U.S.   John R. Wetenkamp Jr., Northland College, Ashland, WI; and A. J. Hamm   P1.41 A field study of particulate matter concentrations in the wintertime boundary layer   John E. Yorks, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and M. T. Maiuri, K. L. Howett, and A. K. Rowe   P1.42 SODAR-based Analysis of Boundary Layer Structure in Complex Terrain   Roberto Cancel, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS   P1.43 Developing a procedure for software testing using synthtic data   Shanna-Shaye Sashai Forbes, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Austin, TX   P1.44 Quantification of Cloud and Inversion Properties Utilizing   Allen Clark Evans, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL   P1.45 Estimating hail size using polarimetric radar   Angela K Rowe, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA; and P. L. Heinselman and T. J. Schuur

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