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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
February 23, 2010
Start Time: 7:03pm
After welcoming the attending members,
President Hatteberg introduced JoBeth Minniear for a presentation about
her CMMAP internship this past summer.
Presentation
CMMAP stands for Center for Multiscale
Modeling of Atmospheric Processes; JoBeth was located at Colorado State
University in Ft Collins, CO. The CMMAP internship provides research
experience and pays travel costs, housing, food, and a stipend.
To be eligible for this internship,
you must have completed at least one year of college, have a GPA of
or above 3.0, have an interest in learning about climate and weather,
and be considering a career in atmospheric sciences or a related field.
Students should apply because you get to participate in cutting-edge
research and work with world renowned Atmospheric Science faculty. This
research experience provides insight to what graduate school is like
and helps students gain professional development skills. It will also
help students be a more competitive candidate for graduate school and
the workforce.
During the internship, JoBeth plotted
many variables associated with a high resolution tropical convection
system. She also plotted the CAPE and CIN at the surface level of the
simulation to find which level of the atmosphere should be used to
calculate
these severe weather indices. Her research was important because these
processes are the reason clouds exist. It may also help improve
forecasts
in the future.
If you have any questions or would
like more information about this research opportunity, please contact
JoBeth at secretary.isuams@iastate.edu.
President Hatteberg
Spring clothing orders are right
around
the corner, so we looked at two different designs for this year's
t-shirt. Our shirt this year will have "I survived Winter
'09-'10...", and "...and now we will survive the floods" will be on
the back
with a graphic. Watch for an email with more information about where
to sign up and shirt prices.
There will be two NWS Storm Spotter
Trainings in the month of March at Iowa State University. The
Beginner's
training will be Thursday, March 4th at 7:00pm in 4-H
Building
on campus. The Advanced training will be Tuesday, March 23rd
at 7:00 pm in 2050 Agronomy. Rod Donovan will likely be leading the
Advanced Training. Everyone should go if possible for a reminder on
severe weather. These sessions last about an hour and are free to
everyone.
Email Rachel at president.isuams@iastate.edu with questions.
Roger Wakimoto of NCAR will be coming
to talk to the AMS on Tuesday, March 9th at 1:30 in Agronomy
3140. He is coming to give a seminar talk and will give us an hour long
talk earlier in the day. Dr. Wakimoto was a student of Dr. Fujita, and
we are very excited to have him.
There will be a Weather Radio
Programming
Event with the NWA on Saturday, April 24th at HyVee. We will
have a table set up by the door and there will be a display of Weather
Radios right by us so the public can buy a radio and then get it
programmed.
The cabinet has also been discussing a weather radio programming event
for ISU. More updates to come.
We are almost ready to start putting
up the signs and protective coverings for Storm Ready. A sign-up sheet
went around, so please email Rachel (president.isuams@iastate.edu) if
you are interested in helping out with this.
Vice President Hoffman
The 14th Annual Severe
Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Des Moines, IA is March 25-27
this year. The non-member student rate is $75 and member rate is $55.
We are trying for partial reimbursements again this year from LAS and
will find out how much we will be reimbursed soon. If you want to go
to the conference and get reimbursed, you HAVE to pay the
conference
fee by Monday, March 1st. Please drop off money at AMS
Mailbox
in 2101 Agronomy or pay Justin. A sign-up sheet went around for the
reimbursements, so if you were not able to attend the meeting, please
send Justin (treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu) your permanent address
so
he can reimburse you. The hotel will be $105 per room per night, and
four to five people will be in each room. Please email Matt if you have
a preference with whom you will be rooming.
The Alumni Luncheon during the
conference
will be Friday, March 26th at 11:00 am. It is only $5 for
lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery in Des Moines. Please pay Justin and fill
out the form. Checks should be payable to ISU AMS.
We are currently making plans for
the AMS Table at VEISHA. Matt will be emailing our contact for this
about getting our table in the LAS tent again this year. Please send
Matt any ideas new ideas for our table. There will be more information
about this at our next meeting.
Iowa State Meteorology window clings
are still $5. We sold two today!!! Whoo!
Treasurer Wittrock
Our current balance is $4580.
Please pay any dues you still owe:
WxChallenge, broomball, curling, and Cy's Eyes on the Skies all still
have people who need to pay! Please pay by March
1st!
Sophomore Chair Effertz
The Spring Break Destination is
Norman,
OK, and Galveston, TX. We will be going to the National Weather Center
(including the SPC and NSSL labs); Space Flight Forecast Center at the
Johnston Space Center; and a Houston TV station. The total cost will
be around $2600, and nine people are going on the trip. It was moved
and passed to give $300 towards the trip.
Secretary Minniear
The NWA of Central Iowa asked for
help at one of their fundraising events. They will be working the
concessions
at the Women's Basketball game on Saturday, February 27th.
Thank you to those who are willing to volunteer your time!
Social Chair Witter
Coed Volleyball, Coed Broomball, and
Coed Softball are now open for intramurals. If you are interested in
playing any of these, please email Rachael at social.isuams@iastate.edu. The dues for broomball are $5. If you sign
up for broomball, you need to pay even if you do not actually play.
Please consider this before you sign up! Volleyball and softball are
FREE!
Our next social event will be Vegas
Night! There will be poker, blackjack, and other card games. We will
be using the commons area in Agronomy so we can use the round tables.
A date has not yet been set, but watch for emails with updates.
Academic Chair Rabideau
The Poster Contest forms have been
updated and sent out. The forms included the official rules, tips for
good posters, prizes, deadline, etc. They are due April 6th,
which is the Tuesday of Severe Weather Awareness Week. It was a lot
of fun to judge these last years, so if you are interested in being
in the judging committee, please email Shannon at academic.isuams@iastate.edu.
Please check online for class lists
and review leaders. Email Shannon if you have not gotten an email from
your review leader. Please send your review session leaders your exam
dates so they can set up a review session.
Please continue posting questions
on the forums, especially for exams and homework! This is a great
resource
to get help from faculty and other students!
Check out the Career page http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/
Webmaster Carletta
You can sign up for the forums at
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/
Historian Lueck
Please send all photos to Ryan (historian.isuams@iastate.edu)
or upload at http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/
There are fun weather tidbits for
the "This Week in Weather History" in 3008! These are changed weekly,
so check them out often!
The AMS Scrapbook has been started,
and we have now seen proof of this. There are a few pages done, so ask
Ryan to see the awesome ISU AMS Scrapbook!
Cy's Eyes on the
Skies
Cy's Eyes is going very well. We
have had some problems getting into studio on time due to supervisor
being late, but things are going smoothly otherwise. Please pay your
dues as soon as possible!!
There will be a critique session on
Tuesday, March 2nd. You don't have to be a member of Cy's
Eyes to come. Please come if possible as the broadcasters would like
an outsider's opinion on their tapes also.
Radar Workshop
There will be an introductory radar
workshop with Andy Mair and Ryan Alliss coming up soon. This is for
beginners and is about how to use GR2 Analysis. This is a great
opportunity
to get some experience with GR2!
Scott Lincoln and several other grad
students at ISU have altered the GR2 program for the Radar Workshop
at the Storm Conference. They asked us if we would be willing to test
this out before the conference, so we will be doing this on March 8
at 4:30 pm. We would like at least 10 people to come to this if
possible.
This is a good chance to practice issuing storm warnings, and you will
get to see the actual results right after.
Tornado Chasing Information
Session
Since we live in Iowa and (most of
us) love storms, we will be holding a tornado chasing information
session.
This will cover chasing tips, safety, and cover the basics for chasing.
We will talk about what to bring with you chasing, things to be aware
of when chasing with group and the forecasting of severe weather days.
The ISU AMS does not have an official chasing club, but there is a
discussion
group on the Forums for those who would like to chase.
WxChallenge update
Ryan Alliss has updated the ISU
WxChallenge
page, so check out the new, sleek look! In the results section on this
website, the yellow shading is people who are eligible for end of year
challenge. Please try to remember to forecast daily, or you will be
bringing our team down in the rankings.
Forecast Discussions have been moved
to Monday at 4pm in Agron 3128. This is a great opportunity to see how
upperclassmen and faculty forecast.
Past President Hobbs
Justin Wittrock won the last period
of the Iowa Forecasting Contest, and we are now forecasting for Mason
City. You can still join this contest! Email Jon at jonhobbs@iastate.edu if you would like to join.
As this is Jon's last year at ISU, we would like to have a small party to thank him for all his help in the past years. He has been here about eight years now, and has helped us out immensely with all aspects of the club. This party will tentatively be set for our last meeting.
Outreach Chair Suess
Science Bound, an outreach event at
Iowa State, will be Saturday, February 27th from 9:45
-10:45am.
Please sign-up if you are interested in helping. This will be held in
Agron 3128 and 3140. We will be playing around with tornado generator
online in one room and watching tornado videos in other room. Please
help if you can!
The Walnut Hills Elementary Science
Event will be Friday, March 5th. Please help if at all
possible!
We will be giving a 45 talk to 3rd graders about different
aspects of meteorology. Please watch for an email with updates.
Calendars are available $10 now. If
you would still like to join the calendar committee, email Liz at
outreach.isuams@iastate.edu. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, March
2nd or Thursday, March 4th at 5pm. Please watch
for an email update from Liz.
KaleidoQuiz Update
KQ is March5-6th this year,
and for those who have not heard about it before, KQ is a 26 hour quiz
show on the radio. We need as much help as possible! If you have friends
that would like to join our team, please have them email Liz (outreach.isuams@iastate.edu)
with contact information. Please do not sign up if you cannot commit
your time. KQ is really fun if everyone participates, and Liz would
really like to have 5-10 people for any given time. Please email Liz
with any questions.
It was motioned and passed to
reimburse
Liz for the registration fee for KQ. It was also motioned and passed
to give up to $125 to our team for travel costs.
End Time: 8:16pm
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, March 30th 7:00 in 2050 Agronomy
2009-2010 ISU AMS OFFICERS President Rachel Hatteberg pres.isuams@iastate.edu Vice President Matt hoffman vp.isuams@iastate.edu Treasurer justin wittrock treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu Secretary jobeth minniear secretary.isuams@iastate.edu Social Chair rachael witter social.isuams@iastate.edu Academic Chair shannon rabideau academic.isuams@iastate.edu Webmaster nick carletta webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu Historian ryan lueck historian.isuams@iastate.edu Sophomore Chair Pete Effertz sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu Outreach Chair liz suess outreach.isuams@iastate.edu Past President Jon Hobbs jonhobbs@iastate.edu
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