We are making some changes to PUMA as we transition administrations. The main changes are on the technological side of things. We have gone ahead and created our own email address so you can contact all the PUMA officers if you need to. Our new email address is:
purdue.weather@gmail.com
You really can't forget any of our account names now since they all contain "Purdue Weather" in some way (Twitter: Purdue_Weather, Blog: purdue-weather, Gmail: purdue.weather). This will make PUMA more centralized in communication with those outside the association, instead of spreading the communication amongst the officers.
Next step in advancing PUMA technology? Updating our actual website that hasn't been touched since last decade...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Blencathra Field Course
Alyssa Hendricks
Hello Everyone! Hope you're all enjoying spring at Purdue. I'm currently on my Easter Holiday at Leeds, or a fancy way of saying I get a month long spring break! The first week of which I had the opportunity to spend at Blencathra in the Lake District of England on a field course with second year and masters level students in the School of Earth and Environment.
The Lake District is easily the most gorgeous place in the UK, it's a giant national park and has the closest things England can claim as mountains. We climbed to the summit of one of these, taking measurements the way up and down to get a look at how the atmosphere changed with height. At the actual field site, we set up various equipment to measure temperature, moisture, wind speed, and radiation on different masts throughout the site and studied changes over the week. Nightly forecasts were also done and students competed against each other to have the most accurate forecasts - which was slightly nerve racking for an area I've never studied before. By the end of the week I had compiled an entire notebook of data and observations as well as analysis of the radiation budget and atmospheric dynamics for the time we were there.
For any students considering a study abroad program in Leeds, I would definitely recommend going on this field course. It was the perfect opportunity to study in an area outside of Leeds, see a new part of England, and get to know the other meteorology students and professors. I also got 10 credits of my required 60 completed in a matter of days with no final exam or project!
The remainder of my Easter Holiday has been spent traveling. So far to London, Paris, Edinburgh, Dublin and soon Berlin. How much more convincing do you need to consider a study abroad now?
Hello Everyone! Hope you're all enjoying spring at Purdue. I'm currently on my Easter Holiday at Leeds, or a fancy way of saying I get a month long spring break! The first week of which I had the opportunity to spend at Blencathra in the Lake District of England on a field course with second year and masters level students in the School of Earth and Environment.
The Lake District is easily the most gorgeous place in the UK, it's a giant national park and has the closest things England can claim as mountains. We climbed to the summit of one of these, taking measurements the way up and down to get a look at how the atmosphere changed with height. At the actual field site, we set up various equipment to measure temperature, moisture, wind speed, and radiation on different masts throughout the site and studied changes over the week. Nightly forecasts were also done and students competed against each other to have the most accurate forecasts - which was slightly nerve racking for an area I've never studied before. By the end of the week I had compiled an entire notebook of data and observations as well as analysis of the radiation budget and atmospheric dynamics for the time we were there.
For any students considering a study abroad program in Leeds, I would definitely recommend going on this field course. It was the perfect opportunity to study in an area outside of Leeds, see a new part of England, and get to know the other meteorology students and professors. I also got 10 credits of my required 60 completed in a matter of days with no final exam or project!
The remainder of my Easter Holiday has been spent traveling. So far to London, Paris, Edinburgh, Dublin and soon Berlin. How much more convincing do you need to consider a study abroad now?
Friday, March 30, 2012
Your 2012-2013 PUMA Officers!
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| President: Kayla Hudson Junior from Patoka, Indiana |
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| Vice President: Juan Crespo Junior from South Bend, Indiana |
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| Secretary: Bryce O'Neill Junior from Plainfield, Indiana |
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| Treasurer: Austin Pearson Junior from Kokomo, Indiana |
Saturday, March 17, 2012
2012-2013 Officer Elections
Interested in being an officer for the 2012-2013 school year? Here is your chance!
PUMA will be holding elections for officer positions in the next few weeks. (Time/Date TBA. We expect it to be either Thursday, March 29th or Thursday, April 5th at the normal meeting time)
We will have elections for all positions-- President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
You must be nominated by at least one person to run for a position. Don't worry, nudge someone and have them nominate you. We care more about the job you do, it's not a popularity contest!
Please don't run for office if you just want to "boost your resume." PUMA is a small organization with room to continue growing, and we want dedicated and passionate people leading the way!
Here are some FAQ's to think about when deciding if you want to run:
Do I have enough time to be an officer?
-Being an officer for PUMA does require a reasonable amount of time. Plan to have at least one event a month. If you are an officer you can't just "show up" for the meetings. Careful planning and behind the scene work is required to have an event! Depending on the position, you may be posting things on Facebook, Twitter, sending emails, making flyers, etc. Don't overwhelm yourself by taking on too much.
Who can run for an officer position?
-Anyone currently in PUMA or in the EAS department can run for a position, however, we ask only students who will be juniors or seniors next year to run for President and Vice President. Freshman and Sophomores may run for Secretary and Treasurer (and are encouraged). That way, you could essentially hold an officer position until you graduate.
What are the responsibilities for each position?
-Although everyone works as a team, each officer as certain "general" responsibilities:
President: Planning/booking events, makes final decisions
VP: Assisting the president with planning/booking
(on top of the previously listed duties, the President and VP usually run errands for supplies, design/order/pick up tshirts, appoint committees, make food, and various other duties)
Secretary: Maintaining the PUMA Twitter, Facebook, networking/contacting
Treasurer: Keeps track of money, makes budget, collects dues, paperwork, issue refunds
What other things might help me become an officer?
-Things that are not required, but are helpful, include personal transportation and kitchen/cooking space. Officers typically run errands and provide supplies for PUMA meetings and this is very helpful!
Anymore questions, please contact me!
Good luck!
Thanks,
Laci
PUMA will be holding elections for officer positions in the next few weeks. (Time/Date TBA. We expect it to be either Thursday, March 29th or Thursday, April 5th at the normal meeting time)
We will have elections for all positions-- President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
You must be nominated by at least one person to run for a position. Don't worry, nudge someone and have them nominate you. We care more about the job you do, it's not a popularity contest!
Please don't run for office if you just want to "boost your resume." PUMA is a small organization with room to continue growing, and we want dedicated and passionate people leading the way!
Here are some FAQ's to think about when deciding if you want to run:
Do I have enough time to be an officer?
-Being an officer for PUMA does require a reasonable amount of time. Plan to have at least one event a month. If you are an officer you can't just "show up" for the meetings. Careful planning and behind the scene work is required to have an event! Depending on the position, you may be posting things on Facebook, Twitter, sending emails, making flyers, etc. Don't overwhelm yourself by taking on too much.
Who can run for an officer position?
-Anyone currently in PUMA or in the EAS department can run for a position, however, we ask only students who will be juniors or seniors next year to run for President and Vice President. Freshman and Sophomores may run for Secretary and Treasurer (and are encouraged). That way, you could essentially hold an officer position until you graduate.
What are the responsibilities for each position?
-Although everyone works as a team, each officer as certain "general" responsibilities:
President: Planning/booking events, makes final decisions
VP: Assisting the president with planning/booking
(on top of the previously listed duties, the President and VP usually run errands for supplies, design/order/pick up tshirts, appoint committees, make food, and various other duties)
Secretary: Maintaining the PUMA Twitter, Facebook, networking/contacting
Treasurer: Keeps track of money, makes budget, collects dues, paperwork, issue refunds
What other things might help me become an officer?
-Things that are not required, but are helpful, include personal transportation and kitchen/cooking space. Officers typically run errands and provide supplies for PUMA meetings and this is very helpful!
Anymore questions, please contact me!
Good luck!
Thanks,
Laci
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
President: Layc Brock
I just flew into Texas today for the 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. I assume many of you haven't heard of this conference, because I didn't even know of it myself. Most of the atmospheric science students go to the AMS conference which is normally in January. There are opportunities for undergraduates at Purdue in planetary science though too, so don't forget that! I'll let you know a little about planetary science and the conference in general.
So, what is planetary science you might ask? Well, it is basically a combination of EVERYTHING. There is really something for every branch of science: chemistry, physics, geology, biology, and of course atmospheric science! This field is really up and coming and there are so many opportunities. It's great because there are still a bunch of unanswered research questions. For atmospheric science majors, you can study the weather on other planets, jovian planets, and soon (hopefully) we will have the technology using spectroscopy to examine the atmospheric composition of exoplanets.
Anyway, I'm attending this conference to present my research that I do with Jay Melosh, a distinguished professor here at Purdue. I'll be presenting my poster Sunday, March 18th at the undergraduate portion of the conference and then again on Tuesday night at the main conference. Not only will I get to network with other students and scientists, I get to attend several panels and talks. On Monday, I have a "mentor" for the day who will take me around the conference. Her name is Amy Simon-Miller and she is the Associate Director for Strategic Science at NASA Goddard. Her research focuses on Jovian atmospheres (think Jupiter and the Great Red Spot!). On top of all of that, my abstract is one of the featured abstracts for the whole conference which is exciting/scary/crazy. I'll let everyone know how it goes!
If you are someone who is still trying to decide what to do, you might want to check out planetary science! There are research opportunities for you to do at Purdue which will really help you out in the long run. You won't know if research is right or wrong for you until you give it a try.
More informations and pictures to come!
Look under "highlighted abstracts"
Layc
I just flew into Texas today for the 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. I assume many of you haven't heard of this conference, because I didn't even know of it myself. Most of the atmospheric science students go to the AMS conference which is normally in January. There are opportunities for undergraduates at Purdue in planetary science though too, so don't forget that! I'll let you know a little about planetary science and the conference in general.
So, what is planetary science you might ask? Well, it is basically a combination of EVERYTHING. There is really something for every branch of science: chemistry, physics, geology, biology, and of course atmospheric science! This field is really up and coming and there are so many opportunities. It's great because there are still a bunch of unanswered research questions. For atmospheric science majors, you can study the weather on other planets, jovian planets, and soon (hopefully) we will have the technology using spectroscopy to examine the atmospheric composition of exoplanets.
Anyway, I'm attending this conference to present my research that I do with Jay Melosh, a distinguished professor here at Purdue. I'll be presenting my poster Sunday, March 18th at the undergraduate portion of the conference and then again on Tuesday night at the main conference. Not only will I get to network with other students and scientists, I get to attend several panels and talks. On Monday, I have a "mentor" for the day who will take me around the conference. Her name is Amy Simon-Miller and she is the Associate Director for Strategic Science at NASA Goddard. Her research focuses on Jovian atmospheres (think Jupiter and the Great Red Spot!). On top of all of that, my abstract is one of the featured abstracts for the whole conference which is exciting/scary/crazy. I'll let everyone know how it goes!
If you are someone who is still trying to decide what to do, you might want to check out planetary science! There are research opportunities for you to do at Purdue which will really help you out in the long run. You won't know if research is right or wrong for you until you give it a try.
More informations and pictures to come!
Look under "highlighted abstracts"
Layc
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