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By measuring the charged particles in the planet Mercury's magnetic field, a University of Michigan sensor enabled the first observations about the surface and atmospheric composition of the closest world to the sun. |
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The 17th Annual U.S./Canada Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop offers an excellent opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and research findings related to all aspects of Great Lakes meteorology. Abstracts will be accepted through September 1, 2008. Please submit in MS Word format via email to: Greg.Mann@noaa.gov.
Specifics regarding the workshop location, hotel accommodations, abstract submission, agenda and registration information will be made available at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/?n=glom.
The workshop is co-sponsored by NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) and the Meteorological Service of Canada. This year's workshop is co-hosted by NWS Detroit-Pontiac and the University of Michigan - Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences.
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With more than 2000 particpants, this year's Weather Dance winners had some stiff competition. See the winners: http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/pages/2008weatherdancewinners
Be sure to check back next March and join the fun for the 2009 Weather Dance Web site at: www.weatherdance.org <http://www.weatherdance.org/> . |
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Simulations by AOSS Professor Nilton Renno and doctoral candidate Manish Mehta correctly predicted that the pulsed jets of the Mars Phoenix lander would strip the soil to the subsurface ice or rock as the craft touched down.
Photos of the area beneath the craft on Friday revealed a hard surface that scientists say may be ice. It could also be rock, and researchers won’t know until the Phoenix can dig into the dirt. But it’s clear the craft cleared away soil as it landed.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-09 Weather Underground Scholarship. The $5,000 award is for AOSS undergraduates and the application process is simple and easy.
The Weather Underground is pleased to announce the following scholarship opportunity for College of Engineering students who are preparing for careers in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences industry: 1 scholarship of $5,000 for an undergraduate who will be of Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing in September 2008. This scholarship will be awarded for use during the 2008-2009 academic year.
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The latest AOSS news is in the Spring issue of the Daily Planet. Some of the articles in this issue include:
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The AOSS WeatherDance game during the NCAA college basketball tournaments gives armchair forecasters a chance to shine. Weather Dance, based on teams in the men's and women's tournaments, lets players predict which team's city will be hotter or colder on game day in each round of the Big Dance. Beginning March 17, players can make their forecasts at the Weather Dance Web site at: www.weatherdance.org. The site will be updated with cities promptly after NCAA seeding announcements. Team selection occurs March 16 for men and March 17 for women. First round Weather Dance selections must be entered by 11:59 p.m. EST March 19.
Players can register now and receive periodic reminders as the game progresses. |
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AOSS Professor Paul Drake will be director of the new Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics, which is funded primarily by a $17-million, five-year cooperative agreement from the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing. The grant will also fund a doctoral program for predictive science and engineering at U-M.
“The research at this Center has the potential to contribute to solving major problems facing humanity,” said David Munson, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering. “The work there will improve scientists’ abilities to understand and model the world and the universe around us.”
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Planning for the AOSS 2008 Tornado Camp is underway! The tentative dates are early May, for 2-3 weeks. This year Tornado Campers wil sign up for AOSS 498 for spring semester. Additional information:
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Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models
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In January, the MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury by a spacecraft in over 30 years since the three Mercury flybys of Mariner 10 in 1974 and 1975. At the same time, FIPS began analyzing particles from Mercury's atmosphere to determine its composition.
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The Space Physics Research Laboratory within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan has a limited number of research assistant positions openings for undergraduate students enrolled in programs at accredited schools. This program is partially funded by the Department of Defense ASSURE program, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation REU program and the GEO/ATM Aeronomy section.
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The MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, is set for its first flyby of the planet Mercury on January 14. This is the first return by NASA to Mercury in 33 years. (more) |
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Some of the articles in this issue include: First AOSS Undergraduate Scholarships Awarded AOSS is pleased to announce the first recipients of two new undergraduate scholarships. Rachael Kroodsma, received the Paul B. and Ruth A. Hays Scholarship and Ilissa Ocko was awarded the Weather Underground Undergraduate Scholarship. What exactly is soaring? AOSS Associate Professor Nilton Renno is an avid plane glider. This past year, he came back from soaring in the Swiss Alps and shared some pictures. We asked him to tell us more about this seemingly serene sport. Here, in his own words, is a story of soaring — with some science thrown in of course. Wind Power in Michigan Though it’s been predicted that this will be a relatively mild winter in Michigan, most people will still complain that energy prices are too high. But what alternative do we have but to pay or freeze? Students of the Wind Energy Class run by AOSS Professor Jerry Keeler and Associate Research Scientist Dr. Frank Marsik are trying to find out. |
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After chairing the College of Engineering Committee on Entrepreneurial Environment and Programs for Students and working with students in this area for a year, AOSS Associate Professor Thomas Zurbuchen has been selected as the first Director of the new Center for Entrepreneurial Programs at the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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Congratulations to AOSS faculty members Joyce Penner and Natasha Andronova and AOSS students Minghuai Wang and Li Xu — part of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that was a co-winner with Al Gore of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Joyce was one of the 7 lead authors, Natasha one of 25 contributing authors and Minghuai and Li were contributors to the Fourth Assessment Report chapter, Understanding and Attributing Climate Change.
Professor Penner is the Ralph J. Cicerone Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric Science and Dr. Andronova is a research scientist in AOSS. Both Wang and Xu are doctoral students in the Department.
Information about the IPCC and the Fourth Assessment Report is available at: http://www.ipcc.ch |
| The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position. |
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The latest AOSS news is in the Summer/Falll issue of the Daily Planet. Some of the articles in this issue include: Sending Bill Kuhn off in Style Rollin M. Gerstacker Professor Engineering “AOSS Paid Off!” Student-industry Partnership Sends Local Company into Orbit |
| AOSS undergraduate student Amanda Mims took second place in the student poster competition at the Great Midwestern Regional Space Grant Meeting. The poster, entitled "WindSat Emissivity Sensitivity to Near Surface Wind Field in a Tropical Cyclone", was co-authored by AOSS Professor Chris Ruf and Chris Hennon, assistant professor of atmospheric science, University of North Carolina Asheville. The meeting was held September 6-7 at Purdue University. |
| The cuts in NASA's operating budget could seriously undermine the ability to track climate changes as the number of earth observation satellites could be decreased by half by 2015. As an expert on remote sensing, AOSS Professor and SPRL Director Chris Ruf was sought out for his comments by BBC News, The New York Times and The Scientist. |
Student-industry partnership sends local company into orbitIt is a match made in innovation heaven, backers say, when small companies that struggle with manpower and funding issues are matched with graduate students who hunger for practical application of their education and talents. MORE |
| The new issue of Newsweek (July 2-9, 2007) called on Joyce Penner, Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Collegiate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, to comment on climate change in the article "Which of These Is Not Causing Global Warming Today?" MORE |
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On June 5, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, with CoE’s Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) aboard, performed flawlessly as it skimmed the cloud tops of Venus at 30,000 miles per hour, passing within 210 miles of the surface of the planet. FIPS, built by the Space Physics Research Laboratory, captured superb data; results from these exciting measurements are forthcoming. Read more at the homepage of the Solar-Heliospheric Research Group. |
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The Space Physics Research Laboratory within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan has a limited number of research assistant positions openings for undergraduate students enrolled in programs at accredited schools. This program is partially funded by the Department of Defense ASSURE program, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation REU program and the GEO/ATM Aeronomy section.
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The Space Physics Research Laboratory within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan has a limited number of research assistant positions openings for undergraduate students enrolled in programs at accredited schools. This program is partially funded by the Department of Defense ASSURE program, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation REU program and the GEO/ATM Aeronomy section.
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One week ago, the MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury by a spacecraft in over 30 years since the three Mercury flybys of Mariner 10 in 1974 and 1975. At the same time, FIPS began analyzing particles from Mercury's atmosphere to determine its composition.
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Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models
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Simulations by AOSS Professor Nilton Renno and doctoral candidate Manish Mehta correctly predicted that the pulsed jets of the Mars Phoenix lander would strip the soil to the subsurface ice or rock as the craft touched down.
Photos of the area beneath the craft on Friday revealed a hard surface that scientists say may be ice. It could also be rock, and researchers won’t know until the Phoenix can dig into the dirt. But it’s clear the craft cleared away soil as it landed.
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Simulations by AOSS Professor Nilton Renno and doctoral candidate Manish Mehta correctly predicted that the pulsed jets of the Mars Phoenix lander would strip the soil to the subsurface ice or rock as the craft touched down.
Photos of the area beneath the craft on Friday revealed a hard surface that scientists say may be ice. It could also be rock, and researchers won’t know until the Phoenix can dig into the dirt. But it’s clear the craft cleared away soil as it landed.
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