Spotlight: Thanking Our Volunteers
A very special thanks to all of our volunteers who bring leadership, wisdom, expertise, and energy to the AMS! In honor of National Volunteer Month, AMS Executive Director Stella Kafka takes a moment to share our appreciation.
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Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems
An editorial by Chief Editor Amy McGovern and AMS Publications Commissioner Anthony Broccoli opens the first issue of
Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems (AIES), our newest journal. AIES focuses on the development and application of methods in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science, and statistics that are relevant to meteorology, atmospheric science, hydrology, climate science, and ocean sciences.
AMS Statement on Climate Intervention
The climate crisis must be addressed by ending net emissions of greenhouse gases, and at the same time, adapting to changes already happening. In the new Policy Statement approved by AMS Council on 2 February, AMS is calling for a robust program of research with a strong governance framework to assess possible climate interventions. Learn more »
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Student Opportunities
The AMS specialty conference applications are now open! Students can apply to experience an AMS conference for free! The grant covers air travel, hotel room, and conference registration fee. This program is open to senior undergraduate or graduate students who are current AMS members. Several AMS Specialty Conferences are available.
Learn more and apply now »
Do you have an undergraduate research paper that you are proud of? Check out the opportunity to submit your research and have a chance at receiving the
AMS Father James B. Macelwane Award. This award carries a $1000 stipend and also provides partial support to an AMS Annual Meeting the following year. Interested?
Review eligibility and access the application »
Are you a student historian in the process of competing a dissertation within the atmospheric or a related sciences? The
AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science is a program you should look into. The fellowship carries a $20,000 stipend! Applications are due on 6 May—get started on yours today.
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Did You Know?
SPC Registration
If you missed the funding application deadline for the 2022 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, you can still register as a paying attendee by 15 April! The new hybrid format—including in-person meetings 5–10 June in Washington, DC—will bring attendees together with officials in the federal agencies and Executive Office of the President, Congressional members and staffers, and other leaders engaged in the policy process.
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This year's Lecturer is Dr. Susan Solomon, Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Science at MIT. She will present Solvable: How Environmental Success Gives Hope for the Planet on Monday, 25 April, at 10:00 AM Eastern. The
Mahoney Lecture is given each year as part of the AMS Washington Forum. It is a free lecture open to all and will be done as a hybrid event so people can watch it online. Register to attend via the
special form on the Washington Forum web page.
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Become a sponsor today! Contact Adam
Kelly, AMS Corporate Relations Manager, at akelly@ametsoc.org or 617-226-3904
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AMS Weather Band
Safe Place Selfie Day is 6 April—get prepared with a special webinar from the Weather Band. Join Doug Hilderbrand (NWS Weather Ready Nation Ambassador Lead) on 5 April at 1:00 PM Eastern to learn the difference between a safe place and one that isn't safe! Our experts will help you explore scenarios where the decision-making is complicated, such as when there are two hazards threatening (tornado and flash flooding, for example). Also, you will get tips and tricks for your photography and learn what key elements make a good Safe Place Selfie. You can get all your questions answered to make sure you are ready to join the National Weather Service, AMS, and thousands of others who will be posting their
#SafePlaceSelfie the next day.
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"I live away from the sea, but the monsoon winds that travel over the Indian Ocean bring me half-a-million gallons of rain every year [per capita estimates of all India rainfall]. I remember how the first day at school after summer always meant coming back home drenched in the first rains of the monsoon season. This was every school year in Kerala during my childhood, three decades ago."
—Roxy Koll, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, whose BAMS article details a plan to enhance the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS) to meet future societal challenges and provide more reliable forecasts. Read more of his interview in your February 2022 print or
digital BAMS.
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Meeting Notes and Dates
Save the Date
The 103rd AMS Annual Meeting will be 8–12 January 2023, in Denver, CO. The abstract submission portal will be open mid-June
to 24 August. Do you have an idea for a session at the meeting? Act fast—topic proposals are due 7 April!
Upcoming AMS Meetings
Register now for 2022 Specialty Meetings:
Deadlines for Abstracts
Submit your abstracts now for these upcoming meetings:
Coming Soon!
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Recent Podcast Releases
In our March episodes of
Clear Skies Ahead, AMS talked first to Gina Eosco, Social Science Program Manager at the Weather Program Office at NOAA, about her career as a social scientist, and then to Jana Houser, Associate Professor at Ohio University in Athens, OH, and Robin Tanamachi, Assistant Professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, about lessons in storm chasing.
Subscribe to Clear Skies Ahead »
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Showcasing Local Chapter Success: Insight into the AMS Chapter of the Year Application Process
11 April at 11:00 AM Eastern
Local Chapters—don’t miss this webinar! Join the AMS Local Chapter Affairs Committee Chair Adam Weiner and Chair-Elect Sid King as they delve into the application process and judging criteria for AMS Chapter of the Year. Bring your questions and learn how you can strengthen your AMS Chapter of the Year application for 2022. Register here »
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AMS Short Courses
Interested in Teaching Your Own Short Course?
Do you have a sought-after skill that you would love to share with others in the weather, water, and climate community? Consider organizing an AMS Short Course. We are now accepting short course proposals for the 103rd AMS Annual Meeting. The deadline to submit proposals is 1 May. Can't make this deadline, but still want to organize a course? No worries! AMS has a virtual short course program that allows you the flexibility to teach a course to fit your schedule. Submit a Short Course Proposal »
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Certification Corner
AMS certifications are respected credentials that provide you with professional recognition and strengthen your connections to the public, the atmospheric science community, and its resources.
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Congratulations to Gary Graeff, who recently earned the CCM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Jacqueline Layer, who recently earned the CBM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Amanda McGill, Elisabeth Moore, and Bruce Whitman, who recently earned the CAT designation! | | |
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Visit our web page to learn more about how AMS certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.
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Careers
The AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:
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AMS Glossary Word of the Month
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Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash
The study of the distribution of living organisms freely suspended in the atmosphere and some consequences of this distribution.
It includes microorganisms and some insects, seeds, and spores. Dispersion is by the wind, aided in some species by special adaptations and
in some by flight. Learn more »
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