Spotlight: 30 years of AMS Scholarships and Fellowships
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Recipients and Sponsors at the 2020 Student Awards Luncheon | | | |
2020 marks 30 years of scholarship and fellowship sponsored programs at AMS! With the support of its members, corporations, and government agencies nationwide, AMS has awarded over $12,000,000.00 to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students pursuing careers in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. More than 1,360 students have received financial support and also the opportunity to connect with their sponsors and other professionals during AMS meetings for mentoring, learning, and networking. Congratulations to our 2020 recipients and to all the past recipients and thanks to the sponsors who make these awards possible!
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“Receiving an AMS Senior Named Scholarship was one of the highlights of my time as an undergraduate student. It provided not only very helpful funding to finish school, but it also gave me the opportunity to travel to Boston for the 100th AMS Annual Meeting, which was an invaluable experience that helped me grow as a person and a student ready to advance in my career path.”
~Logan Twohey, 2019 scholarship recipient
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“SSAI is proud to be a committed sponsor of the AMS Scholarship program. Ensuring the next generation of scientists is well prepared to take on whatever challenges they may face reflects our core values of investing in our future. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting most of the AMS Scholarship recipients, and I am always delighted to see them so excited and sharing in our passion for science and technology.”
~Anoop Mehta, SSAI President
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Sneak Peek: AMS Weather Band
Coming this fall! AMS Weather Band is for weather
enthusiasts who want to learn, connect, and share their affection for all aspects of weather—sign up for updates or to get involved today, and share the news with your friends who love the weather!
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Science in local communities
The AMS announces a new community science partnership with the Association for Science and Technology Centers and the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange. Apply to be a Community Science Fellow or submit a community-led project today! Training and support provided for projects beginning in January 2021.
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"Although scientists seem to know a lot, there are still some super basic things that we knew nothing about, like what happens in the sea surface ocean during the night. If we take into consideration the high frequency of low wind speed over the ocean and that night is half of the year, we are surely making a mistake on all our calculations on global air-sea transfers."
~Mariana Ribas-Ribas (Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg), co-author of "The MILAN Campaign: Studying Diel Light Effects on the Air–Sea Interface," by Stolle et al. Get more of the story behind the science from authors in your copy of the print or digital BAMS.
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Career Resources Survey
The AMS is conducting a Career Resources survey to collect information to better serve the professional development needs of the weather, water, and climate community. The survey should take 3 minutes or less and your responses are anonymous. No identifying information is collected and survey results will only be presented in summary form. The survey closes on 7/7.
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DataStreme Fall enrollment is OPEN
AMS DataStreme is a low-cost, convenient option for salary advancement and K-12 teacher recertification. Now in its 50th continuous semester and offered 100% online, DataStreme courses teach you weather, ocean, or climate fundamentals to supercharge your lesson plans with real-world data. Now enrolling for fall 2020. Learn more »
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Meeting News and Deadlines
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Photo by Frankie Lucena - Sprite-Halo and three Gigantic Jets photographed over Tropical Storm Harvey on August 19, 2017 | | | |
AMS Glossary Word of the Month |
Weak luminous emissions that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and are coincident with cloud-to-ground or intracloud lightning flashes.
Their spatial structures range from small single or multiple vertically elongated spots, to spots with faint extrusions above and below, to bright groupings that extend from the cloud tops to altitudes up to about 95 km. Sprites are predominantly red. The brightest region lies in the altitude range 65–75 km, above which there is often a faint red glow or wispy structure that extends to about 90 km. Below the bright red region, blue tendril-like filamentary structures often extend downward to as low as 40 km. High-speed photometer measurements show that the duration of sprites is only a few milliseconds. Read more »
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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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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 Brad Turner, Nicole Dulaney, and David Amidon who earned the CAT designation in June!
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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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