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30 Years of Scholarships & Fellowships, Career Resources Survey, and more.

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Spotlight: 30 years of AMS Scholarships and Fellowships

Recipients and Sponsors at the 2020 Student Awards Luncheon

2020 marks 30 years of 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 and to and thanks to the sponsors who make these awards possible!

“Receiving an 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

“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

What's New?

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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—, and share the news with your friends who love the weather!

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Science in local communities

The AMS announces a 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.

Profiles from BAMS

"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 "," by Stolle et al. Get more of the story behind the science from authors in your copy of the print or .

 

Did You Know?

Awards and Honors

Career Resources Survey

The AMS is conducting a 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.

 

AMS Datastreme

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.

Meeting News and Deadlines

13–17 July - will be held virtually. Deadline for registration is 12 July

 

3 August - Deadline to submit an abstract for the

 

8 October - deadline to confirm (or withdraw) your abstract submitted for the (postponed to 21-23 June 2021).

 

26–28 October - the will be held virtually. Registration will open in late July.

 

Please check for additional meeting updates on the .

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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.

Careers

 

The connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:

Palo Alto, California

WindBorne Systems

 

Reno, Nevada

The Desert Research Institute

 

San Jose, California

San Jose State University Research Foundation

 

San Jose, California

San Jose State University Research Foundation

 

Omaha, Nebraska

Raytheon Technologies

College Park, Maryland

National Weather Service

 

Remote, Other / Non-US

Clear Science, Inc.

 

Boulder, Colorado

UCAR

 

Riverdale, Maryland

Raytheon Technologies

 

Washington DC, Dist. Columbia

Association for the Advancement of Science

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.

CAT certification

Congratulations to Brad Turner, Nicole Dulaney, and David Amidon who earned the CAT designation in June!

to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.

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