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Scholarships, a new book, important dates!

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Spotlight: Scholarships and Fellowships

 

AMS scholarships and fellowships ranging from $1000 to $25,000 are now open for applications–from freshmen year to graduate school, AMS supports students' education and pursuit of a career in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. Our have funded over 40 scholarships and fellowships for 2019! We also congratulate the ; read more about them on the web page.

 

What's New?

New AMS Book

by Victoria Slonosky is a look at enlightenment science in the Canadian colonies, with a focus on scientific and other diaries of early weather and climate observers (doctors, botanists, theologians, and other citizen scientists). AMS member price only $25 in !

Teacher Travel Grant Opportunity

AMS is providing K–12 teachers with the opportunity to interact with scientists as an attendee at the . Funding is available to teachers through a newly established . Apply by 12 October.

AMA in the AMS Community

On 18 and 19 September, Dr. Lourdes Avilés, author of , will be hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session in the to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Great New England Hurricane! The AMA will give AMS members the opportunity ask Dr. Avilés about the storm in both scientific and historical contexts as well as any other questions you can think of. We hope you’ll join us!

Dates and Deadlines

Open Now! - and for the 99th Annual Meeting! Check out information about the at the 99th Annual Meeting.

 

6 September - for ICUC10 (recordings and supplementary information are ).

 

6 September - Don't forget to register and book your room for the !

 

14 September - Book your room for the in DC in October.

 

Did You Know?

At this time of year AMS Boards and Committees are seeking new members to begin terms starting in January 2019. to Society initiatives and programs, contact the appropriate commissioner, or fill out the online volunteer form!

 

The is more than 50% complete! ALL pages of every issue of the Bulletin of the AMS going back to 1944 are now ! We will complete this project before the close of the Centennial year. You can help us preserve the history of our science, making it free, open, and accessible to the world by sponsoring a single issue or a full volume year of BAMS! To take part in this special opportunity, .

Careers

 

The AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather water and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include:

College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University

 

New Haven, Connecticut

WTNH TV

 

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Department of Soil, Water, & Climate

 

Boulder, Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

Portsmouth, Virginia

WAVY TV 10

 

College Park, Maryland

UMD/ESSIC

 

College Park, Maryland

UMD/ESSIC

 

Petaluma, California

Sonoma Technology, Inc.

 

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

BASF

Survey and Results

 

Question for September

August Results

 

Which of the following did NOT invent a meteorological instrument?

AMS Glossary Word of the Month

 

A convective downdraft (downburst) that covers an area less than 4 km along a side with peak winds that last 2–5 minutes.

 

Differential velocity across the divergence center is greater than 10 m s−1. The strong wind shears associated with a microburst can result in aircraft accidents. Microbursts can be wet (contain rain) or dry.

Credit: NOAA Legacy Photo ERL/WPL

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