NWC REU 2005
May 30 - August 6

Week 1:
May 30 - June 3

Monday May 30th Students arrive in Norman

First trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday May 31st 9:00a: Sign apartment leases

10:00a: Get OU ID cards, File travel reimbursements, Tour OU campus

???: Lunch, location TBD

1pm: NSSL Check-In

2pm: Meet with mentors, Set up Office Space, Independent Research
Wednesday June 1st Pick up at 8:45a

Tours: ROC (9:00-9:30), NWS (9:30-10:00), NSSL (10:15-11:15), Phased Array Radar (Bob Staples, 2:00)

Independent Research
Thursday June 2nd Pick up at apts 8:45a

9:00-10:30: Introduction to UNIX: Dr. Mark Laufersweiler, SEC Plaza Computer Lab

10:30-11:00: Tour OU School of Meteorology

11:00a-12:00p: Career Journal Talk, Daphne Zaras

Lunch on your own

Independent Research

2:30-3:30p: Smart-R Tour/Talk: Dr. Mike Biggerstaff, NOF
Friday June 3rd Pick up at apts 8:15a

Independent research

8:30-11:00a: Being a Scientist: Dr. Dave Schultz, NSSL Main Conf Room

 

Week 2:
June 6 - June 10

Monday June 6th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

9-11a: Tour: OU Supercomputing Center, Dr. Henry Neeman

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday June 7th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

3:30p: Simulated Doppler Radar Signatures of Tornadoes, Dr. Rodger Brown, SEC M204

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday June 8th Pick up at 8:45a

9-10am: Statistics Workshop Part 1, NSSL Main Conf Room

Independent Research

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday June 9th Pick up at 8:45a

9-10am: Statistics Workshop Part 2, NSSL Main Conf Room

10-10:30a: Tour: Storm Prediction Center

Independent Research

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday June 10th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

10:30am-12pm: "Reading on the Frontier", Part 1: Dr. Pam Heinselman, NSSL Main Conf Room

12-1pm: Bull Session #1, Brown Bag Lunch

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 3:
June 13 - June 17

Monday June 13th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

9-10:30am: Mike French & Robin Tanamachi: UMASS Mobile Radars/Graduate Student Research with H. Bluestein, NSSL main conf room

4:30-5:30p: "Weather Radar", Dr. Kevin Kloesel, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday June 14th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

2:00-5:30pm: Media Relations Workshop, Keli Tarp, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday June 15th Pick up at 8:45a

9am-10am: "Reading on the Frontier", Part 2: Dr. Pam Heinselman, NSSL Main Conf Room

10-12p: Media Relations Workshop (cont.), Keli Tarp, NSSL Main Conf Room

3:30pm: Tornadogenesis TV Interview, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday June 16th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1:15p: Pizza Lunch & First Practice Talks, NSSL Main Conf Room

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday June 17th
Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p, REUnion Festivities Begin!!!

 

Week 4:
June 20 - June 24

Monday June 20th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1-2p: "Weather Radar" w/CASA: Dr. Kevin Kloesel, Stephenson Research Building

2:15-2:30p: National Weather Center (CASA), Dr. Kloesel

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday June 21st Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1p: OPTIONAL: Ham radio Demonstration, NSSL

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday June 22nd Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

3:30 - 4:30p: "Role of professional scientists in school science education": Wilson J. Gonzalez-Espada, Ph.D, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday June 23rd Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday June 24th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1pm: Bull Session #2, Brown Bag Lunch

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 5:
June 27 - July 1

Monday June 27th Pick up at 8:45a

9-10am: "DualPol Radar": Dr. Terry Schuur, NSSL Main Conf Room

Independent research

12:00p-12:30p: Lunch on own

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday June 28th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday June 29th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday June 30th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-3p: Pizza Lunch & Second Practice Talks

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday July 1st
Pick up at 8:45a

9-11am: Oklahoma Mesonet: Dr. Jeff Basara, Norman Site Visit

11a - 1p: Severe weather preparedness video and discussion

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 6:
July 4 - July 8

Monday July 4th July 4 Holiday!
Tuesday July 5th Pick up at 8:00a

Field Trip to Dallas! West Gulf River Forecast Center (1pm-230pm), North Central Texas Council of Governments (3pm-5pm), Texas Rangers game (optional, 7pm-10pm), Head Home afterwards
Wednesday July 6th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday July 7th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1-5pm: Writing Skills/ Communication Workshop, Day 1: Dr. David Schultz, NSSL Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday July 8th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1pm: Bull Session #3, Brown Bag Lunch

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 7:
July 11 - July 15

Monday July 11th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

4-5:30p: Graduate School Info Session: Dr. Fred Carr and Celia Jones, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday July 12th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday July 13th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday July 14th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-3: Pizza Lunch & Third Practice Talks

3:30p: "Does Interdisciplinary Research Require More Self-Discipline?" Dr. Tracey Holloway,SEC A235

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday July 15th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

10:30a: Optional: "Impact of Global Emissions on Regional Air Quality in Asia": Dr. Tracey Holloway, NSSL Conf Room

12-1p: Lunch and discussion w/ Dr. Tracey Holloway

5:30p: Van to apartments

 

Week 8:
July 18 - July 22

Monday July 18th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday July 19th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

1-5pm: Writing Skills/ Communication Workshop, Day 2: Dr. David Schultz, NSSL Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday July 20th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

11-1p: Graduate School, Brown Bag Lunch Talk: Dr. Charles Doswell, NSSL

1:15pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday July 21st Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday July 22nd Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

4:30-5:30p: Tour of WDTB (optional)

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 9:
July 25 - July 29

Monday July 25th 8:45a: Van to NWC

Independent research

12-1p: Career Interview and Brown Bag Lunch: Dr. Pam Heinselman, NSSL Conf Room

1-2p: "Help the Researchers" Session, NSSL Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p, Weekly trip to grocery/discount store
Tuesday July 26th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

Pick up at 5:30p
Wednesday July 27th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1:30p: Bull Session #4, Brown Bag Lunch

1:45pm: SPC Map Discussion

Pick up at 5:30p
Thursday July 28th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

4:30-5:30p: "Global warming: Is it real? Does it matter?": Dr. David Karoly, Nssl Main Conf Room

Pick up at 5:30p
Friday July 29th Pick up at 8:45a

Independent research

12-1p: Career Interview and Brown Bag Lunch: Mike Foster, SPC Trailer Conference Room

Pick up at 5:30p

 

Week 10:
August 1 - August 5

Monday August 1st Independent research

3:30p: Optional National Weather Center Tour
Tuesday August 2nd
9-9:30a: Final Presentation: Carlos Rodriguez-Rivera, NSSL Main Conf Room

Independent research
Wednesday August 3rd Independent Research
Thursday August 4th
Final Presentations, starting at 8am and in 45 minute increments: Kate Horgan, Aisha Muhammad, Angie Fritz, Aaron Botnick, Rebekah LaBar, Michelle Harrold, Brandon Miller, Renee Curry, Sean Hribal, Julie Phillipson, Bryan Smith, Kar'retta Venable, Elise Johnson, Ariel Cohen

Evening: Party at Bob John's
Friday August 5th
11a-12p: "Before you depart to-do session", NSSL Main Conf Room

12-1p: Lunch @ Hideaway