Week 1: May 22 - May 28
Wednesday May 22nd	Late arrivals check in 9-10am: Introductions, travel claims, other administrative items 10-11:30am: Building Tour w/Kevin Kloesel 11:30am-1pm: Welcome Picnic, O Deck
Thursday May 23rd	Independent Research 1pm-2pm: What to Expect, by past REUers
Friday May 24th	10-noon: Optional UNIX Workshop noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday May 27th	Memorial Day (Holiday)
Tuesday May 28th	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 2: May 29 - June 4
Wednesday May 29th	Independent Research
Thursday May 30th	Independent Research
Friday May 31st	noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday June 3rd	Optional: Social science research brown bag lunch
Tuesday June 4th	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 3: June 5 - June 11
Wednesday June 5th	Independent Research 10-11am: PAR Radar Tour 11-2pm: Radar Extravaganza Talks History of Weather Radars, Don Burgess Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC) & Radar Innovations Laboratory (RIL), Dr. Bob Palmer Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA), Dr. Jerry Brotzge Phased Array Radar (PAR), Dr. Pam Heinselman Weather Radars & Aeroecology, Dr. Phil Chilson
Thursday June 6th	Independent Research
Friday June 7th	noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday June 10th	Independent Research Responsible Conduct of Research / Professional Ethics Training
Tuesday June 11th	Independent Research Responsible Conduct of Research / Professional Ethics Training Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 4: June 12 - June 18
Wednesday June 12th	Independent Research 11-noon: 30-sec Practice Talks
Thursday June 13th	Independent Research 1-2pm: Scientific Communication Workshop, Part 1, Dr. V. Lakshmanan
Friday June 14th	noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches 1-2pm: Scientific Communication Workshop, Part 2, Dr. V. Lakshmanan
Monday June 17th	Independent Research
Tuesday June 18th	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 5: June 19 - June 25
Wednesday June 19th	Independent Research 1-2:30pm: Seminar: Experimental Forecast Program, Dr. Jimmy Correia
Thursday June 20th	Independent Research Optional:Social science research brown bag lunch
Friday June 21st	noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches 1-2pm: Career Talk: WeatherFusion, Don Giuliano
Monday June 24th	Independent Research 11:30am-1pm: Seminar: Emergency Management Perspectives, David Grizzle
Tuesday June 25th	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 6: June 26 - July 2
Wednesday June 26th	Independent Research 1-3pm: 5-min Practice Talks
Thursday June 27th	Independent Research Evening: depart for Boulder, CO
Friday June 28th	Boulder All Day 9-9:45am: Introduction to NOAA Boulder & Science on a Sphere 9:45-10:10am: Black Carbin: The Wild Card of Climate, Dr. Anne Perring 10:35-10:55am: Global Monitoring - Greenhouse Gas Network, Dr. Pieter Tans 10:55-11:30am: Space Weather Prediction - Forecasting & Research, Dr. Rodney Viereck 11:30-1:15pm: Working Lunch w/ SOARS Proteges. NWC REU presentation on Seminal Tornado Events in Oklahoma. 1:30-2pm: NCAR Mesa Lab Tour 2-2:30pm: Visualization Lab Presentation, Marc Mueller 3:30pm: Climate Science at NCAR, Dr. Jim Hurrell Dinner w/ SOARS Proteges
Saturday June 29th	Rocky Mountain National Park Homework on drive: Read Arapahoe story of White Owl and Thunderbird At RMNP: use Kestrels to keep track of microclimatic changes Trail Ridge Road to the Continental Divide Alpine Visitors Center: lunch (not provided), and Native learning-in-context about place and seasons: White Owl and Thunderbird Alluvial fan: vivid illustration of the power of water
Sunday June 30th	Hike NCAR Weather Trail View displays at Mesa Lab Education Center Return to Norman
Monday July 1st	Independent Research
Tuesday July 2nd	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 7: July 3 - July 9
Wednesday July 3rd	9am PAR Tour Independent Research
Thursday July 4th	July 4 Holiday
Friday July 5th	Independent Research noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday July 8th	Independent Research
Tuesday July 9th	Independent Research Research Meeting: Andrew & Dee w/Dr. Mike Richman Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch Research Meeting: Sam & Nicole w/Dr. Terry Schuur

 

Week 8: July 10 - July 16
Wednesday July 10th	Independent Research Research Meeting: Kody & Caleb w/Dr. Joe Ripberger Research Meeting: Brianna & Levi w/Dr. Mike Coniglio
Thursday July 11th	Independent Research
Friday July 12th	Independent Research noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday July 15th	Independent Research Research Meeting: Joshua & Mallory w/Dr. Jack Kain
Tuesday July 16th	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 9: July 17 - July 23
Wednesday July 17th	Independent Research noon-1pm: REU Networking Lunch
Thursday July 18th	Independent Research Optional: Social science research brown bag lunch
Friday July 19th	Final Presentations noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches TEA Cafe Run
Monday July 22nd	Independent Research Research Meeting: Joshua & Mallory w/Dr. Jack Kain
Tuesday July 23rd	Independent Research Optional: Experimental Warning Program brown bag lunch

 

Week 10: July 24 - July 30
Wednesday July 24th	Practice Talks All Day, Sign up for time
Thursday July 25th	Final Presentations all day Formal group lunch for students and mentors
Friday July 26th	Independent Research noon-1pm: REU Friday Lunches
Monday July 29th	Independent Research Papers & Bullet Points Due
Tuesday July 30th	Final Day Activities 10-11am: Graduate Student Panel 11-noon: Young Professionals Panel 1-2pm: Applying for Graduate School by Dr. Al Shapiro and Ms. Christie Upchurch 2-3pm: Weather Friends photo shoot 3-4pm: Final Program Evaluation and Closing Activity