This is the final schedule and will stay online for the record.

Week 1: May 23 - May 27
Monday May 23rd	*Arrive in Norman on Sunday, May 22 6:30 pm Sunday — Group dinner at Hideaway Pizza   9am - 10am — Logistics, ID pictures, Travel Reimbursements 10am - 11:30am — National Weather Center Tour (Pat Hyland) noon - 1:30pm — Welcome Lunch (location TBD) 1:30 - 5pm — Independent Meetings with Mentors
Tuesday May 24th	11-noon — What to Expect in REU Otherwise, Independent Research (meet w/mentors, start your research!)
Wednesday May 25th	9am - 4pm — Software Carpentry
Thursday May 26th	9am - noon — Software Carpentry 1pm - 5:30pm — Independent Research
Friday May 27th	9am - 4pm — Software Carpentry; bring a dataset 4:30 - 5:30pm — Take notes on how you envision applying what you learned

 

Week 2: May 30 - June 3
Monday May 30th	Memorial Day (Holiday)
Tuesday May 31st	Independent Research
Wednesday June 1st	11am-noon Optional — NWA Webinar How to Make a Great Poster, NWC 4140
Thursday June 2nd	Independent Research
Friday June 3rd	Independent Research 11:30-noon — Security Briefing noon-1:30pm — Friday Happenings, brown bag lunches + (sci comm, career building, etc.)

 

Week 3: June 6 - June 10
Monday June 6th	Independent Research noon-3pm — Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station Trip
Tuesday June 7th	Independent Research
Wednesday June 8th	Independent Research
Thursday June 9th	Independent Research
Friday June 10th	Independent Research noon-1:30pm — Ariel Cohen Severe Weather Forecasting

 

Week 4: June 13 - June 17
Monday June 13th	Independent Research
Tuesday June 14th	Independent Research
Wednesday June 15th	Independent Research 1pm Seminar — Kevin Van Leer, RMS
Thursday June 16th	Independent Research 11:30-1pm — 30-second Elevator Talk Practice, NWC 5720
Friday June 17th	Independent Research noon-1:30pm — Friday Happenings, brown bag lunches + (sci comm, career building, etc.)

 

Week 5: June 20 - June 24
Monday June 20th	Independent Research 11am-noon Seminar — Jeff Snyder, OU CIMMS/NOAA NSSL
Tuesday June 21st	Independent Research
Wednesday June 22nd	Responsible Conduct of Research / Professional Ethics Training, Day 1
Thursday June 23rd	Responsible Conduct of Research / Professional Ethics Training, Day 2
Friday June 24th	Independent Research noon-1:30pm — Friday Happenings, Dr. Paul Markowski, PSU, Advice and Discussion about Science; short Scientific Communication Workshop: Preparing and Giving Oral Presentations

 

Week 6: June 27 - July 1
Monday June 27th	Independent Research
Tuesday June 28th	9am-11:30am — 5-min Practice Talks + Q&A 11:30-1pm — Networking Lunch Independent Research
Wednesday June 29th	Independent Research
Thursday June 30th	Independent Research 10-11am Seminar — Hydrometeorology by JJ Gourley, NOAA/NSSL
Friday July 1st	Independent Research noon-1:30pm — Friday Happenings, brown bag lunches + (sci comm, career building, etc.)

 

Week 7: July 4 - July 8
Monday July 4th	July 4 Holiday
Tuesday July 5th	Independent Research
Wednesday July 6th	Independent Research 1-2pm Scientific Communication — Writing Seminar w/Dave Parsons, OU SoM
Thursday July 7th	Independent Research noon-1pm — Informal Scientific Communication w/Elinor Martin, OU SoM
Friday July 8th	Independent Research 11:30-1pm — Networking Lunch w/ Mentors and Hollings Scholars

 

Week 8: July 11 - July 15
Monday July 11th	Independent Research 1-2pm — About Graduate School w/Dave Parsons and Christie Upchurch, OU SoM
Tuesday July 12th	Independent Research
Wednesday July 13th	Independent Research
Thursday July 14th	Independent Research
Friday July 15th	Independent Research 12:30-2pm — Personal Statement Workshop w/Elinor Martin & Panel of OU SoM Professors
**Saturday July 16th**	All Day, Optional: Field trip to Southwest Airlines in Dallas and the West Gulf River Forecast Center in Ft. Worth

 

Week 9: July 18 - July 22
Monday July 18th	Independent Research
Tuesday July 19th	Independent Research
Wednesday July 20th	Independent Research 9-11am — come-and-go opportunity to run a mobile radar
Thursday July 21st	Independent Research 11-noon — Skype w/Tulsa Partners
Friday July 22nd	Independent Research noon-1pm — Friday Happenings, brown bag lunches + (sci comm, career building, etc.)

 

Week 10: July 25 - July 29
Monday July 25th	Practice Day for Final Talks Independent Research
Tuesday July 26th	All day: Final Talks
Wednesday July 27th	7:30-9am — Radar Operations Center tour Independent Research
Thursday July 28th	Independent Research Bullet Points Due by Start of Business Today!!
Friday July 29th	Papers Due by Start of Business Today!! Last Day of Activities up to 10am — Clean up offices 10-11am — Career Panel 11am-noon — Mock Poster Session noon-2pm — Final REU Lunch w/Students and Mentors 2-3pm — Graduate Student Panel   Depart Norman on Saturday, July 30