KUOURMETPACT: YEAR II: GROWTH

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KUOURMETPACT YEAR II GROWTH

• Paul J. Croft
• Kean University

Department of Geology Meteorology
Thanks to KU Students Alumni!
Please visit student posters!
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Operational Undergraduate Research in
Meteorology, Professional Activities,
Collaborative Training

• Operational Research
• Field applications, climatology
• Forecast Relevance, methods
• Knowledge Understanding
• Advancement of Techniques
• Liaison Partners, Collaboratives

• Professional Activities
• Real-time weather forecasting
• Data collection and analysis
• Synthesis and Products for use
• KU Student Chapter AMS/NWA
• Honors Seminar, Senior Seminar
• Professional Development
• Abstract, Preprint, Presentations
• Conferences, Manuscripts

• Collaborative Training
• Private Sector Groups, Offices
• National Weather Service, Others
• Television Radio Stations in area
• KU Department, School, Programs
• Guest Speakers, Tours, Activities

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Growth through Research in Operational Weather
Training Holistically

• SECURED Program
• Student Educational Collective for Undergraduate
  Research Experiences and Development
• HOW???
• Majors and others at KU
• Select topics for the regional area
• Coursework and Experiential Learning
• Additional resources, references
• Research Team efforts, meetings, mentors
• Professional Setting Conduct, Outcomes
• Outcomes oriented for project students
• Products for use, understanding, extension
• Involvement of Epsilon Corps, CESE, MISE

GROWTH!

• Students Partnering with Faculty
• Expansion from Independent Study
• Use of Seminar and Special Topics courses
• Research Team, data/disagreements, multiple
  perspectives, task completions, and organization
• Identify questions to be asked, resources needed,
  coordination with others, resolution
• Problem-Based Learning
• Funding provided by KU ORSP
• Summer work followed by AY completion

Critical Thinking...
Career preparation!
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SpF Progress, Results, Status

• Topics
• Cool Season Severe
• Winter Season Fog
• AQI Patterns
• WRF Modeling
• October Tropical
• Rain-Snow Line
• Sea Breeze

• Convective Initiation
• Where, When, Why?
• Base State Flows from surface through 200mb
• June, July, August 2006 plus lightning data
• Improve with regard to location of the
  initiation, evolution of cells with time, and
  coverage of region by the activity
• Physiographic Features of interest, Intensity,
  Severe events
• Prediction improved? Why?
• Thanks also to Mount Holly and Upton NWS!

Peer Mentoring

• Data Collection Analysis
• Data collection, sorting, parsing
• Spreadsheets, programming
• Statistical summaries, methods
• Collaborative Learning
• Cooperative Learning

• Collaborative, Cooperative Effort
• NWS Mount Holly, NJ Upton, NY (PHI/OKX)
• Conference preparation/support, practice
  presentation
• Interaction with other professionals, Training
• Literature and other resources (online
  otherwise)
• Collective portfolio development by students

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Professional Stewards Partners

• Assessing Students Outcomes
• Coursework applications
• Learning Styles, Methods
• Real-time Environment
• Research Projects
• Communication Skills
• Professional Settings

Physiography Features
PHI OKX
Maritime Influences
Conferences Posters/Orals Award
Competitions Internships, Programs Employment,
Grad School
Phi Kappa Phi
College NAHS
NWDigest Article
Results from students...
Please visit their posters!
NE Storms AMS Conferences...
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Outcomes More!
Outreach Service Components

• Support retention, professional development,
  skills set for career applications, jobs,
  graduate school

Continuing...
Coordination with government, private sector,
other partners in operational meteorology
Expansion
Student Collective within KU for an Operational
Geo-Weather Center
In development...
ONJSC CCMI
Active Participation, Community Stakeholder,
Professional

• Operational Geo-Weather Research Operations
  Center at Kean University (Geo-Wx-ROCK)
• Supported by Majors Non-Majors, Practicum
• Service to KU, Community, Professional
• Real-time Forecasts, Research, Products
• Skills Development, Communications, and from
  Collaborator to Colleagueand more students!

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Questions/Comments?
KU-OUR-METPACT Year II SECURED development
GROWTH
Thanks!

• Paul J. Croft
• Kean University

Department of Geology Meteorology
Thanks again to KU Students Alumni!
Please visit student posters!