1. Internship Recap Meeting 1.Research 2.Private Sector 3.Public Sector/TV

2. 2015 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program In Climate Science at Penn State Ten weeks during the 2015 summer 40 hours per week Preference will be given to rising juniors and sophomores who plan to go to graduate school March 15, 2015 Paid Research activities may include field and laboratory work Responsibilities include research experimental design, data acquisition with state-of-the-art instruments, analyses of data sets, and numerical modeling Helpful Seminars Get to meet other REU students Written report and symposia required at end of program Funding to travel to conference

3. Air Quality Forecasting Internship State College, PA – Walker Building 9am – 3pm, Monday – Friday 30 hours a week Paid Synoptic Scale Meteorology/ Good Forecasting Skills – Junior standing Willing to learn about Atmospheric Chemistry Can work individually and on a team Typical Day: Morning - output daily forecasts for mid-Atlantic region, Lunch, Afternoon – SE PA and Delaware Send Resume to Amy Huff (akh157@psu.edu)

4. NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program Apply by January 30 th of your sophomore year – Two years of academic assistance (junior & senior year) – 10 week internship at a NOAA facility summer between junior and senior year – NOAA Scholarship Orientation and Final Presentations (Silver Spring, MD) – Funding to present summer research at a conference Apply Online at: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html#page=timelinehttp://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html#page=timeline

5. Assisted in the design and verification of a model that used current tornado probability forecasts and population data to assess the potential impacts of future severe weather outbreaks. Creation of a probabilistic forecast impact scale NWS Storm Prediction Center Matthew Brothers Mentor: Dr. Patrick Marsh Techniques Development Meteorologist

6. Model StormsActual Storms Examined storm simulation sensitivity to different grid spacings in abnormal environments Results are operationally useful and give forecasters a sense of what to look for in severe storm situations Worked with NSSL/SPC researchers Matt Flournoy – mflournoy@psu.edu

7. Kelly Balmes email: kab5758@psu.edu  NOAA’s Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program  Pacific Marine Environmental Lab  Seattle, Washington  University of Washington  Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean  Cloud effects on solar and longwave radiation from moored buoys in the North Pacific  Data quality for redundant sensors  Regional and temporal variations  Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Deadline past  Freshmen look out for it next year (typically end of January deadline)

8. Columbia University REUColumbia University REU  Live in New York City  Over 20+ students all over the nation  Awesome mentors!  Potential topics:  Earth, polar, atmospheric or oceanic sciences

9. How to Apply…How to Apply…  http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/education/programs/ summer-internship/lamont-summer-intern-program http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/education/programs/ summer-internship/lamont-summer-intern-program  2015 Program Dates: May 26 th – August 4 th, 2015  Application open February 2 nd to March 15 th  DO IT!!

10. Old Dominion University REU 2 nd year of program Oceanography Department (CCPO) Types of Research? Why location matters Application Information: Deadline: February 15, 2015 May 24 - August 1, 2015 (10 weeks) https://www.odu.edu/oeas/reu

11. http://marycam.coas.oregonstate.edu/index.html Watching Videos! Creating a “Secret Code” Digitizing it/Making a Database MATALB analysis for patterns and statistics

12. February 21 st, 2014 Bethesda, MD Founded in 2012 ~ 20 employees SUPER innovative Kat Kobylt

14. AccuWeather State College, PA Newspaper and Radio Forecasts Get actual experience Forecast different weather climates Seminars Computer graphics Forecast Discussions Encourage you to find niche SOFTBALL!!! JP Nicola

15. AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions Wichita, KS Hazardous weather maps Isoplething!!! Local forecasting Issuing warnings

16. Apply Now!!!  Accuweather.silkroad.com (just Google “AccuWeather Careers”)  Big topics in interview:  CWS  THON  Severe weather knowledge  Quick forecast  Phone interview, in case that’s new to anyone.

17. Commodity trading firm that exchanges physical assets and paper contracts from natural gas to sugar and coffee Analyze models/perform research to provide forecasts across the country for traders Build databases for analysts and traders to understand the effects of weather patterns on power demand/supply Drank Coffee (LOTS OF COFFEE)

18. Pool Use Forecasting Forecast outdoor pool use for a chemical company, Axiall, through a partnership with the Penn State Department of Meteorology based on precipitation, temperature, cloud, dew point, and wind conditions and created outdoor pool use maps for the CONUS using Adobe Illustrator Write forecast discussions complimenting the outdoor pool use maps explaining in detail how the weather/weather pattern will affect outdoor pool use Work with Bill Syrett http://ppg.met.psu.edu/ http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/GFSPUI/puiloop.html

19. Soybean Rust Project Forecasted spread of soybean rust disease for a private agricultural company, ZedX, through a partnership with the Penn State Department of Meteorology based on wind and precipitation conditions and created soybean rust hazard maps for the North American continent using Adobe Illustrator Wrote forecast discussions complimenting the soybean rust hazard maps explaining in detail how the weather/weather pattern will affect the spread of the soybean rust disease Work with Paul Knight and Jeremy Zidek https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNw4c07SKGFRmlMNUJyV2hpYUk /view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNw4c07SKGFRmlMNUJyV2hpYUk /view?usp=sharing

20. Tower Observations Record weather observations for the Walker Building weather station, where the Penn State Department of Meteorology is located, to be sent to the National Weather Service as part of the Cooperative Observer Program Work with Bill Syrett

21. Weather World Produce weather graphics and direct a television show that is over 50 years old, Weather World, which currently airs on the Pennsylvania Cable Network and WPSU Work with everyone!

22. Tips Bill will be sending out a mass email sometime later this spring “Summer Internship in Meteorology” Audition Look for additional email from Bill about becoming Tower Worker and helping out with Weather World The hours per week all depend on how many people you are working with Look for another part time job in town if you desire to work more hours State College in the summer is awesome

23. Ryan Breton WCVB-TV Boston Hearst Television Average day: 10:30am to 7pm Played the role of a weather producer for the 12pm, 5pm, 6pm newscasts Assisted in coverage of severe weather, including 3 Tornado Warnings & Hurricane Arthur Learned a lot about the challenges of forecasting New England weather in the summertime, and how to balance TV and meteorology

24. Good Morning America & ABC World News Jake DeFlitch Spent the summer in New York City interning at GMA & ABC! Money money money… MONEY! But I would do it all over again. Spent half my time with GMA.. half my time at ABC World News Good Morning America Woke up approx. 1AM-3AM every morning. Collected information on past weather the day before for Ginger. Created graphics for morning show. Forecasted for certain cities after show for next day. Celebrities! ABC World News Similar to GMA.. but better hours. Usual shift being 11AM-7PM. Wrote daily weather email out to ABC personnel discussing yesterday & today’s weather. Created graphics for ABC World News (usually Ginger) Social media HUGE

25. WTAJ-TV Forecasting Internship Altoona, PA Joe Murgo, Chief Meteorologist My Contact Info: Bryant Sell bds5240@psu.edu

26. Engineering, Scientific & Technical Intern Nichole Marsh

27. Two options: Externship (unpaid) or Internship (paid) Follow this link for the application: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/humanre sources/interns/index.htm OR Google: PA DNCR Internship TIPS: Select Counties with Regional Offices Butler, Cameron, Bedford, Bucks, Luzerne Questions? Email: nwm5120@psu.edunwm5120@psu.edu