REU 2007 Workshops, Lectures, and Tours

Workshops

• Introduction to UNIX, Dr. Mark Laufersweiler (OU SoM)
• What to Expect in REU, former REU students currently attending OU for graduate school
• Introduction to Statistics, Dr. Mike Richman (OU SoM) and Dr. Kim Elmore (OU CIMMS)
• Severe Weather Forecasting, Mr. Bob Johns (NOAA SPC, retired) and Mr. Jim LaDue (NOAA WDTB)
• Are You Ready to Publish and Review a Journal Article?, Dr. Pam Heinselman (OU CIMMS)
• Scientific Communication, Dr. Renee McPherson (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)
• Entrepreneurial Workshop, Ms. Daphne LaDue (OU CAPS)
• Scientific Posters and Presentations, Dr. Harold Brooks (NOAA NSSL)

Lectures

• Human Research Subjects in Meteorology, Ms. Daphne LaDue (OU CAPS)
• Paradigm Shifts in Weather Radar, Mr. Dave Zittel (NOAA ROC)
• Private Sector Meteorology, Dr. Les Lemon (NOAA WDTB)
• Hydrometeorology, Dr. Jian Zhang (OU CIMMS)
• Meteorology in the Military, Major Jennifer Winslow (NOAA ROC)
• Being Opportunistic, Dr. Kevin Kloesel (OU CA&GS)
• Phased Array Radar, Dr. Pam Heinselman (OU CIMMS)
• Dual-Polarization Radar, Dr. Terry Schuur (OU CIMMS)
• Information Security, Dr. Jeff Kimpel (NOAA NSSL)
• Career Planning, Dr. Dave Stensrud (NOAA NSSL)
• The Tri-State Tornado, Dr. Chuck Doswell (OU CIMMS)
• Graduate School Applications, Dr. Fred Carr (OU SoM) and Ms. Celia Jones (OU SoM)
• Choosing a Graduate School, Dr. Kevin Kloesel (OU CA&GS)

Tours

• National Weather Center
• Storm Prediction Center
• Weather Forecast Office
• Hazardous Weather Testbed
• OCS Mesonet and urban instrumentation site
• Radar Operations Center
• Phased Array Radar
• SMART-R Mobile Research Radars
• WeatherNews, Inc., Norman, OK facility
• WDT, Inc., Norman, OK facility