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NWC REU 2008

May 27 - Aug 1

 

 

Schedule

Key
Purple
Intro/Orientation Events
Turquoise
Tours
Yellow
Building Blocks/Non-Tours
Orange
Important Due Dates



 

Week 1: May 26 - May 30

 

Monday
May 26
Tuesday
May 27
Wednesday
May 28
Thursday
May 29
Friday
May 30
8:00
8:30

Students
arrive
in
Norman

       
8:45am: Pick up at apts. 8:35am: Pick up at apts; drive to North Campus 8:45am: Pick up at apts. 8:45am: Pick up at apts.
9:00
9:30

REU:
ID photos, travel & scholarship paperwork

REU+Hollings:
9:00-10:00am
Tour: Radar Operations Center
North Campus

 

 

REU+Hollings:
Intro to WDTB and hands-on with the WES
WDTB lab

REU; Hollings must RSVP by Wed, May 28:
Severe Weather Forecasting Workshop
WDTB lab

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch sometime?

 

 

 

10:00
10:30

REU+Hollings:
Tour: NWC

REU:
10:30-11:15am

What to Expect in REU (lead by former REUers)
Rm 5930

REU:
10:30-11:00am

Tour: Phased-Array Radar
North Campus

11:00
11:30

 

REU:
11:30am- 1:30pm

Welcome Picnic
Reeves Park

12:00
12:30
REU:
Lunch together but on own dime at ???
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own



 

 

Independent Research

 

1:00
1:30



2:00
2:30
REU+Hollings:
2:00-3:00pm
The REU Building Blocks Series: what is it and do I want to participate?
Rm 4140

REU+Hollings:
Building Security
Rm 3910

3:00
3:30
REU:
3:00-4:00pm

Driving tour around Norman: visit OU Memorial Union, bookstore, etc...




Independent Research

4:00
4:30
REU:
Treasure hunt to find everyone's office!
Independent Research
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: First trip to grocery store

 

Things to do around town this week:

www.wimgo.com

More ideas....

 

 

Week 2: June 2 - June 6

 

 

Monday
June 2
Tuesday
June 3
Wednesday
June 4
Thursday
June 5
Friday
June 6
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.


Independent Research



Independent Research



Independent Research

Independent Research


Independent Research

9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
10:00-11:00am
REU Building Blocks:
Dual Polarization Radar; Dr. Terry Schurr

Rm 4140
11:00
11:30

REU+Hollings:
11:15 am-
Tour: Oklahoma Mesonet
NWC station

 
12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
FYI:
11a-2p - Flying Cow Cookout - free hamburgers! (only Chick-fil-a will be open for those not wanting a burger)
NWC 1st floor south patio
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

12:00-1:00pm
REU:
Brown Bag Lunch and Bull Session #1
Rm 4140









Independent Research


Independent Research





Independent Research
1:00
1:30

1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Tufte's Big Ideas
Rm 4140



Independent Research
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
 
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run

Things to do around town this week:

We'll note special events when we are aware of them and think they may be of interest.

More ideas....

 

 

Week 3: June 9 - June 13

 

 

Monday
June 9

Tuesday
June 10
Wednesday
June 11
Thursday
June 12
Friday
June 13
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.



Independent Research




Independent Research





Independent Research




Independent Research




Independent Research
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
10:00am-12:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Matlab Workshop
Rm 5720

11:00
11:30
11:00am
REU+Hollings
Tour: WeatherNews
(meet at 10:45 in NWC Atrium)

11:30am
REU+Hollings
Tour: Weather Decision Technologies

(meet at 11:15 in NWC Atrium)

11:00am-12:00pm
(15 min per group)
REU Building Blocks:
Retrospective Plans with Ms. Daphne LaDue
Rm 2410

12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-2:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Practice Talk #1 and Networking Pizza Lunch
Rm 1313
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

Independent Research
 



Independent Research



Independent Research
1:00
1:30
1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Tufte's Big Ideas II
Rm 5930
2:00
2:30


Independent Research
3:00
3:30

Independent Research
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run

Things to do around town this week:

 

More ideas....

 

 

Week 4: June 16 - June 20 + REUnion! June 22

 

 

Monday
June 16

Tuesday
June 17
Wednesday
June 18
Thursday
June 19
Friday
June 20
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts.

7:45am: Pick up @ apts

8:00-10:00am
REU Building Blocks:
GEMPAK, IDV workshop
Dr. Mark Laufersweiler
Rm 5720

8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.


Independent Research

 

Independent Research



Independent Research



Independent Research
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30



Independent Research

11:00
11:30

11am-12pm
REU+Hollings:
Tour: SHAVE Lab w/ Mr. Kiel Ortega
Rm 2820

12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

 

Independent Research

 


Independent Research

 

Independent Research



Independent Research
1:00
1:30

1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Atkinson & Mayer's 5 Points
Rm 4140

2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30

 

3:30pm
Optional Seminar: Weather and Water in Tuvalu: Climate Change, Livelihoods, and Politics
Rm 1350
4:00
4:30


4:30pm: Van to apts
(note time change)
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.

5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

REU:
REUnion - informal get together
See the REUnion Schedule for more information about the weekend's events!

Things to do around town this week:

The REUnion is all day Saturday, June 21!!!

Concert at Botanical Gardens - http://www.wimgo.com/events/40038/sunday-twilight-concert-series (FREE!)
Oklahoma River Cruise - http://www.wimgo.com/events/37809/public-cruise-oklahoma-river-cruises ($)

(you'll have to copy and paste the links in a browser)

 

Week 5: June 23 - June 27

 

 

Monday
June 23

Tuesday
June 24
Wednesday
June 25
Thursday
June 26
Friday
June 27
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.

8:15am: Pick up @ apts.

 

8:15am: Pick up @ apts.



Independent Research



Independent Research

 


Independent Research


8:30-10:30am

REU Building Blocks:
Practice Talks #2
Rm 1313

Independent Research
9:00
9:30

9:00am
REU Building Blocks:
Climate Change; Dr. David Karoly
Rm 4140

10:00
10:30
 
11:00
11:30
 

11:00am
REU Building Blocks:
Science and Policy Extravaganza!

and brown bag lunch

Rm 3902

11:30am-1:00pm

Networking Pizza Lunch
Rm 3910

12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own



Independent Research
 




Independent Research

1:00
1:30

1:00-4:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
TOS's Scientifically Speaking, critique own practice talk slides
Rm 4140


 

Independent Research



Independent Research
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
Independent Research
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

http://www.jazzinjune.org/.

More ideas....

 

Week 6: June 30 - July 4

 

 

 

Monday
June 30

Tuesday
July 1
Wednesday
July 2
Thursday
July 3
Friday
July 4
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.

JULY 4

 

HOLIDAY



Independent Research


Independent Research



 

Independent Research

 



Independent Research

 

9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
10:00-11:00am
REU+Hollings:
What's happening with VORTEX 2?
Dr. Lou Wicker

Rm 4140
10:00am-12:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Balancing the Pieces of Your Life
Rm 4140
11:00
11:30
 
REU Building Blocks:
11:00am-1:00pm Lunchtime chat with Chuck Doswell
Rm 4140
12:00
12:30

12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
   

 

Independent Research



1:00
1:30
1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
So you want to publish a journal article?
Dr. Pam Heinselman
Rm 4140

1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Focus on Writing
Rm 4140

1:00-2:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Overview of Decision-Making and Expertise Studies Research
Dr. Rick Thomas
OU's PSY Dept.
Rm 4140

2:00
2:30



Independent Research
3:00
3:30

Independent Research

Independent Research
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

 

 

Week 7: July 7 - July 11

 

 

 

Monday
July 7

Tuesday
July 8
Wednesday
July 9
Thursday
July 10
Friday
July 11
8:00
8:30


REU:


Tour/Field trip to Dallas!

 

12:45-2:00pm: West Gulf River Forecast Center and Fort Worth WFO

3:15-3:45pm: GIS Tornado Study

4:00-4:30pm: Air Quality talk at North Central Texas Council of Governments

(times are approximate)

Evening: Texas Rangers game if we want
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.



Independent Research


8:30-9:30am
REU+Hollings:
Phased-Array Radar with Dr. Pam Heinselman
Rm 4140

 



Independent Research



Independent Research

9:00
9:30


Independent Research
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

12:00-1:45pm
Brown Bag Lunch and
REU Building Blocks:
Be an Entrepreneurer!: Intro, survey, modules
Rm 4140


 


Independent Research



Independent Research
1:00
1:30

1:00-3:00pm
REU Building Blocks:
Mentor Poster Session

Rm 3910



Independent Research
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30


Independent Research
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

 

 

 

Week 8: July14 - July 18

 

Monday
July 14

Tuesday
July 15
Wednesday
July 16
Thursday
July 17
Friday
July 18
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.


Independent Research



Independent Research

 

Independent Research



Independent Research



Independent Research
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own

12:00-3:30pm

REU Building Blocks:
Practice Talks #3 and
Networking Pizza Lunch
Rm 1313


12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
 

 



Independent Research



Independent Research

 



Independent Research
1:00
1:30
1:00-2:30pm
REU Building Blocks:
Grad School Applications; Dr. Fred Carr and Ms. Celia Jones
Rm 4140
2:00
2:30
 


2:45-3:30pm
REU Building Blocks:
Be an Entrepreneurer: Presentations!

Rm 4140
3:00
3:30

3:30-5:00

Building-wide ice cream social!


 
4:00
4:30
 
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

 

 

 

Week 9: July 21 - July 25

 

 

Monday
July 21

Tuesday
July 22
Wednesday
July 23
Thursday
July 24
Friday
July 25
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.


Independent Research



Independent Research


 

Independent Research

and

Practice Talks(Rm 1313)

 

Final Presentations

All Day!

Rm 1313

 




Independent Research
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own


Independent Research



Independent Research


1:00
1:30

1:00pm (/or sometime today or Monday)
REU Building Blocks

Meet with Daphne and mentor to final research plan documents

2:00
2:30

Independent Research
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

 

 

 

Week 10: July 28 - August 1

 

 

 

Monday
July 28

Tuesday
July 29
Wednesday
July 30
Thursday
July 31
Friday
August 1
8:00
8:30
8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts. 8:15am: Pick up @ apts.  


Independent Research



Independent Research


 

Independent Research

 

 


Final Papers Due by 5pm!
8:45am: Pick up @ apts.
9:00
9:30

9:00-10:00am:
Clean out desk spaces

10:00
10:30
10:00am-12:00pm
Final REU Activities

11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch on your own
12:00pm
Lunch at Mazzios!


Independent Research



Independent Research



Independent Research
1:00pm
Doo Rag Ceremony

1:00
1:30

1:00pm

REU Building Blocks:

Grad school chat w/ Dr. Kevin Kloesel

 
2:00
2:30
   
3:00
3:30
   
4:00
4:30
   
5:00
5:30
5:30pm
Watch balloon launch, Norman WFO

6:00pm
Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
5:00pm: Van to apts.
Evening REU: Weekly grocery/discount store run    

 

 

Things to do around town this week:

 

 

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