NWC News www.nwc.ou.edu http://www.nwc.ou.edu/ Copyright 2008 http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=344 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:49:47 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=344 NOAA and University of Oklahoma researchers deploy radars to intercept Irene NOAA and University of Oklahoma researchers are in North Carolina to deploy two mobile radars and a state-of-the-art instrumented vehicle to intercept Hurricane Irene. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=343 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:12:08 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=343 OU STUDENT AWARDED $90,000 TO STUDY RECENT FLASH FLOODS TO ENHANCE FUTURE PREDICTION METHODS A University of Oklahoma civil engineering and environmental science graduate student recently was awarded a 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellowship to research flash flood prediction. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=342 Mon, 16 May 2011 15:45:55 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=342 OU RESEARCHERS WORKING TO ADVANCE THE SCHOOL OF METEOROLOGY’S PREDICTABILITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school’s predictability research initiatives with multiple projects that could one day lead to more accurate forecasts of weather-related events, including landslides and tornadoes. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=341 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:20:07 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=341 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ACQUIRES NEW MOBILE RADAR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND TORNADOES Researchers at the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology have a new mobile radar that will allow them to study tornadoes and other rapidly evolving meteorological phenomena. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=337 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:46:00 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=337 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR AWARDED FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP A University of Oklahoma geography professor was recently awarded a Fulbright fellowship to research how changes in land use affect optical water quality in New Zealand. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=336 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:44:38 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=336 NEW DIRECTOR OF OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY APPOINTED Kevin Kloesel, current associate dean of the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, recently was named as the new director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=335 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:50:00 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=335 Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists Scientists may have found the silver lining in that large cloud of radar information that weather forecasters discard because it is produced by birds, bats and insects. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=334 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:39:36 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=334 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA STUDENT RECEIVES OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION CENTER’S STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD Trevor Grout, engineering graduate student at the University of Oklahoma’s Atmospheric Radar Research Center, was presented with the Oklahoma Transportation Center’s student of the year award at the 14th annual Council of University Transportation Centers’ award banquet, held recently in Washington, D.C. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=333 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:11:39 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=333 Dr. Berrien Moore III Climate Presentation on 2 December 2010 http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=332 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:14:46 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=332 Dr. Berrien Moore III Climate Presentation on 2 December 2010 http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=331 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:12:32 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=331 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FACULTY MEMBER APPOINTED TO NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE The National Academy of Sciences recently appointed Kevin Kloesel, associate dean of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and associate professor of meteorology, to its National Research Council committee for “The Assessment of the National Weather Service Modernization Program.” http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=330 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:06:39 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=330 NOAA administrator makes first visit to the National Weather Center Courtesy of NewsOK.com: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco visited NOAA Weather Partners sites in Norman, said she was impressed by the interaction between research and actual radars and other tools for weather and climate. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=327 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:49:02 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=327 ASTRONAUT HONORS UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA STUDENT WITH $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP NORMAN, Okla. – Native Oklahoman and astronaut William Pogue, who spent 84 days orbiting Earth aboard Skylab, America’s first space station, will present University of Oklahoma senior Heather Hollen with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation during a public presentation and ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=326 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:39:23 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=326 University green project up for state award Courtesy of the Oklahoma Daily: An experimental green roof on the National Weather Center is up for a Keep Oklahoma Beautiful award in the Educational Institution category. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=325 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:36:02 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=325