News and Updates

Dr. Eugenia Kalnay has been awarded the IMO Prize, the highest award of the WMO. Kalnay was the Lowry Chair Professor of Meteorology during 1998-99. She was also our Gal Chen Memorial Lecturer this past spring. Kalnay is the 54th recipient of the IMO prize, and only the 2nd woman. A list of previous winners can be found at http://www.wmo.ch/pages/about/awards/winners_imo_en.html

OU meteorology professor Kelvin Droegemeier has been elected to a three year term on the Council on Governmental Relations board of directors. The COGR is an association of approximately 150 research universities with the primary function of providing advice and information to its membership while also making sure that federal agencies understand academic operations and the impact that proposed regulations will have on colleges and universities. The board of directors is composed of no more than 21 institution representatives with the responsibility of assuring continuity and stability within the organization. Board members are chosen based on their expertise in their chosen field of academics, business or research administration, and their ability to speak on behalf of their institution. For more information on the COGR, please visit http://cogr.edu/.

Meteorology graduate students Nick Engerer and Owen Shieh have been selected as recipients of graduate research fellowships by the National Science Foundation. Only four students were selected in their category (Geosciences Mesoscale Dynamic Meteorology) out of the 1,236 fellows chosen in the nation for 2009. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports exemplary graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who are pursuing a master or doctoral degrees. Applicants are selected based on development of their proposed research, references and academic performance. To learn more visit http://www.nsfgrfp.org.

Brett Albright, Jessica Erlingis, Josh King and Gina Pine have been awarded undergraduate scholarships from the American Meteorological Society. They were selected as recipients based on their academic performance in pursuit of a degree in atmospheric, oceanic or hydrological science. All four students are currently earning a 3.92 GPA or higher in their undergraduate studies. For more information about AMS fellowships and scholarships, please visit http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/.

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