Speakers

This semester, we'll be having speakers almost every week to come and talk about different aspects of meteorology. These speakers should hopefully range from current OU professors, to meteorologists from the National Weather Service, to broadcast meteorologists. As speakers come to our class, I will give a list of the speakers and links to their web sites, as applicable. Also, as future speakers are determined, I will add them to the list.

(Updated Nov. 15, 2002)

  • Sept. 9 - This week Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory will be speaking with us.
  • Sept. 16 - Dr. Susan Postawko, spoke with us about the basic meteorology in the solar system's planets.
  • Sept. 23 - Dr. Andy White, spoke about career oportunities in meteorology in the Air Force.
  • Sept. 30 - Dr. John Snow, Dean of the College of Geosciences spoke about his career and career options for students.
  • Oct. 7 - Dr. Fred Carr, had a few interesting statements about the future of the National Weather Service. If you missed it, all I can say is that you will never think of big waves the same again.
  • Oct. 14 - Dr. Kenneth Crawford, spoke with the class of the development and uses of the Oklahoma Mesonet and the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
  • Oct. 21 - Dr. Fred Carr, did a group advising session for the class, discussion the general course plan to follow for your careers here at the University of Oklahoma.
  • Oct. 28 - There was no guest lecturer for this week. They were probably washed away by all the rain.
  • Nov. 4 - Dr. Ed Mahoney from Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB) spoke today.
  • Nov. 11 - Dr. Joseph Schaefer, Director of the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), spoke to the class about the responsibilities and programs in the Storm Prediction Center and opportunities with this group.