Hi Linda,
Thanks for the welcome! I'm looking forward to working with the
Unidata group. I view our collaboration with Unidata as essential for
the growth of our new undergraduate program. We've just begun our 3rd
year and we already have 50 majors. Quite a few of them have asked for
more training in forecasting and weather data analysis. To give them a
chance at a job with the NWS, they need to be familiar with Unidata and
AWIPS II. We've approached our college for funding to build a
forecasting/data analysis lab as well as purchasing a server that can
handle the LDM. I've also asked for funds to purchase a smart
projection system and a few high end GPU systems that can be linked to
the projectors. I think this will be a great way to foster group
discussions on forecasting, weather in general, and climate. I'm
keeping my fingers crossed that we receive a positive response. I will
be keeping my eyes out for announcement of the equipment awards and
I'll be sure to sign up to the email list.
While I don't have very much forecasting experience I'm hoping to
learn. All of my research has been using air quality/ climate, and
atmospheric chemical models to study composition. My goal is to build a
network of people in our area (students, staff, scientific public (NOAA
NCEP is a short walk from here)) that are interested in weather to form
a core group that will really help this take off.
Thanks for your support! It's very much appreciated and I look
forward to talking with you in the future.
Cheers,
Tim
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Timothy Canty, PhD.
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate &
Professional Masters programs
Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
301.405.5360
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