1. FORTCAST (Fort Collins, CO) 2. Metro Atlanta 3. North Florida 1

Congratulations to all of the AMS Local Chapters on their outstanding poster submissions!

The Local Chapter Affairs Committee chose the following posters as the award winners at the AMS Annual Meeting, which was held virtually.

Regular Chapters 1. FORTCAST (Fort Collins, CO) 2. Metro Atlanta 3. North Florida

Student Chapters 1. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 2. University of Oklahoma 3. Iowa State University

The winning posters are presented first, with the rest following in alphabetical order January 2021 Getting to Know FORTCAST FORTCAST seeks to promote and Social Activities • FORT Collins Atmospheric ScientisTs advance the atmospheric sciences • CSU Bowling: Event to (FORTCAST) was founded in 2012 by graduate welcome new students to CSU students at Colorado State University (CSU) through educational outreach and public service in Northern Colorado. • Membership is comprised of meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, and weather enthusiasts throughout northern Colorado Guiding and Mentoring • Members represent public, private, and academic • FORTCAST Movie sectors the Next Generation of Scientists Night: Before the Flood During the year, FORTCAST participates in a variety of K-12 educational activities. Educating our Community • Little Shop of Physics: In Supporting Northern Colorado • What’s Brewing in Weather and Science monthly February 2020, FORTCAST • In October 2020, led collection talks to enhance public knowledge participated in the largest efforts for the Atmospheric science outreach event at CSU Science department for CSU’s • Maintains and by providing hands-on science operates weather Annual Cans Around the Oval activities for students stations across Event, which benefits the Food northern Colorado Bank of Larimer County

• Assists with Regular Chapter weather balloon • K-12 school programs: launches ○ In March 2020, members • With the rest of the College of visited Loveland High Engineering, we collected 173 School for two days to give pounds of food and raised weather and climate $2,460, which provided 4,920 Enriching Student Members presentations to several meals! classes ○ In November 2020, • Networking Events members virtually gave a • Weather Discussions presentation to students of Falcon AeroLab NOCO on Connect with FORTCAST aviation weather

● Sponsors the Young Scientist https://www.facebook.com/FORTCASTAMS Symposium on Atmospheric • Helping students prepare for Research (YSSAR) for young college: Assist with CSU @FORTCAST scientists along the Colorado Atmospheric Science and Wyoming Front Range. department tours and student fortcast.atmos.colostate.edu 2019 marked our 9th YSSAR! shadowing U N I V E R S I T Y O F P U E R T O R I C O A T M A Y A G Ü E Z A M S S T U D E N T C H A P T E R SMPR Member giving a International Women's Day AO visit of SMPR Chapter demostration at the AO celebration UPRM Open House

J A N L U I S R I V E R A Vice President Y A M I L E X O R T I Z Historian N I W D É R I V E R A President

Z A I B E T H C A R L O Juracán Journal Editor

Arecibo Observatory AMS 2020 Annual Meeting

J U A N F O N T Á N E Z J O H N P É R E Z Webmaster G A B R I E L A F I G U E R O A Secretary I N T R O D U C T I O N Treasurer F U T U R E W O R K "The Arecibo Observatory (AO) has collapsed” were The UPRM AMS Student Chapter has as a goal the words that on December 1, 2020, took the breath " B E C A U S E during the next few months to offer workshops to away of all Puerto Ricans. This scientific heritage members on topics such as: how to prepare for served to explore the science of other planets, and atmospheric events, climatology, microclimates, principally as a source of knowledge. For this reason, O U R G O A L geology, among others. We also will continue to the Student Local Chapter of Puerto Rico has joined support communities and bring them information on a year after year to collaborate with this important F O R T H E A O weekly basis on a diversity of topics, for example: radio telescope, in order to unite the sciences of how to stay prepared for an earthquake. In addition, meteorology, physics, geology, engineering, and we want to encourage the importance of the Arecibo astronomy; all in the same place. I S N O T T O Observatory and join the immense support needed in the scientific community for the reconstruction of this E X P E C T Puerto Rican treasure. 2020 Demonstration Committee How convection in the How Earth's Atmospheric Layers "How to Communicate Science Discussion" with atmosphere works work P R O G R E S S , Student Chapter Meeting Karuska Matos Student Chapter B U T T O B E P A R T O F I T . ”

M I S S I O N 2 0 2 0 A C T I V I T I E S The Puerto Rico Meteorological Society (SMPR) is As part of the activities of the chapter, the women celebrated the committed to fostering growth among students of all International Women’s Day showing support to those that keep ages and the community in general on the breaking the stereotypes. The student meeting served as an outlet for importance of knowledge and understanding of the many of the active members allowing an interaction between the new different branches of science. The Chapter oversees and old members. On the other hand, the Weather Briefings different activities in which the objectives of Committee remained active, making podcasts and radio rec2ndordings Place Winner providing information are met through educational for the general and scientific community. It even collaborated to workshops, seminars, and demonstrations. The SMPR provide a nationwide podcast on air quality. No earthquake or Chapter seeks to maintain a relationship with the hurricane was able to stop this team, as it worked hard to maintain its Professional Chapter of the AMS of Puerto Rico to commitment to the citizens of Puerto Rico. In short, the expectation of create different opportunities of growth for the keeping the future professionals informed about the opportunities How tornadoes are High and low pressures meteorological community of the island. they have in the field of Meteorology was fulfilled. "Learning about Meteorology Discussion" with Meeting with the Center for Student formed with Bernoulli John Morales Meteorology in Perú www.sometpr.com Sociedad Meteorológica de ams_uprm ams_uprm [email protected] #SAVEAO Puerto Rico/AMS UPRM Student Chapter Chapter Goals Previous Meetings 2020 Webinar Series June 17th– Nikki Hathaway – • Strengthen and reinforce a Introduction to Hurricane Hunting community of meteorologists throughout the Atlanta community. June 22nd – Jared Rennie – Asheville, NC: Climate City • Increase involvement in July 9th – Logan Poole – Easter 2020 meteorology in the local community Tornado Outbreak and Insight into Storm Damage Surveys by engaging the interests of people Guest lecture from Weather from many diverse backgrounds. Channel meteorologists July 15th – Sid King – Inside the National (top) and Tours of Delta Weather Service and High-Impact Georgia • Improve cooperation between Operations Center and NWS Weather Atlanta (bottom). st agencies and promote the sharing Tour of the CNN Center July 21 – Adam Baker – Operational (top), End of the Year Meteorology: Some Typical and Non- of different perspectives and ideas. Banquets (bottom) Typical Experiences • Raise awareness of local weather October 20th – Dr. Victor Gensini – “Extended Range Severe Weather and climate concerns through Prediction” social media. November 9th – Dr. Zachary Handlos – “The Composite Life Cycle of West Pacific Regular Chapter Vertical Jet Superposition Events and their 2020 Officer Team Associated Large-Scale Environments” Pictured (L-R): November 17th – Katie Martin – “From Sid King Broadcast Meteorology to the National (President), Steve Weather Service” Gregg (President- th Elect), Brad Rubin November 24 – Dr. John Knox – “Making Wet-Bulb Temperature and Wedges (Secretary), Sara Easier” Tonks (Treasurer) Georgia Weather 2020 December 3rd – Dr. DaNa Carlis – “An Unscripted Journey: Science, Policy, and Leadership” tinyurl.com/MetroATL-AMS-NWA December 8th – Brian McCallum – Active severe and tropical “Introducing the New USGS National facebook.com/AMSnwaATL seasons – Easter Sunday Water Dashboard” tornado outbreak (left) and impacts from Sally, Delta, All Recorded Presentations: @MetroAtlantaAMS and Zeta (right). tinyurl.com/MetroATL-AMS-NWA. Student Chapter NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY THE NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2002, AND IS NOW A FIVE-TIME AMS LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OUR MISSION STATEMENTS BELOW WE CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON HAVING OUR MEMBERS NEEDS MET AND KEEPING THE ORGANIZATION SOMETHING WE ARE PROUD TO CALL OUR OWN.

OUR MEETINGS OUR OFFICERS FROM LEFT, TREASURER: JESSICA KIRK L PRESIDENT: LORENZ TORRES-LESCHNIK L VICE PRESIDENT: OLIVIA GRAFF L SECRETARY: LAURA HELOCK L SCIENCE AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR: JORDAN TWEEDIE

SPEAKER, ASTRO NICK UNDERWOOD, EXPLAINING HIS WORK AS A HURRICANE HUNTER TO OUR MEMBERS OUR EVENTS OVER ZOOM

OUR MISSION “THE NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SHALL FOSTER THE GROWTH OF MEMBERS OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY IN NORTH FLORIDA, SOUTH CLEANING UP GEORGIA, AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY PROVIDING THE THE SHORES OF COMMUNITY WITH A SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC POINT OF CONTACT LAKE HENRIETTA FOR METEOROLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL, AND OTHER RELATED SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS.”

CASCADES PARK, THE SIGHT “THE NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SHALL ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIVE OF OUR AMS PICNIC RESEARCH AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND SHALL ENGAGE IN WE HELD A RAFFLE CONTINUING EDUCATION ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TO RAISE FUNDS VARIOUS BRANCHES OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE.” FOR HURRICANE RELIEF, GIVING AWAY ITEMS Regular Chapter SUCH AS THIS THERE WERE MANY GAME TOTE NIGHTS TO GROW THE CHAPTER’S SOCIAL OUR CHAPTER TRIP CONNECTIONS, INCLUDING PLAYING “AMONG US”

CHECKING OUT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RADIO OPERATION MEMBERS DURING ROOM OUR GOALS THEIR TOUR OF MARIANNA’S -EXPAND VARIETY OF EVENTS AND IMPACT OF OUR EMERGENCY LLOUTREACH MANAGEMENT -GROW MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR OFFICE LLMEMBERS -INTRODUCE MEMBERS TO A BROADER VARIETY OF LLOPPORTUNITIES/ WORK ENVIRONMENTS IN THE FIELD EVERYONE ATOP THE TRAIL LEADING OUT OF US DEEP INSIDE THE CAVERNS FLORIDA CAVERNS STATE PARK -HAVE FUN WHILE DOING IT ALL

@NORTHFLAMSNWA NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE AMS/NWA [email protected] @NORTHFLAMSNWA Student Chapter Regular Chapter Posters

HUNTSVILLE, NORTH ALABAMA CHAPTER OF THE AMS/NWA Shifting from In Person to Online, Connecting with the Atmospheric Science Community in the Tennessee Valley and Beyond

February 2020 Meeting: July 2020 Meeting: July 2020 Meeting: Nov 2020 Meeting: Dec 2020 Meeting: UAH Students, HSV Zoom Presentation with Zoom Presentation with WAFF Zoom Presentation with Zoom Presentation with Professionals Mentor Mixer Dr. Castle Williams, Meteorologist Brandon Spinner Dr. Chris Schultz, Joe Gehrdes, HSV Utilities NOAA and UGA NASA MSFC

CHAPTER OFFICERS Christina Edwards – President Elise Schultz – Vice President BJ Barbre – Treasurer Bobby Stilwell – Secretary Student Chapter Posters

Florida Institute of Technology Student Chapter Melbourne, Florida Matthew Beggy, Cassandra O’Connor Mission Statement The Florida Institute of Technology Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (FITSCAMS) was founded in 1997- which coincided with the creation of a meteorology program within the Department of Marine and Environmental Systems. We have an active speakers program that includes private consulting meteorologists, TV meteorologists, employees from the NASA/Patrick Air Force Base’s 45th Weather Squadron, forecasters from the National Weather Service in Melbourne, FL, and many FIT Alumni. Many members are SKYWARN spotter trained and participate in the national WX Challenge competition. We also engage in a variety of fun activities, including bowling night, pottery painting night, and more. FITSCAMS is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. We are a well-rounded club dedicated to the advancement of meteorological knowledge. and networking skills.

Fig 4: Florida Tech students in a Zoom meeting featuring guest speaker and alumni Andrew Shipotofsky discuss his career in TV forecast Meteorology.

Skywarn Spotter Training COVID 19 Our members have the As a result of COVID-19, we have opportunity to become Skywarn switched our operations. Instead of Storm Spotters with the National Fig 3: FIT student Jason Chiappa our normal field trips, we have used Weather Service (NWS) in Fig 1: Photo collage with FITSCAMS assisting FIT Facilities Operations in this opportunity to ’bring in’ (via members from various trips, including Fig 2: Image collage of photos taken by FITSCAMS members the installation and maintenance of Zoom) guest speakers from various Melbourne, FL. Through the and alumni and featured on FITSCAMS social media. Credit one of the FIT Weather Network beginner class and advanced Cape Canaveral, NHC, WESH TV, and meteorology fields. We have had AMS 100. from left to right starting in the top row goes to Colin Snyder, stations. class, our members have Matthew Beggy, Kelly Carmer, Alex Nickerson, Alex Branton, guest speakers from broadcast furthered their knowledge in the Chapter Trips Anna Hamelin, Jake Bennett, Paige Klinger, Matthew Beggy, FIT WIFI Weather Network meteorology, the NWS, graduate Jason Chiappa, David Bishop, Robbie Whitman, Zach Watson, This Project, supervised by Dr. students, and NASA. Our successful field of meteorology, and can Located in east-central Florida, Akarshna Iyer, Anna Hamelin, Seth Lee, Jason Chiappa. now report hail, flooding, high our members have access to high S. Lazarus with the support of FIT alumni have made up a significant winds tornadoes, etc. profile weather forecasting and Social Media students, is to establish a real portion of the speakers. We continue research sites in our area. Our FITSCAMS is very active on social media time campus-wide weather to find ways to digitally connect with interacting with members, alumni, and outside network that provides up to all of our members to keep Fund Raising chapter often takes both local weather agencies. With “Where are they now the minute data that is part of engagement up even in these The majority of funding for our and long distance trips including, Wednesdays” featuring alumni in their careers, the ”Weather Ready” NWS unprecedented times. local chapter comes from various but not limited to, Cape “Cloud Fridays” featuring student and alumni certification and is used in local restaurants that organize Canaveral, the National weather photography, and “Social Saturdays” that various undergraduate fundraisers for clubs. We Hurricane Center, Orlando WESH feature weather photography related to a specific courses, and student research frequently have Krispy Kreme TV, and the National AMS topic, FITSCAMS is committed to representing all projects. The data is uploaded donut sales and Chipotle Spirit conference. Under normal of our members and their pursuits. Our twitter to Weather Underground via fundraiser programs help us. Our circumstances, we take at least background photo is a monthly competition voted campus WIFI. Officers have also organized one tour every academic year. on by members at our meetings. Our social media Bonfire sales online where we accounts are utilized almost daily to provide our Fig 5 (Right): FITSCAMS members have sold FITSCAMS Twitter @FITSCAMS community with updates about our organization, participate in a pottery class as part merchandise to everyone. Instagram @florida_tech_ams members, alumni, and current weather, etc. of community building among our Facebook @floridatechams organization. Background image credit: Matthew Beggy StORM Club Students Observing and Researching Meteorology

We are a student-run organization at Georgia Tech, comprised of people of all backgrounds who share a Community Outreach common interest in meteorology and other atmospheric Atlanta Science Festival - Our chapter hosts a booth science-related fields. Our mission is two-fold, aiming to to represent StORM Club and our EAS department to "educate the local community to increase awareness and teach the community about weather hazards. understanding of meteorological events, and to provide Science Nights - We visit elementary educationally-enriching experiences to student members schools in Fulton, DeKalb, and in the field of meteorology". Gwinnett Counties to teach students about weather through fun About Our Chapter demonstrations and experiments. 2020-2021 Officers Social Events President: Dorien Minor Treasurer: Thomas Silas Local Hikes - Our chapter organizes a hike during the spring Advisor: Dr. Zachary Handlos semester for members to network and socialize. Photo and Meme Contest - Once a year, our chapter facilitates Founded as an AMS Local Chapter in a department-wide photo contest (and meme contest, starting 2003! in 2021), with rewards given for highest voted photos/memes. Where you can find our Alumni: ● Broadcast Meteorologists in Atlanta, Erie, Raleigh, Professional Development and Huntsville AMS Conference and Endowment - Many of our members ● National Weather Service offices in Peachtree City, consistently attend the annual AMS conference either as a student Burlington, San Diego, and Las Vegas volunteer or through a generous endowment through our department. These opportunities help to facilitate networking and ● Public Sector Meteorologists for FEMA, GEMA and What’s Next for StORM in 2021? Homeland Security early career opportunities for our members and alumni. ● United States Navy and Air Force Expanding membership to interested graduate students. Studio Tours - Our members have had the opportunity to tour ● Meteorological Consulting with WeatherFlow, Publishing a new website and other social media accounts. the Weather Channel to learn more about the broadcast Climate Forecast Applications Network Continuing to facilitate the advancement of atmospheric and meteorology sector and to engage with professionals. related sciences, technologies, applications and services for the benefit of society. STORM - GT Chapter of the American Meteorological Society [email protected] Millersville University Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society 2020-2021 Officers: Millersville, PA 2020-2021 Officers: President: Abigayle Gant (‘21) Vice President: Rhiannon Fleming('21) Historian: Robert Commodari ('22) Webmaster: Bryce Adams (‘23) Treasurer: Laurel Blanchard ('22) Secretary: Anthony Codispodi (‘21) Public Relations Representative: Kristin Maurer (‘22) Our Chapter Space Weather Subclub

The Millersville University Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (MU AMS) was created in 1986. Over the years, MU AMS has grown significantly to become one of the After the establishment of Millersville University's largest student organizations on Millersville’s campus with over Space Weather/Heliophysics minor, the Space 110 members in recent years. Involvement in MU AMS affords Weather club was created as a sub-group our undergraduates the opportunity to not only share their of MU AMS. Founded in the 2016-2017 meteorological knowledge and attend various events with fellow academic year, this group studies radiation students, but also to develop more personal and professional in the atmosphere and other solar relationships with professors, speakers/visitors, and classmates, all activities. We also serve in an outreach of whom may become colleagues in the future. role to teach others about the important effects of space weather. MiST: Millersville Storm Tracking and Forecasting Weather Watch Millersville University’s Weather Watch club was founded in 2011 as a sub-group of This is our newest sub-group of MU AMS “Student members of the AMS chapter engage in community service in many ways, including created for the 2019-2020 academic year. MU AMS. Weather Watch enables students to get experience in front of the camera, the Weather Outreach Program that connects Meteorology majors and K-12 teachers in the and behind the scenes, even if they aren’t aspiring broadcast meteorologists! Each The goal of MiST is to serve as a hub for classroom and Public Weather Awareness Day where AMS members orchestrate a day-long semester two episodes are produced featuring weather events that have occurred all students interested in tracking and learning free and open weather event that attracts hundreds of members of the regional community.” – over the world and these stories are told by student hosts and reporters. The Dr. Richard Clark about significant weather events across the segments are shot, edited, and pieced together by our team who then upload US, and to enhance the forecasting efforts it to YouTube and our Facebook page for the public to see. of students participating in the collegiate WxChallenge competition. Each academic year, the chapter schedules many different events in which members can participate. Beginning with the Meteorology Mentor Program, incoming freshmen are paired with an enthusiastic upperclassman who will help guide them through their first semester, providing opportunities to form new friendships early on, ask questions, and learn the in's and out's of being a meteorology student at Millersville University. Throughout each semester, we have monthly chapter meetings, fun social events, school outreach opportunities, fundraisers, a professional speaker series, and weekly open officer and committee meetings which allow members to help steer the organization and participate to the fullest extent. Events and activities have been much harder to plan this year due to COVID-19 restrictions set by both the state and the University. However, we have still found ways to engage our students through hosting meetings, movie nights, game nights, speaker series, and Met Mentor events virtually! We are even getting our students involved in a socially distant winter research project! Northern Vermont University-Lyndon American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association About Our Chapter The NVU-Lyndon AMS & NWA club is a student Community Outreach run chapter that works to educate our members Our club strives to get involved within the on the weather and career paths within the field community and give back in any way possible. of atmospheric sciences in many different and In the past, we have worked with H.O.P.E., a engaging ways. We do this through local thrift and affordable store, helping them competitions, alumni speakers, trivia nights, and with clothing donation and recycling events. more! Our main event is the Northeastern Storm We also organize the Northeast Kingdom Science Fair where we invite young students Conference which is the largest and longest Vice President: Robert Koenig President: Bobby Saba SGA Rep: Lauren Hyde running student led conference in the nation from local schools to make a project and that draw attendees from all around the east present it on our campus! coast!

Secretary: Camryn Kruger Historian: Brittney Smith

HOPE Volunteer Event NESC 2020

Treasurer: Patrick Wickstrom Public Relations: Matt Condon Comm. Outreach: Gabby Brown

Club Events Every year our executiveNES boardC 202 works1 to plan the To allow all students, whether remote or on- Northeastern Storm Conference. Due to the pandemic, campus, to participate in events, we made most we are working to make it completely remote for 2021. events remote. These include alumni speakers, trivia The remote setting has motivated the executive board to nights, and monthly general business meetings. brainstorm new ideas with professional development Trivia Night Other events geared towards on-campus students Lyndonams.org workshops such as interview preparation and seminars First GBM included an outdoor game day and local on transitioning after graduation while also continuing to community service opportunities! LyndonAMSNWA Background PC: * - #*/*) $ * have panelists, guest speakers, and student presenters. #SafeCollaboration Northwest Indiana Chapter #SafeProfessionals Our chapter made a big push this year to of the AMS / NWA Our Meteorology Internship Symposium, expand our social media presence. Themed and Internship Spotlights on social media, posts such as “Weather Meme Monday” and @NWI_AMS allowed members to share and discover the “10 Days Life is Good” fostered meaningful vast array of available internship interactions with current members, alumni Chapter Mission: Recognized as an AMS student chapter in 2007, opportunities in the field. We also virtually (including Chief Meteorologist at ABC News the Northwest Indiana Chapter shall pursue the goals outlined by hosted professionals to promote their Ginger Zee), and other local chapters. the AMS and NWA through the advancement of the discipline of respective programs, such as an internship meteorology in the local area. with the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional in Costa Rica. Monthly meetings were held Valparaiso University valpo.edu/student/nwa/ virtually to ensure safety and to continue to build positive relationships among members. Founded in 1996 9 Members Gained 40 Total Members

#SafeGrowth #2020-21Oﬃcers #SafeSocial 2020 was a year of reflection for With Valparaiso University operating many people, including our Chapter. in-person for the first 12 weeks of the Keeping the discussion of racial semester, we were able to host a number of injustices in mind, we strived to bring events for our members. This includes a in a diverse group of speakers to #SafePhilanthropy freshman meet and greet at the beginning expand our member’s understanding of the semester, a fall picnic, and our of different perspectives in the field Our chapter was involved in the virtual annual halloween costume contest. We of science. Our website was also fundraiser, Dance Marathon, which is for provided our members with a personalized revamped, allowing for more the Children’s Miracle Network to raise Valpo Meteorology mask. effective and appealing interactions. money for families whose children are President: Brennan Dettmann affected. Participants are on their feet for Vice President: Anna Gendusa twelve hours, listening to stories from Secretary: Sophia Sagrestano families, raising money and awareness, and Treasurer: Richard Minor dancing for those children who cannot. Social Chair: Alexa Minton

Twitter.com/NWI_AMS Facebook.com/ValpoAMSNWA [email protected] Stony Brook University Chapter of AMS Meteorology Club at Stony Brook University

Student Club Meetings Future Events

Alumni Event: Alumni Career Panel Involvement Club member reconnect Beach Clean Up and discuss where they are now and the Nattional Weather Service Seawolves Storm or Not evolvement of the club. Students put together a Research Development weekly broadcast Weather Ready Training focusing on weather phenomena. Discussions on Tornado Development Chapter Officers Hurricane Tracking 2020 Hurricane Recap President- Darlene Dittell Forecasting Workshop Vice President- Audrey Sinclair Treasurer- Julia Tetrault IBM Secretary: Kevin Rodriguez Meteorologist, Public Relations- Austin Reed NASA IMPACTS TRAINING Mike Ventrice, Public Relations- DeShaun Robinson presents his Students initialize radiosondes journey in using Grawmet Software, prepare meteorology and weather balloons and release launch. answers Following launch, students monitor questions of sounding, adding data to further prospect FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL understand snow bands. meteorologists.

@SBUweather TAMSCAMS offers its members a Texas Aggie Storm Chasers President: Miles Langfeld TASC Coordinators: little break from the stresses of college Vice President: Marcus Watkins Rachel Eldridge by hosting social hangouts. This year In TASC, students learn Treasurer: Levi Newell and Josh Ostaszewski we’ve hosted our social events to forecast severe weather Secretary: Chris Larson Broadcast Coordinators: virtually. Students have interacted events and how to safely Historian: Andrew Davis Jeanette Gallardo and Contact Us! through Zoom together while playing observe such storms. Social Officer: Luke Drosche Abby Thornton tx.ag/tamscams online party games such as Among Us and online Pictionary. The On chases, students use HAM radio to chapter also hosted a virtual communicate between vehicles and keep Halloween Costume contest. each other up-to-date on current weather conditions. Students also submit storm warning reports to the National Weather Service to assist in early warning and storm - TAMU TV Broadcasting is new to condition verification. TAMSCAMS! 30 second clips are As of late, TASC has broadcasted on the PBS affiliate been attempting to KAMU-TV throughout the week. develop COVID-safe - The Texas A&M Weather chases. The club is Broadcasting continues to update considering streaming College Station with Radio Broadcasts chases to members on and Weather slides. Members also Twitch. maintain our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. This group is great for freshman to build their weather communication skills! Dr. Charles Franklin Brooks Example of a 20th Century Pilot Balloon - In 1918, Dr. Charles Franklin Brooks (History of Science worked as a Meteorologist at the early Museum) Agricultural and Mechanical School of Texas. He would go on to found the - Dr. Brooks was known to teach American Meteorological Society in 1919. soldiers how to analyze a six foot Every month we hold a meeting where we invite - The TAMU School of Meteorology taught weather map in under 45 minutes! professionals from the meteorological work force to - In 1956, the AMS local chapter at over 300 men under Dr. Brooks and Dr. come give insight and advice to our members about Texas A&M was created, making it one Oliver Fassig. Research was conducted to their specific field of work. This helps students of the oldest student chapters. Our develop a formula for the rate of ascent of a prepare for the real world application of members continue to document the Pre-COVID Meetings pilot balloon using a theodolite. meteorology and shows them the different chapters history. opportunities for jobs. This semester we hosted a NWS career All of our meetings were hosted virtually fair. Several NWS officials attended a this past semester, but that didn’t stop us! Google Meet for the entire club. We continue to inform our members about Students were allowed to ask questions upcoming opportunities and applications! after the NWS officials presented. TAMSCAMS participates in several volunteering opportunities in Students at Fun at the community each year. We always participate in some of A&M’s The Big Physics biggest community service events like Big Event and Aggie Replant. Event Fest! We also volunteer for Physics Fest and Weather Fest where children high school age and younger get to learn about weather fundamentals and cloud formations through hands-on activities and TAMSCAMS is planning to participate in several demonstrations. COVID-safe outreach projects this year, including the Big Event. University of Massachusetts Lowell American Meteorological Society Local Student Chapter

President: Eric Roy Vice President: Nathan Coram Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frank Colby

A Different Kind Of Year Fall 2020 Speaker Series First Annual Career Night

2020 has been a year unlike any other, and it Guest speakers from the fields of broadcast, To provide further guidance to students continues to pose hardships and challenges for research, and operational weather forecasting pursuing careers in the earth sciences, six everyone. As a University club, we have always were invited to talk about their work. This guest speakers from public and private tried to be a support system to students and provided fascinating discussion and professional sectors participated in an open panel with our current physical distance, this has development opportunities for students! discussion on how to land a job after become even more important to our members. graduation.

Figure 2: Students learning about the work of Figure 3: Panelists from various earth science Figure 1: Trip to NWS Forecast Office in Norton, MA in research scientist Ryan Bennett during our employers describe their academic and professional February 2020 before COVID-19 outbreak. November meeting. pathways.

Event Recaps/Weather Discussions Snow Raffle Volunteer Weather Center Forecasters

As meteorology students, our members like For some fun competition, we have continued The best way to become a better forecaster is nothing more than to talk about exciting our yearly snow raffle, where members try to through practice, and our student-run website is happenings in weather! To foster these guess the date of first snow of varying depth the perfect place for students to do this. discussions in our remote format, club leaders and yearly snow totals. Snow depth are Students create five-day forecasts for the presented brief overviews of the storm, recorded by our own SKYWARN-certified Lowell Area and publish blogposts discussing followed by open discussion. student, Nathan Coram! impact weather events.

Figure 4: An event recap of Hurricane Isaias given Figure 5: Our current bracket with point calculations. during our September meeting. This year we have a real barn burner on our hands! Figure 6: Student forecasters publish outlooks and daily weather forecasts on our webpage.

@UMLWeatherCTR @@umlweatherctrumlweatherctr @UMLWXCTR storm.uml.edu Pre-College Chapter Poster GTR NJ Greater NJ/NYC/Philly AMS NY PHL Pre-College Chapter 100% student incorporated and run! Founded 2016 Age Middle through High School

Weatherworks Signing Charter Visiting Rutgers SUNY Oswego Penn State Presentation Presentation Presentation

Connecting students interested in atmospheric sciences. Educating future meteorologists.