National Weather Association Meteorological Satellite Applications Award Grant

NATIONAL WEATHER ASSOCIATION

METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE APPLICATIONS AWARD GRANT

Undergraduate students are invited to write an original paper on meteorological satellite applications
The Award winner will receive a $500 Grant and be invited to present their paper at the NWA Annual Meeting

The Meteorological Satellite Applications Award Grant was established by the National Weather Association (NWA) in 1999 to stimulate interest and foster the study and use of satellite remote sensing data in weather analysis and forecasting. The award is sponsored by Frances Holt, a member of and past Chair of the Remote Sensing Committee. Undergraduate students are invited to write an original paper on meteorological satellite applications. Themes of the papers may include original research, case studies, or a survey of applications. The recipient of the award will receive a Grant of $500 and be invited to present their paper at the NWA Annual Meeting. The student must be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper is written and be in good academic standing at the college or university attending. The student also must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status.

Submission of Papers: Student papers should not exceed ten (10) pages including photographs and appendices.

Candidate authors should submit:

  • two printed copies of their paper and a copy on CD preferably in Word with figures in JPEG as appropriate,
  • a letter of application with the paper title, university affiliation and contact information including mailing address, phone and e-mail address, and
  • a letter from their Department Head or other faculty member that confirms the student author was an undergraduate when the paper was written and that the student is in good academic standing at the college or university. Additionally this letter should highlight the original research or contributions the student has made to this paper.

Submissions should be sent by 15 June 2008 to:

National Weather Association
Attn: MetSat Applications Award
3794 Cluny Point
PO Box 342B
Lakeville, NY 14480-0911

Formal Announcement of the recipient of the award will be made in October 2008 at the NWA Annual Meeting (and earlier to the individual).

Flyer to advertise this award/grant opportunity is available at http://www.nwas.org/committees/rs/2008_NWA_MetSat_Award_Flyer.pdf

History of the Grant and past winners:

2007 — Jordan Joel Gerth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2006 — not awarded — no applications received
2005 — not awarded — no applications received
2004 — Kristopher B. Karnauskas, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2003 — not awarded — no applications received
2002 — Stephanie Bergman, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2001 — not awarded — no applications received
2000 — Sarah M. Thompson, University of Missouri-Columbia
1999 — Augustine Iacopelli, Valparaiso University