NEWS & EVENTS

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PUERTO RICO 
WEATHERCAMP 2011

This year 15 students participated in the Puerto Rico Weather Camp 2011 from July 10-16, 2011 at the facilities of the Department of Marine Sciences, University Of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. These high school students from sophomore to seniors had a an educational experience focused on the fields of meteorology, atmospheric sciences and oceanography. The student experiences included conferences, laboratories, workshops and field trips with topics in tropical meteorology, climate change, atmospheric research, and coastal observing systems.

This weathercamp was organized by Yasmin Detres, NOAA-NCAS coordinator for the weathercamp, and was sponsored by Educational Partnership Program for Minority Serving Institutions and the Center for Atmospheric Science of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-NCAS). The weathercamp was also sponsored by the Caribbean Integrated Ocean Observing System (CariCOOS).

For more highlights of the weathercamp, click of this video provided by UPRM News (Prensa RUM )

For more information of the weathercamp, please visit the following link.

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STUDENT RECEIVES NOAA-EPP SCHOLARSHIP

Alexandra Ramos, UPRM student that recently received the EPP Undergraduate Scholarship. Alexandra participated in the Puerto Rico Weather Camp 2008 and is an active member of the American Meteorological Society (UPRM student chapter). She is an undergraduate student at the Physics Department and is completing the Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology certification.

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FORMER NCAS WEATHER CAMP STUDENTS PURSUING THEIR GOALS

Former NCAS Weather Camp students are completing undergraduate education at UPRM in various disciplines that includes Physics, Geology and Mathematics.  They are all active members of the American Meteorological Society (UPRM student chapter) and are actually working to acquire the Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology certification from the Physics Department.

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