Orientation: Q&A Session29 August 2013

* Thanks to previous MetoGrad officers for compiling this information!

Who to Go to For Help We recommend that you ask a

graduate student first before you go to the following faculty/staff. We can often help you more readily or direct you to the proper personnel.

Who to Go to For Help Jim Carton: Department Chair – sets agenda, goals, and

atmosphere of the department (CSS 3413) Da-Lin Zhang: Graduate Student Coordinator –

questions about the academic graduate school program are his concern. He is also the best person to talk to if you wish to bring concerns to the faculty (CSS 2419)

Tammy Hendershot: Graduate Program Management Specialist – anything which is graduate student specific is her job. Registration paperwork, assistantship paperwork, or general questions about the administration side of the graduate school program (CSS 3409)

Tameka Jones: Executive Administrative Assistant – handles the daily needs of the department. Talk to her about keys, departmental projection equipment (CSS 3417)

Who to Go to For Help David Yanuk/Marty Burdette: Computer Resources –

deal with hardware problems and software installation. Rather than talk to them directly, it’s best to send an email (CSS 2425) They are busy, so everyday questions should be investigated

on the helper web site or addressed to other graduate students first

Sonja Junek: Business Manager (CSS 3405) – payroll, tuition remission, and insurance

June Sherer: Director of Administrative Services – responsible for department funds. She receives expense reimbursement forms (CSS 3407)

Bernadette Gatewood: Payroll Office (CSS 3411) – payroll, tuition remission, and insurance

Useful AOSC Web Sites For computer issues:

www.atmos.umd.edu/~helper Username and password: aosc Email: helper@atmos.umd.edu

For academic/department information (i.e., curriculum, seminars): www.atmos.umd.edu

For information on social/student-run events, student seminars: www.atmos.umd.edu/~gcm/

Overview of the Next Few Years First year:

Take 6 core courses Many students will then take

comprehensive exams in June 2014 Written exams – 610, 620, and 617

First summer – delve into research, if haven’t started already

Second year: Take 3 or 4 additional courses (electives)

Overview of the Next Few Years For those seeking a M.S., you will likely

complete requirements in May 2015 Courses and scholarly paper

For those seeking a Ph.D., it usually takes 4-6 years total on average Can take less time if you already have M.S.

or more if you are a part time student Must defend prospectus (research plan)

first, then write and defend dissertation

First-Year Courses Fall 2011

AOSC 610: Dynamics of the Atmosphere & Oceans I

AOSC 620: Physics & Chemistry of the Atmosphere I

AOSC 680: Introduction to Earth System Science

OR take an elective in place of AOSC 680

Spring 2012 AOSC 611:

Dynamics of the Atmosphere & Oceans II

AOSC 621: Physics & Chemistry of the Atmosphere II

AOSC 617: Atmospheric & Oceanic Climate

Fall courses details AOSC610

Basic conservation laws; circulation & vorticity; planetary boundary layer; synoptic scale motions

AOSC 620 Thermodynamics; cloud microphysics; basic

atmospheric chemistry AOSC 680

General earth science topics including ENSO, carbon cycle, volcanoes, paleoclimate, ecosystems, climate change, and the cryosphere

How Do I Get to AOSC 680?

How Do I Get to AOSC 680?

ESSIC

CSS

First year book program

Part of UMD start of the year program You get a free book! This year is Nate Silver’s “The Signal and the Noise:

Why so many predictions fail – but some don’t” Marie Mount Hall, room 2110 If they ask, you’re TA-ing

http://wp.fyb.umd.edu/2013/

Seminar ScheduleMonday Tuesda

yWednesda

yThursday Friday

ESSIC Seminar

12-1 PM (lunch provided)

M-Square

Student Seminar

3:30-4:30 PM

CSS Bldg.

AOSC Seminar

3:30-4:30 PM

CSS 2400

Atmos. Chem. Brown Bag

12-1 PM

CSS 3425

** You are required to attend student and AOSC seminars! **

Remember etiquette!

Getting to and from Campus Parking

Can register online, check registration hours $239/yr, $143 fall, $120 spring; Fees charged to your student

account or can be deducted from your paycheck before taxes Note restrictions on games nights (football and basketball)

UMD Shuttle Service Shuttles through campus, downtown College Park, and other

WMATA Metro Best way to access DC, NOAA in Silver Spring, Nationals

Stadium Green Line stop in College Park; Can take a shuttle from

campus to this station

Check web sites for schedules, rules and maps

What to do on Campus Stamp Student Union

TerpZone (pool, video games, bowling) Hoff Theater (movies, not usually new releases)

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Plays, concerts, free shows

Eppley Recreation Center Intramural sports, swimming, exercise classes,

instructional lessons, gym Free membership when you pay activities fee

UMD Athletics www.tickets.umd.edu Free when you pay activities fee

Where to Eat On campus

Stamp Student Union: Food court (fast food) Co-Op Subway Adele’s

Convenience Store between AOSC and Eppley Diner

Off campus Downtown College Park: Looney’s, Applebee’s,

Potbelly, Barking Dog, Noodles & Co., Ledos, Plato’s Diner

Anywhere else in the DC-MD-VA area (see Washingtonian)

What to do Off Campus Silver Spring, MD

Movies (mainstream and independent), dining, shopping

Washington, DC Touring, museums (most are free), dining,

shopping, nightlife, Verizon Center, Nationals Park

Baltimore, MD Inner Harbor area, Camden Yards/M&T

Stadium MD Eastern Shore/Delaware beaches

Annapolis, Ocean City, Dewey and Rehobeth

Graduate Student Government Organizes events with other

departments (i.e., kickball) Grad Pub every other Friday (payday) at

Adele’s in the Stamp Student Union Free food, drink specials

http://www.gsg.umd.edu

MetoGrads The department graduate student

organization/local D.C. American Meteorological Society chapter Undergraduate AMS chapter

Events include: NCEP tours, Maryland Day exhibits, Outreach events, Science and Engineering Festival, PhD parties, student seminars, and various social events/trips throughout the year

We hope you will have an opportunity to be involved during your time at UMD!

MetoGrads Officers Adam Greeley: President – chief liaison between the department and the graduate students, and the person

to talk to if you have ideas to improve life as a graduate student; agreeley@atmos.umd.edu (CSS 4339)

Katie Lukens: Vice President – assists the President in performing their duties; organizes and procures food for PhD parties; takes the lead for the organization of several of the MetoGrads events; klukens@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 3110)

Allison Ring: Treasurer – manages finances for the graduate student committee; aring@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 2108)

Fang Zhao: AOSC Graduate Student Government Representative – maintains communication between the University graduate student government and our own departmental organization; fzhao@atmos.umd.edu (CSS 4114C)

Dave New: Facilities Coordinator – arranges graduate student offices. If there are problems with your office or a need to change offices, go through him. Go to Tameka for keys;

dnew@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 3122)

Dan Goldberg: Student Seminar Coordinator – organizes graduate student seminars; dgoldb@atmos.umd.edu (CSS 4363)

Scott Ozog: Fundraising Committee – organizes and procures food for PhD parties; sozog@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 3111)

Travis Sluka & Guo-Yuan Lien: Computer Resources – maintains web page, brings student computer concerns to faculty; tsluka@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 3122)& gylien@atmos.umd.edu (CSS 4114A)

Austin Hope: Facebook Page/Publicity – helps maintain the department Facebook page and publicize department/MetoGrads events; ahope@atmos.umd.edu (Jull 3111)

Thanks for listening! Questions or concerns?

Contact us Adam (agreeley@atmos.umd.edu), Katie

Lukens (klukens@atmos.umd.edu), or any of the other MetoGrads officers

We’re more than happy to help!