Atm Sci: Pisano “Where the Weather Meets the Road”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761
November 14, 2007
Pisano to Speak About Road Weather Management Program
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“Where the Weather Meets the Road”
(Grand Forks, North Dakota): Mr Paul Pisano, Project Leader of the Federal Highway Administration
Road Weather Management Program (FHWA RWMP) will present a seminar titled, “Where the Weather Meets the Road” on Thursday, November 15 at 3:00 pm in Ryan Hall, Rm. 128. Pisano will address the efforts underway by the FHWA RWMP to foster the greater use of weather information on decision making within the surface transportation community.
The presentation is free and open to the public. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
About Atmospheric Sciences: In addition to the Ph.D. program, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and an undergraduate minor program in Atmospheric Sciences. Research areas of interest include atmospheric chemistry, surface transportation meteorology, radar meteorology, climate analysis, cloud physics, radiation, ground- and satellite-based remote sensing, aviation meteorology, hydrometeorology, mesoscale meteorology, data assimilation, numerical weather prediction, and weather modification. The Atmospheric Sciences department has played a major role in research for a number of Federal and state agencies, including the DOE, NASA, NDARB, FHWA, USDA, and DOD.
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