University of Oklahoma
School of Meteorology
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Welcome From The Director
Welcome to the website for the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. While the School is most well known for national leadership in the areas of severe storms, mesoscale dynamics, convective-scale modeling and radar studies, we also cover such research areas such as boundary layer and urban meteorology, climate, data assimilation, tropical meteorology, lightning, cloud physics, dynamics,and even polar studies. The faculty collaborate with hydrologists, researchers working on ecosystem modeling and the societal and economic aspects of weather.
My term as Director started in July 2010. I am proud to join the OU after spending over two decades at the National Center in Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado with sabbaticals at U of Reading, Meteo France and the UN system with the World Meteorological Organization. Coming to the School of Meteorology was one of the best decisions of my professional career.
The facilities here at the National Weather Center are excellent and our co-location with research and operational laboratories of NOAA and OU research centers provides an unparalleled opportunities for research and educational opportunities that often includes internships. The result is an engaged student body with a variety of student organizations with activities that range from advising the Director on the student prospective on education to social functions, talks by experts in our field and community outreach. For more information about the School of Meteorology, please read our fact sheet. -
Faculty and Research
The School of Meteorology is most well known for national leadership in the areas of severe storms, mesoscale dynamics, convective-scale modeling and radar studies. We are much more than severe weather research at SoM, covering such research areas as boundary layer and urban meteorology, climate, data assimilation, tropical meteorology, lightning, cloud physics, dynamics, and even polar studies.
Air Quality & Boundary Layer
Chilson, Fedorovich, Klein, Leslie
Climate Variability/Change
Cavallo, Lamb, Morrissey, Postawko
Richman
Cloud Physics/Lightning
Beasley, Biggerstaff, Straka, Zhang
Data Assimilation & NWP
Carr, Cavallo, Droegemeier, Leslie
Shapiro, Wang, Xue
Dynamics
Cavallo, Fedorovich, Fiedler, Leslie
Shapiro, Xue
Mesoscale
Biggerstaff, Bluestein, Cavallo, Xue
Droegemeier, Fiedler, Shapiro, Straka
Radar Meteorology
Biggerstaff, Bluestein, Shapiro, Snow, Straka
Radar Physics/Remote Sensing
Chilson, Palmer, Zhang
Statistical Analysis
Chilson, Morrissey, Palmer, Richman
Synoptic
Bluestein, Carr, Cavallo, Crawford
Tropical
Biggerstaff, Leslie, Morrissey, Postawko
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NWC and Partners
The School of Meteorology is located on the 5th floor of the National Weather Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. The 244,000-square-foot building opened its doors in September 2006. One of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, it houses 12 University of Oklahoma, state, and federal organizations with more than 650 employees, faculty, researchers and students.
Academic Research Units
Atmospheric Radar Research Center
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Environmental Verification and Analysis Center
Academic Partners & Associates
College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences
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Prospective Students
The School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma is the largest such program in the nation, with more than 300 undergraduate and 110 graduate students. Is ranked in the top ten of all atmospheric sciences graduate programs in the nation by the Chronicles of Higher Education. The atmospheric sciences in this ranking were broadly defined and, among this elite group, SoM is at or near the top spot in the severe storms, radar, and mesoscale research. For more information about the School of Meteorology, please read our fact sheet. To learn about the department's history, please read about the evolution of SoM.
Undergraduate Students
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Current Students
Easily access academic information, such as course catalog and schedule, resources, and student organizations.
General Information
Resources
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
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Alumni
The School of Meteorology has limited general funds and modest scholarship and fellowship funds from which many student educational and professional development needs are met. The only sources of these funds are gifts from alumni and friends. Each year, the requests for assistance far exceed the amounts available.
Support a specific need with a gift of any amount and make a real difference in the lives of current and future students in the School of Meteorology. Examples of the school's needs are found here. Gifts can be targeted to any of these items.
Latest News
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Recent News
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SoM Ph.D. Student, Reed Timmer, to Speak at TEDxOU
School of Meteorology Ph.D. student, Reed Timmer, will speak at TEDxOU on Friday, January 27th. The event will be held on the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus in Meacham Auditorium.
Driven towards discovery in the “wild west” of meteorology, Timmer is determined to solve the mysteries of tornadoes and hurricanes with the ultimate goal of collecting data that saves lives. Timmer established TornadoVideos.net which has become the premier source of weather footage for news and production companies worldwide.
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Climate Research Positions at the University of Oklahoma
The School of Meteorology wishes to bring to your attention an opening for a tenure track/tenured faculty position within the School and a post-doctoral associate to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and the South Central Climate Science Center at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. These positions are both in the area of climate research representing a significant broadening of the expertise at the College of Atmospheric and ....
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Kaitlyn Smoleroff Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Kaitlyn Smoleroff is a junior majoring in Meteorology with a minor in Accounting. In the spring semester she will be studying abroad in Hamburg, Germany. She has recently been awarded one of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships. The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for U.S. undergraduate study abroad students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding. It was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 and is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of ....
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Dr. Claude Duchon's Time Series Analysis Textbook Published
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Claude Duchon and his co-author Dr. Robert Hale of Colorado State University for the recent publication of their book; "Time Series Analysis in Meteorology and Climatology: An Introduction". The book is published by Wiley-Blackwell in the Royal Meteorological Society's series entitled Advancing Weather and Climate Science. The editors for this series include our own Professor Bill Beasley. The text serves as an introduction to the application of the statistics of univariate time series. Mastery of this ....
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NOAA Selects OU for $75 Million Weather Research Agreement
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Oklahoma for a cooperative research agreement that will bring up to $75 million of federal funds to the University to advance weather radar research, improve severe storm forecasts and increase understanding of extreme weather and short-term regional climate, OU President David L. Boren announced today.
The agreement extends funding for the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies through the year 2016 and maintains current ....
Graduate Profiles
Brian McKibben - B.S. 2007
Class of 2007 SOM Alumni Brian McKibben, Environmental Programs Specialist II, Air Quality Division - Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Duties:
Air Quality Modeling - Utilize computer models such as WRF and AERMOD to develop a risk assessment of air toxics within a given domain. Meteorological Data Preparation - Developed and maintain meteorological data processing database used for air toxics modeling.
When I first came to OU to study meteorology I had no idea the degree would have so many different applications. I was ....
Faculty Spotlight
Peter Lamb
Director of the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS), Dr. Peter Lamb, recently announced that NOAA has selected OU to continue a federal/academic research partnership that focuses on weather radar research, improving forecasts for severe storms, and improving our understanding of extreme weather and short-term regional climate. "We are especially delighted to continue our involvement with NOAA at such a crucial time for environmental stewardship," said Lamb. "Devastating tornado outbreaks last spring and continued ...
Student Spotlight
Natalie Daab
Natalie Daab is a senior in the School of Meteorology with a minor in broadcast journalism. Natalie studied abroad at The University of Reading in England during the spring 2011 semester and got the opportunity to travel to seven different countries during her time there. She has interned at News9 and KSBI-TV in Oklahoma City and at WGN-TV in Chicago. She also served as an undergraduate research assistant at the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms. During her time in the School of Meteorology, Natalie has been a School of ...
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