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Reading Group | |
| Once a week, usually on Fridays at 10:30am,
the forecasting lab has a reading group roundtable discussion in which
we review a meteorological journal article. The article is usually
either one that is related to the research of one of the forecasting
lab group members or one that sheds new light on general forecasting
lab research objectives or techniques. Recently, we have gone to a format
in which each student presents an article each week. If a particularly
interesting or controversial article comes up, then on occasion we will all
read and discuss the paper the following week. The reading group discussions have a few key benefits. First, the discussions encourage us to constantly read a wide variey of journal articles so we can broaden our perspectives and keep up to date on current research in the meteorological community. Second, by discussing the articles instead of just reading them, we are made privvy to subtleties of the articles that one person may notice but not others. Third, students have the opportunity to ask questions about the articles, no matter how basic or complex, which allows everyone to gain as much from each article as possible. Finally, since students and professors who are not part of the forecasting lab are also invited to the discussions, forecasting lab members have the opportunity to create new or closer relationships with others who have similar interests. Each of the lab members also presents their own research to the group every few weeks. This allows all of the students to remain aware of what the others are working on, and forces the students to keep an eye on the bigger goals of the research. |
Stress Management | |
| Perhaps not surprisingly, working in front of
computer screens, especially when the computer is not cooperating, can lead
to frustration. Some members of the Forecasting Lab have a bit of a temper,
it turns out. Fortunately, rather than turning their aggression towards
their advisor, these students have on occasion directed their anger towards
the root source of their frustration- the computers themselves... Each student has their own unique means of coping with stress. For example, Kevin really likes to vacuum, so we keep his favorite Hoover on hand in case he feels the need... ;-) |
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