Speaker Service

You are invited to discover some of the university's most outstanding teachers and researchers throughout the OU Speakers Service. Faculty and staff speakers from a wide variety of disciplines donate their time to share with you the educational resources available at the University of Oklahoma.

Designed for use by business, civic, and service organizations as well as schools throughout the state of Oklahoma, the OU Speakers Service offers a list of speakers and topics from which you can choose, or the coordinator will work with you to tailor a program especially for your group.

The Speakers Service is administered by the OU Faculty Senate. Participants' travel expenses and the cost of this brochure are provided by the OU Foundation.

The Oklahoma Climatological Survey and the Oklahoma Weather Center provide several speakers for weather and climate talks. Below is a list of these speakers and the titles of their talks.
What
 University of Oklahoma Speakers Service for 2008-2009  
 
Contact
 Sonya Fallgatter
University of Oklahoma
Faculty Senate
405-325-6789
or sfallgatter@ou.edu 		 
 
Speakers
 Derek Arndt, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Assistant State Climatologist
  1. The Weather and Climate of Oklahoma
  2. Winds of Change: Ten Weather Events That Impacted Oklahoma History in Oklahoma and Beyond
  3. The Oklahoma Mesonet: First Weather Observing Network of Its Kind in the World.
  
  Phillip Chilson, School of Meteorology, Professor
  1. Understanding Weather Radar: Seeing the Atmosphere Through the Eyes of a Radar
  2. The Historical Development of Radar and How it Turned the Tides of World War II
  3. Exploring the World of Chaos: An Atmospheric Perspective
  
  Nicole Giuliano, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Outreach Program Manager
  1. The Basics of Weather
  2. Severe Weather Safety
  3. The Reality of Storm Chasing
  
  Kevin Kloesel, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, Associate Dean
  1. Weather Forecasting
  2. Weather Hazards
  3. Severe Weather Safety
  4. Decision Making in Weather-Impacted Situations
  5. The National Weather Center: A Resource for All Oklahomans
  
  Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Assistant State Climatologist
  1. The Dust Bowl: Lessons Learned...and Lost
  2. Global Climate Change and the Implications for Oklahoma
 
  Andrea Melvin, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Outreach Programs Coordinator, EarthStorm (K-12)
  1. What's the Weather Out There? Ask the Oklahoma Mesonet
  2. Participating in the Oklahoma Mesonet/ARM Weather Science Fair
  3. Why Scientists Must Be Active in Professional Development Courses for Teachers
  4. Getting Ready for Disaster: Families Prepare
  5. Elementary Story Circle: "The Adventures of Rabbit, Possum, and Squirrel in the 30/30 Rule" (Lightning Safety)
  6. Elementary Grade Story Circle: "Professor Tinkermeister and the Wacky, Wiz-Bang, Weather-Watching Wonder" (Thunderstorms)
  7. Elementary Grade Story Circle: "Excerpts From "The Acorn Club" (Creating a Disaster Supply Kit, Hurricanes)
  8. Elementary Grade Story Circle: "Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day!" (Seasons)
  9. Elementary Grade Story Circle: "A Snowman Named Just Bob" (Winter, Friendship)
  10. Elementary Grade Story Circle: "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" (Unusual Weather Events)
 
 
Other Speakers
http://www.ou.edu/admin/facsen/speakers.htm  
 
 
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