The American Meteorological Society is pleased to announce that 10 candidates have been selected to receive 2003/2004 AMS/Industry Minority Scholarships. The AMS/Industry Minority Scholarship is intended to encourage minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Black/African American students, to pursue careers in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Three scholarships have been made possible through the generous contributions of AMS members to the AMS 21st Century Campaign and seven scholarships are funded by industry: The Weather Channel(R), Northrop Grumman Information Technology, ClimaData, Inc., IBM, Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing, RS Information Systems, and Science Systems & Applications, Inc. (SSAI). The award is $3000 for a nine-month period in the freshman year and an additional $3000 for a nine-month period in the sophomore year, based on performance in the first year.
The Weather Channel(R)
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
ClimaData, Inc.
IBM
Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing
RS Information Systems
Science Systems & Applications, Inc. (SSAI)
AMS 21st Century Campaign
THE WEATHER CHANNEL(R)
The Weather Channel, Inc., based in Atlanta, is the nation's premier provider of weather information and reaches more than 85 million TV households in the United States. The Weather Channel Latin America reaches almost 10 million households in Latin America. The Weather Channel is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc., a Norfolk, Virginia-based and privately held media company with global interests. In addition to presenting weather information through The Weather Channel Radio Network and The Weather Channel Newspaper Service, The Weather Channel is the leading provider of weather information for emerging technologies with services for broadband and interactive TV (ITV) applications. The Weather Channel is also aligned with industry leaders in ITV. Partners include DIRECTV, AOLTV, WorldGate, Liberate Technologies, Source Swuite, WINK, and MSNTV. The Web site of The Weather Channel, weather.com, is the world's leading source of weather on the Web, averaging more than 350 million page views per month and is consistently ranked among the top TV-related Web sites by Nielsen/NetRatings. Other language-specific Web sites include: weather.co.uk, wetter123.com, meteo123.com, canaldotempo.com, and weather.com/espanol. The Weather Channel is the leading provider of broadband and wireless weather products accessible through high-speed internet services, digital cell phones, pagers, Palm Pilots, and other personal digital assistants.
MICHAEL L. DIAZ
Michael L. Diaz is a graduate of Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia. He will major in meteorology at North Carolina State University.
THE LARRY R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Larry Richard Johnson was born in Klemme, Iowa, on 6 May 1944. His contributions to meteorology spanned over 30 years and careers with the U.S. Air Force and PRC [now known as Northrop Grumman Information Technology (IT)]. Larry served 10 years with PRC in a variety of assignments on the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) program, the integrating element of the $4.5 billion National Weather Service Modernization. He served during the definition, development, and deployment phases as principal applications scientist department manager, executive manager, and deputy program manager. Known as "Mr. AWIPS," Larry's tenure on AWIPS was longer than any other person, and his contributions to the success of AWIPS stand out among all others. Larry earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in meteorology in 1969 and 1979, respectively, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned M.S.-equivalent degrees in 1983 from Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama; in 1986 from Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama; and in 1987 from National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. Leslie McNair, Washington, D.C. Larry served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Weather Service. Larry was active in the American Meteorological Society as a member for 29 years in numerous positions, and he was a founding member of the National Weather Association. He received numerous awards and published several articles and papers throughout his career. Larry Johnson's efforts were key to Northrop Grumman IT's early and continued support for the AMS Scholarship/Fellowship program.
Northrop Grumman IT provides scientific- and technology-based systems and services to government and commercial clients worldwide. Northrop Grumman IT is recognized for innovative methods of applying technology and science to solve customer's problems. One of Northrop Grumman IT's leading initiatives is its role as prime contractor for the National Weather Services' (NWS) AWIPS contract, the integrating element for the modernization of the NWS. With AWIPS, NWS forecasters produce more accurate and timely weather forecasts and warnings by combining and applying real-time satellite imagery, digital Doppler radar products, and ground system data, along with AWIPS-produced graphics of supercomputer-generated model output within a single, integrated system. Technologies developed by Northrop Grumman IT that are employed in AWIPS are now being reapplied in other commercial, governmental, and international weather programs. Northrop Grumman IT also operates and maintains the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data Receipt and Distribution Facility for NWS. At Northrop Grumman IT, the intellectual capacity and vision of its people are among the company's most valued assets. In support of education in earth sciences and in memory of Larry R. Johnson, Northrop Grumman IT proudly supports the Larry R. Johnson Memorial Minority Scholarship.
AMANDA C. CORDOVA
Amanda C. Cordova is a graduate of Loretto High School in Sacramento, California. She will major in environmental science at Northwestern University.
CLIMADATA, INC.
Founded in 1991, ClimaData is the nation's leading commercial weather firm for clients that serve the growing Hispanic population of the United States. ClimaData's weather forecasts reach millions of Latinos across the country on nearly 60 Spanish language radio stations. The presence of ClimaData is well known in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic as well, where residents can tune in for the company's weather forecasts on some of those islands' top-ranked radio and television stations, or even read the ClimaData Forecast in local newspapers. ClimaData also serves the industrial sector, with daily faxed forecasts and severe weather outlooks to multinational corporations with operations in the Caribbean. President and Chief Meteorologist John Toohey-Morales, CCM, said, "We are very proud to sponsor our fourth Hispanic student heading into a career in meteorology. Our scholarship winners set a high standard for all to follow."
BRAULIO E. SOSA
Braulio E. Sosa is a graduate of Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs, Florida. He will major in meteorology at The Florida State University.
IBM
At IBM, we lead in the creation, development, and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including high performance computer (HPC) systems, data handling solutions, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics. IBM is the world's leading supplier of technology solutions for weather forecasting, climate and ocean research, and environmental simulations. IBM Research, with eight laboratories in six countries, plays a key role in advancing basic science and in creating innovative products and solutions for our weather and environmental customers. Check us out at www.ibm.com/servers/solutions/stc/
LINDA RUO-HUI FANG
Linda Ruo-Hui Fang is a graduate of Leland High School in San Jose, California. She will major in electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
RAYTHEON SANTA BARBARA REMOTE SENSING
Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing (SBRS) is the world's leading manufacturer of precision, high reliability, remote sensing instruments for climate, planetary, environmental, and land research science use. Raytheon SBRS has a successful history of more than 35 years in the manufacture of space remote sensing instruments. It was a Raytheon SBRS Multicolor SpinScan Cloud Camera (MSSCC), the precursor to the GOES VISSR and VAS imager and sounder, aboard NASA's ATS-3 satellite that brought the world its first color image of the full Earth disk. Raytheon SBRS has built more than 78 sensors for planetary, meteorological, and Earth remote sensing use. We are proud of our record for 100% successful operation at turn on in orbit. SBRS' sensors operational lifetime on orbit have averaged more than 3 times the program requirements, making these sensors the most reliable space-qualified sensors worldwide thereby delivering exceptional value to our customers.
Raytheon SBRS plays an important part in NASA's Earth Science Enterprise having built the SeaWiFS, MODIS, ETM+, and the TRMM VIRS instruments and in the Space Science Enterprise with the TES II and THEMIS instruments presently orbiting Mars. These instruments are operating in space collecting data daily for NASA and the science community worldwide. The two Mars Exploration Rovers; MER A (Spirit) & MER B (Opportunity) each contain a Mini-TES instrument built by Raytheon SBRS. Integrated onto the twin rovers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and launched from the Kennedy Space Center in June 2003, the two MiniTES instruments will arrive on Mars in January 2004 to begin exploration of the Martian surface.
Raytheon SBRS continues our long heritage in meteorological sensors with the design and manufacture of the Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) for Japan's MTSAT-1R mission. Integrated onto Space Systems Loral's spacecraft, JAMI is scheduled for launch in 2004. The JAMI will provide timely, high-quality, full-disk, multispectral imagery for operational weather needs over Japan, East Asia, and Australia. JAMI data supports weather forecasting in the Asia-Pacific region by measuring Earth radiation in four infrared bands and one visible band mapping cloud distribution, Earth surface temperature, cloudtop temperature, water vapor distribution, and the wind field.
Raytheon SBRS, under contract to Northrop-Grumman Space Systems, is designing, developing and manufacturing the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and the Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor (APS) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). VIIRS and APS are the next generation of advanced meteorological imaging and climate monitoring instruments. NPOESS converges the DMSP and POES systems that now serve the operational military and research science communities. The first VIIRS instrument suite will launch in 2005 as part of NASA's NPP mission. The first APS instrument is presently planned for launch in 2006.
VANESSA L. ALONSO
Vanessa L. Alonso is a graduate of G. Holmes Braddock Sr. High School in Miami, Florida. She will major in marine affairs and meteorology at The University of Miami.
RS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (RSIS)
RSIS provides advanced technical and business solutions in information technology, science, engineering, and management consulting.
Based in McLean, Virginia, RSIS is a minority-owned firm that has climbed into the ranks of the largest federal information technology contractors. Its president and CEO is Rodney P. Hunt, the company's cofounder.
With 1400 staff professionals nationwide, RSIS serves a wide range of federal agencies, both civilian and defense. It is this year's recipient of NASA's George M. Low Award, the agency's premier award for contractor quality. It was codeveloper of NASA's Software of the Year in 2001 and was named NASA's Minority Contractor of the Year in 2000.
The company supports key elements of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's environmental observation infrastructure: operations and engineering support of the National Weather Services' next-generation weather radar; software and systems engineering for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, and the data processing and distribution of satellite imagery. RSIS also provides systems development, science support, climate analysis and prediction, and system administration across NOAA's five line offices.
More information is available at www.rsis.com.
JOSHUA T. WALKER
Joshua T. Walker is a graduate of Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He will major in meteorology at The Pennsylvania State University.
SCIENCE SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS, INC. (SSAI)
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), a woman-owned small business, has been performing scientific and technological applications services and has steadily grown since its incorporation in April 1977. SSAI has received numerous commendations for within-budget and ontime quality support services. SSai's areas of expertise are earth and space sciences, advanced computing, scientific analysis, instruments engineering, Systems development, and information technology. SSAI employs a staff of highly qualified and experienced scientists, engineers, and information technologists. They strive for customer satisfaction by empowering their staff to achieve performance excellence. SSAI's customer- and employee- oriented polices have enabled them to maintain high staff loyalty and retention as an employer of choice for science, engineering, and IT professionals. SSAI is also a proud sponsor of the AMS/Om and Saraswati Bahithi Scholarship, which is named after the founders of SSAI, and is awarded to students entering their final year of undergraduate study.
OWEN H. SHIEH
Owen H. Shieh is a graduate of Melbourne Central Catholic High School in Melbourne, Florida. He will major in atmospheric science at Cornell University.
AMS 21ST CENTURY CAMPAIGN
The AMS 21st Century Campaign provides a focused institutional mechanism for AMS members, and organizations involved in the atmospheric and related sciences and services, to make meaningful contributions to the advancement of their science and to societal betterment. This campaign theme parallels and supports the goals of the AMS 10-Year Vision-which is to employ the remarkable advances in the atmospheric and related sciences and services for the benefit of society as a whole. The campaign is centered around four program areas:
* Public Awareness-focusing on increasing the visibility of AMS in both the atmospheric sciences community and in areas outside of our own field.
* Education of Our Future Scientists-supporting both collegiate studies with scholarships and fellowships and precollege education to assist students in becoming scientifically literate by providing training for K-13 teachers, and producing instructional resource materials.
* History of the Atmospheric and Related Sciences-supporting projects that are aimed at gathering, preserving, and providing access to historical documentation in science and technology.
* Atmospheric Policy Program-providing support to conduct studies of policy issues and providing education on policies that are affected by advances in atmospheric understanding and the provision of meteorological services by both the public and private sectors.
Through the support of member contributions to the AMS 21st Century Campaign, AMS is able to award minority scholarships and graduate fellowships to outstanding individuals pursing degrees in the atmospheric and related sciences.
ALBERTO A. GONZALEZ
Alberto A. Gonzalez is a graduate of El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California. He will major in the sciences at The University of California-Berkeley.
YOLANDA L. ROBERTS
Yolanda L. Roberts is a graduate of Clover Hill High School in Midlothian, Virginia. She will major in atmospheric science at Cornell University.
CORYNA M. SANDOVAL
Coryna M. Sandoval is a graduate of Angleton High School in Angelton, Texas. She will major in ocean and coastal resources at Texas A&M University.
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