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Weather News International (WNI) celebrated ten (10) years of being on the University of Oklahoma South Campus. To celebrate this Anniversary WNI conducted the traditional Japanese Sake Barrel Ceremony, "Kagami-Biraki", where several barrels of sake were broken open by wooden mallets.
The University of Oklahoma Advanced Radar Research Center's Radar Innovations Lab (RIL) held the Opening Dedication Ceremony last week, Oct 22, 2014 @1:30pm. Dr. Robert Palmer, Mrs. Palmer, University President David L. Boren, Dean Berrien Moore, Dr. David Bodine and others cut the ribbon at the entrance of the building to symbolize the opening of this building to the public.
ARRC research scientist Dr. Pierre Kirstetter, along with Drs. Boon Leng Cheong and Tian-You Yu, deployed the PX-1000 for a field experiment to monitor weather and hydrology over areas affected by wildfire and debris flows in the Rio Grande area, Colorado. The radar has been operated from the Lobo overlook to monitor precipitation and complement the NEXRAD coverage in complex terrain. Further, a number of developmental radar-based (MRMS) products have been supplied to the experimental team for research and evaluation. The operations have been coordinated with the Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Action Coordination Team (RWEACT), the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the National Weather Service offices of Pueblo and Grand Junction and the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. The experiment was conducted from September 1 to October 15, 2014.
Led by Dr. Robert Palmer, the project entitled "Understanding Polarimetric Radar Tornadic Debris Signatures Using Modeling, Simulations, and Field Measurements", which is funded by the NSF appeared on the Episode 25 of the NSF Science Now.
The entire Episode 25 can be found at the NSF Science 360 website.
The University of Oklahoma’s Regents’ Award for Superior Research is awarded each year to a professor who shows superio accomplishments in teaching, research and creative activity, professional and university service. Congratulations to ARRC Faculty member, Dr. Yang Hong, for receiving this prestigious award!
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Students pose with their constructed antennas as the final project for the antennas course at OU. These antennas were designed using standard, readily available materials such as aluminum foil. All designed antennas successfully received many of the available television channels in the Oklahoma City metro area - outperforming a standard antenna that can be purchased for over-the-air television reception.
The University of Oklahoma seeks an exceptional, dynamic leader to serve as Director of its Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC). The ARRC Director provides intellectual leadership in a multidisciplinary environment. The Director works in collaboration with private industry and federal agencies and carries out a vigorous program of teaching, research, and service that attracts exceptional students and prepares them to become future leaders in the development and application of advanced radar technologies.Click here for more information.
Overview: Professors at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invite potential graduate students to visit OU’s Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC). The goal is to recruit students interested in seeking an advanced degree in one or more of the three research areas listed below. Travel and lodging support are available.
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The PX-1000 has been deployed in South Korea near Gwangju earlier this week and was greeted by light snow. This is a joint effort between the SELab and ARRC to study winter QPE (Quantitative Precipitation Estimation).
Dr. Guifu Zhang is the winner of the 2013 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research and scholarship, an annual award recognizing exceptional accomplishment in research or scholarship in the previous calendar year. Dr. Zhang was nominated for his outstanding efforts and intellectual leadership on radar research and scholarship within the School of Meteorology and the Advanced Radar Research Center