Department of Earth Sciences
Student Achievements
Millersville students named 2009 AMS Scholarship recipients
Alex Davies has been awarded the Bhanwar Lal Bahethi Scholarship. Alex is a double major in meteorology and ocean sciences and coastal studies. He is interested in tropical meteorology, coastal physical oceanography, and air-sea interaction, environmental policy, and climate change.
Mack Jones has been awarded The Werner A. Baum Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship. Mack's interest is space weather. He aspires to pursue graduate studies in space science concentrating on space weather, and study the relationship between the upper and lower atmosphere.
Research, Activities, and News
MU researchers receive NSF award to probe the atmosphere - virtually! Learn more >>
(Photo left-to-right): Millersville faculty, Drs. Sepideh Yalda, Richard Clark, and Gary Zoppetti, will be developing an inquiry-based 3-D immersion environment students can use to navigate their way through real atmospheric data. A mock-up of their GEOpod is shown in the background.
Undergraduate Research - our forte. Two examples:
Adam Jacobs uses a sodar to study low-level jets.
John Dougherty monitors fluxes from a vegetated roof.
Weather Information Center (WIC)
The MUWIC is the region's leading source for expert forecasts and storm analysis. Begin your visit here:
- Weather Information Center Home
- Local Forcast
- 7-Day Outlook
- Special Weather discussions
- Streaming Videos (forecast, outlook, discussion, etc.)
Weather Cam
Weather Cam is out for repair.
Click here for a larger image of the current weather at Millersville University.
Contact Information
Department of Earth Science
717-872-3289
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Millersville University
(717) 872-3011
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