Department of Earth Sciences

MILLERSVILLE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES WEBINAR SERIES

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                                                       EEOS Students to present at NCUR

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                       project tiltting created by Millersville METEORology students

Remember the group of Millersville meteorology students who chased the EF-3 tornado in Mullica Hill, NJ, during Hurricane Ida? Under the leadership of Weather Information Center Director Kyle Elliott, they have created the Thermodynamic Investigation of LCL Thresholds at Tornadogenesis and its Influence in the Northeast and Great Plains (TILTTING) project. For details on the project and how to support the students, visit TILTTING (millersville.edu/tiltting). Nearly 20 students will participate in the project, with over half deploying to the Great Plains for a two-week period during Spring or Summer 2023 to conduct tornado research. This “chase team” will obtain three atmospheric profiles of temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind velocity for each storm event: one 30-60 minutes before, one during, and one 30-60 minutes after Tornadogenesis. The students have also designed their own probes that will be used to penetrate and measure wind velocity and pressure perturbations within the condensation funnel of a tornado. Intensive Observation Periods (IOPs) will also be conducted in the Northeast, with teams of 6-10 students deploying on a rotating basis. Three IOPs already took place in the Northeast during Summer 2022. Incorporation of this data into numerical weather prediction models will increase accuracy of severe weather forecasts, improve tornado warning lead times and, most importantly, save lives.

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The Department of Earth Sciences offers comprehensive degree programs leading to:

Bachelor of Science

• Meteorology
• Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS)
• Secondary Education in Earth Sciences with a teaching certification in Earth & Space Science.
• Emergency Management

Master of Science

• Emergency Management

The Masters of Science in Integrated Scientific Applications (MSISA) offers five specializations.

• Environmental Earth Systems Management (EESM)
• Weather Intelligence and Risk Management (WIRM)
• Geoinformatics (GI)
• Space Weather and Environment (SWEN)
• Climate Science Applications (CSA)

Graduate Certificate

The Department of Earth Sciences now offers a Graduate Certificate in Space Weather and Environment. Visit Space Weather and Environment: Science, Policy and Communication (SWEN) Certificate Program Page.

 

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