This discussion is most relevant to the volunteer moderators for the 30th anniversary special event of April 10. However, in the long run, and as people move on with their careers, Everyone can be invited to serve as a panelist or moderator. So, if curious and interested in these professional skills, you are welcome to join us!

Erin Emme received an Outstanding Student Presentation Award for her poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in December on "Impacts of Sea Ice Leads on Sea Salt Aerosols and Atmospheric Chemistry in the Arctic". 

Advisor Assoc. Prof. Hannah Horowitz

Mashiat Hossain received two presentation awards at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in January: 2nd place oral presentation in the Atmospheric Chemistry conference for her presentation "Assessing Compliance with Updated NAAQS PM2.5 Annual Standard: The Role of Regional and Transboundary Emissions", and 1st place student oral presentation in the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions' for her presentation on "Assessing the Impact of Marine Aerosols on Cloud Dynamics in the Southeast Atlantic: Insights from a Chemical Transport Model". 

Advisor Assoc. Prof. Hannah Horowitz

The National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR) would like to inform your department of a grant opportunity for students interested in mined land reclamation.

 Each year, NASLR awards a $2000 grant to a student taking course work or doing research in mined land reclamation or a closely related field. The grant may be used to cover costs associated with education and research expenses.  The successful applicant must be enrolled as a full time junior, senior, or graduate student in an accredited college or university in the United States.  Applications must be received no later than July 1st and will be evaluated based on grades, quality of the application, and relevance of course work or research, a proposed special project or research budget (if applicable), references, and other related considerations.

If you are aware of a student who may be interested in applying for the NASLR Mined Land Reclamation Education Grant Program, please invite them to visit the NASLR website to learn more about the program and download an application for submission prior to the July 1st application deadline.  Information and the application can be found at: https://naslr.org/scholarship/.

 Please contact Jeff Meitrott at jmeitrott@pa.gov for additional information on application procedures.