(by Maureen Evans Arthurs)

TO: The UMBC Community

FROM: Larrabee Strow, Research Professor of Physics, and Sergio DeSouza Machado, Research Assistant Professor of Physics

We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Hannon ’86, ’90 MS physics, passed away last Thursday night after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. Scott remained at UMBC for 22 years as a Research Assistant in the Physics Department/Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology. Scott was continuously involved with the development of new meteorological and climate satellites while at UMBC.  In particular, Scott developed radiative transfer algorithms that were highly regarded throughout the meteorological community and are in continuous, operational use at both NOAA and NASA. We have shared more about Scott’s life and legacy here.

Private services were held for Scott, and condolences may be sent to the Hannon family at 6614 Jacks Court, Mount Airy, MD 21771.

Our annual PROMISE AGEP Fall Harvest Dinner at College Park will be held on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. This is our “Thanksgiving Dinner” for PROMISE graduate students, postdocs, alumni, faculty, and staff. Students have a chance to be rejuvenated, re-connect, and network with others on different campuses who share research and other interests.

This event is free for PROMISE graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff from UMCP, UMBC, UMB, and institutions within the University System of Maryland.

The Fall Harvest Dinner is sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP with additional financial support from the Graduate School at the University of Maryland College Park and The Graduate School at UMBC.

Location: Adele’s Restaurant

Stamp Student Union

University of Maryland College Park

Directions: http://thestamp.umd.edu/about_us/directions_to_stamp

Come, connect, eat, enjoy!

Please click the link above to register. The dinner will be provided at no cost to you, but you will need a ticket to enter. Please click the orange “Eventbrite” link above to register and print your ticket.

Broadly, graduate students can participate in PROMISE regardless of their status (full-time, part-time), ethnicity, citizenship, discipline, or source of funding. Narrowly, students who are underrepresented will be strongly supported as they utilize the services and resources of PROMISE; these students can be encouraged to consider PROMISE to be one of their major mechanisms of support. Faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff are also welcome to attend.

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UMBC’s alumni live and travel all over the world doing fun, amazing things! And UMBC Magazine wants to showcase this.

That’s where the Roving Retriever project comes in. Next time you travel to an interesting place, take a copy of UMBC Magazine with you and snap a photo of yourself with it. Send the photo to jogrady@umbc.edu along with information about who’s in the photo and where you are, and we’ll feature you on the UMBC Magazine Facebook page!

Take a look today…we’ve already got a couple! Where will our Retrievers go next?

Apply to the University of Michigan's Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) for summer 2013. SROP is a great way for you to take part in faculty-led research projects while exploring doctoral studies at U-M. Students who are admitted into the program will work for eight weeks (May 28th - July 27th) on research projects under the guidance of in a wide range of academic disciplines. In addition, students will be introduced to life in Ann Arbor and U-M's community of scholars. 

The online application for SROP at the University of Michigan will be available on December 1st. The application deadline is February 10th, 2013, but we encourage you to complete your application as early as possible. If admitted into the program you will receive:

•A stipend of $4,000 for the summer

•Round-trip transportation to and from the University of Michigan

•Campus residential housing and meals

•Participation in a GRE prep course

•Weekly seminars to help you understand the graduate school application process

•Participation in a Research Symposium held at U-M