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Final Final?

pmarsh — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:53:36 +0000

Well, I intended to post more during the semester, however, my schedule was a lot busier than I anticipated. I’m currently in the midst of what could (should) very well end up being my last final as a student. The exam is Thursday at 1PM. I’ll try to resume a more regular posting pattern after [...]

METR 4424

pmarsh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:30:18 +0000

The course in the title of the post is the School of Meteorology’s “tie it all together” course for its seniors. This is a 4 credit hour course (that actually meets for 8 hours a week). This year the course instructor is Professor Kevin Kloesel (who also serves as Associate Dean for the College of [...]

VORTEX II

pmarsh — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:58:02 +0000

VORTEX II (Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes EXPeriment) is scheduled to begin on 10 May and last through 13 June. I’ll be manning the VORTEX II Operations Center (VOC) here in Norman on a daily basis. In addition to this, I’m currently writing code (in my spare time) to generate images of [...]

Map Discussions

pmarsh — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:03:29 +0000

Last week a devastating ice storm ravaged parts of the United States; as of this writing, a little under 500,000 customers remain without power. Three days from now will be the first anniversary of the deadliest tornado outbreak in over 20 years. May will mark the 10th anniversary of the 3 May 1999 tornadoes in [...]

Another Semester Begins…

pmarsh — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:38:11 +0000

Today started the new semester at one of the two universities at which I’m teaching this spring. Yes, you read that right, two universities. In fact, I’m teaching (or co-teaching) four classes, in three disciplines, at two universities. The classes are Ordinary Differential Equations (Mid-America Christian University) Mathematical Modeling (Mid-America Christian University) Intermediate Analysis of [...]