Texas
A&M University is currently the only institution in Texas
that offers Bachelor of Science degrees in meteorology. This drastically
limits the opportunities for students in Texas to become trained
in meteorology, and then go on to meet future state and national
workforce needs related to weather and hydrologic forecasting.
This
is a short-term, pilot project to expand opportunities for Texas
undergraduates to obtain B.S. degrees in meteorology by transferring
to TAMU after two years at their home institution. As a pilot
program, this project is specifically directed at increasing the
level of participation in the geosciences by Hispanics in South
Texas, who for sociological or educational reasons, may be disproportionately
discouraged from pursuing meteorology degrees at TAMU. If successful,
the program could be expanded to include Hispanic populations
in other regions of Texas, Historically Black Colleges and Universities
in Texas, and other minority populations across the state. The
institutions collaborating in this pilot effort include TAMU,
TAMU-Corpus Christi, TAMU-Kingsville, and TAMIU-Laredo.
These
photos show participants from our NSF Geodiversity Program in
May.
Photo
info:
photo 1 - Student participants at sampling tower in Lick Creek
Park
photo 2 - Travis Herzog answering questions re: broadcast meteorology
at the KBTX TV station
photo 3 - Student participants looking on lightening research
projects
photo 4 - Student participant working with TAMU students on radar
research project
