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November 14, 2003 UNM’S CHAPTER OF SIGMA XI, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY PRESENTS LECTURE ON THUNDERSTORM PREDICTABILITY The University of New Mexico’s Chapter of Sigma Xi and the Scientific Research Society will present a Science and Society Series talk featuring noted scientist, Dr. Richard Carbone from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The lecture, “Will Thunderstorms Ever Be Predictable?” will be Thursday, Nov. 20, beginning at 5 p.m. at the UNM Conference Center, room G, located at 1634 University Blvd., N.E. Carbone led the United States Weather Research Program until 1999. A pioneer in Doppler radar, Carbone has published papers on physical processes in clouds and storms, topographically-induced circulations, predictability of warm season rainfall, convection on tropical islands and severe storms. He currently chairs the World Meteorological Organization’s World Weather Research Program and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. In 2001, he received the Cleveland Abbe Award for Distinguished Service to Atmospheric Science by an individual. The Distinguished Public Talks Series is co-sponsored by the Offices of the Vice Presidents for Research and for Health Sciences, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the Division of Continuing Education, School of Engineering and the Albuquerque Section of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers. The Distinguished Public Talks series is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. # # #

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