National Science Olympiad Opens Pipeline to Future Scientists
Patrick Rowley and Margaret Mooney from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) staffed an exploration station at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery on 20 May 2011 for young scholars attending the National Science Olympiad (NSO) in Madison, Wisconsin. The station featured the popular weather and climate applets developed at CIMSS which are available on-line. The middle and high school scholars attending were state champions destined for science-related careers.
Patrick Rowley, CIMSS, showcasing the CIMSS applets at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Other participants at AOSS are sharing their expertise with National Science Olympiad (NOS) scholars this week, were:
- Jesse Roberts, AOS, presented climate science & ocean research.
- Hsuan-Yun Pi, SSEC, co-presented with Dolly Ledin on regional climate change.
- Dan Hartung, CIMSS/SSEC, presented aviation forecasting & SNAAP research at the CAVE (CIMSS Analysis and Visualization Environment).
- Ed Hopkins, of the State Climatology Office, gave a tour to AMS Educators and their NOS students.
Tours conducted at AOSS also visited the 3D globe, AMRC and, of course, the roof.
These middle and high school students at NSO are all state champions and likely to be society’s scientists of tomorrow.
