tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post8987165172401324564..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Memories and ReflectionsJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-83761251630919577882017-01-28T00:55:28.275-07:002017-01-28T00:55:28.275-07:00I met Dr. Bosart in 1996 as a high school junior i...I met Dr. Bosart in 1996 as a high school junior in Massachusetts, looking for a place to pursue a meteorology degree after graduation. He spent an entire afternoon with me at SUNY Albany, discussing his meteorological interests and promoting the university. For months after our meeting, he sent me numerous letters and scientific papers that he had published. I was amazed that he took the time to keep in touch with me, an average high school student, in addition to all of his other interests and responsibilities. In the end, I decided to attend the University of Utah after meeting with an equally passionate and dedicated professor, Dr. Jim Steenburgh. Although I eventually strayed into the world of biology, I want to thank you both for the time you spent with a high school student looking for his next step.Michael Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902883043270767306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-61686044025381619752017-01-27T13:04:06.225-07:002017-01-27T13:04:06.225-07:00I consider myself fortunate that I had the luxury ...I consider myself fortunate that I had the luxury of being a student at SUNY Albany and having the opportunity to take several classes under his instruction. As an undergraduate student at Albany, I was a bit of a late bloomer and had to do some serious work to pull my GPA from the gutter during my final 2 years. Even then, I probably should not of been accepted to graduate school with my final GPA, but luckily Lance saw something in me and gave me a chance (he supposedly wrote a phenomenal letter of recommendation that made my previous advisor at Plymouth State disregard my 3.1 GPA). If it wasn't for Lance, I probably would not be here at the University of Utah, finishing up the final year of my PhD. derek malliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634765645845714769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-56409844980858578362017-01-27T09:53:00.663-07:002017-01-27T09:53:00.663-07:00I will always be grateful that I was a student of ...I will always be grateful that I was a student of Lance's Synoptic Dynamic Meteorology classes, both as an undergrad and graduate student. For my entire life, I am proud to say that I have never "thrown the baby out with the bath water", :) Okay, so that "Lancism" has stayed with me throughout the years. The background on it is from scale analysis of the equation of motion for the atmosphere - a wise analogy to not discard the non-linear terms in the equation. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180331785357345922noreply@blogger.com