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Warm Reception for 2013 Rosenstiel Award Winner Cecilia Bitz

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RSMAS welcomed Dr. Cecilia Bitz on April 23rd for a dinner where she received the 2013 Rosenstiel Award from the University of Miami.  The Rosenstiel Award honors scientists who, in the past decade, have made significant and growing impacts in their field. It is an award targeted for researchers that are already making outstanding scientific contributions in their early to mid-career stages. IMG_0566

Dr. Bitz, an associate professor in the Atmospheric Sciences Department at University of Washington, is the 39th recipient of the Rosenstiel Award. Her work focuses on climate and climate change in the high latitudes, especially involving the cryosphere (areas of the Earth covered in the many forms of snow and ice).  Dr. Bitz uses a variety of models for her research, from simple, reduced complexity models to sophisticated Earth-system models.

The Rosenstiel Award was created through an endowment from the Rosenstiel Foundation.  University of Miami Provost Thomas LeBlanc attended the dinner in honor of Dr. Bitz, along with UM faculty members, research staff and students.  RSMAS Dean Roni Avissar presented her with the award.

RSMAS Alum Jennifer Jurado Named “Champion of Change”

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Dr. Jennifer Jurado has been recognized as a “Champion of Change” by the Obama administration. Jennifer, who is the director of the Natural Resources Planning and Management Division in Broward County, was one of 12 people nationwide nominated for this honor. She was recognized by the White House as a ‘Climate Resilience Leader’ for her efforts in South Florida. Whitehouse Ceremony

Jennifer began doing research with Professor Gary Hitchcock while an undergraduate, and went on to complete her Ph.D. on Harmful Algal Blooms in his laboratory. In 2012, Jurado was recognized by the Florida Engineering Society – Broward County Chapter for Outstanding Service to the Profession. More recently, she has played a key role in the adoption of a four-county South Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and in the formulation of a Regional Climate Action Plan. Jennifer also helped to launch a multi-county initiative to address sea level rise and other regional consequences of climate change.
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Congratulations to Jennifer for truly making a difference!

Check out the new CARTHE video!

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Check out the new video released by the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment (CARTHE)!  It highlights the team’s exciting field work at sea and computer modeling efforts. The video can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/64470122

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US Army Golden Knights Drop In To Thank RSMAS

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L-R: SGT Jon Lopez, SGT Ken Severin, Dr. Roni Avissar, Rose Mann, Raul Mas, Susan Gerrish and SSGT Shelby Bixler.

L-R: SGT Jon Lopez, SGT Ken Severin, Dr. Roni Avissar, Rose Mann, Raul Mas, Susan Gerrish and SSGT Shelby Bixler.

RSMAS received members of the US Army Parachute Team, the famed “Golden Knights”, on Virginia Key where they thanked Dean Roni Avissar and other staff and faculty members for their hospitality. The Rosenstiel School hosted the Golden Knights on a picnic and shark tagging experience at the Broad Key Research Station in February. The event allowed the team to take a well-deserved break from their rigorous training schedule at Homestead Air Reserve Base. In fact, one Golden Knights team member showed up at Broad Key on crutches, not wanting to miss the opportunity to enjoy some sun, sand, surf (and sharks!)

SSGT Shelby Bixler presented Avissar and others with colorful lithographs showing the team executing a wide variety of aerial maneuvers including free-fall formations and canopy relative work. She read a message from Golden Knights Commander LTC Jose Enrique Meléndez and thanked those assembled saying that “as soldiers we’re used to serving and doing so without the expectation of reward; we were humbled by your act of kindness and wanted to say thank you for treating us like family.”

Avissar accepted his gift and thanked the Golden Knights for their military service noting that “we owe our soldiers our appreciation and anything that RSMAS has done pales in comparison to the service you provide to us.”

The Golden Knights have been in existence since 1959. They travel the US and the world doing air show demonstrations, parachuting into stadiums, participating in national and international competitions and performing tandem parachute jumps with distinguished guests such as former President George H.W. Bush. They are the face of the US Army and proudly represent the more than one million soldiers that make up its ranks. http://armygk.armylive.dodlive.mil/

‘Golden Knights’ SSGT Shelby Bixler, SGT Jon Lopez and SGT Ken Severin took a tour of the University of Miami’s research vessel, the F.G. Walton Smith with Captain Shawn Lake.

‘Golden Knights’ SSGT Shelby Bixler, SGT Jon Lopez and SGT Ken Severin took a tour of the University of Miami’s research vessel, the F.G. Walton Smith with Captain Shawn Lake.