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Education

The Society is keen to support education at school and university levels. If you run an educational course or program that may be of interest to AMOS members, please bring it to our attention using the contact details below.

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Current projects are as follows. If you are interested in being involved in any of these projects, or want further information, feel free to contact the Education Subcommittee at any time.

Student Essay Prize - closing date 31 August 2008
In 2007 the Society introduced an annual prize of $250 for the best essay written by a student (undergraduate, honours or post-graduate) and published in the Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. The prize aims to foster and reward excellence in scientific communication, and to encourage articles of general interest to the members (for publication in the BAMOS).

Review essays on any topic in the areas of atmospheric or oceanographic science are now sought by the Society. In particular, honours and post-graduate students who have written detailed literature reviews as introductory chapters of their theses are encouraged to apply. The essay must be written with the general reader in mind, and must not exceed a 5000 word limit.

Students must be either currently enrolled at an Australian University or have graduated within the past 12 months. 

Essays should be sent to Dr Deryn Griffiths, Chair of the AMOS Education Committee, Bureau of Meteorology, NSW Regional Office, PO Box 413, Darlinghurst NSW 1300, or essays (in PDF format) may be emailed at , Darlinghurst NSW 1300, or essays (in PDF format) may be emailed to d.griffiths@bom.gov.au. Entries close 31 August 2008. The prize winner will be selected by the Education Committee.

The winner for 2007 was Helen Duncan of Monash University for her essay The Southern Ocean and its Role in the Marine Carbon Cycle, published in BAMOS Volume 20 No. 2. Examples of other submissions (runners up) may be found in  Volume 20 No. 3 and Volume 20 No. 4 .

Art Competition - closing date 26 September 2008
The atmosphere and the ocean have long been a source of inspiration for poets, painters, musicians and artists of all kind. From the dark and stormy nights of literature to such diverse music as Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Guns ‘n’ Roses’ November Rain descriptions of the weather add depth and colour to the scene. Meanwhile, the ocean, with its many colours and moods, is feted for its beauty and power. It has inspired tales of treacherous seas tamed by heroic explorers and vivid images of warm azure waters in a tropical paradise.

We invite you to be swept up by this inspiration. Spend some time watching the skies or the ocean. Connect with the power and the beauty and channel that into a short story, poem, song, painting or something that captures the essence of what you feel. 

Art Competition details. Entries close 26 September 2008.

School Curriculum
We are investigatingthe feasibility of including Meteorological examples within the School Mathematics curriculum in Victoria. Rob Willis has written an article, Turning to Meteorology for Teaching and Learning Resources, which was published (in two parts) in Vinculum, a publication of the Mathematical Assoication of Victoria and reproduced in BAMOS Volume 20 No. 5 for the information of AMOS members. Part III  of the article will be published in BAMOS in 2008.

Study at University
We maintain an web page linking to universities that teach Meteorology and Oceanography, either as part of a undergraduate stream or as a short course. Please send us any corrections or suggestions.