Real-world applications of meteorology: create forecasts for local radio stations, deliver the weather segment on the campus TV station, and intern at regional weather offices and local television stations. Instruments and facilities enhance the student experience, including a weather station, weather radar, a Linux laboratory, and a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) laboratory. Program meets the National Weather Service (NWS) curricular requirements for employment as a meteorologist. Receive one-on-one attention from faculty members who are actively engaged in students' progress. Faculty are actively engaged in research and publishing. Since 2010, members of the faculty have been awarded 522,000 in highly competitive National Science Foundation grants.