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Jackson
State
University's
interdisciplinary
Meteorology
Program
is
designed
to
prepare
students
for
a
variety
of
careers.
These
include
climatology,
weather
and
aviation
forecasting,
environmental,
broadcast,
tropical,
and
satellite
meteorology.
Graduates
have
pursued
careers
with
the
National
Weather
Service,
The
Weather
Channel,
the
Tropical
Analysis
and
Forecast
Branch
(which
provides
satellite
analysis
to
the
National
Hurricane
Center),
and
several
television
stations.
Many
students
also
choose
to
seek
advanced
degrees.
The
JSU
Meteorology
Program
is
strongly
committed
to
provide
students
with
opportunities
to
work
with
professionals
in
the
atmospheric
sciences
in
research,
consulting,
and
educational
outreach.
Students
frequently
take
summer
positions
at
national
laboratories
and
co-op
openings
at
government
agencies
and
other
institutions.
Our
institutional
partners
have
included
the
National
Centers
for
Environmental
Prediction's
Techniques
Development
Laboratory,
the
Army
High
Performance
Computing
Research
Center
,
and
the
National
Center
for
Atmospheric
Research.
While
at
Jackson
State,
students
participate
in
tutoring
and
other
forms
of
educational
outreach
on
campus
and
at
local
secondary
schools.
They
complete
practical
classes
which
are
closely
integrated
with
faculty
research
and
consulting
efforts.
A
"products-oriented"
approach
ensures
that
students
develop
a
comprehensive,
working
knowledge
of
scientific
study
and
application.
The
Program's
computer
laboratory
facilities
allow
students
to
manage
their
work
while
gaining
skills
in
the
use
of
cutting-edge
systems
and
software.
Students
using
these
facilities
frequently
attend
meetings
and
make
presentations
at
national
conferences,
such
as
the
American
Meteorological
Society's
Annual
Meeting,
the
National
Conference
on
Undergraduate
Research,
and
the
National
Society
of
Black
Physicists.
The
computer
laboratory
features
Windows
PC's,
SGI
and
Linux
servers.
Also,
access
to
supercomputers
is
available
through
the
Mississippi
Center
for
Supercomputing
Research
and
the
Minnesota
Supercomputing
Center;
Cray
J916,
T3D,IBM
SP2,
SGI
and
Linux
clusters
are
available
.
Full
suites
of
meteorological
and
satellite
data
are
received
continuously
over
the
network
through
the
Unidata,
McIDAS
and
other
such
programs.
The
Program
is
affiliated
with
the
University
Center
for
Atmospheric
Research
and
the
Mississippi
Science
Partnership.
Jackson
State
University
is
the
only
Historically
Black
College
University
(HBCU)
which
offers
a
Bachelor's
degree
in
meteorology.
The
University
is
located
in
Jackson,
Mississippi;
a
comfortably
sized
city
of
200,000.
The
campus
is
centrally
located
near
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers'
Waterways
Experiment
Station,
NASA's
Stennis
Space
Center,
Marshall
Space
Flight
Center,
and
Keesler
AFB.
The
Meteorology
Program
frequently
interacts
with
Jackson's
National
Weather
Service
Office.
Recreational
opportunities
include
the
Ross
Barnett
Reservoir,
numerous
state
and
local
parks,
downtown
cultural
events,
sports,
and
restaurants.
Other
centers
of
activity
such
as
the
Mississippi's
Gulf
Coast,
New
Orleans
and
Memphis
are
only
a
couple
of
hours
away.
Visit
our
website
http://weather.jsums.edu.
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