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Western Kentucky University (of which I am a student) is the only university in Kentucky and Tennessee with a full degree in meteorology. We have had a program since 2010, and it has grown and developed into, objectively, one of the up and coming programs in the country.
The program has many things built into it that add plenty of advantages to students who attend WKU for meteorology. Professors offer plenty of opportunities for undergraduate research, we have an award winning Storm Chase class, the Kentucky Mesonet and an incredible relationship with the National Weather Service in Louisville.
AWIPS2 Workshop hosted by @NWSLouisville today. Thanks @unidata for supporting #WKU #Meteorology! #data #visualize pic.twitter.com/kNosDNEsh0
— CHAOS (@wkuCHAOS) March 21, 2016
However, last year, the WKU Meteorology department received a grant to implement the new NWS forecasting software, AWIPS II. This is the visualization tool that NWS Meteorologists everyday to analyze the models, write their forecast products, issue warnings within, etc. While we won’t be able to do all of that stuff, the training and usage of the program itself is an incredible tool that will give our program and students a significant advantage over others.
The full story written about this is from UCAR; however, I wanted to personally brag about the program through this post. I am so proud to be a part of a Meteorology program that is always pushing the envelope and is pushing for new things and new advantages to its students. This new program and its implementation is one of the more exciting things that I have experienced as a student, and I am very exited to be able to use this software going forward in the program. It will provide a huge advantage to students, and will be a big selling point to future students.
For the UCAR story, got to the link below.