NOAA CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (NCAS) WEATHER CAMP APPLICATION FORM
Summer 2012
Only U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents may apply.
Please read information carefully and type or print ALL information clearly in blue or black ink.
PERSONAL DATA
Name
[Last]
Current Address (city, state, and zip code)
Birthdate
[First]
[Middle Initial]
___I am or ___ am not covered by my parent’s medical
insurance plan (please check the one that applies)
Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
Personal E-mail Address
Name of Parent/Guardian
Parent/Guardian Address (if different from Current Address)
Parent/Guardian Work Phone Number
Parent/Guardian E-mail Address
ACADEMIC STATUS: Grade Level 6 ___ 7 ___ 8 ___ 9 ___ 10 ___ 11 ___
Middle School/High School (Name & Mailing Address)
School Phone Number
School Fax Number
Overall Cumulative GPA/scale (ex. 3.50/4.00)
On a separate page, please list Advanced Placement Honors or
college classes taken, if applicable. Please list any high school
honors, activities, team memberships, awards received and/or
jobs held.
Guidance Counselor
_______________________________________________
Signature
__________________________________________________
Printed Name
Counselor’s Telephone Number
Counselor’s E-mail Address
Preferred choice of camp site (first, second, etc.)
_____Washington, DC (residential)
_____New York, NY (commuter)
_____Puerto Rico (residential)
_____El Paso, Texas (commuter)
_____Greensboro, NC (commuter)
_____Jackson, MS(commuter)
_____Lincoln, NE (commuter)
_____Phoenix, AZ (commuter)
_____Miami, FL (commuter)
_____Houston, TX (commuter)
Career Interests (use an additional page if necessary)
How did you learn about the NOAA Center for Atmospheric
Sciences Weather Camp? (e.g., school, science fair, organization
(name), family, friend, flyer)
I have read and understand the description and eligibility criteria for the Howard University NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences
Weather Camp. I give Howard permission to review my child’s complete academic record for consideration.
Parent or Guardian’s Signature:
Printed Name:
Date:
NOAA CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (NCAS)
Weather Camp 2012 Application Checklist
Please provide all the items listed below for the application process. Only completed packets will be
reviewed by the NCAS office. The application packet may be mailed or hand-delivered.
Application: See reverse side of this form.
Please submit a cohesive and compelling typewritten personal statement
(1 page maximum, single spaced, 12 point – Times New Roman font)
which addresses the following questions:
 Why are you interested in weather?
 What do you hope to learn from the weather camp?
 Why should you be accepted into the weather camp?
(please add anything else that we should know about you)
Two letters of Recommendation (one must be from your science
teacher). These should not only detail past information but also why you
would be a prime candidate for weather camp.
(These should be provided by non-family members and MUST be enclosed with
the application)
Official high school or middle school transcript
 Remember to fill out the application form in its entirety.
 Print clearly or type your information on the application form.
 Considerable weight will be given to the letter of recommendations and the personal
statement, so please include them with the application.
Completed Application Packages will be accepted until April 13, 2011.
Return application packet by email or deliver to the relevant physical address:
Washington, DC:
NOAA Center for Atmospheric
Sciences (NCAS)
Howard University Research
Building I, Room #305
1840 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
E-mail: noaa-cas@howard.edu
Telephone: 202-865-8678
Fax: 202-865-8294
Jackson, MS:
Dr. Loren White
Department of Physics,
Atmospheric Sciences and
GeoScience
Jackson State University
P. O. Box 17660
Jackson, MS 39217
Email: loren.d.white@jsums.edu
Telephone: 601-979-3635
Fax: 601-979-3630
Puerto Rico:
Dr. Yasmin Detres
Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
PO Box 9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Email: yasmin.detres@upr.edu
Telephone: 787-899-2048
El Paso, TX:
Dr. Rosa Fitzgerald
Department of Physics
University of Texas El Paso
500 West University Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79968
Email: rfitzgerald@utep.edu
Telephone: (915) 747-7530
Greensboro, NC:
Dr. Keith Schimmel
Director of Education and
Outreach for NOAA ISET
Cooperative Science Center,
noaaiset.org
North Carolina A&T State
University
301 Gibbs Hall
Greensboro, NC 27411
Email: schimmel@ncat.edu
Telephone: 336-285-2329
New York, NY:
Dr. Brain Vant-Hull
Weather Camp Coordinator
Steinman Hall, room 103
City College of New York
140th and Convent Ave
NY, NY 10031
Email: brianvh@ce.ccny.cuny.edu
Telephone: 212-650-5815
Lincoln, NE; Phoenix, AZ;
Miami, FL; and Houston, TX:
H. Micheal Mogil
How the Weatherworks
1104 6th Street South
Naples, FL 34102
Email:
hmmogil@weatherworks.com
Telephone: 240-426-2900
Fax: 202-742-2806
THERE IS NO PARTICIPANT FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM
(Travel to/from location site is NOT covered)