Opportunities to Participate in the COMET® Program

COMET Residence Courses

Visiting scientific experts serve as lead instructors and guest presenters for COMET Residence Courses. Residence courses are 1 – 6 weeks in length and offer advanced hydrometeorological education in a classroom and forecasting laboratory environment. Participate by:

  • Spending a sabbatical at the COMET Program
  • Attending COMET faculty courses, special workshops or sypmposiums, or COMET courses (on a space available basis)
  • Teaching as a lead instructor or guest presenter in a COMET course

Distance Learning Materials

Scientific experts serve as subject matter experts for distance learning education materials. These materials, delivered primarily via the Web, provide continuing education in the atmospheric and related sciences. Participate by:

  • Serving as a subject matter expert for distance learning materials
  • Providing scientific or technical review of distance learning content
  • Evaluating distance learning content from the perspective of an end user
  • Spending a development sabbatical at the COMET Program
  • Incorporating COMET distance learning materials, case studies, and/or material from the COMET multimedia database into your own instructional offerings
  • Participating in teletraining course offerings
  • Participating in or serving as an instructor for COMET distance learning courses

Outreach Program

In order to advance applied research in meteorology, the Outreach Program fosters partnerships between the academic research community and operational weather forecasters. University members can participate by:

  • Submitting proposals in collaboration with National Weather Service offices for:
    • One-year research studies funded at an approximate level of $10,000
    • One- to three-year research and educational activities funded at an approximate level of $35,000 per year
  • Initiating, attending, or providing content for regional meteorology workshops and symposia sponsored by the Outreach Program
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