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Department Mailing Address:

The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
503 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802-5013

Telephone: (814) 865-0478
Fax: (814) 865-9429

Send job announcements to: meteojobs@meteo.psu.edu

Send internship announcements to: meteointern@meteo.psu.edu

Department Head

Paul Markowski

Email: pmarkowski@psu.edu
Tel: (814) 863-3012

Administrative Manager and Web Development

Lynn Persing
Email: lynn.persing@psu.edu
Tel: (814) 863-8568

-Office Manager
-Faculty Salary and Supplement Pay
-Faculty Recruitment and Hiring
- H1B Visitors
- General and Miscellaneous Budgets
- Faculty Startup
- Alumni Relations (co facilitied with Lan Lewis)

Undergraduate Program

Amber DeCosmo
Email: meteoundergrad@meteo.psu.edu
Tel: (814) 863-8565

-Undergraduate Program Coordinator
-First Year Student Advisor
-Scholarships
-Undergraduate Recruiting

Graduate Program

Karen Corl
Email: grad-admissions@meteo.psu.edu

Tel: (814) 863-9500

-Graduate Program Coordinator
-Graduate Appointments
-Graduate Recruiting
-Graduate Student Conference Travel
-Colloquium Visitor Travel

Travel, Research, and General Budget Expenditures

Christy Wellar

Christy Wellar
Email: clw461@psu.edu
Tel: (814) 865-8566

- Faculty and field mission travel
- Purchasing
- Wage Payroll Hiring

Research Grants/Contracts Administration

Jennifer Renoe
Email: jlg28@psu.edu
Tel: (814) 863-7326

- Grants and Contracts Administration (pre and post award)
- J-1 Visas
- Visiting Scholars
- Postdoc Recruitment and Hiring
- Property Inventory
- Backup for Purchasing and Travel
- Facilitates Ken Davis' Research Enterprise

Web Content and Alumni Relations

Lan Lewis
Email: lan5430@psu.edu
Tel: (814) 865-0478

- Keys and Copier
- Web Content, Digital Signs, Brochures, Posters
- Greet Visitors and Answer Department Calls
- Colloquium Schedules
- Events and Group Meals
- Student Merchandise

- Alumni Relations (co-facilitated with Lynn persing)