CESE & Planetarium show
Weather & Environmental Hazards –
The Challenges of Awareness, Research, and Education in NJ
Friday, November 14, 2008
Planetarium Show for WECARE Symposium using the Digital Starlab, a full dome experience using high resolution, dark chip technology and a revolutionary custom, contrast enhancing fisheye lens projector What can Astronomy tell us about the challenges of weather & environmental hazards? People have always used the sky and hence astronomy to solve everyday mysteries like the changing seasons. Movie Trailer sol_trailer (4 minutes) Indeed the mysteries surrounding why like exists on Earth and perhaps no where else is fundamental to understanding the delicate balance of life on Earth. Movie Trailer ois_trailer (4 minutes) And to understand the cosmos, the dynamic nature of planets, stars and galaxies and explore wonders of the universe never seen before! Movie Trailer sq_trailer (4 minutes-may skip if time is limited) Movie Trailer hv_trailer (5 minutes)
Will Heyniger joined the The Geology/Meteorology Department as a Professional Service Specialist IV since 2001, but not before giving professional broadcast meteorology a whirl. Before coming to Kean University, he was a Broadcast Meteorologist for WRGB-TV in Schenectady, New York on the weekends for about a year. Prior to WRGB-TV, he was the the Morning Meteorolgist for WRNN-TV in Kingston, NY from 1997-1999 (broadcasting to the Hudson Valley, northern New Jersey and Southeastern Connecticut). He has traversed Kean University’s hall before his short on-air stint, as a student, graduating from the Geology/Meteorology department with a B.A. in Earth Science, option Meteorology in 1996. Since arriving at Kean he has seen numerous changes of applications overseeing the entire technological aspect of the Department. An avid surfer, he watches the weather even while doing what he loves!