November 29, 2005 -- We wish Gwen Scott a fond farewell. We would like to thank Gwen for her years of service and her committment in maintaining the quality of our data. Gwen is retiring and hopes to be traveling a lot with her husband. Have fun Gwen!
November 29, 2005 -- A faster improved web page is now available. Looking at and downloading data should be a lot faster. Our data format has also changed when downloading.
October 2005 -- We would like to welcome Dr. Xinli Wang as the newest member of the UV-B program. Dr. Wang will be working with Dr. Wei Gao. His emphasis will be on crop and cotton modeling.
October 2005 -- The UV-B Monitoring and Research program is looking for a Data Quality Control/Scientifc Programmer Research Associate III. This person will be responsible for ensuring the quality of our data stream as well as programming various scientific applications using our data stream. Deadline for applying is October 29, 2005.
June 2005 -- The UV-B Monitoring Program is looking for a full-time Research Scientist I. The position will be responsible for developing and programming the interface coupling of a regional climate model with several crop models for climate variability/change impact studies and to be a team member of an on going effort to produce USA UV-B climatology.
June 2005 -- Jim Slusser has been asked to serve as first opponent to Taddeo Ssenyonga's thesis defense in Bergin, Norway. The thesis addresses solar ultraviolet radiation, ozone, and aerosol loading, which makes Jim's invitation obvious. Have fun Jim, and good luck, Taddeo.
June 2005 -- We would like to welcome Scott Janssen as the newest member of the UV-B program. Janssen started July 1 as our new computer administrator. We're glad to have him aboard and confident that our computer system will keep him busy.
May 2005 -- The UV-B Monitoring and Research Program was invited by the UV monitoring network in Oslo, Norway, to participate in an intercomparison of multiband filterradiometers. The purpose of the intercomparison was to harmonize UV monitoring instruments and exchange experience and knowledge gathered by instrument users.
March 2005 -- Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., sat down with Jim Slusser and Wei Gao to discuss the UV-B Program and its relevance on agriculture, livestock, and human health. After the meeting, Musgrave showed her strong support for the program and toured some of the other programs at Colorado State University.
March 2005 -- The UV-B Monitoring and Research program is looking for a system administrator to maintain/enhance our network of PC's and Unix workstations. Deadline for applying is April 25, 2005.
March 2005 -- Bill Davis has accepted a position as the Network Security Administrator for Student Housing at Colorado State University. Congratulations Bill. Bill can still be reached at William.S.Davis@colostate.edu.
February 2005 -- A new look to our web page along with addtional options.Take a look at Site Information and get a history of an instrument. We also now offer Langley Calibrated Data as well as Langley and Synthetic Spectra data. We have a new menu system to allow one click access to pages.