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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">The Earth and Atmospheric Science Department
at Indiana University, Bloomington invites you to consider joining our department to pursue a graduate degree in Atmospheric Science!</span></p>
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</span><a href="https://earth.indiana.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">EAS
department at IU Bloomington</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0"> includes
</span><a href="https://earth.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/index.html?disciplines=Atmospheric%20Sciences" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">7
faculty actively teaching and researching a range of topics in climate and atmospheric science</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">, including:
extreme weather and climate, climate variability and change, global circulation and the hydrological cycle, tropical cyclone predictability, and wind energy. Climate modeling, big data analysis, and machine learning are common factors across these research
themes, all of which take advantage of </span><a href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/alde" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">high-performance
computing resources available for free</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0"> to the IU research community. The atmospheric science group
at IU is closely integrated with </span><a href="https://earth.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/index.html" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">other
faculty in the Earth sciences</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">, providing the opportunity to pursue a holistic approach to understanding
our changing world. Our research is done in collaboration with numerous other world class departments, schools, and institutes at Indiana University, including the
</span><a href="https://luddy.indiana.edu" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Luddy
School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0"> and the
</span><a href="https://oneill.indiana.edu" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">O'Neill
School of Public and Environmental Affairs</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">. As a graduate of IU, you can expect to join the ranks
of alumni who go on to successful roles in industry and academia.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">We have multiple openings for M.S. and
Ph.D. students fully funded by research and teaching assistantships </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted0">starting
in Fall 2024 or even possibly Spring 2024 (i.e., January) if you submit an application ASAP</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">. Potential
topics include:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Coastal climate and extremes</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Tropical waves and stratospheric moisture</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Hadley cell dynamics and drought</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Jet stream dynamics</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Climate engineering</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Tropical cyclone dynamics and modeling</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Machine learning and AI in weather and climate</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">We seek students from all backgrounds
with (1) general curiosity about weather and climate, (2) demonstrated quantitative skills, and (3) a drive to learn and develop innovative mathematical and/or computational solutions to challenging research problems in weather and climate. If this excites
you, we would love to see an application!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">You can learn more about our department
and IU Bloomington here: </span><a href="https://go.iu.edu/3jha" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://go.iu.edu/3jha</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Bloomington is recognized as
</span><a href="https://livability.com/best-places/2021-top-100-best-places-to-live-in-america/top-100-2021-bloomington-in/" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">one
of the best places to live in the US</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">, with a vibrant, active community that benefits from the metropolitan
qualities of a large city and the easy pace of a small town.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">You can find information about
</span><a href="https://earth.indiana.edu/graduate/how-to-apply.html" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">the
application process here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">; we hope you will consider applying. See below for some suggestions on
how to formulate a good application!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">The Atmospheric Sciences
faculty</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Indiana University Bloomington </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:atmos@indiana.edu" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">atmos@indiana.edu</span></a></p>
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<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:20pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">How to: submit a good grad school application</span></h1>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">We want to help you put together the best
application possible. Here is some advice!</span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">What are we looking for?</span></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Our primary questions are:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Will this student succeed in our program, i.e., will they:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Be productive in research, including writing peer-reviewed papers?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Complete a good thesis in the normal amount of time (2 years for a masters, 5 for a Ph.D.)?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does this student’s research interests align with the research interests of at least one faculty member?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Do we have grant funding to support the student their entire time here?</span><span style="text-decoration:none"><br class="ContentPasted0">
</span><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">(note that this relates to question 2–each professor has grant money related to specific research topics within their areas of interest)</span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">How do we evaluate applicants?</span></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">We look at the entire graduate application
to see if there are clear answers to the above questions. This includes rating applicants on specific questions:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does the applicant have excellent academic preparation (e.g., relevant coursework, grades, GPA, etc.)?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does the applicant have research experience and/or interest, and if so, how does it relate to research that we do?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does the personal statement give a clear sense of what motivates the applicant to apply
</span><span style="font-style:italic;text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">to our program specifically</span><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">, and does it include a good research proposal indicating that the student has put
careful thought and effort into considering what they might work on?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does the applicant have good letters of recommendation from sources who give us specific information about how and why they think
the applicant would be successful in our graduate programs?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Does the applicant’s research interest align with research directions for which we have grant funding?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Is there anything in the application that gives us reservations about the applicant (e.g., are there bad grades in the transcripts
that the applicant does not address in the personal statement)?</span></p>
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out are:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0">Evidence of strong self-motivation and ability to do independent research</span></p>
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what not to do - to make sure you give us the best application possible.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Do include a research proposal (in your
personal statement); see </span><a href="https://eduabroadhub.com/2022/07/02/how-to-write-a-research-proposal-for-graduate-school-application/" style="text-decoration:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0"> for
good advice</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Don’t give a vague statement of interests;
we want to see that you’ve done research on what you want to research</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Do submit a complete application, with
all required materials</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Don’t submit an incomplete or late application;
we can’t consider late or incomplete applications</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Do e-mail specific faculty members to get
feedback on a research proposal before submitting your application</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Don’t submit an application without definitely
knowing who would be your potential advisor and what topic(s) you would work on with them</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Do consider applying, even if you have
an undergraduate degree in another field</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Don’t submit an application without a statement
that tells us why you want to get a graduate degree in Atmospheric Science specifically; we need to be convinced that your research interests and preparation will allow you to succeed</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Do research us, our department, our graduate
program, and Indiana University and make it clear in your application that you’ve done so</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">Don’t submit a generic application that
you’ve copy-pasted to multiple graduate programs; it gives us more confidence in your likelihood to succeed here if it is clear you have put a lot of thought into what your life would be like as a graduate student here</span></p>
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