[Proflist] AMS statement

[tucker at phoenix.atmo.ku.edu]

Alan,

Since you seem to want a reply from me, I will propose the following.
The minimum number of full time faculty should depend on whether the
bachelor's program also offers graduate degrees in atmospheric science/
meteorology.  It should be 3 for those programs without an associated
graduate program and 5 for those with an associated graduate program.
If we are going to set higher minimums, I think we also need to consider
the contributions to the program of part time faculty.  These could be
faculty with joint appointments (e.g. an atmospheric chemist with a
joint appointment between atmospheric science and chemistry) as well
as faculty on part time appointments with the university.  I put 5
rather than 6 for the graduate program because in practice there is 
often some overlap between graduate and undergraduate programs.  Likewise,
graduate programs vary in size.  A program which only graduates 3 or 4 
masters students per year and has no Ph.D. program has more modest needs.

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