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MEMORIAL SERVICE HONORS BOB FRYKMAN

NCAR colleagues joined family members andother friends Monday afternoon in a memorialservice for Bob Frykman who died unexpectedlyon Thursday, June 27. Bob is survived by hiswife Marilyn and his daughters Melissa andJennifer. Jennifer is also a member of theNCAR staff.

Bob came to NCAR in 1963 as a member ofthe Scientific Balloon Facility and was partof a small group that subsequently became theGlobal Atmospheric Measurements Program(GAMP). GAMP was part of the Facilities Lab-oratory until 1973 when it joined the GlobalAtmospheric Research Program (GARP) Project.GAMP's development of constant-level balloons

* to gather atmospheric measurements in data-poor regions of the world--especially thetropics--has been a colorful and noteworthychapter in NCAR's history.

Together with Ernie Lichfield, Bobdeveloped the GHOST electronic system for Bob Frykmantelemetry of balloon positions and wind datato base stations. His and Ernie's paper, "GHOST Balloons Riding the Skies Will Re-port the World's Weather," won honorable mention in NCAR's first Outstanding Publica-tions Award in 1966. The ingenuity in GAMP for creating sophisticated gadgets at lowcost was exemplified by Bob's sun-angle sensor--developed in 1964 and still in usefor locating the geographical positions of balloons by solar navigation.

Twice during the 1960s Bob and his family spent two-year assignments at GAMP'sballoon flight station in Christchurch, New Zealand; Bob designed and built the elec-tronics for all GHOST balloon flights.

Vin Lally, head of GAMP since its beginning, describes Bob's supervision of thefirst demonstration test of the Carrier Balloon (CB) system (1970-74) as his greatest

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Memorial Service Honors Bob Frykman Pocket Calculator MissingWolff Appointed an Assistant Director Moving ReportAffirmative Action--Answers to Your Questions New Staff Members

NCAR Golf Classic Winners Announced VisitorsGraphics: Assignments In and Out Job OpeningsBoulder Solar Energy Society to Meet Calendar Notes

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achievement at NCAR. The successful test brought major funding from NASA for the CBprogram and its integration into final plans for global data acquisition during GARP.The CB concept was worked out by Vin, Bob, Ernie, and Neil Carlson; Bob and Vindescribed the system in NCAR Technical Note 63, A Carrier Balloon for TropicalSoundings.

At the time of his death Bob had completed four months of work to adapt hissun-angle sensor for use in GAMP's CB flight program starting this month at Kourou,French Guiana. Vin remembers Bob as "a great believer in the simple solution. Heabhorred big systems, big science, and big institutions. When the delay in thelaunch of the Nimbus F satellite threatened a major postponement in the CarrierBalloon program, Bob took special delight in resurrecting and improving his humblesun-angle sensor as a substitute for the complex satellite location system."

WOLFF APPOINTED AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Ed Wolff, who has served as NCAR's Assistant Director for Budget and Planningsince 1971, has been assigned by John Firor as an assistant director for staff func-tions in the Director's Office, effective June 10. Ed has been at NCAR for thirteenyears.

Bill Rawson, formerly NCAR's Operations Auditor, has been appointed ActingAssistant Director for Budget and Planning, pending a search for a permanent ap-pointee to that position.

The Information Office, formerly in Budget, Planning, and Information, has be-come a staff function in the Director's Office, with Henry Lansford continuing incharge.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION--ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Q. What are some things UGAR has done to eliminate discrimination and to effectaffirmative action?

A. 1. UGAR has recently revised and strengthened its hiring policy to requirethat supervisors document screening and selection procedures to ensure that

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applicants are hired or rejected on the basis of job-related criteria only.This policy also emphasizes promotion from within so that, once hired, fe-male and other minority employees will be given equal consideration withwhite males for promotion.

2. UCAR has established ambitious goals for hiring minorities and women. Dur-ing the coming year, its goal is to fill at least 40% of the anticipated jobopenings with females and/or minorities.

3. UCAR's Application-for-Employment form has recently been revised to elimi-nate questions about birth date and marital status. Moreover, applicantsare now asked to list volunteer work. This question is aimed particularlyat the woman who has been out of the work force for an extended period oftime raising a family. She may not have been gainfully employed duringthis time, but perhaps she ran the local Cancer Fund Drive, met with offi-cials, organized hundreds of workers, collected the money, and balancedthe books. UCAR wants to recognize and properly evaluate this type of val-uable experience.

NCAR GOLF CLASSIC WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Fifth Annual NCAR Golf Classic was held at the Lake Valley Golf Club onJune 28-29. The winners and runners-up were:

Championship flight: Carl Randall and Robert Seraf inFirst flight: Kelly Manzanares and Richard SatoSecond flight: Loren Laramore and Bill RawsonThird flight: Gerald Pneuman and Justin Smalley

The special prizewinners were:

Closest-to-the-hole contest: Peter GilmanFewest number of putts: Bill RawsonLong-drive contest: Vic Tisone

Most improved golfer: Peter Gilman

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GRAPHICS: ASSIGNMENTS IN AND OUT

The Graphics Group executes artwork assignments for scientists on a first-come,first-served basis. Staff Notes regularly reports the status of the group's work-load for the convenience of scientists planning their artwork submissions. Pleaseuse the weekly tally to plan ahead so that you will receive your artwork by thedates you require. Graphics support is provided without charge except for rushrequests that require overtime work by the Graphics staff. Consult also with theComputing Facility to determine whether your routine artwork assignments can beproduced by computer graphics.

As of Monday, July 1:

Pieces of artwork in: 162Number of scientists served: 12

Pieces of artwork out last week: 116Estimated starting date for new work: Wednesday, July 17

BOULDER SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY TO MEET

The next meeting of the Boulder Solar Energy Society (BSES) will beWednesday, July 10, in the Main Seminar Room. Specialists from Longmont

a solar-heated greenhouse.

at noon onwill discuss

Home heating, solar power for electricity, and sewage treatment are among theapplications of solar energy discussed in detail at recent meetings. BSES is begin-ning a speaker's bureau and a library collection now available on the "solar energyshelf" in the NCAR library. Requests for speakers, models, educational materials,or exhibits should be directed to BSES, c/o Qualt Co., 8713 Baseline Road, Lafayette,

Colorado 80026.

POCKET CALCULATOR MISSING

Property Officer Ed Crankshaw reports that a Hewlett Packard HP-65 pocketcalculator is missing. The instrument belongs to Ranjit Passi, and is identifiedby property control no. NSF-15761, which is etched into its case. If you know thewhereabouts of this calculator please call Ed (ext. 295).

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MOVING REPORT

The following staff members moved this week.room numbers in your NCAR directories.

Ext.

J.

D.A.R.R.A.J.

BurgmeierDeavenDelaneyDennettFleischerGarciaP. Shedlovsky

662683322462662207461

Please correct their phone and

Room

261268260282261220

NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Mariano A. Estoque: Scientific visitor working with GARP/GATE, ML room 200, ext. 238.

James D. Guenther: Draftsman working with RSF, ML room 023, ext. 314.

VISITORS

Derickson, Russ, Colorado State University. Project: Cold Orographic Cloud Model-ing. June 27-September 30. ML room 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

John C. Kindle, Florida State University. Project: Model of the Circulation of theGulf of Mexico. June 27-September 30. ML room 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

Carl Kreitzberg, Drexel University. July 8-21. ML room 300, ext. 479.--D. K. Lilly


Howard C. McAllister, University of Hawaii. Project: Solar Ultraviolet SpectrumAnalysis. June 27-July 15. ML room 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

Jim Russell, NASA Langley Research Center. July 1-September 30. ML room 269,ext. 622.--John Gille

Edwin K. Schneider, Harvard University. Project: The Earth's Hadley Circulation.June 28-July 13. ML room 3, ext. 521 or 534.--Computing Facility

Alan Tench, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder. Project: Structure Determina-tion of Benzo(a) Pyrene, a Carcinogenic Air Pollutant. June 27-November 30. MLroom 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

Andrew Vastano, Texas A&M University. Project: Norpax Lagrangian Experiments(NORLEX). June 30-September 1. ML room 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

JOB OPENINGSAs of 3 July

NCAR is an equal opportunity employer. To assist us in meeting ouraffirmative action goals, women and minority applicants are encouragedto identify themselves as such. A copy of our Affirmative ActionProgram is available for review.

REGULAR (Full-time):

BALLOON DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER: To perform design functions on superpressure,

high-altitude plastic film balloons. 2-5 years experience in thin film/thin shellstructures or in plastic films. BS in Math, Physics or Engineering. Exemptranges 55-56. Anticipated minimum salary: $11,425/year. Closing date forapplications is July 10, 1974. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN PALESTINE, TEXAS.

CHEMIST: For special 12 month project-to perform chemical microanalyses ofstratospheric air samples, process data and participate in field work. 1 year 4analytical chemistry experience and a BS in Chemistry preferred. Exempt range U53. Anticipated minimum salary: $9,440/year. Closing date for applicationsis July 24, 1974.


REGULAR (Full-time):

COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER: To work in the development of communications systemsfor earth orbiting balloons. BS in Electrical Engineering and 3 years experiencein the communications field. Exempt ranges 55-56. Anticipated minimum salary:$11,425/year. Closing date for applications is July 10, 1974. THIS POSITIONIS LOCATED IN PALESTINE, TEXAS.

HAIL SUPPRESSION ANALYST: To perform analyses of radar, meso-meteorologicaland precipitation data for the purpose of identifying physical and statisticaleffects resulting from hail suppression experiments. Ph.D. in Math or Statisticsand 2 years experience in reduction and analysis of field research data.Anticipated minimum salary: $15,210/year. Exempt range 58. Closing date forapplications is July 7, 1974.

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST: For Oceanography and Large Scale Modeling Group forgeneral office work and typing scientific/technical papers. 2 years secretarialexperience and 65 wpm typing speed. Non-exempt range 16. Anticipated minimumsalary: $530/month. Closing date for applications is July 10, 1974.

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST: For UCAR Past President and Fleischmann Building,transcribing dictaphone tapes, assisting administrative secretary, answeringtelephones, handling Fleischmann Building meeting arrangements as needed.Accurate typing at 65 wpm and 2 years secretarial experience. Non-exemptrange 16. Anticipated miniuum salary: $530 /month. Closing date for applicationsis July 10, 1974.

SPECIAL ASSSITANT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS: To assist and advise the Presidentof UCAR in University-NCAR relations and policy questions, with responsibilityfor effective communications with faculty and administration of member univer-sities and to stimulate and facilitate joint University-NCAR research projects.Preferred qualifications include: recognized research achievement in theatmospheric sciences and broad scientific interests, full-time universityfaculty experience, administrative experience,familiarity with government

agency procedures, and success with cooperative research programs. This

position is a 3 year term appointment. Exempt range 61. Anticipated minimum

salary: $20,200/year. Closing date for applications is September 30, 1974.

SUPPORT SCIENTIST: To participate in the development of numerical modelingof ocean circulation, including scientific programming, analysis and inter-

pretation of numerical experiments. MS in Oceanography or Meteorology and 2

years scientific programming of numerical modeling experiments on generalcirculation of atmosphere or ocean required. Exempt range 55. Anticipatedminimum salary: $11,425/year. Closing date for applications is July 19, 1974.

REGULAR (Part-time):

EDITORIAL CLERK: For scientific/technical typing, proofreading, and secretarialwork. Experience on MT/ST typewriter preferred or will train a fast, accurate,experienced scientific/technical typist. Non-exempt range 14. Anticipatedminimum salary: $439/month (full-time equivalent). Closing date for applicationsis July 10, 1974.


CASUAL:

STUDENT ASSISTANT - Electronics Technician: Varied duties including bread-boarding, test analog and digital circuitry, operation of mini-computer controlledsystems, and construction and testing of meteorological sensors in the field.2 years experience as an electronics technician plus 2 years college in BSEEprogram and FORTRAN programming. Non-exempt range 16. Anticipated minimumsalary: $530/month (Full-time equivalent). Closing date for applications isJuly 10, 1974.

Staff members and those on lay-off who wish to be considered for a position shouldcontact the Employment Administrator within two weeks after the job is first posted.If qualified, these persons will be given first consideration; after the two-weekperiod, if no current or laid-off employee is selected to fill the position, personsfrom outside NCAR will be considered. Each salary will be determined according tothe individual's qualifications. For more information, please contact the PersonnelOffice (Ext. 569 or 555).

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Calendar NotesJuly 8 to July 15, 1974

MONDAY, July 8

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Lecture -- Subsynoptic Extratropical Weather Systems,Arnt Eliassen, University of Oslo, Norway

10:00 a.m. Monday through ThursdayFleischmann Building

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Potential Vorticity NumericalWeather Prediction Model, Rainer Bleck, AAP

1:30 p.m.Fleischmann Building

TUESDAY, July 9

* Meeting -- Council for NCAR Women

12:15 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Objective Analysis in IsentropicCoordinates, Melvyn Shapiro, AAP


WEDNESDAY, July 10

* AQM-UAP Luncheon Meeting -- Two-dimensional General Circulation in theStratosphere, Donna Blake, Florida State University

11:30 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Mathematical and Numerical Aspectsof Some Meteorological Problems on Limited Regions, Joseph Oliger, ATD


* ATD-Computing Facility Seminar -- New Hardware Horizons in Large ComputerSystems, T. W. Hildebrandt, BPI

2:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room


THURSDAY, July 11

0 HAO Colloquium -- Time Behavior of Coronal X-Ray Emitting Features,A. Krieger, American Science and Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

* New Staff Orientation Program

10:00 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

0 ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- New England Coastal Frontogenesis,Pre-tropical Storm Agnes Rainstorm in Western New York, Lance Bosart,State University of New York at Albany

1:30 p.m.

Fleischmann Building

FRIDAY, July 12

* ATD-Computing Facility Seminar -- Numerical Solution of Wave Equations withDiscontinuous Coefficients, Arne Sundstr6m, FOA, Stockholm, Sweden

11:00 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

0 HAO Solar-Terrestrial Physics Luncheon Meeting -- Low Altitude Auroral ParticleAcceleration Mechanisms, Bill Bernstein, NOAA/SEL

12:00 noonHAO Captain Mary Room

0 ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Atmospheric Frontogenesis . . . SomeAnalytical Solutions, Brian Hoskins, University of Reading, England

1:30 p.m.

Fleischmann Building

* ATD-Computing Facility Seminar -- Data Holdings at NCAR, Wilbur Spangler, ATD

2:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room


MONDAY, July 15

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Workshop Presentation -- D. E. Jones, MeteorologicalOffice, London, Title to be Announced

9:30 a.m.Fleischmann Building

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Workshop Presentation -- Region Model Development at NMC,J. P. Gerrity, National Meteorological Center, National Weather Service,NOAA, Washington, D.C.


Calendar Notes announcements may be called to Vonda Giesey, extension 586.Wednesday at 12:00 noon is the deadline for items to be included in the CalendarNotes.

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