Faculty Accomplishments from 2011-Spring 2012

Well, since mine was not listed in our campus publication because of an editorial fluke, I thought I would compile the list myself and post it on my blog. I was quite stunned to find mine was missing/omitted in the latest issue of the publication. Although I did get an apology from the editor, but what has been done cannot be undone. An apology is as good as an empty promise. It does not change anything, nor does it make me feel better. I’m never the one to care much about publicity. In fact, I used to be the one who liked to sit way back in the room and wished I would blend in so that no one would notice me or that I would not have to speak. Over the years, I have changed a bit. My profession has pushed me over the limits and I have become more comfortable with public speaking and attention from other people. Too much attention can be a burden. It is not that mine was missing that upset me. What upset me was why me? Is it really an editorial mistake? Don’t people do any quality control nowadays?

Anyway, the whole thing is quite laughable. Do I really care? Well, it’s half and half. I’ve got more important things to do to fuss over this, but then I hate the feeling that I was screwed. I think I will show the publication to my friends and family whenever possible and ask them jokingly what is it that they don’t see. I will probably print out my list and show them after I show them the publication just to provide some amusement for them.

Articles Published in Refereed Journals
• Kuo, C. L., Huang, T.-Y., Chang, S. C., Chou, J. K., Lee, L. J., Wu, Y. J., Chen, A. B., Su, H. T., Hsu, R. R., Frey, H. U., Mende, S. B., Takahashi, Y. & Lee, L. C.(2012). Full-kinetic elve model simulations and their comparisons with the ISUAL observed events (accepted for publication)
• Huang, T.-Y. and M. Hickey (2012), Gravity Wave-induced Variations in Exothermic Heating in the Low-Latitude, Equinox MLT Region, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A02307, doi:10.1029/2011JA017148.
• Kuo, C. L., Chang, S. C., Lee, L. J., Huang, T.-Y., Chen, A. B., Su, H. T., Hsu, R. R., Sentman, D., Frey, H. U., Mende, S. B., Takahashi, Y. & Lee, L. C. (2011). The 762 nm Emissions of Sprites, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A01310, doi:10.1029/2010JA015949.
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
• Huang, T.-Y. & Kane, T. J. (2012). Examining Methods Used in Extracting Long-term Thermospheric Density Trends (submitted to JASTP).
• Chiang, C. Y., Chang, T.F., Tam, Sunny W. Y., Huang, T.-Y., Lin, C. H., Chen, A. B., Su, H. T. & Hsu, R. R. (2012). Global observations of the 630-nm nightglow and patterns of brightness by ISUAL (submitted to Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci. Journal).
FUNDED PROJECTS AND GRANTS
• Principal Investigator. 2009 - 2012. Project: “RUI: Gravity Wave Effects in the Mesosphere/Lower Thermosphere (MLT) Region with a 2-D, Nonlinear, Multiple-Airglow Chemistry-Dynamics Model” National Science Foundation RUI ($ 183,868).
• Principal Investigator. Spring 2012. Project: “To attend EGU meeting,” Penn State Eberly College of Science Professional Development Funds ($500).
CONSULTING
2012
• Editor, Natural Science, 2012.
2011
• Editor, Natural Science, 2011.
• Reviewer for Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, 2011.
• Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research – Space Physics, 2011.
• Proposal Reviewer for the National Science Foundation – Aeronomy Program, 2011.
• Proposal Reviewer for the National Science Foundation - Polar Programs (Antarctic Astrophysics & Geospace Sciences), 2011.
• Volunteer, AGU Climate Science Q&A Service, 2011.
Service to the Disciplines and to the Profession
Organizing conferences, service on conference committees
• Editor, Natural Science, 2011-present.
• Convener, “Recent Advances in the Understanding and Investigation of Wave Phenomena in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Region,” 2012 AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly, Singapore, 2012.
• Volunteer, AGU Climate Science Q&A Service, 2010-2011. https://sites.google.com/site/aguclimateqaservice/
Service to Public and Private Organizations
• Principal, Lehigh Valley Chinese School, 2011 –
• Conference Organizing Committee Member, Association of Chinese Schools (ACS) 2011 Annual Meeting, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Organizer, “2012 Chinese New Year’s Celebration,” Macungie, PA, 2012.
• Organizer, “2011 Chinese New Year’s Celebration,” Macungie, PA, 2011.
• President and Editor, Lehigh Valley Taiwanese Women Association, 2009 - present.
PRESENTATIONS
2012
• Huang, T.-Y., Kuo, C. L., Chiang, C. Y., Chen, Alfred, Su, H. T., & Hsu, R. R. (2012). Lightning-Induced Transient Emissions in the mesospheric airglow layers – ISUAL Observations and Modeling, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (invited).
• Huang, T.-Y. (2012). ISUAL Observations of Lightning-Induced Transient Emissions (LITEs), Penn State University College Science Meeting, University Park, Pennsylvania.
2011
• Kuo, C.-L., Huang, T.-Y., Chang, S. C., Chou, J. K., Lee, L. J., Chen, Alfred, Su, H.-T., Hsu, R.-R., Frey, H., Mende, S. B., Takahashi, Y., & Lee, L.-C.(2011). Full-kinetic elve model simulations and their comparison with the ISUAL observed events, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, California, USA.
• Kuo, C.-L., Huang, T.-Y., Chang, S. C., Lee, L. J., Chou, J. K., Chen, Alfred, Su, H.-T., Hsu, R.-R., Frey, H., Mende, S. B., Takahashi, Y., & Lee, L.-C.(2011). ISUAL Multi-band Observations of Elves, the 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Huang, T.-Y. and George, R. (2011). Gravity Wave-Induced Airglow Intensity Variations in Multiple Airglow Layers in the MLT Region, AOGS 2011, Taipei, Taiwan (invited talk).
• George, R. and Huang, T.-Y. (2011). The Effects of Gravity Waves On Airglow and Minor Species in the MLT Region, 2011 CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
• George, R. and Huang, T.-Y. (2011). Gravity-wave Induced Intensity Variations in the Mesosphere, Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.
• George, R. and Huang, T.-Y. (2011). Gravity-wave Induced Intensity Variations in the Mesosphere, Penn State Undergraduate Exhibits, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
• George, R. and Huang, T.-Y. (2011). Gravity-wave Induced Intensity Variations in the Mesosphere, Penn State Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Huang, T.-Y., Kuo, C. L., Chiang, C. Y., Chen, Alfred, Su, H. T., & Hsu, R. R. (2011). ISUAL 630 nm observations of Lightning-induced Transient Emissions (LITEs), European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.
• Huang, T.-Y. (2011). Gravity wave-induced variations in exothermic heating in the MLT region, AGU Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Gravity Waves and Their Effects on General Circulation and Climate, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA