Science Café examines park project

Published 12:53 pm Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Sequim Gazette staff

This winter, scientists from the University of Washington and NASA conducted a project across the Olympic Peninsula (OLYMPEX) to measure rain and snow as storms moved from the ocean to the mountains.

During the project, Dr. Angela Rowe — a research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington — rotated between the two weather radar sites where she collected data and enjoyed experiencing the rain and wind on the peninsula.

Rowe presents “OLYMPEX: A collaborative effort to study rain and snow on the Olympic Peninsula” at the next Science Café, presented by the Sequim Education Foundation, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave.

The Science Café is a community service of the Sequim Education Foundation. Programs present expert speakers for adult and young adult audiences interested in current developments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Science Café events are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Paradise Restaurant. Admission is free and food and beverages are available for purchase.

Upcoming Science Café presentations include: May 10, “Algae in Human Affairs: Blooms, Fuels and Carbon Capture” with Scott Edmundson, and the

Sequim Science Fair Club and Sequim High School’s FRC Robotics Team’s research and development projects” with Sequim middle school and high school science students.

For more information about the Sequim Education Foundation, see www.sequimed.org.