{"id":27717,"date":"2018-03-16T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2018\/03\/16\/necc-stem-speaker-series-presents-tales-from-the-home-of-the-worlds-worst-weather\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:19:33","slug":"necc-stem-speaker-series-presents-tales-from-the-home-of-the-worlds-worst-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/03\/16\/necc-stem-speaker-series-presents-tales-from-the-home-of-the-worlds-worst-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC STEM Speaker Series Presents \u2018Tales from the Home of the World\u2019s Worst Weather\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17463\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/03\/Will-Broussard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17463\" class=\"wp-image-17463 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/03\/Will-Broussard-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Broussard from the Mt. Washington Observatory will be speaking about &#8220;the World&#8217;s Worst Weather&#8221; on Mar 29 at 12:15 on NECC&#8217;s Haverhill Campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After battling three nor\u2019easters in just eleven days, you might start to think that New England takes the cake for the world\u2019s worst weather conditions \u2013 and you\u2019re not far off.<\/p>\n<p>At just 6,2888 feet above sea level, New Hampshire\u2019s Mount Washington boasts the world record for highest observed wind speeds in history and, despite its popularity as a hiking and tourist destination, is one of the deadliest mountains on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>All this and more will be discussed in \u201cTales from the Home of the World\u2019s Worst Weather,\u201d a special STEM Speaker Series lecture presented by Northern Essex Community College and featuring Will Broussard, outreach coordinator for the Mount Washington Observatory. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 12:15 p.m. on March 29 in the Haverhill Campus Hartleb Technology Center, Room 103B, at 100 Elliott Street, Haverhill.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will be treated to a unique exploration of the life and work of weather observers stationed at New England\u2019s highest point. The event will kick off the spring 2018 Northern Essex Community College STEM Speaker Series, which aims to introduce a range of science, technology, engineering, and math-related topics to the general public.<\/p>\n<p>Will Broussard is responsible for coordinating and leading programs on Mount Washington\u2019s natural, cultural, and scientific history. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from the University of Maine and a master\u2019s degree in environmental studies from Antioch University New England.<\/p>\n<p>The NECC STEM Speaker Series is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.edu\/stem\/initiatives\/stemacademy.asp\">Massachusetts Department of Education\u2019s STEM Starter Academy Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/innovative-programs\/stem-programs\/\">40 STEM programs<\/a> on its campuses, along with internships and practicums that help prepare students for Massachusetts\u2019 ever-growing STEM workforce. For more information, please visit the Northern Essex Community College website.For more information, contact Carolyn Knoepfler, PhD, assistant dean of science, technology, and engineering, cknoepfler@necc.mass.edu or 978 556-3541.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After battling three nor\u2019easters in just eleven days, you might start to think that New England takes the cake for the world\u2019s worst weather conditions \u2013 and you\u2019re not far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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