Professor Jacob Wenegrat and 19 students from his AOSC421 course took part in a research cruise on the R/V Rachel Carson.

Professor Jacob Wenegrat and 19 students from his AOSC421 course took part in a research cruise on the R/V Rachel Carson.
Maryland Mesonet received the Public Safety Partner Award at the 51st Annual Montgomery County Public Safety Awards Ceremony. The Mesonet was honored for providing real-time, high-resolution environmental data critical for local emergency responders and public safety operations.
A student research team in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) Environmental Monitoring Lab has been awarded a $20,700 grant from the University of Maryland Sustainability Fund to develop and test a "Wood Vault" carbon removal system.
Eugenia Kalnay, who made highly consequential theoretical and practical contributions to a wide range of scientific subjects, especially numerical weather prediction and predictability, and who was a beloved mentor to generations of students, passed away on August 13, 2024.
Orbiting satellites will monitor changes in the stratosphere and on the planet’s surface
Three AOSC faculty members received major national awards at the recent annual meetings of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) (Houston, January 2026) and the American Geophysical Union (New Orleans, Dec. 2025).
AOSC will offer a new minor in climate change fluency beginning in spring 2026.
UMD Researchers in Computer Science, Art and Earth Science, including AOSC Associate Professor Sinead Farrell, Collaborate on 3D Renderings
Zhanqing Li has been awarded the AGU John Tyndall History of Global Environmental Change Lectureship for his exceptional contributions to advancing atmospheric, environmental, and global change sciences.
Distinguished University Professor Zhanqing Li is to receive the Verner E. Suomi Technology Medal, one of the most prestigious awards bestowed by the American Meteorological Society.