Jonah Pereyra, a sophomore atmospheric and oceanic science and environmental science and policy (marine and coastal management concentration) double-degree student at the University of Maryland, received a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
The Washington Post has named Distinguished University Professor Eugenia Kalnay as one of six women featured in their International Women's Day article honoring and celebrating the achievements of women in Earth Sciences and Meteorology.
Congratulations to Rachel Wegener for received the CMNS's Amit and Ruchi Mehta Graduate Research Award.
Congratulation to Professor Russ Dickerson for his reappointment to the Maryland Commission on Climate Change.
Congratulations to Rachel Wegener, AOSC’s first-year grad student (and her mentors, Jacob Wenegrat and NOAA’s Veronica Lance), for receiving the College’s Dr. Richard Payne Graduate Fellowship.
"Excessive rainfall can cause catastrophic socio-economic losses to a community or nation. An analysis of changes in gross regional product identifies ways in which extreme precipitation affects global economic productivity."
Congratulations to AOSC senior Leah Hopson for being selected as a University of Maryland Senior Marshal! Leah is the first Senior Marshal to represent our department.
AOSC graduated senior Sam Varga has been announced as 1 of 3 CMNS students selected as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar for the 2021-22 period. Professor Tim Canty served as Sam's academic advisor.
We are proud to announce that The Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science has been selected as 1 of 15 2021 AGU Bridge Program partners.
Clarivate's recent release of their Highly Cited Researchers named AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li among the 2021 recipients in the category of Geosciences (150 total in the world).