News & Events
Friday | November 6, 2009
The HCPV Solar Concentrator Prototype Is Delivered to Raytheon for System Integration and Testing
The 2KiloWatt HCPV mirror built at the Steward Mirror Lab has been delivered to Raytheon for systems integration and testing to begin in early 2010.Monday | October 5, 2009
ATMO Faculty and research Scientists will speak at Biosphere2 Series
The Faculty and Research Scientists in the Department join other speakers participating in the "Lets Talk Science Series," a part of the Biosphere2 Science Saturdays program.Thursday | July 16, 2009
ATMO will be conductiing online weather briefings this summer.
Weather briefings will be conducted at 11:15MST in PAS room 448 by individuals from the department and others, such as Pat Holbrook, a retired NWS Tucson office employee and Bob Maddox, former director of the National Severe Storms Lab in Norman OK. You can join the discussion via a webcast at: BREEZE MEETINGMonday | February 23, 2009
New high-speed video cameras reveal the structure of lightning.
E. Philip Krider, ATMO Professor Emeritus says, "High-speed video recording systems are providing an entirely new dimension in our understanding of lightning - namely, time, with enough resolution we are able to see entirely new processes in the spatial development of intracloud and cloud-to-ground flashes."Monday | February 23, 2009
ATMO Joint Faculty Member is awarded academia's highest title.
William James Shuttleworth, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, has been honored with the title of Regents' Professor.Dr. Shuttleworth's honored position serves as recognition for his exceptional contribution to the quality of the University through distinguished accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, and research, as well as achievement in national and international distinction.
Congratulations Regents' Professor Shuttleworth!
Wednesday | February 11, 2009
ATMO Doctoral student wins at AMS Phoenix Convention
Koichi Sakaguchi was awarded 2nd Place in the student poster competition by the Committee on Climate Variations and Change in the AMS Poster session at the 89th Annual Meeting in Phoenix.Tuesday | February 3, 2009
Professor Emeritus E. Philip Krider Honored by Eric Betterton
"Dr. Krider ia a shining example of the world-class scientists who call Arizona home," said Dr. Eric Betterton, Atmospheric Sciences Department Head. "His dedication to advancing the field of atmospheric electricity and lightning is evident in the generation of students he has inspired and the innovative research he has published."Monday | November 3, 2008
Atmospheric Sciences Researcher is working collaboratively with the University of New Mexico to predict dust storms as an early-warning system for people with respiratory ailments.
UA professor William Sprigg and his fellow researchers are using NASA satellites and National Weather Service technology to create dust models, or images, that can more accurately predict when and where a dust storm will occur.Monday | November 3, 2008
William Sprigg, Atmospheric Sciences PHAiRS Co-investigator Evaluates the Influence of Space-based Observations on Predictions of Dust Storms
UA atmospheric sciences graduate students Patrick Shaw and Bena Chandy, UA optical sciences professor Kurtis Thome, UA optical sciences graduate student Anna Britt-Mahler and UA atmospheric scientist Brian Barbaris work with Sprigg in this research.Monday | October 27, 2008
Atmospheric Sciences Department Reaches Out to the Tucson Hispanic Community
Theresa Foley, Atmospheric Sciences doctoral student, has been awarded a NASA Spacegrant Fellowship to conduct an outreach program in the Tucson Hispanic Community.Tuesday | September 23, 2008
Pollen Can Do More Than Just Make You Sneeze
If you have asthma, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or pneumonia, pollen can be downright dangerous.For the full story visit:
NASA Satellite Data to the Aid of Allergy Sufferers
Friday | September 19, 2008
ATMO's Model Forecasts Used By KUAT's Arizona Illustrated
KUAT recently upgraded their daily news magazine, Arizona Illustrated, to High Definition video and also wanted to update their weather segment and approached ATMO for some ideas.Thursday | July 3, 2008
Tropical Storm Douglas
At the University of Arizona rooftop weather stations mark the offices of the people who tell us whether it's going to rain. In particular, researchers in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences predict an early onset of the monsoon.Wednesday | April 16, 2008
ATMO Grads Receive Outstanding Student Awards
The College of Science awarded Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2008 to three students in the Atmospheric Sciences Department.Wednesday | April 16, 2008
ATMO Students Selected As 2008 Galileo Circle Scholars
Two graduate students from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences / IAP are recipients of a $1000 scholarship for being selected as Galileo Circle Scholars.Thursday | April 10, 2008
Graduate Research in Atmospheric Sciences (GRATIS)
The graduate students in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences would like to invite you to the 10th annual Graduate Research in Atmospheric Sciences Conference (GRATIS) which will take place April 10, 2008 in the Student Union.Wednesday | March 26, 2008
Dr. E. Philip Krider
Friday | December 21, 2007
New RO-based techniques and applications continue to emerge
Radio occultation expert Robert Kursinski and colleagues at the University of Arizona are exploring how a next-generation RO system using much higher occultation frequencies could maximize the information derived from the RO technique.For the full story visit:
Monday | December 10, 2007
UA program helps D-M in weather forecasting
A University of Arizona program that can more accurately predict when a monsoon storm or other storm will strike is helping Davis-Monthan Air Force Base pilots avoid flying through stormy skies.By Aaron Mackey, Arizona Daily Star
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Wednesday | November 7, 2007
Researchers to build, test advanced spaceborne climate-monitoring instrument
E. Robert Kursinski and his team, won a 3-year, $1.6 million National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant to construct and demonstrate a prototype instrument that will measure water vapor, temperature and ozone anywhere over the globe with unprecedented vertical resolution and accuracy.Friday | November 2, 2007
Lightning Science - Benjamin Franklin's Kite Experiment
Please join UA professor E. Philip Krider for a discussion on Benjamin Franklin's famous kite experiment.Friday | October 19, 2007
From Passing Interest to Passion: A SOARS Success Story
Christopher Castro is proof of the value of a summer internship.Thursday | September 20, 2007
The Fourth Symposium on Southwest Hydrometeorology
WHEN: September 20-21, 2007The Fourth Symposium on Southwest Hydrometeorology will provide a forum to discuss and present research issues associated with mid-latitude, subtropical, and tropical weather systems that affect the Southwest United States, and to discuss the impact of these systems on hydrologic systems.
Monday | September 17, 2007
A Message From Dr. Betterton
Welcome to ATMO's new web site. The new design uses a Content Management System that makes it easier to update and modify web pages; it follows the "look and feel" of the College of Science, and adds features like "News and Events" and "Support ATMO."Tuesday | October 24, 2006
Benjamin M. Herman Symposium
WHEN: October 24, 2006A symposium to honor the life and work of Dr. Benjamin Herman.
