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October 28, 2024

James Larson, first author on new Nature publication

James Larson is the first author on a new Nature paper titled "Signature of the western boundary currents in local climate variability." Larson conducted the research as a master's student at Colorado State University, and he is currently an Atmospheric Science doctoral student in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. “The western boundary currents are the most dynamic, the fastest moving,” said Larson, “They have these giant swirling eddies…

October 1, 2024

CSU hosts the VIII Convection Permitting Climate Modeling Workshop

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Associate Professor Kristen Rasmussen led the VIII Convection Permitting Climate Modeling Workshop at Colorado State University in early September 2024. Participants joined from as far as Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa. The NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research and GEWEX jointly hosted the workshop with a theme of bridging the weather and climate interface from local to global scales. On one of the afternoons, participants went on an excursion…

September 30, 2024

Student visits NASA Goddard for summer research on first-of-its-kind satellite air quality observations

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Graduate student Madison Shogrin went to Washington D.C. over the summer as one of three Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II visiting scholars. Shogrin worked on research using new satellite observations to explore air quality in North America. At Colorado State University, Shogrin works on peroxyacetyl nitrate, or PAN, a secondary pollutant in smog, with her advisor Emily Fischer, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science within the…

September 16, 2024

Prof. Johnny Chan selected as 2024 CSU ATS Outstanding Alum

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Johnny Chung Leung Chan has been selected to receive the Outstanding Alum award this year. Prof. Chan received his Ph.D. from the department in 1982, studying with Prof. William Gray. His dissertation was entitled “The Physical Processes Responsible for Tropical Cyclone Motion.” Subsequent to leaving CSU, he served in various prestigious governmental and academic roles, including Scientific Officer in the Royal Observatory of…

September 5, 2024

NSF funds CSU research projects to develop AI techniques in geosciences

Colorado State University researchers have received funding for two projects from the National Science Foundation as part of a $20 million grant package through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences program. The first project is centered at CIRA in close partnership with scientists in the atmospheric science and mathematics departments. It is led by Imme Ebert-Uphoff, a research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Machine Learning Lead at CIRA. The…

Scott Denning and Steve Rutledge named Professors of the Year

Congratulations to the co-recipients of the ATS Professor(s) of the Year award, Scott Denning and Steve Rutledge. The awards were presented by graduate representatives Olivia Lee and Bali Summers at our Fall 2024 Welcome Picnic, with Steve accepting in person. Scott was recognized for his exemplary efforts in teaching ATS 150 Global Climate Change, and Steve was recognized for outstanding instruction in ATS 350 Introduction to Weather and Climate. We’re…

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