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Research Spotlight
Assistant Professor Clara Blättler holding a vial of seawater dating from the last ice age.
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Bowen studies the climate of early Mars and rocky exoplanets.
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Edwin Kite is a planetary scientist interested in Mars and rocky exoplanets.
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Pro. Tiffany Shaw researches Atmospheric Circulations response to Climate Change
December 20, 2024
Shaw et al. review known effects of climate change on circulation, summarize the current understanding of their mechanisms, and point to knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research.
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The best use of AI to date? GeoSci Snow Competition Winners Announced!
November 24, 2024
Graduate student Yaoxuan Zeng and associate professor Malte Jansen win the 2024 Geosci Snow competition by predicting the date of the first snow in Chicago with the help of AI.
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Prof. Da Yang Develops Paradigm To Predict Behavior Of Atmospheric Rivers
November 08, 2024
The new study provides a powerful framework that sheds light on key processes driving extreme weather patterns.
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The Climate Systems Engineering Initiative (CSEi) is pleased to invite letters of intent from all UChicago tenure-line faculty, academics, and staff with PI status for Seed Grants and Faculty Research
October 28, 2024
Seed Grants are designed to ignite new areas of investigation, while Faculty Research Grants are intended to make a significant contribution to the field of climate systems engineering. Letters of intent due November 26th, 2024. To learn more, click here.