In June, researchers working on the NASA INCUS mission presented at the American Meteorological Society’s 21st Conference on Mesoscale Processes. Mesoscale atmospheric phenomena, such as thunderstorms and squall lines, occur at scales roughly between 1-1000 km. CSU researchers Jennie Bukowski, Itinderjot Singh, and Peter Marinescu organized a special INCUS session at the conference and presented their research. The upcoming INCUS mission will provide the first ever observations of convective mass…

Student Delián Colón-Burgos recently returned from a visit to the Max-Plank-Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany hosted by scientist Daniel Klocke and working with Professor Michael Bell.  She attended the ORCESTRA (Organized Convection and EarthCARE Studies over the Tropical Atlantic) workshop, where scientists and students from various sub-campaigns within ORCESTRA shared first results using data collected during the project. Colón-Burgos works on a component of ORCESTRA called PICCOLO (Process Investigation of Clouds…

The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership recently covered student Chelsea Bekemeier's work on the icebreaker RSV Nuyina in East Antarctica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGpVrJQkIaE Learn more about Bekemeier's work on ABC News. 

Frank A. Chambers (1885–1951) was a founder of the Smoke Prevention Association of America, a forerunner of the Air & Waste Management Association, and was instrumental in building the foundation for A&WMA. His pioneering ideas for smoke control were employed by many cities across the United States. The Frank A. Chambers Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award is presented annually by the Association for outstanding achievement in the science and…

Last week, Department of Atmospheric Science Professor Peter Jan van Leeuwen hosted a training event on data assimilation with 70 participants from all over the US. This training represents an important part of the $6.6 million Data Assimilation Consortium to improve weather forecasts using enhanced numerical weather prediction systems. For the project, CSU partners with Howard University, University of Oklahoma, University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University and University of Utah.…

Daniela Guevara, CSU student participant In late May, an NSF workshop on educational experiences in atmospheric science field campaigns took place at CSU's foothills campus with over 40 participants. The workshop brought together a multi-institutional team of atmospheric scientists, field campaign practitioners (aircraft, ground, mobile), and atmospheric science education researchers with a common goal of advancing understanding of how students think and learn through authentic, experiential learning — gaining understanding…