Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Congratulations to graduate student Judy Twedt, who today received a Husky Green Award, recognizing her sustainability leadership at the University of Washington. Judy has displayed remarkable creativity and initiative in leading two sustainability efforts on campus: one that engages with labor unions about climate change issues, and one that turns environmental data into widely-heard, artistic sound pieces. 

Congratulations to graduate student Judy Twedt for being selected for this academic year’s College of the Environment Award for Outstanding Community Impact. We are so proud of you! 

Please join us on Thursday, April 6, for our Graduate Students’ Distinguished Visiting Lecture by Professor Inez Fung, from UC, Berkeley. She will be speaking on “Trust but Verify:  the Science of Climate Treaty Verification.” This free lecture is open to the public and will take place in Kane 220 at 7:30 p.m. 

Congratulations to our graduate students who earned student prizes at the 2017 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual meeting:

Michael Diamond received honorable mention among entries in the 9aerosol section for his oral presentation on “Entrainment and Mixing of Biomass Burning Aerosol into the Namibian Stratocumulus Cloud Deck.”
Karl Lapo won among entries in the hydrology section for his oral presentation on “Testing Turbulence Schemes in Land Models During Stable Conditions.”
Hans Mohrmann received honorable mention among entries in the 9aerosol section for his poster presentation on “Meteorological and Microphysical Controls on the Stratocumulus to Cumulus Transition.”
Kuan-Ting (Andy) O received honorable mention among entries in the 9aerosol section for his poster presentation on “Ultra-Clean Layers (UCLs) and Low Albedo Clouds (“gray clouds”) in the Marine Boundary Layer – CSET Aircraft Data, 2-D Bin Spectral Cloud Parcel Model, Large Eddy Simulation and Satellite Observations from CALIPSO, MODIS and COSMIC.”
Stephanie Rushley won among entries in the 5mjo category for her oral presentation on “Examining Changes to the Madden-Julian Oscillation in a Warmer Climate using CMIP5 Models.”

Job well done to all! 

Congratulations to graduate student Marysa Lague, who has been selected as one of the Husky 100 this year! Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. 

Dr. Gretchen Mullendore, an Atmospheric Sciences alumna and currently Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of North Dakota, is being honored this year with the 2017 UND Faculty Scholar Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in all three areas of research, teaching, and service. 

Eliza Dawson, an undergraduate Atmospheric Sciences major, has won an Outstanding Student Paper Award from the AGU Fall Meeting in December. This is a prestigious award granted to the top 5% of student participants (graduate and undergraduate) for quality research in the geophysical sciences. 

Atmospheric Sciences Alumni Reception at the 2017 AMS Annual Meeting—If you will be attending the AMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, please join us for an alumni reception on Monday, January 23 at the Daily Grill in the Sheraton Hotel.