Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Three graduate students from UW’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences are among this year’s recipients of the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) award. This award funds graduate student-designed research projects that contribute to the Science Mission Directorate’s science, technology, and exploration goals. 

Congratulations to undergraduate Rapahel Bakin for being awarded scholarship funding for the 2020-21 academic year from the College of the Environment!
This year the College of the Environment Scholarship and Funding Committee awarded nearly $60,000 in merit- and need-based scholarship funds to 20 undergraduates, and $15,000 total to 3 incoming graduate students. 

Doctoral student Isabel McCoy, former doctoral student Daniel McCoy, and Professor Rob Wood recently had their work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences!
Their study uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand the makeup of global clouds since the Industrial Revolution. 

We are proud to share that three of our faculty members have received AMS 2021 awards!
Professor Abby Swan was selected as the Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer.
Professor Robert Wood was selected as a fellow. 

Congratulations to Atmos Sci undergraduate student Dylan Logan on receiving a Bonderman Fellowship!
UW students traveling with this $20,000 fellowship set off on journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions of the world. 

Check out this EOS article where Professor Qiang Fu weighed in on his thoughts about climate modeling given the current situation. 

Research on ship emissions by Professor Rob Wood, doctoral student Michael Diamond, and research scientist Ryan Eastman has been featured recently in WIRED, Mongabay, and NASA Earth Observatory! Michael Diamond is quoted in all three articles! 

Congratulations to Professor Lynn McMurdie and our student and staff forecasting team that once again did an excellent job in the National Weather Challenge contest.  Lynn has done a tremendous service catalyzing this effort and serving as the faculty leader.   

Congratulations to Joshua Driscol, a 2019 Atmospheric Sciences grad, who has been selected as a Fulbright finalist! Joshua has been selected for a research grant in Norway for 2020-21. 

Congratulations to professor/chair Cecilia Bitz, professor Joel Thornton, and research assistant professor Edward Blanchard-Wrigglesworth for being selected as UW Earthlab 2020 Innovation Grant recipients!