ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE PROGRAM in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Bachelor of Science Degree in Atmospheric Science The Atmospheric Science program at the University at Albany is both nationally and internationally well-renowned. The combination of the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES) and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) gives the University the largest program of education and research in the atmospheric sciences in New York State, and one of the largest in the nation. In addition, the National Weather Service’s regional office is collocated with ASRC on the main campus. This gives students in the department the unique opportunity to work closely with researchers and forecasters in multiple fields of study within the atmospheric sciences. The Atmospheric Science department was established in the early 1960s by Vincent Schaefer, the protégé of Nobel Laureate chemist Dr. Irving Langmuir. Inspired by Langmuir, Schaefer, a cloud physicist himself, discovered the method of cloud seeding that ushered in the science of weather modification. Thus began a tradition of prominent research in the field that continues today. The current group of scientists covers a broad range of interest in the atmospheric and environmental sciences. Topics of research and study include synoptic-dynamic meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, weather systems, hydrometeorology, short- and medium-range forecasting, hurricanes and tropical meteorology, climate and climate change, cloud and precipitation physics, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, and bioclimatology. More detail on the specific areas of research of our faculty members can be found beginning on page 6. Research and teaching facilities are among the most advanced in the nation. The program is supported by a fully equipped electronic map room with satellite, radar, observation, lightning detection, and model forecast data from around the world. This room is used for teaching and for weather discussions, the latter of which occur weekly at both a graduate and undergraduate level. The map room also serves as a lab with many Linux/Windows workstations. Students are free to use the room as a group or individual study area, or to hone their forecasting skills in one of the department’s several forecasting contests.
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE PROGRAM in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Bachelor of Science Degree in Atmospheric Science The Atmospheric Science program at the University at Albany is both nationally and internationally well-renowned. The combination of the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES) and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) gives the University the largest program of education and research in the atmospheric sciences in New York State, and one of the largest in the nation. In addition, the National Weather Service’s regional office is collocated with ASRC on the main campus. This gives students in the department the unique opportunity to work closely with researchers and forecasters in multiple fields of study within the atmospheric sciences. The Atmospheric Science department was established in the early 1960s by Vincent Schaefer, the protégé of Nobel Laureate chemist Dr. Irving Langmuir. Inspired by Langmuir, Schaefer, a cloud physicist himself, discovered the method of cloud seeding that ushered in the science of weather modification. Thus began a tradition of prominent research in the field that continues today. The current group of scientists covers a broad range of interest in the atmospheric and environmental sciences. Topics of research and study include synoptic-dynamic meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, weather systems, hydrometeorology, short- and medium-range forecasting, hurricanes and tropical meteorology, climate and climate change, cloud and precipitation physics, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, and bioclimatology. More detail on the specific areas of research of our faculty members can be found beginning on page 6. Research and teaching facilities are among the most advanced in the nation. The program is supported by a fully equipped electronic map room with satellite, radar, observation, lightning detection, and model forecast data from around the world. This room is used for teaching and for weather discussions, the latter of which occur weekly at both a graduate and undergraduate level. The map room also serves as a lab with many Linux/Windows workstations. Students are free to use the room as a group or individual study area, or to hone their forecasting skills in one of the department’s several forecasting contests.
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