
Four ATMS graduate students, Palina Bahdanovich, Rahele Barjeste Vaezi, Ghazal Mehdizadeh, and Ananya Sen, were awarded the $5,000 Graduate Dean鈥檚 Merit Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year in recognition of their academic excellence and scholarly potential

ATMS Ph.D. student Kathleen Clough received $10,000 Robert E. Dickenson Scholarship.

Sean O'Neil, an ATMS Ph.D. student advised by Dr. Dan McEvoy, presented research on rain-on-snow climatology and its implications for structural snow load estimates at the Mountain Climate Conference 2024 in Tahoe City, California.

The Ph.D. student鈥檚 research in Environmental Science: Atmospheres examines organic species and functional groups in pollen, fungi, algae, and bacteria.

On April 26, 2024, Salix Bair, an M.S. student in atmospheric sciences, earned first place at the Desert Research Institute Graduate Student Poster Competition for her research on aerodynamic focusing lenses, under the guidance of Dr. Xiaoliang Wang.

The Atmospheric Sciences M.S. student will study physical and chemical changes in soils before and after wildfires at Whittell Experimental Forest.

The Atmospheric Sciences student presents his research on the factors influencing cumulus convection over the Sierras de Córdoba.

The Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. student explores upper-level jet imbalances and their effects on gravity waves near complex terrain.

The Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. student shares insights from her research on AOD factors and low-cost sensor data assimilation, supported by a 2024 NASA Space Grant Fellowship.

The Atmospheric Sciences student presents his research on toxic emissions from spacecraft materials and their behavior in reduced gravity environments.

On May 10, 2024, Kacie Shourd successfully defended her Ph.D. prospectus on derechos and was advanced to candidacy under the guidance of Dr. Mike Kaplan.