Current Events

September 18, "Impact of Climate Change on Global Viticulture" - Prof. Anthony Busalacchi
ESSIC, UMD

September 19, "The NASA TIGERZ aerosol measurement campaign" - Mr. David Giles
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First Annual AOSC/ESSIC Ping Pong Tournament Results and Pictures

NWS Skywarn Basics II class at UMCP, November 1


Drs Steven Chan, Megan Linkin, and Tianle Yuan at our spring graduation party. This spring and summer so far we have had seven students awarded a PhD degree (Chan, Chang, Fromm, Jung, Linkin, Qian, and Yuan) and six awarded an MS degree. Topics range from the nature of pyrocumulonimbus clouds and the global impacts of aerosols to decadal variability of sea ice.

Welcome to the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland.

Development of research facilities at the MSquare campus is enabling University of Maryland to create a world center of excellence in weather and climate research.

M Square Construction

National Centers for Environmental Prediction building under construction at the University MSquare campus across from the new Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center building. More photos available here.

Students from a wide variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our Department. We accept students with a bachelor's degree in meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, biology, or other programs with suitable emphasis on science.

Prospective students should check out the Prospective Students page.


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