Dr. Richard McNider, distinguished professor emeritus in atmospheric and mathematical sciences, receives the 2013 AMS award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology from the organization's president, Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, at the AMS awards banquet on Wednesday, Jan. 9. He was recognized by the AMS for "innovative contributions to dealing with agricultural drought by improving monitoring and forecasting technology, and for promoting sustainable irrigation in the Southeast." McNider was largely responsible for founding UAHuntsville's remote sensing laboratory, which led to the creations of both the Earth System Science Center and the Atmospheric Science Department. To read about this award, click here.

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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CELBRATES STUDENT’S SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN PANAMA

On Friday, November 16th, the Department of Atmospheric Science held a Highlights Review of the 3rd Panama Research and Study Abroad Program at the Shelby Center for Science and Technology from 1-3PM. The program gave the UAHuntsville student researchers who spent their summers in Panama studying climate change and sustainable development, a chance to talk about the research they did during the 8-week program.

UAHuntsville and The Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) have successfully organized this study abroad since 2010 through an agreement to collaborate in scientific research and educational outreach and exchange. Participants in this year’s program majored in engineering, business and earth system science. The group also had two Panamanian students, a visiting student from the University of Florida and the other from UAHuntsville. (read more -->)

"Mom! Dad! It's a twister!" Five-year-old Lauren Kliesner from Madison watches carefully as the "tornado" her father spun up in a bottle spins into another bottle. Lauren and her family were among the hundreds of people who attended the 2012 Rocket City Weather Fest at UAH's Shelby Center.

Earth System Science Graduate Students Present Research in Naples, Italy

Five students in UAH's Earth system science MS program presented results from their research at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy, in early October. In addition to presenting their work at regular (not student) sessions, the students also met with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (center) and Associate Administrator Michael O'Brien. They discussed their use of date from NASA satellites and their collaborations with NASA, including SERVIR.