/science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news 2026-04-06T02:49:02-05:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2026-03-26T11:07:18-05:00 2026-03-26T11:07:18-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/20127-uah-atmospheric-and-earth-science-graduate-students-earn-top-honors-at-106th-ams-annual-meeting Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/AES-students-720.jpg" alt="UAH Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) students Zebulon Leffler and Ethan Prunty." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) graduate students from the at 淫妻社 were recognized with top awards at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/AES-students-720.jpg" alt="UAH Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) students Zebulon Leffler and Ethan Prunty." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) graduate students from the at 淫妻社 were recognized with top awards at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-01-29T08:08:21-06:00 2026-01-29T08:08:21-06:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/20004-alabama-governor-appoints-dr-lee-ellenburg-succeed-dr-john-christy-as-state-climatologist Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/Lee-Ellenburg-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Lee Ellenburg in his office at the UAH Earth System Science Center." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. Lee Ellenburg as Alabama鈥檚 new state climatologist.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Lee-Ellenburg-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Lee Ellenburg in his office at the UAH Earth System Science Center." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. Lee Ellenburg as Alabama鈥檚 new state climatologist.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-01-21T08:08:21-06:00 2026-01-21T08:08:21-06:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19979-uah-researchers-support-southeast-flash-drought-assessment-improve-future-drought-preparedness Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/JacksonCo_September-720.jpg" alt="Pasture in Jackson County, Alabama, documented during field visit. " width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, played a key role in supporting a newly published regional drought assessment that details important lessons learned from the flash fall drought experienced across the Southeast in 2023.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/JacksonCo_September-720.jpg" alt="Pasture in Jackson County, Alabama, documented during field visit. " width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, played a key role in supporting a newly published regional drought assessment that details important lessons learned from the flash fall drought experienced across the Southeast in 2023.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-01-20T08:08:21-06:00 2026-01-20T08:08:21-06:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19977-uah-researcher-identifies-breakthrough-pathway-air-pollution-particle-formation Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/air-health-720.jpg" alt="Pollutants are formed from both natural and human (anthropogenic) sources." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>An atmospheric scientist at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air pollution particles in environments influenced by both natural and human-made emissions 鈥� an advance that could reshape how scientists understand air quality and climate impacts.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/air-health-720.jpg" alt="Pollutants are formed from both natural and human (anthropogenic) sources." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>An atmospheric scientist at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air pollution particles in environments influenced by both natural and human-made emissions 鈥� an advance that could reshape how scientists understand air quality and climate impacts.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-17T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-17T08:08:21-06:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19927-vignesh-geethas-whats-in-the-smoke-wins-uahs-2025-three-minute-thesis-competition Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/2025-Three-Minute-Thesis-winners-720.jpg" alt="The four winners in 淫妻社 (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People鈥檚 Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha鈥檚 explanation of 鈥淲hat鈥檚 in the Smoke?鈥� took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by 淫妻社 (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/2025-Three-Minute-Thesis-winners-720.jpg" alt="The four winners in 淫妻社 (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People鈥檚 Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha鈥檚 explanation of 鈥淲hat鈥檚 in the Smoke?鈥� took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by 淫妻社 (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-31T07:08:21-05:00 2025-10-31T07:08:21-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19835-uah-student-publishes-groundbreaking-hurricane-study-improving-accuracy-hurricane-wind-estimates-after-landfall Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/Zeb-1-720.jpg" alt="Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university鈥檚 growing impact on advancing hurricane research.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Zeb-1-720.jpg" alt="Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university鈥檚 growing impact on advancing hurricane research.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-30T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-30T08:08:21-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19832-uah-earth-system-science-center-researchers-question-world-record-hottest-temperature-ever-observed Dr. Roy W. Spencer

<p><img src="//images/Death-Valley-720.jpg" alt="World鈥檚 record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Death-Valley-720.jpg" alt="World鈥檚 record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-09-25T14:08:21-05:00 2025-09-25T14:08:21-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19759-uah-researcher-receives-ams-award-advances-hurricane-science-and-forecasting Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/Chen-award-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Xiaomin Chen and his student Zeb Leffler in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Xiaomin Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and 鈥嬧�媝rincipal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been recognized with the Banner I. Miller Award from the American Meteorological Society, one of the highest honors in hurricane science.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Chen-award-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Xiaomin Chen and his student Zeb Leffler in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Xiaomin Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and 鈥嬧�媝rincipal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at 淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been recognized with the Banner I. Miller Award from the American Meteorological Society, one of the highest honors in hurricane science.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-23T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-23T08:08:21-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19588-uah-first-of-its-kind-study-shows-air-quality-data-derived-from-megacities-are-not-accurate-when-applied-to-u-s-urban-centers Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Lee-Tiszenkel-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Lee Tiszenkel, a UAH alumnus at the UAH Earth Systems Science Center, performs field research in Houston, Texas, focused on atmospheric ultrafine particles that can impact urban air quality" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Researchers at 淫妻社 (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth &amp; Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characterize air quality for U.S. urban centers leads to significant inaccuracies.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Lee-Tiszenkel-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Lee Tiszenkel, a UAH alumnus at the UAH Earth Systems Science Center, performs field research in Houston, Texas, focused on atmospheric ultrafine particles that can impact urban air quality" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Researchers at 淫妻社 (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth &amp; Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characterize air quality for U.S. urban centers leads to significant inaccuracies.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 2025-07-07T07:08:21-05:00 /science/departments/atmospheric-earth-science/news/19570-uah-students-receive-prestigious-national-scholarships-fellowships-in-spring-2025 Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/2025-Scholars-Fellows-720.jpg" alt="Four of the nine UAH recipients of national scholarships and fellowships in the spring 2025 semester stand beside their advisor on the lawn in front of Frank Franz Hall, home of 淫妻社 Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at 淫妻社 (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/2025-Scholars-Fellows-720.jpg" alt="Four of the nine UAH recipients of national scholarships and fellowships in the spring 2025 semester stand beside their advisor on the lawn in front of Frank Franz Hall, home of 淫妻社 Honors College" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Nine undergraduate and graduate students at 淫妻社 (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->