Two large science organizations once again have honored Colorado State University’s distinguished Atmospheric Science department, one of the top in the nation, with significant recognition for achievement.
American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society has honored several current and recent members of the department with 2024 awards and honors:
University Distinguished Professor A.R. Ravishankara and Professor David Thompson have been named Fellows of the AMS. The nomination is open to all 13,000 or so AMS members, and a select few are elected as new fellows each year by the Society’s governing body. AMS Fellows have made outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their applications.
Professor Christine Chiu has been honored with the David and Lucille Atlas Remote Sensing Prize. This prize is given biennially in recognition of advances in the science and technology of remote sensing and its application to knowledge of the earth, oceans, and atmosphere.
University Distinguished Professor Dave Randall was selected for the Warren Washington Research and Leadership Medal. The Medal honors the recipient’s outstanding research and leadership in the science of modeling weather and climate, with an emphasis on the role of clouds.
Randy Chase, research scientist with CIRA and Professor Sue van den Heever’s group, and Aaron Hill, recent research scientist with Professor Russ Schumacher’s group, were named AMS editor’s award winners. Hill recently began an assistant professor position with the University of Oklahoma.
Alumnus Mark DeMaria (M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1983), a CIRA Fellow and senior research scientist, received the Banner I. Miller award for contributions related to understanding rapid TC intensifications. DeMaria was named an AMS Fellow last year.
All recipients will be recognized at the 104th AMS Annual Meeting in Baltimore in January 2024.
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union Atmospheric Sciences section has honored University Distinguished Professor Sonia Kreidenweis with the Yorum J. Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award. This award recognizes a senior scientist’s broad influence in atmospheric science in honor of Yoram J. Kaufman, a researcher who served as a mentor and devoted his career to international collaborations on atmospheric aerosols that influence the climate. The award will be presented at the atmospheric science section dinner at the AGU meeting in December in San Francisco.
