Department of Atmospheric Science welcomes climate scientist Maria Rugenstein
Assistant Professor Maria Rugenstein researches how the ocean influences the atmosphere and how it stores and redistributes heat.
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Expanding PROGRESS: CSU mentoring program receives $3.5M from NSF to build on success
Atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University lead a program called PROGRESS help retain undergraduate women in STEM.
Training change agents: CSU institute prepares water resource leaders for solving tough problems
Engineering students are exposed to cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration in training programs through the One Water Solutions Institute.
New instructor Nicole Ellison ready to educate civil engineering students and ‘make messes’
Nicole Ellison, who left industry to get advanced degrees and turn to teaching, is especially excited to work with students in the materials laboratory, or “smash” lab.
Research shows custom community approach is best for mitigating wildfire risk
Civil engineering professor Hussam Mahmoud and his co-author Akshat Chulahwat quantified wildfire risk to several communities for the first time, based on certain factors.
Atmospheric scientist aims to better connect climate models with evaporation observations through NOAA-funded research
A study led by CSU Department of Atmospheric Science researcher Charlotte DeMott, funded by NOAA, aims to bridge the gap between observations and models, improving the accuracy of climate projections.
CSU atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models
Atmospheric scientists at CSU found black carbon is not as important as previously thought for ice particle formation in mid-level clouds, the clouds most responsible for precipitation over continents.
Study finds urbanization means different things to different watersheds
Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Aditi Bhaskar analyzed streamflow change in 53 watersheds over 20-year periods of peak urbanization.
Melissa Burt selected for IAspire Leadership Academy and National Academies committee
Melissa Burt, assistant dean for Diversity and Inclusion and atmospheric science researcher, has been chosen to participate in two National Science Foundation honors.
New NASA instrument will continue Earth radiation data collection pioneered by CSU atmospheric scientist
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus Tom Vonder Haar is senior adviser on NASA’s latest project that will extend the 40-year continuous record of a project that is collecting data on Earth’s radiation budget.