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• AOSS Faculty Discuss Tornadoes May 16, 2012

  Michigan Engineering released a digital multimedia experience on tornadoes which included Professor Perry Samson and Dr. Frank... (more)

• AOSS Book Award Winners May 16, 2012

  The AOSS Book Award goes to high school students who have demonstrated academic and research excellence in earth and space sciences. The 2012... (more)

• Dr. Frank Marsik Visits Elementary School May 10, 2012

  Dr. Frank Marsik visited Bates elementary school in Dexter to discuss weather with children. AOSS students Alex Bryan, Rachael Kroodsma and Zac... (more)

• Dr. Steiner Earns Henry Russel Award May 9, 2012

  Congratulations to Professor Allison Steiner! She has been selected to receive a 2013 Henry Russel Award for her transformative research,... (more)

• AOSS Student Wins 3rd Place in Photo Contest April 30, 2012

  AOSS junior Christopher Koh earned 3rd place in an Arts @ Michigan photography contest.

  The competition, titled As I See It,... (more)

• Ninth Annual MGU Symposium April 16, 2012

   “I’ve always been excited about space in general so when I had the opportunity to study it, I jumped at it,” Gina... (more)

• Jeremy Bassis Discusses Titanic in National Geographic April 10, 2012

  AOSS Assistant Professor Jeremy Bassis was quoted in National Geographic this month. The article focuses on the upcoming 100-year anniversary of... (more)

• Jeff Kopmanis Photographs the Solar System April 10, 2012

  AOSS CSEM Programmer Jeff Kopmanis is staying up late these days, taking photographs of the solar system.

  He took great photographs of... (more)

• AOSS-built Instrument Onboard NASA's Mars Rover 'Curiosity' April 9, 2012

  One of NASA's current missions, the Mars Science Laboratory, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 11/26/11, and is scheduled to arrive at Mars... (more)

• AOSS Research Fellow Develops Automated Scoring System April 5, 2012

  Martin O’Leary, an AOSS research fellow, has been developing an algorithm to grade student essays.

  O’Leary is competing for... (more)

• Deadline Extended until Friday, April 6 to Submit Abstracts for MGU Research Symposium April 2, 2012

  Graduates and undergraduates of AOSS,

  The deadline for MGU poster submission has been extended to 5PM this Friday, April 6. Submit your... (more)

• Announcing the 2012 Spring Undergraduate Recruiting Event March 23, 2012

  Earn your BSE in Earth System Science and Engineering

  Date: Wednesday, April 4th
  Time: 5:30... (more)

• First U-M Alumnus Selected as an AGU Congressional Science Fellow March 22, 2012

  Congratulations to our own Kevin Reed who will be moving to Washington, DC in August to begin his American Geophysical Union (AGU) Congressional... (more)

• Sushil Atreya Appointed to NRC/NAS Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences March 22, 2012

  Congratulations to Sushil Atreya on his appointment to the highly prestigious Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the... (more)

• Extreme Weather class (AOSS 102) Conducting Donation Drive this Friday and Monday March 16, 2012

  The Extreme Weather class (AOSS 102) will be conducting a donation drive Friday and Monday during class (10:00-11:00, Aud.C, Angell Hall) for the... (more)

• Robert Alexander: AOSS PhD student "sonifies" data from solar storm activity and creates video March 15, 2012

  What does a solar storm sound like? Thanks to Robert Alexander (AOSS doctoral student of Prof. Zurbuchen and a member of the Solar and... (more)

• MESSENGER: Prof. Zurbuchen Featured on Space Boffins Podcast March 13, 2012

  The latest Space Boffins podcast features an interview with Professor Thomas Zurbuchen, who's celebrating the first year of the Mercury MESSENGER... (more)

• 9th Annual Michigan Geophysical Union Research Symposium March 12, 2012

  MGU will be hosting the 9th annual Michigan Geophysical Union student research symposium this year, an event sponsored by both Earth and... (more)

• Robert Alexander: A composer pricks his ears up for NASA and helps make a discovery March 8, 2012

  Robert Alexander is a doctoral student of Prof. Zurbuchen and a member of the Solar and Heliospheric Research... (more)

• Prof. Gombosi's Prediction Unfolds: Sunday's solar flare is the most intense since 2006 March 8, 2012

  (AP News) One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out.  Hours... (more)

• Tornadoes Wreak Havoc on Midwest March 1, 2012

  The 2012 tornado season has begun and Professor Samson's TornadoPaths.org website has already posted 41 tornadoes over the past... (more)

• AMS Named Scholarship Program: Deadline Extended Until March 16th February 28, 2012

  ATTN junior undergraduate students!!

  The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is extending its deadline date for the AMS Named... (more)

• Research Professor George Gloeckler Talks about NASA's IBEX Mission in Nature February 2, 2012

  AOSS Research Professor George Gloeckler talks about NASA's IBEX mission in the latest issue of Nature. Dr. Gloeckler was a member of the... (more)

• Prof. Paul Drake's Recent Work in the News January 30, 2012

  AOSS Professor Paul Drake's recent published collaborative work into how the magnetism of the universe got started, has caught the attention of... (more)

• Professor Tamas Gombosi Quoted in USA Today January 29, 2012

  "The solar cycle is increasing, and so we are going to get more storms," says University of Michigan space weather expert Tamas Gombosi. "Once an... (more)

• AOSS Chair Jim Slavin Elected as an AGU Fellow January 29, 2012

  Congratulations to AOSS Chair Jim Slavin on being elected an AGU Fellow for "fundamental contributions to the understanding of the solar wind... (more)

• Prof. Paul Drake Published in NATURE and Quoted by "Space on MSNBC.com" January 28, 2012

  The prominent scientific journal Nature has just published a paper coauthored by AOSS Professor Paul Drake on his recent... (more)

• Prof. Tamas Gombosi on Solar Storms: Expect one per month as solar maximum approaches January 27, 2012

  Michigan Engineering recently recorded AOSS Professor Tamas Gombosi talking about solar storms.

  “We can expect an... (more)

• Assistant Professor Jeremy Bassis Awarded NSF Career Award January 25, 2012

  Congratulations to AOSS assistant Professor Jeremy Bassis for being selected for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career award for his project,... (more)

• Workshop and Town Hall: Cures for Climate Confusion January 16, 2012

  YOU ARE INVITED TO A CLIMATE CHANGE TOWN HALL DISCUSSION
  
  Visit their website where you can:
  
  -- Sign-up for the conference... (more)

• AOSS Prof. Perry Samson’s Classroom iPad App Debuts at Consumer Electronics Show January 11, 2012

  Chronicle of Higher Education: LectureTools, a company that grew out of a Perry Samson project to use iPads as classroom learning... (more)

• Two More Science Publications Mark MESSENGER as a Top Story of 2011 December 23, 2011

  MESSENGER NEWS: Space.com and Science News are the latest science publications to name MESSENGER and its accomplishments as one of the top science... (more)

• AOSS Research Scientist Chosen to Lead U-M Space Instrument Project December 21, 2011

  Congratulations to Sue Lepri, AOSS Associate Research Scientist, for being given the PI-roll in the U-M portion of the Solar Orbiter Heavy Ion... (more)

• Winter '11 Issue of the Daily Planet Published December 15, 2011

  The Winter 2011 issue of the Daily Planet is now available on the web at more)

• U-M Divers Retrieve Prehistoric Wood from Lake Huron December 13, 2011

  ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Under the cold clear waters of Lake Huron, University of Michigan researchers have found a five-and-a-half foot-long,... (more)

• The Michigan Role in the Mars Science Laboratory November 28, 2011

  Last Saturday (Nov. 26), NASA successfully launched the Mars Science Laboratory, which is scheduled to reach Mars in August 2012. Onboard is the... (more)

• MESSENGER Recognized as 'Best of What's New' by Popular Science November 21, 2011

  MESSENGER was named a winner in Popular Science magazine's 24th annual "Best of What's New" in the Aviation and Space... (more)

• U-M Solar Car Finishes 3rd in the World! October 25, 2011

  ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Through a smoldering brush fire, past  wind-shearing road trains, across the Australian continent, the University of... (more)

• Follow the Michigan Solar Car Team! October 14, 2011

  2011 World Solar Challenge Starts October 16

  The U-M Solar Car Team has been in Australia for the last month preparing for the 2011... (more)

• How Liquid Water Forms on Mars October 5, 2011

  With a $1.3-million grant from NASA, University of Michigan Professor Nilton Renno is researching how water and salts might combine on Mars to... (more)

• Summer/Fall '11 issue of the Daily Planet Available Online October 4, 2011

  The latest AOSS news is in the Summer/Fall issue of the Daily Planet (more)

• AOSS SPOTLIGHT: Zahid Hasan October 4, 2011

  Zahid Hasan's passion and zeal for robotics and technology, and his entrepreneurial spirit have served him well over the years, from earning... (more)

• Open Tenure-Track Position: Climate Modeling October 3, 2011

  The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (UM) is seeking tenured or tenure-track applicants at... (more)

• FIPS Discovers Sandblasting Solar Winds September 29, 2011

  Extreme Space Weather at Mercury Blasts Its Poles

  The solar wind sandblasts the surface of planet Mercury at its poles, according to new... (more)

• NASA Media Teleconference: MESSENGER Reveals New Details of Planet Mercury September 28, 2011

  AOSS professor Thomas Zurbuchen will participate in tomorrow's media teleconference: NASA'S MESSENGER Reveals New Details of Planet... (more)

• Asst. Prof. Christiane Jablonowski Receives Presidential Early Career Award September 27, 2011

  Congratulations to AOSS Assistant Professor Christiane Jablonowski as one of this year's recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for... (more)

• AOSS Professor Perry Samson's LectureTools September 27, 2011

  U-M News Service recently featured a story about AOSS professor Perry Samson’s LectureTools entitled, “How to hold students' attention... (more)

• President Coleman's Sustainability Address September 26, 2011

  On Sept 27, President Mary Sue Coleman expanded on the University's current commitment to sustainability by announcing future goals in academics... (more)

• Asst. Prof. Allison Steiner Invited to White House and NSF Event September 26, 2011

  The White House and National Science Foundation Announce New Workplace Flexibility Policies to Support America’s ... (more)

• SPRL Built HRDI Instrument on NASA's Falling UARS Satellite September 23, 2011

  The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to reenter the Earth's atmosphere later today, Friday September 23, 2011.  One of... (more)

• U-M Solar Car Team in Australia for Race September 16, 2011

  AOSS junior and U-M Solar Car team meteorologist, Jordan Feight, will be blogging for AOSS and providing updates during the race as the team ... (more)

• NASA's Juno Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter August 17, 2011

  AOSS Professor Sushil Atreya is a scientist on the Juno Science Team and snapped this picture when the rocket made a planned sharp turn within... (more)

• AOSS Professor Joyce Penner's Research Published in PNAS August 1, 2011

  Aerosols affect climate more than satellite estimates predict

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Aerosol particles, including soot and sulfur... (more)

• Dr. Combi Watches a Comet Fading Away July 29, 2011

  On Nov. 4, 2010, Comet Hartley 2, a small comet not even a mile in diameter, became the focus of two NASA spacecraft, giving comet researchers... (more)

• ICAD Honors AOSS Team with the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Use of Sound July 25, 2011

  BUDAPEST (June 2011) : The International Community for Auditory Display honored Alexander et al. with the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best... (more)

• AOSS SPOTLIGHT: Robert Alexander July 25, 2011

  As a Design Science Ph.D pre-candidate, Robert Alexander's research lies at the intersection of technology and creativity. The core of his... (more)

• Revisiting Mars: The search for liquid water and life on the planet next door July 21, 2011

  A few days after the Phoenix Mars lander touched down in May 2008 it sent back a picture of the ground underneath it. The spacecraft, which had... (more)

• Area high school students win AOSS science award July 13, 2011

  Brett Garwood and Shea Holman of Dexter High School and Suraj Jaipalli and Eva Koester of Ann Arbor Huron High School were named Atmospheric,... (more)

• Connecting Kenya to the World June 20, 2011

  The E-MAGINE PROJECT evolved from AOSS assistant research scientist Darren McKague’s IMAGINE project. Dr. McKague is advising the current... (more)

• Christiane Jablonowski Co-Authors New Book June 17, 2011

  Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models, Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Lauritzen, P. H., C.... (more)

• Graduate, Postdoctoral and Senior Researcher Awards June 15, 2011

  The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at federal... (more)

• SPRL Searching for a Junior Electrical Design Engineer May 23, 2011

  The Space Physics Research Lab within the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (UM) is ... (more)

• Erdal Yiğit - Highlight on Young Scientist May 20, 2011

  Erdal Yiğit, a post-doc in the AOSS department, recently contributed to the... (more)

• Space Entrepreneurship with Impact May 20, 2011

  The USPS issued a new stamp featuring the MESSENGER spacecraft this year (May 2011). On-board MESSENGER is the SPRL/AOSS built instrument, FIPS.... (more)

• AOSS Students Win AGU Outstanding Student Papers for Atmospheric Science May 19, 2011

  Congratulations to AOSS PhD students Kevin Reed, Ahmed Tawfik, and Paul Ullrich for each winning the Fall AGU Outstanding Student Papers for ... (more)

• AOSS Professors' Research Attracts Worldwide Attention May 18, 2011

  The recent published work of AOSS assistant research scientist Xianzhe Jia, along with AOSS Research Professor Margaret G. Kivelson and others,... (more)

• AOSS Professors' Exciting Work Published in Science May 17, 2011

  The journal Science recently published the work of AOSS assistant research scientist Xianzhe Jia, along with AOSS Research Professor Margaret G.... (more)

• AOSS Celebrates 2011 Graduating Class May 13, 2011

  AOSS held their first graduation celebration for students that graduated in academic year 2010-11 on Friday, April 29. Family and friends joined... (more)

• Key to Solving Climate Change May 10, 2011

  “Rood has a great blog called ‘Climate Change’ that is archived at wunderground.com and it's really refreshing to read the... (more)

• Job Opening: Engineer in Research Lead at the University of Michigan May 5, 2011

  The Space Physics Research Lab within the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (UM) is seeking... (more)

• Melting Ice on Arctic Islands a Major Player in Sea Level Rise April 20, 2011

  Alex Gardner, a research fellow in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences department, has a lead-author paper in press in Nature, which was... (more)

• Changing the Media Discussion on Climate and Extreme Weather April 19, 2011

  Along with co-author Christine Shearer, AOSS Professor Ricky Rood discusses the impact of the current situation surrounding the news media and the... (more)

• Engineering Students Testing Balloons to Provide Internet in Remote Locations April 19, 2011

  Students enrolled in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences 583 — a space systems design class taught by Lecturer Darren McKague —... (more)

• MESSENGER Kicks Off Yearlong Campaign of Mercury Science April 5, 2011

  On April 4, MESSENGER began its yearlong science campaign to understand the innermost planet. An onboard device dubbed FIPS (Fast Imaging Plasma... (more)

• MGU Annual Meeting - AOSS Student Poster Winners March 30, 2011

  Congratulations to everyone who participated and organized this year's exceptional MGU Annual Meeting. This year's AOSS student... (more)

• NASA to Release MESSENGER's First Orbital Images of Mercury March 29, 2011

  On board MESSENGER is the Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS), a space instrument built by AOSS/SPRL at the University of Michigan. NASA ... (more)

• MESSENGER Begins Historic Orbit around Mercury March 18, 2011

  On board MESSENGER is the Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS), a space instrument built by AOSS/SPRL at the University of Michigan. On March... (more)

• Website : Tracking Wind Flow over Japan March 18, 2011

  AOSS Professor Perry Samson has launched a new web site that is tracking wind flow over Japan. It's an interactive site for people to "see where... (more)

• AOSS to Host 8th Annual MGU Student Research Symposium February 25, 2011

  AOSS is proud to host the 8th annual Michigan Geophysical Union (MGU) student research symposium, sponsored by AOSS and Geological Sciences. The... (more)

• Call for Abstracts : Abstracts for MGU are due Monday, March 7 February 25, 2011

  Attention Undergraduates and Graduates! Abstracts for MGU are due Monday, March 7.

  AOSS is proud to host the 8th annual Michigan... (more)

• Three AOSS Students Win Awards February 24, 2011

  Congratulations to three outstanding AOSS students for their selection for three College Awards.

  Dara Fisher, AOSS senior, is one of two... (more)

• Snowpocalypse 2011: An atmospheric scientist's perspective February 2, 2011

  Michigan Engineering asked Frank Marsik, associate research scientist in the more)

• Shrinking Snow and Ice Cover Intensify Global Warming January 21, 2011

  Newly published research by AOSS Assistant Professor Mark Flanner shows that the decreases in Earth's snow and ice cover over the past 30 years... (more)

• AOSS SPRL Engineer Leads Systems Development for PENGUIn Project January 12, 2011

  AOSS SPRL research engineer Steve Musko led a team of SPRL engineers and techs in the development of the Penguin systems for AOSS professor Aaron... (more)

• Tenure Track Position at the University of Michigan December 8, 2010

  The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (UM) is seeking tenured or tenure-track applicants... (more)

• Postdoctoral Research Position at the University of Michigan December 8, 2010

  The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor invites applicants for a postdoctoral research... (more)

• Thirty from U-M will Travel to U.N. Climate Conference in Cancun November 29, 2010

  UPDATE: Michigan students report from site of 2010 UNFCCC conference. Stay up-to-date on events... (more)

• RAX CubeSat Launch Announcement November 18, 2010

  UPDATE (11/20/10): RAX has been deployed successfully into orbit! Full... (more)

• Student-built Satellite Scheduled for Launch Nov. 19th November 11, 2010

  A 6.5-pound satellite is scheduled to become the first standalone spacecraft built by U-M students to go into orbit and perform a science ... (more)

• Search for Tenured and Tenure-Track Applicants for Faculty Position November 8, 2010

  The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (UM) is seeking tenured and tenure-track applicants at... (more)

• A Michigan Town Hall on Decadal Strategy of Solar and Space Physics October 8, 2010

  A Michigan Town Hall on Decadal Strategy of Solar and Space Physics

  You are invited to a Town Hall meeting to brainstorm and possibly... (more)

• Great Lakes Water Quality is Focus of New $5-million Grant September 22, 2010

  AOSS Professors Anna Michalak and Allison Steiner are part of a team of 27 researchers from U-M and other institutions who have been awarded a $5... (more)

• Tracking Hurricanes | AOSS Jointly-Developed Instrument Onboard Aircraft September 1, 2010

  The HIRad instrument, jointly developed between AOSS, the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and the University of Central Florida, is part of the... (more)

• What’s the Worst that can Happen? Space Weather Impacts in 2012 August 27, 2010

  An essay written by Mark B. Moldwin, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, and published in Volume 1, Issue 2 of... (more)

• AOSS Professor Ricky Rood on the Pakistan Flood: A Climate Disaster Case Study August 26, 2010

  “What is happening in Pakistan cannot be described in a single word – like disaster or catastrophe. We are watching a combination of... (more)

• New AOSS Concentration Available this Fall :: Climate Impact Engineering August 24, 2010

  The AOSS Undergraduate program has a new concentration to excite incoming undergrads and current undergrads still seeking a focus. Beginning Fall... (more)

• Shasha Zou Receives AGU Scarf Award August 10, 2010

  Please join us in congratulating Shasha Zou who is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious F. L. Scarf Award. The award, which is given by the Space... (more)

• AOSS Professor Penner: Move beyond CO2 to better understand climate change August 2, 2010

  Scientists and policymakers should look beyond carbon dioxide for strategies to curb and to understand global warming, say a group of... (more)

• Professor Anna Michalak Recipient of the Henry Russel Award July 21, 2010

  AOSS Associate Professor Anna Michalak is one of three recipients of one of the highest honors bestowed by U-M upon... (more)

• Professor Allison Steiner Receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award July 21, 2010

  Congratulations to AOSS Assistant Professor Allison Steiner for her NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)... (more)

• AOSS Professor Perry Samson's LectureTools Cited in Wall Street Journal July 14, 2010

  AOSS professor Perry Samson’s LectureTools was recently highlighted in an article in the Wall Street Journal, “As Laptops Evolve,... (more)

• Graduate, Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards June 21, 2010

  The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at federal... (more)

• How Laptops Can Enhance Learning in College Classrooms May 21, 2010

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (U-M News Service) — Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can... (more)

• Spring Daily Planet available online May 13, 2010

  The latest AOSS news is in the Spring issue of the more)

• AOSS Professor Andy Nagy Officially Retires May 6, 2010

  In December 2009, long-time AOSS professor Andy Nagy officially retired. You can read about his early career at the University of Michigan, enjoy... (more)

• AOSS Mourns Loss of Professor Wiin-Nielsen April 30, 2010

  Prof. Wiin Nielsen,  recruited to the University of Michigan from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)  in 1963 as... (more)

• U-M Outlines Details for Commencement May 1 April 21, 2010

  The University of Michigan has several important messages for students, parents and other guests attending the May 1 commencement featuring... (more)

• New! Academic Support Services Website April 20, 2010

  Need help writing a paper? Looking for a tutor? The University of Michigan offers a variety of academic support services to help you succeed... (more)

• The Sun Erupts from its Lengthy Slumber! April 8, 2010

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (U-M SHRG) — It’s been about 3 years since the last extremely hot interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) was... (more)

• AOSS Professor's Research Suggests that Andes Rise was Gradual not Abrupt April 5, 2010

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (U-M News Service) — Trailing like a serpent's spine along the western coast of South America, the Andes are the world's... (more)

• AOSS Postdoctoral Research Position Available March 26, 2010

  Applications are invited for highly motivated individuals for a postdoctoral research position with the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and... (more)

• AOSS Professor Perry Samson Recipient of the 2010 State Universities of Michigan's Professor of the Year Award March 26, 2010

  “Congratulations are in order for Perry Samson who has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2010 State Universities of... (more)

• Cassini Shows Saturnian Roller Derby, Strange Weather March 18, 2010

  From our vantage point on Earth, Saturn may look like a peaceful orb with rings worthy of a carefully raked Zen garden, but NASA’s Cassini... (more)

• NCSE Launches Climate Change Internships March 9, 2010

  The National Park Service has awarded a five-year grant to the National Council for Science & the Environment (NCSE) to develop and administer... (more)

• Solar-Heliospheric Research Group on NPR March 9, 2010

  NPR's Living on Earth recently interviewed the AOSS' Solar-Heliospheric Research Group about their Solar Wind Sonification Project including... (more)

• Scientists Listen to the Sun in new Sonification Project February 25, 2010

  Scientists can now listen to a set of solar wind data that’s usually represented visually, as numbers or graphs. University of Michigan ... (more)

• Call for application: “Research in Paris” - Young Scientist Opportunity February 19, 2010

  The City of Paris, France, has launched its call for proposal for the 2010 Edition of the “Research in Paris” program. The aims of... (more)

• Three AOSS faculty move into National Leadership Roles February 18, 2010

  Members of two scientific organizations have recently elected AOSS Professors Mary Anne Carroll and Aaron Ridley, along with AOSS Research... (more)

• Former AOSS Postdoc Solves Martian Landscape Puzzle February 17, 2010

  Former AOSS postdoctoral fellow, Jasper Kok, was interviewed by NPR regarding his recently published study explaining the mysterious movement of... (more)

• AOSS Professor Responds to Climate Change Naysayer February 15, 2010

  The Detroit News published a rebuttal written by AOSS professor Joyce Penner, along with U-M directors Knute Nadelhoffer (U-M Biological ... (more)

• University moves into Top 20 on Kiplinger’s 'best value' ranking January 29, 2010

  U-M has moved up on the Kiplinger list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2009-10, advancing to 19th as a value to in-state students and 24th... (more)

• Arbor Day Foundation names U-M a Tree Campus USA institution January 29, 2010

  U-M's dedication to environmental stewardship on its campus has resulted in it being named a 2009 Tree Campus USA institution by the Arbor Day... (more)

• NASA Student Opportunity - DEADLINE February 22, 2010 January 27, 2010

  NASA seeks highly motivated advanced undergraduate and early graduate students for participation in a summer 2010 research program in Earth system... (more)

• MESSENGER's New Maps Named One of 2009's Top Discoveries by Discover Magazine January 26, 2010

  Three preliminary flybys of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which includes the AOSS/SPRL built instrument, FIPS, have produced a vast... (more)

• Liquid Water on Mars Tops Many Lists for 2009 January 25, 2010

  In the October issue of the Journal of Geophysical... (more)

• Congratulations to Bart van der Holst January 15, 2010

  Dr. Bart Van Der Holst has been awarded the 2009-2010 College of Engineering Kenneth M. Reese Outstanding Research Scientist Award. Bart is one of... (more)

• Congratulations to Christiane Jablonowski January 15, 2010

  Christiane Jablonowski, one of AOSS' junior faculty members, is to be congratulated on her recognition as an exceptional early career... (more)

• Liquid Water on Mars?: A 2009 hit at #63 December 29, 2009

  The discovery of liquid water by the Phoenix Mars lander is more)

• AOSS Faculty elected AAAS Fellows December 21, 2009

  AOSS Professor Mary Anne Carroll and Joyce Penner, Ralph J. Cicerone Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric Science, are among 10... (more)

• AOSS Welcomes Margaret Kivelson December 18, 2009

  Margaret Kivelson, most recently a UCLA distinguished professor of Space Physics as well as a frequent visitor to AOSS as a scientist and a... (more)

• U-M Student's Blog #1 Hit for Climate Action December 17, 2009

  U-M student Aubrey Parker, an Undergraduate in Chemical Engineering and Spanish, who is attending the more)

• AOSS Professor comments on Copenhagen Conference December 17, 2009

  "From the point of view of taking students to observe the process of how the world is organizing (or not) to address the impacts of global warming... (more)

• MESSENGER Team Releases First Global Map of Mercury December 15, 2009

  NASA’s MESSENGER (http://messenger.jhuapl.edu) mission team, which includes... (more)

• Cassini captures ghostly dance of Saturn's northern lights November 29, 2009

  In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known “northern lights”... (more)

• U-M "Observer Organization" for UN Climate Change Conference October 28, 2009

  The University of Michigan has been granted "Observer Organization" status for the more)

• Time Magazine Names MESSENGER One of the Best Inventions of 2009 October 26, 2009

  The MESSENGER spacecraft has been named one of Time magazine’s best 50 inventions of 2009. The NASA probe, built by the Applied Physics... (more)

• U-M's MRacing Team and Car to Appear on TV this Saturday October 9, 2009

  The University of Michigan Formula One SAE racing team, called MRacing, will be interviewed by Michigan AOSS alum Andrew Humphrey, CBM and ... (more)

• Michigan Students and Alumni to be Highlighted on Television this Weekend October 9, 2009

  This Sunday morning Michigan AOSS Alum, Meteorologist and Reporter Andrew Humphrey will show pictures of University of Michigan students and... (more)

• Summer/Fall Daily Planet available online September 16, 2009

  The latest AOSS news is in the Summer/Fall issue of the Daily Planet.  Some... (more)

• Research Scientist Position September 9, 2009

  Job Title
  Assistant Research Scientist

  Job... (more)

• Greater need for meterologists and climatologists September 2, 2009

  Peter Monaghan discusses "what's happening" and "what's next" in meteorology and climatology. The fields are growing, especially in the private... (more)

• Follow the AOSS softball team! July 31, 2009

  Now in it's 6th season, the AOSS RedZeppelin softball team is off to its best season yet. Check out the team, the stats, the Hall of Fame and... (more)

• Spacecraft Ulysses' 18-year mission ends—AOSS involved from beginning July 6, 2009

  The joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Ulysses has sent its last transmission to Earth after 18 years orbiting the sun. The mission... (more)

• Zurbuchen One of Three New MESSENGER Co-Investigators June 26, 2009

  AOSS Professor Thomas Zurbuchen has been appointed one of three new MESSENGER Co-Investigators by NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate... (more)

• Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences / Space Physics Research Laboratory: 1837 — 2003 June 23, 2009

  Did you know that in 1854 the first engineering faculty member purchased U-M’s original meteorological instruments?

  Did you know... (more)

• Michigan tops OSU in bomb-detection competition June 10, 2009

  U-M students have found yet another way to manifest their rivalry with Ohio State: bomb detection. A team of U-M students, with team advisors AOSS... (more)

• Electric Activity on Mars Reignites Challenging Discussion June 8, 2009

  Thirty years ago, with soil measurements from the Viking landers, the possibility that martian dust storms might be electrically active like... (more)

• Spring Daily Planet Now Online May 19, 2009

  The latest AOSS news is in the Spring issue of the Daily Planet.  Some... (more)

• Congratulations to the 2009 Weather Dance Winners! May 14, 2009

  Our grand prize winner is Monty Grover, from Plainfield, IN.

  Congratulations to our other winners:

  Ellen Stibler, Ossining... (more)

• AOSS Tornado Camp Students Take Part in Vortex2 May 11, 2009

  VORTEX2, sponsored by NOAA and NSF, is the largest and most ambitious effort ever made to understand tornadoes. More than 100... (more)

• Perry Samson Awarded Teaching Innovation Prize April 28, 2009

  Congratulations to Perry Samson, Arthur Thurnau Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences in the College of Engineering, for being... (more)

• Weather Dance Game Attracts TV5 to UM Campus March 23, 2009

  TV5's Chris Glonginger visited the UM campus recently to find out all about the buzz around our own Perry Sampson's annual Weather Dance game. The... (more)

• Blobs in Photos of Mars Lander Stir a Debate: Are They Water? March 17, 2009

  Several photographs taken by NASA’s Phoenix Mars spacecraft show what look like water droplets clinging to one of its landing struts.more)

• USRA Calls Attention to the Impact of Export Controls on Space Research and the Need for University-Class Missions That Allow Hands-On Training March 13, 2009

  Dr. Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Professor of Space Science and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan and Vice Chair of the Universities... (more)

• Students' Medical Data Logger Enables National Clinical Drug Trial February 10, 2009

  Six engineering students have invented an electronic data logger kit that makes it easier for medical researchers to conduct clinical drug trials... (more)

• U-M Scientist to Create Global Maps of CO2 Using Orbiting Carbon Observatory Data February 2, 2009

  The first global maps of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels based on data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory will be created by AOSS... (more)

• Professor Takes on Climate Change Skeptics in Upcoming Lecture February 2, 2009

  Despite scientific consensus to the contrary, a few climate change skeptics don’t believe humans are causing global warming. They blame the... (more)

• Announcement of JPL Graduate Fellowships Program (JPLGF) January 19, 2009

  In his Semiannual State of the Lab Address on 27 October, 2008, Dr. Charles Elachi announced a new program that will enable graduate students to... (more)

• AOSS 605 Letter to President-Elect Obama January 19, 2009

  We, the Student Council on Climate Change at the University of Michigan, would like to share our research, ideas and suggestions on how to take... (more)

• Graduate Students Eligible for the LPI Career Development Award! January 7, 2009

  The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is proud to announce its second LPI Career Development Award. This award will... (more)

• Elementary School State Champ Science Team and Natasha Andronova December 10, 2008

  This past fall, Natasha Andronova spent time working with the two teams of science students from the Huron Valley Oxbow Elementary School in White... (more)

• Chris Ruf appointed Editor in Chief of the Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing December 10, 2008

  As of November 2008, Chris Ruf is now the Editor in Chief of the more)

• University of Michigan Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Global Change: Cryosphere and Sea-Level Impacts October 30, 2008

  The University of Michigan’s Departments of Geological Sciences (GS) and Atmospheric Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) announce five... (more)

• President Coleman praises AOSS 583 class project October 30, 2008

  In her annual state-of-the-university address given to the 2008 Faculty Senate Assembly, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman used the AOSS 583 class... (more)

• Cassini flyby of Saturn moon offers insight into solar system history October 6, 2008

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment... (more)

• The Michigan Space Grant Announces Funding Opportunities for 2009-2010 September 25, 2008 The MSGC announces funding opportunities for the 2009 - 2010 interval.  The application and review processes are all online at
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• Welcome to the Fall Semester September 2, 2008

  It’s my pleasure to welcome you to another academic year and hope that you are settling into a new routine. The 2008-09 year should prove to... (more)

• Newest Research Center launches web site August 26, 2008

  The Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics (CRASH), one of only five new predictive science research centers funded last spring, has launched... (more)

• SPRL at 60 - Universities and Space Exploration August 12, 2008

  An open discussion on the role of universities in space exploration and engineering. As interests, funding and project structures change, how... (more)

• Jablonowski a Primary Organizer for one of NCAR's Advanced Study Summer Colloquiums August 12, 2008

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• Call for Abstracts: Deadline September 2, 2008 August 4, 2008

  19th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics

  November 7-8, 2008
  Argonne National... (more)

• AOSS Undergrad wins NWS Award July 30, 2008

  Amanda Mims (AOSS undergrad) was recently awarded the annual National Weather Association Meteorological Applications Award for 2008 for the paper... (more)

• AOSS Student Meteorologist for the 2008 UM Solar Car Team July 15, 2008

  The 2008 North American Solar Challenge started July 13th from Plano, Texas and AOSS student, Brad Charboneau, is this year's meteorologist for... (more)

• Nilton Renno on Detroit Today - Monday, July 14th July 11, 2008

  Nilton Renno will be on WDET Detroit Public Radio’s “Detroit Today” Monday, 11:30 AM discussing the new... (more)

• Help for Students in finding off-campus housing July 11, 2008

  CampusRoost  is a University... (more)

• Instrument shows what planet Mercury is made of July 3, 2008

  By measuring the charged particles in the planet Mercury's magnetic field, a University of Michigan sensor enabled the first observations about... (more)

• 17th Annual US/Canada Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workship Abstract Deadline July 1, 2008

  The 17th Annual U.S./Canada Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop, October 8-10, 2008, offers an excellent opportunity for participants to... (more)

• 2008 Weather Dance Winners Announced! June 26, 2008

  With more than 2000 particpants, this year's Weather Dance winners had some stiff competition.  See the winners: more)

• AOSS simulations predicted Mars lander would hit sub-surface June 2, 2008

  Simulations by AOSS Professor Nilton Renno and doctoral candidate Manish... (more)

• NCAR Advanced Study Summer Program May 31, 2008

  Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models

      June 1-13, 2008
      Boulder,... (more)

• Weather Underground Scholarship Announcement May 2, 2008

  Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-09 Weather Underground Scholarship. The $5,000 award is for AOSS undergraduates and the... (more)

• Annual AOSS WeatherDance is Ready to Rumble March 12, 2008

  The AOSS WeatherDance game during the NCAA college basketball tournaments gives armchair forecasters a chance to shine. Weather Dance, based on... (more)

• $17 million grant supports predictive science and supernovae research March 7, 2008

  AOSS Professor Paul Drake will be director of the new Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics, which is funded primarily by a $17-million,... (more)

• Storm Chasing 2008 February 14, 2008

  Planning for the AOSS 2008 Tornado Camp is underway! The tentative dates are early May, for 2-3 weeks. This year Tornado Campers wil sign up for... (more)

• NCAR Advanced Study Summer Program January 24, 2008

  Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models

      June 1-13, 2008
      Boulder,... (more)

• More News from Mercury January 23, 2008

  In January, the MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury... (more)

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Space Physics Research Laboratory January 8, 2008

  The Space Physics Research Laboratory within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan has a limited... (more)

• MESSENGER Only Days From Mercury January 7, 2008

  The MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, is set for its first flyby of the planet Mercury on January 14. This is the... (more)

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Space Physics Research Laboratory December 29, 2007

  The Space Physics Research Laboratory within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan has a limited... (more)

• Zurbuchen to direct new CoE entrepreneurship center October 19, 2007

  After chairing the College of Engineering Committee on Entrepreneurial  Environment and Programs for Students and working with students in... (more)

• Two AOSS faculty and two AOSS students part of IPCC, co-winner of '07 Nobel Peace Prize October 12, 2007

  Congratulations to AOSS faculty members Joyce Penner and Natasha Andronova and AOSS students Minghuai Wang and Li Xu — part of the UN... (more)

• AOSS Undergraduate Poster Wins Regional Award September 10, 2007 AOSS undergraduate student Amanda Mims took second place in the student poster competition at the Great Midwestern Regional Space Grant Meeting. The... (more)
• Prof. Chris Ruf discusses effects of decrease in number of US earth observation satellites August 13, 2007 The cuts in NASA's operating budget could seriously undermine the ability to track climate changes as the number of earth observation satellites... (more)
• Industry Experience in AOSS July 16, 2007

  Student-industry partnership sends local company into orbit

  It is a match made in innovation heaven, backers say, when small companies... (more)

• Penner Quoted in Newsweek June 29, 2007 The new issue of Newsweek (July 2-9, 2007) called on Joyce Penner, Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Collegiate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space... (more)
• Early data from MESSENGER'S Venus flyby June 14, 2007

  On June 5, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, with CoE’s Fast... (more)

• More News from Mercury June 5, 2007

  One week ago, the MESSENGER spacecraft, with the SPRL built FIPS instrument onboard, transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of... (more)