Research is conducted at the University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Whiteface Mountain Summit Weather Station on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. (photo by Patrick Dodson) Dr. Sara Lance working on weather research equipment at University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Whiteface Mountain Summit Weather Station on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. (photo by Patrick Dodson)

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Leading atmospheric scientists investigating the interaction of chemical, physical, geological and biological processes that impact our air, land and water.

Research: Renewable Energy

ASRC Partners with DOE to Enhance Offshore Wind Research Buoys

ASRC tech Jason Covert at Lake George on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (photo by Patrick Dodson)

ASRC researchers are leading a project with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to tap into the underutilized renewable energy source of off-shore wind with a buoy-based flux measurement system.

The “flux-lidar” buoy will provide continuous data every 15 to 30 minutes on a number of atmospheric surface fluxes such as heat, momentum and moisture, while also observing wind speed and direction profiles at heights of several kilometers above sea surface. Both undergraduate and graduate student researchers are supporting the project.

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Student Spotlight

Archana Tripathy

A woman with long dark hair wearing a long-sleeved black shirt stands in front of a presentation poster.

I am seeking my PhD.

What is your area of specialty/focus?  
My area of focus is Atmospheric chemistry (cloud chemistry).

What influenced you to study atmospheric sciences?
I have always been a happy nephophile, very enthusiastic about the sky above. I grew up in a coastal cyclone-prone area. Witnessing the sky changing colors along with the cloud cover has been the main driving force that led me to pursue Atmospheric Science as a career.

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ASRC Research at Whiteface Mountain

ASRC Research Associate Sara Lance and graduate student Christopher Lawrence study what clouds are doing to the chemical composition of aerosols at the Whiteface Mountain Field Station.

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