Atmospheric Sciences Research Center News

Latest IBM Spyre Accelerators Power New UAlbany AI Research Projects
The seven new projects are funded through the joint UAlbany-IBM Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems and will use a cluster of IBM Spyre Accelerator cards for projects ranging from the search for mutational signatures important to diagnosing cancer to the impact of methane emissions on Earth’s climate.

5Qs with Sara Lombardo: Graduate Student Earns NASA Award for Cloud Chemistry Research
Sara Lombardo has focused their time high up in the clouds since joining the University at Albany.

UAlbany Researchers Launch Winter Storm Preparedness Tool for Erie County
The Erie County Winter Weather Storm Scale features a public website rich with weather information to help people make informed decisions and stay safe.

UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Proposes Innovative Method to Reduce Aviation’s Climate Impact
ASRC's Fangqun Yu suggests that adding a tiny amount of ice-nucleating particles into aircraft engine exhaust could make contrails far less harmful by shortening their lifespan.

The Short Version: What AI can, and can't, tell us about the weather
Kara Sulia of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center talks about how artificial intelligence can help us see weather differently and what she doesn't yet trust it to understand about the complex physical forces driving the atmosphere.

Dozens of UAlbany Researchers Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists
The annual Stanford University report, published through Elsevier, creates a public database of top-cited researchers.

UAlbany Celebrates Science at STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day
The University at Albany welcomed hundreds of students and families from throughout the Capital Region to its annual STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day on Saturday for a lively and interactive look at how innovation at the smallest scale is driving big results.

UAlbany Celebrates NANOvember, Welcomes Community for STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day
The University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) is welcoming the Capital Region community to campus next month to celebrate NANOvember, a month-long series of conversations and events that shine a spotlight on the power of nanotechnology and its impact on our world.