Atmospheric Sciences Research Center News

Atmospheric Science Researcher Wins SUNY Chancellor Distinguished PhD Graduate Dissertation Award
The award was created to recognize outstanding doctoral candidates in the SUNY system.

SUNY Chancellor King Visits UAlbany
The ETEC building was the third stop on new SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.’s tour of the system’s 64 campuses.

UAlbany Researchers at the NYS Mesonet, Ion Beam Lab Receive $1.87 Million Federal Boost
The funding is among $22 million secured for Capital Region projects through the federal budget passed last month.
NYS Mesonet, COE Researchers Track Historic Buffalo Snowstorm
A multi-day lake-effect winter storm buried parts of western New York over the weekend bringing historic snowfall totals to the Buffalo area — including several New York State Mesonet sites.

EPA Awards $1 Million to UAlbany Researchers for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects
The projects are focused on enhancing air quality monitoring in communities across the U.S. in areas that are underserved, historically marginalized and overburdened by pollution.

ASRC Celebrates 50 Years of Research at the Whiteface Mountain Field Station
Located at about 5,000 above sea level, the field station has been collecting cloud water samples for chemical monitoring for more than five decades.

NYS Mesonet Study Tracks the Impacts of Western Wildfires on New York Air Quality
The study monitored transported wildfire smoke and its impact on air pollution across New York in July 2021 using the network's data.

Hurricane Fiona Tests Puerto Rico’s Resilience: A Q&A with President Rodríguez
President Rodríguez is a native of Puerto Rico and a leading expert in disaster science.