Atmospheric Sciences Research Center News
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.
UAlbany Weather Camp Introduces Atmospheric Sciences to Future Scholars
The Weather, Climate and Chemistry Camp introduces high school students to the fundamentals of atmospheric science.
UAlbany-led Study Finds Exposure to Sun, Heat and Humidity Can Exacerbate Symptoms of Mental Disorders
Interdisciplinary team links NYS Mesonet weather data and emergency department visits to predict patient risk
Director of Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Honored by American Meteorological Society
Chris Thorncroft has earned the 2023 AMS Joanne Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award.
5 Questions with Faculty: Jorge E. González-Cruz
UAlbany welcomed González-Cruz this month as a new Professor of Empire Innovation at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.
Former ASRC Director Dr. Prof. Volker Armin Mohnen Passes Away
Former ASRC Director Dr. Prof. Volker Armin Mohnen passed away in Germany on June 5, 2022. Volker came to the U.S. in the late 1960s as a research associate in the newly-established Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at UAlbany. He matriculated to a senior research scientist and professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, eventually becoming ASRC Director. Read his obituary in the Times Union.