Atmospheric Sciences Research Center News
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.
ASRC Hosts Inclusive High School Retreat at Whiteface Mountain
The project, called “Common Ground in the Clouds" aims to connect students in the Adirondack region with peers from Indigenous schools.
‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute features professors at different colleges/universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what's new and exciting in higher education research.
5 Questions with Faculty: Sara Lance
Atmospheric scientist Sara Lance is no stranger to conducting research high up in the clouds.
New York Budget Boosts UAlbany’s Center of Excellence Funding to $1 Million
The increased funding will be used to help New Yorkers tackle increasingly extreme weather events.
ASRC Announces Spring 2022 Falconer Lecture Series
UAlbany’s longest-running public science lecture series is returning in April through a hybrid format.
UAlbany Research at The RNA Institute, NYS Mesonet Receives $2 Million Federal Boost
Two of the University at Albany’s signature research areas are receiving new support from the recently passed federal budget.
Plans for New Weather Innovation, Smart Energy and Resilience Center Draw Energy Sector Leaders to ETEC
UAlbany hosted energy industry executives from more than 20 companies at ETEC this week for a two-day planning meeting that offered an overview of WISER, a newly proposed Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.