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.
About the Whiteface Observatory
Research: Renewable Energy
ASRC Partners with DOE to Enhance Offshore Wind Research Buoys
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.
Student Spotlight
Fred Boakye Oppong
Research specialty/focus:
Frederick Boakye Oppong is currently pursuing a PhD in Atmospheric Science and is advised by Professor Jorge E. González-Cruz, Empire Innovation Professor.
ASRC Research at Whiteface Mountain
UAlbany Research at the Whiteface Mountain Field Station
ASRC Facilities
The ExTreme Collaboration, Innovation, and Technology (xCITE) laboratory is a state-of-the-art software development and scientific visualization facility house within the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.
Located in the heart of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, Whiteface Observatory provides unparalleled facilities to conduct innovative and socially important atmospheric and environmental science research and education.
The NYS Mesonet is the centerpiece of New York’s Early Warning Weather Detection system, a network of 126 weather stations across the state, with at least one site in every county and borough.
The New York State Center of Excellence in Weather & Climate Analytics is an entrepreneurial hub for more than 120 weather and climate faculty, researchers and staff based at UAlbany.
The State Weather Risk Communication Center (SWRCC) is a first-of-its-kind partnership between UAlbany researchers and state emergency managers that leverages the University's expertise in atmospheric sciences to help prepare for and respond to weather.
ASRC Mobile Measurement Platform
The mobile measurement platform consists of a diesel powered 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 Van equipped with a suite of fast time response advanced measurement instrumentation and systems to measure traditional criteria pollutants, temperature, GPS, radar and video tracking devices.
ASRC News
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.
Four Faculty Members Tapped for 'Pathbreaking Research' Talks
The presentations, covering topics ranging from health communication to the aviation industry's impact on climate, will take place on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon at ETEC as part of Day 5 of Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2025: Celebrating Research from Innovation to Impact.
UAlbany Researchers Selected for SUNY Climate and Sustainability Research Task Force
The task force will help develop SUNY's blueprint for energized and scaled research and innovation.
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientists Awarded $855K NOAA Grant for Water Isotope Research
Researchers are exploring a new method to improve weather and climate forecasts that relies on a tiny but powerful assistant — stable water isotopes.
UAlbany’s State Weather Risk Communication Center Celebrates First Graduates of New Microcredential
A group of more than a dozen New York emergency managers are now the first graduates of a new microcredential offered by the State Weather Risk Communication Center at the University at Albany.
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