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LZ Sets a World’s Best in the Hunt for Galactic Dark Matter
The latest results from the groundbreaking LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment have set a new world-leading standard for dark matter detection sensitivity. UAlbany researchers Cecilia Levy and Matthew Szydagis are part of a team of more than 250 scientists who collaborated on the latest findings, presented today in a scientific talk at the Sanford Underground Research Facility.
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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.
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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.
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Chemistry Professor Honored with Prestigious American Chemical Society Award
UAlbany’s Marina A. Petrukhina has won the 2026 George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, an American Chemical Society award that recognizes outstanding research achievements and success in training the next generation of chemists.
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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.
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UAlbany Researcher Developing Radio Frequency Interference Solutions for U.S. Weather Satellites
Mustafa Aksoy, an associate professor in UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, is part of a large research team that was awarded a two-year, $1.1 million grant to develop radio frequency interference detection and mitigation strategies for future U.S. weather and climate satellites.
Professors Aiguo Dai and Liming Zhou sit at a table in front of weather maps at ETEC.
UAlbany Climate Scientists Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
A new report has listed Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Professors Aiguo Dai and Liming Zhou among the world’s most-cited researchers.