News and info from the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Madison, Wisconsin
Joined October 2013
UW–Madison Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences retweeted
Two extraordinary #UWMadison professors — nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe and atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza — have been named 2025 #MacFellow “genius grant” winners by @macfound. Congratulations and On, Wisconsin! news.wisc.edu/two-uw-madison…
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UW–Madison Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences retweeted
Congratulations to Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, the Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Climatology in @UW_AOS, for being awarded a 2025 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship--aka a "Genius Grant." Fellows receive an $800,000 stipend with no conditions. news.wisc.edu/two-uw-madison…
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A huge thank you to all our supporters – alumni, friends, and faculty/staff – who made this our most successful #DayoftheBadger ever! Amid a challenging time for our field marked by uncertainty, you stepped up for AOS students. We’re so appreciative and grateful. On, Wisconsin!
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Wow! Thanks to our generous supporters, we've already met our #DayoftheBadger campaign goals! Let's keep the momentum going: go.wisc.edu/3eyg67 Gifts help secure career development opportunities for AOS students, such as attending professional conferences like AMS.
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#DayoftheBadger is off to a great start! 21 gifts so far and counting. Will you help us reach our goal of 50 gifts and $10,000 raised? Thanks for supporting AOS students and the next generation of leaders in climate, weather, and ocean science: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/…
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It's #DayoftheBadger! This year, we need your support more than ever. Gifts help secure student internships, research experience, and career development opportunities for AOS students: go.wisc.edu/3eyg67.
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Join us today for our last seminar of the fall semester at noon CT! Tim Schmit, meteorologist, NOAA/NESDIS, will discuss "GOES: Past, Present and Future." Livestream: go.wisc.edu/uwaos-youtube Explore GOES imagery before the talk: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/goe…
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We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Ned P. Smith was selected to receive the inaugural Champion of AOS Award! Learn more: aos.wisc.edu/news/Ned-P-Smit…
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We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Claire Pettersen was selected to receive the inaugural AOS Early Career Alumni Award! Learn more: aos.wisc.edu/news/Pettersen_…
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We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Thomas Vonder Haar was selected to receive the 2024 AOS Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement! Learn more: aos.wisc.edu/news/Vonder-Haa…
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UW–Madison Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences retweeted
Seminar on GOES: Past, Present and Future on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Noon CT hosted by the @UW_AOS. Details: today.wisc.edu/events/view/1… -- there will be a virtual call-in option. @NOAASatellites #GOES1 to #GOES19 and #GeoXO @UWCIMSS @UWSSEC @UWMadScience
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Here's a nice video of the fog over the UW-Madison campus this morning from our north facing AOSS rooftop camera. Shout out to Tim Schmit for the catch. youtu.be/08txkDuMKcg
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Today at noon CST – Quinn Bowman, AOS graduate student, will discuss "Examining Tropical Moist Heat Extremes in an Entraining Quasi-Equilibrium Framework." Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=yD-giIn_…
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Join us today for our Colloquium Series at 3:30 pm CST! Fiaz Ahmed, research in the Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UCLA, will discuss "Tropical Convection and Dynamics within the ITCZ." Livestream: go.wisc.edu/uwaos-youtube
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Today at noon! @NWSMilwaukee meteorologists Andrew Quigley, Cameron Miller, and Kevin Wagner will discuss "Revisiting Wisconsin's Historic February Tornadoes - From the Forecast to IDSS to Warnings." Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=tkpTHbub…
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Today's colloquium at 3:30: Lily Hahn, NOAA climate and global change postdoctoral fellow, Scripps Institution of Oceanography will discuss "Role of Atmosphere-Ocean-Ice Interactions for Warming in the Arctic and Beyond." Hope you can join us! Livestream: go.wisc.edu/uwaos-youtube
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#FilltheHill is off to a great start! Your support ensures we can continue to provide field experiences for students, such as covering costs for undergrads to visit and do research at Storm Peak Lab in CO. Let's flock together for AOS students! ➡️uwflamingos.com/campaign/atm…
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The flamingos are back – it's time to #FilltheHill! Make a gift at uwflamingos.com/campaign/atm…. Your support will make possible a research trip to Storm Peak Lab in Colorado for undergraduates enrolled in our AOS 404: Meteorological Measurements course. Will you join our flock?
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You may remember Prof. Emeritus Greg Tripoli’s frequent student trips to this lab or ones run by Prof. Emeritus Grant Petty or Prof. Ankur Desai. We’re thrilled to see an opportunity to return come up again – it’s been too long, and it’s an invaluable experience for students!
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