The weather and the atmosphere have a tremendous impact on business and industry, governments, and societies, and researchers in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science aim to better understand this dynamic set of systems. From modeling the intricacies of snowfall to understanding how tornadoes and hurricanes take shape to detailing the atmospheric chemistry of the rainforest, researchers cover the gamut of the interactions between the atmosphere and the land.
Department Head: Paul Markowski
Associate Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Melissa Gervais
Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs: Jon Nese
Associate Head of Graduate Programs: Jerry Harrington
Degrees offered: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., minors, and certificates
Website: https://met.psu.edu
Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 13 distinguished professors for 2021.
A new analysis of nearly two decades of satellite data shows that economic development, fossil-fuel combustion and air quality are closely linked on the continental and national scales, but can be decoupled at the national level, according to Penn State scientists.
Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, geography, and African studies at Penn State, will discuss the intersection of climate science and environmental and social justice at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Earth System Science Center has announced the lineup for its spring 2021 Climate Dynamics seminar series.
Jon Nese, host of Penn State’s “Weather World,” says you can trace the roots of a longtime partnership with the astronomy and astrophysics department to the ancient Greek meaning of the word “meteorology.”
Penn State professor Jose D. Fuentes has received an American Geophysical Union 2020 Presidential Citation as part of the team that launched the anti-racism initiative "No Time for Silence."
Two Penn State researchers from different disciplines will give brief talks about their work at the next Penn State Data Science Community meeting scheduled at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
With the tropical storm season in the Atlantic Ocean underway and already well into the Greek alphabet for naming, better storm track prediction has allowed timely evacuations and preparations. However, the formation and intensification of these storms remains challenging to predict, according to an international team of researchers who are studying the origin of tropical cyclones.
Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State, has been selected to give the Stephen Schneider Lecture at the American Geophysical Society’s fall 2020 meeting, which will be held virtually in December.
The 2020 cohort of Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Faculty Fellows — formerly known as faculty co-hires — includes an interdisciplinary group of researchers who will use the University’s computational resources to probe the world’s biggest societal and social challenges.