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UND Atmospheric Sciences` Gretchen Mullendore and Mike Poellot secure private funding to probe secrets of thunderstorms near the equator. Full article

David Delene Atmospheric Sciences – “Proof of Concept Cloud Condensation Nucleus Counter for Unmanned Aircraft Systems” – $99,739 Gretchen Mullendore and Michael Poellot Atmospheric Sciences – “Tropical Oceanic Thunderstorm Hazards” – $75,000 Mike Gaffey Space Studies – “Near Infrared Spectral Observations of 3:1 Kirkwood Gap and Gefion Family Asteroids” – $113,488

Dr. Gretchen Mullendore, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, has received a contract from the Northrop Grumman Corporation to study tropical thunderstorms as a hazard to UAS operations. While it is well known that aircraft should not fly directly through thunderstorms, hazards also extend beyond the visible boundary of the storms. The question to be addressed […]

The UND Citation has been flying research missions in support of the NASA Global Precipitation Monitoring program. The Citation has been based in Asheville, NC since the end of April and has flown 18 science missions to date. Currently in the field with the plane are Wayne Schindler and Jonathan Sepulveda (pilots), Joe O’Brien and […]

Five students honed their forecasting skills in Matt Gilmore’s new Thunderstorm Experience Lab – taught for the first time at UND this past May. Traveling ‘tornado alley’ for almost 6700 miles in 11 days, the students and professor Gilmore forecasted and observed thunderstorms in their ATSC-499 classroom on wheels. The rented 12-passenger van contained a […]

Matthew Gilmore, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, just wrapped up a road trip along with several students, chasing storms and honing their weather forecasting skills as part of a summer semester class, Atmospheric Sciences 499—Thunderstorm Experience Lab. See the full story at https://blogs.und.edu/uletter/2014/06/gilmores-thunderstorm-experience-course-prepares-students-for-weather-careers/.

Dr. Baike Xi, Associate Research Professor, has received the AGU 2013 Editor’s Citation for her outstanding service to the authors and readers of JGR-Atmosphere. Peer review is critical to the scientific process and to be recognized for outstanding service in this area is a significant honor. Congratulations, Baike!

Erica Dolinar, graduate student in Atmospheric Sciences, has received a NASA NESSF fellowship. The purpose of the NESSF (NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship) program is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals. The awards result from a highly competitive selection process. Congratulations, Erica!

Matthew Gilmore, associate professor of Atmospheric Sciences in the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, is on a road trip along with several students, chasing storms and honing their weather forecasting skills as part of a summer semester class Atmospheric Sciences 499–Thunderstorm Experience Lab. Full article

The third annual Northern Plains Convective Storms Symposium will be held Monday, May 19 and Tuesday, May 20 in Clifford Hall Room 210 at the John Odegard School for Aerospace Sciences of the University of North Dakota. The symposium provides an opportunity for individuals with an interest in convective weather to exchange ideas, present case […]