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UW Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science Welcome students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science at the University of Washington!

📸Photos from the department research symposium and the UW undergrad research symposium in May!
06/04/2026

📸Photos from the department research symposium and the UW undergrad research symposium in May!

Join us tomorrow, May 21, at 3:30 pm for the ATMOS Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium! ☁️❄️🔥🧪💻
05/20/2026

Join us tomorrow, May 21, at 3:30 pm for the ATMOS Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium! ☁️❄️🔥🧪💻

"The Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science is proud to announce the inaugural recipient of the Steve Pool Memori...
05/19/2026

"The Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science is proud to announce the inaugural recipient of the Steve Pool Memorial Scholarship in Atmospheric and Climate Science, established to honor the life and legacy of beloved UW alumnus and one of our region's most trusted weather forecasters, Steve Pool.

Steve inspired countless viewers with his warmth, clarity, and commitment to sharing meteorological insights and weather education with millions of viewers across Western Washington. His legacy continues to shape our field and the next generation of scientists who follow in his footsteps. This scholarship uplifts undergraduate students in the Department and stands as a testament to Steve’s passion for making atmospheric science accessible, engaging, and meaningful to the public.

This year, the scholarship has been awarded to Zayna Haider, an outstanding undergraduate whose academic excellence, curiosity, and dedication to public engagement reflect the spirit of Steve’s work. Zayna is interested in atmospheric chemistry and will be spending this next summer in a NASA internship program. We look forward to her journey in the years to come!

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Pool family for their partnership and to the many alumni and friends who stepped up to establish this scholarship. By directly supporting students pursuing careers in atmospheric and climate science, we aim to honor Steve’s memory and ensure his influence will continue to inspire future scientists for years to come.

Please join us in celebrating Zayna and remembering the remarkable legacy of Steve Pool!"

– Professor and Interim Chair, Becky Alexander

Get ready for the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, May 15!Check out which ATMOS students are presenting!...
05/12/2026

Get ready for the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, May 15!
Check out which ATMOS students are presenting!

Visitors can learn more, view the schedule, and access resources by visiting symposium.uw.edu/visitors. Registration is not required, though recommended.

Help one of the nation's best atmospheric and climate science programs build a more resilient future! Your gift to the D...
04/22/2026

Help one of the nation's best atmospheric and climate science programs build a more resilient future! Your gift to the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science enhances weather research and education and supports tomorrow’s scientists as they work to forecast extreme weather, monitor greenhouse gases and predict and mitigate climate change impacts.

https://together.uw.edu/i/uw/Campaign/husky-giving-day-20261

Recently, Professor Lynn McMurdie, graduate student Valeria Garcia, and postdoc Troy Zaremba joined the NASA research mi...
04/10/2026

Recently, Professor Lynn McMurdie, graduate student Valeria Garcia, and postdoc Troy Zaremba joined the NASA research mission, North American Upstream Feature-Resolving and Tropopause Uncertainty Reconnaissance Experiment (NURTURE), based out of Labrador, Canada. The research team is flying directly into developing storms to gather data from largely unmeasured parts of the Arctic atmosphere. Using specialized aircraft and instruments, the team studies clouds, moisture, and energy exchanges in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions to improve weather forecasting models, particularly for rapidly changing and hard-to-predict systems. Researchers say the data collected could lead to more accurate forecasts days in advance, benefiting everything from daily weather predictions to aviation safety and climate research, especially in northern regions where current data gaps make forecasting more difficult.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nasa-mission-labrador-forecast-weather-9.7136435

Congratulations to the ATMOS Class of 2025, you did it!! ☁️☔️🌀And a big thank you to the friends and family who joined u...
06/16/2025

Congratulations to the ATMOS Class of 2025, you did it!! ☁️☔️🌀
And a big thank you to the friends and family who joined us to celebrate this special milestone!☀️🌈

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The 2024 GSDVL is in TWO WEEKS! This year we have Professor Paul O’Gorman from MIT speaking about “Response of Extreme P...
05/15/2024

The 2024 GSDVL is in TWO WEEKS! This year we have Professor Paul O’Gorman from MIT speaking about “Response of Extreme Precipitation to Climate Change: Physical Understanding and Machine Learning.”

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