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AAAR 2023 Highlights Latest Advances in Aerosol Science and Technology
ARM joins researchers from around the globe for 5 days of aerosol-focused presentations, symposia, and plenary lectures Atmospheric scientists from Brookhaven National Laboratory pose for a group photo at the ARM booth during the 41st annual conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) in Portland, Oregon. From left to right are Ogochukwu “Ogo”…
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New ARM Aerosol Operations Plan Available
Document shares activities planned this fiscal year to address aerosol science community needs Aerosol Observing Systems, such as this one at the Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory in Oklahoma, are ARM’s primary platforms for in situ aerosol measurements at Earth’s surface. A new ARM document details planned fiscal year 2024 operations for the Aerosol Observing…
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DOE Program to Support 2 Graduate Students Using ARM Data
New projects will focus on research of interest to ASR U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program award winners Bri Dobson and Christopher Niedek pose with their university advisors and SCGSR collaborating lab scientists at the 2023 American Association for Aerosol Research Conference in Portland, Oregon. From left to right…
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ARM’s Squad of Instrument Mentors Expands
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility currently has 89 instrument scientists and engineers overseeing the operation of ARM’s 460-plus instrument systems worldwide. These scientists and engineers, whom ARM calls instrument mentors, help ensure that high-quality data are reaching the user community. ARM welcomes 11 new mentors from four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national…
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DOE Undergraduate Intern and Visiting Faculty Programs Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2024
Students and faculty will conduct research and technical projects at national laboratories Applications are currently being accepted for the summer 2024 term of three programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program, the Community College Internships (CCI) program, and the Visiting Faculty Program (VFP).…
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Revamped Online Metadata Editor Tool Available for Use
Editor’s note: Hannah Collier from the ARM Data Center provided the following post. Earlier this year, the ARM Data Center released an improved Online Metadata Editor (OME) tool to help streamline the data submission process for data collected by guest instruments during ARM field campaigns and for principal investigator products. More information about the different…
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Spread the Word About Your 2023 AGU Presentations!
For those of you presenting at the 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, one of the best ways to draw attendees to your sessions is to be highlighted on the ARM and Atmospheric System Research (ASR) websites. If you or one of your team members will present a talk or poster at the AGU…
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DOE Announces Funding for Climate Resilience Centers
CRCs will strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $5 million in funding for six Climate Resilience Center (CRC) projects. The goal is to improve the resilience of communities by empowering local universities to use DOE climate science to help tackle the problems posed by a…
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DOE Announces $70 Million to Help Build a Diverse STEM Workforce
RENEW initiative supports training opportunities at 40 Minority-Serving Institutions The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $70 million in funding to support research by historically underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and to diversify scientific leadership. Through DOE’s Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) initiative (BER-RENEW – FOA-0002929), the funding…
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New ARM Tethered Balloon System Projects Announced
FICUS program awardees will rely on ARM/EMSL user facility capabilities One of two ARM/EMSL projects selected for fiscal year 2024 will analyze aerosols collected on ARM tethered balloon flights during the 2021–2022 TRacking Aerosol Convection Interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER). The flights took place in the rural Texas town of Guy, southwest of Houston. Photo is by…