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DOE Funding Opportunity Open for Graduate Students
Apply by May 5 to Graduate Student Research program Since 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program has helped graduate students prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, the SCGSR program provides supplemental…
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Submit Nominations for American Association for Aerosol Research Awards
Nominate your colleagues now for the 2021 American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) awards. Nominations for most awards are being accepted until Monday, April 5. The list of awards—all presented annually—is as follows: AS&T Outstanding Publication Award, given to one paper published in the journal Aerosol Science and Technology (AS&T) without regard to publication date…
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Tiny Particles That Seed Clouds Can Form From Trace Gases Over Open Sea
Understanding previously undocumented source of new particle formation will improve models of aerosols, clouds, and their impact on Earth’s climate In summer 2017 and winter 2018, ARM’s now-retired Gulfstream-159 (G-1) research aircraft played a critical role during the Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA) field campaign. Photo is by Jason Tomlinson,…
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New Members Selected to Join ARM User Executive Committee
Allison C. Aiken, an aerosol scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the ARM User Executive Committee’s new chair. Aiken leads a committee of 14 members—seven of them recently chosen by the ARM user community. After tallying your votes, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s User Executive Committee (UEC) has welcomed seven new members…
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2020 ARM Annual Report Now Available
Now available online, the Fiscal Year 2020 ARM Annual Report includes stunning images from the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s latest annual report is now available for you to view online. In addition to story briefs summarizing fiscal year 2020 (FY2020), the…
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2020 AGU Fall Meeting: All Virtual, Still Heavy on ARM Data
Premier earth and space science meeting includes an abundance of ARM presentations For two and a half weeks, the 2020 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting had people glued to their computer screens. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting—typically a weeklong event in person—moved online and stretched from December 1 to 17 to accommodate…
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The Emerging Magic of Machine Learning
Atmospheric research turns to the power of computer programs that learn from data Click to watch the opening keynote talk from Rick Stevens of Argonne National Laboratory during the October 2020 ASR/ARM Topical Workshop on Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Observations, Modeling, and Observational Constraints on Modeling. Stevens outlined AI for Science, a U.S.…
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AGU Honors ARM/ASR Community Members in 2020
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility and Atmospheric System Research (ASR) community is known globally for its impactful contributions to earth system research. During its virtual 2020 fall meeting, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) held an Honors Showcase on December 9 to recognize its newest award recipients. Five members of the ARM/ASR community shared…
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Changes on the ARM Personnel Radar
Iosif “Andrei” Lindenmaier now leads the ARM radar systems engineering group, and Timothy Wendler and Vagner Castro join the team Iosif “Andrei” Lindenmaier poses by radars being calibrated at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Lindenmaier became ARM’s radar systems engineering lead in 2020. Photo is by Andrea Starr, PNNL. In the spring and summer of 2020,…
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Development Achievements Keep ARM Moving Forward
Users reap benefits of activities associated with instruments, facilities, and data Jennifer Comstock, ARM’s engineering and process manager, gives updates on ARM development progress in fiscal year 2020. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility prioritizes development activities with an eye on present and future user needs. Decisions to acquire or decommission instruments, upgrade facilities,…