Category: Facility News

  • Bankhead National Forest Observatory Opening Approaches

    Main and supplemental sites scheduled to be operational by October 1, 2024 ARM containers fill in the main site of the Bankhead National Forest (BNF) atmospheric observatory in Alabama. Instrument installation at the site will begin in August 2024. Photo is by Patty Campbell, Argonne National Laboratory. The final push is underway to open the…

  • AGU 2024 Abstract Deadline Extended

    Submit your abstracts by new deadline of August 5 Sessions for the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting have been announced. If you are leading a session relevant to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility or Atmospheric System Research (ASR), please let us know. We are collecting this information to be shared on the ARM…

  • 20 Research Projects Selected for 2024 ASR Funding Awards

    DOE awards $15.4 million to improve understanding of atmospheric processes The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of 20 innovative research projects that will receive funding through its Atmospheric System Research (ASR) program. Eighty-eight proposals were submitted for funding under DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0003194. The ASR funding opportunity, announced in October 2023,…

  • ARM-Relevant Funding Opportunity Announcement

    DOE announces $12 million to fund earth and environmental systems science in the Southeast United States Sea containers are pictured at the main site of ARM’s Bankhead National Forest atmospheric observatory, which will begin operations in fall 2024 in Alabama. Photo is by Patty Campbell, Argonne National Laboratory. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has…

  • ARM Adds Instrument Mentors

    New data analyst also joins ARM The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility continues to welcome new staff to its team of more than 80 instrument mentors. This multi-institutional group of scientists and engineers helps oversee the operations of 430-plus instrument systems to ensure that ARM users are receiving the highest-quality data sets possible. Sarah…

  • Applications Now Being Accepted for Spring 2025 DOE Student Internship Programs

    Students and recent graduates will conduct research and technical projects at national laboratories Applications are currently being accepted for the spring 2025 term of two internship programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. The application deadline is…

  • DOE Workshop Explores Observing Marine Aerosols and Clouds From Commercial Ships

    Experts outline logistical challenges, instrumentation priorities, multi-agency coordination, and science questions The cover of the Observing Marine Aerosols and Clouds from Ships Workshop Report includes an ARM file photo from the 2012–2013 Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds (MAGIC). During a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) workshop held virtually from March 18 to 20,…

  • ARM Honors Staff for Outstanding Service

    3 individuals and 3 teams receive 2024 ARM Service Awards The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility recently revealed the winners of its sixth annual service awards. Three individuals and three teams received awards for providing exceptional service to ARM and its users. The ARM Service Awards are typically announced at the Joint ARM User…

  • Sessions Announced for 2025 AMS Annual Meeting

    Submit your abstracts by August 15, 2024 Sessions for the 2025 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting are being announced. If you are leading a session relevant to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility or Atmospheric System Research (ASR), please let us know. We are collecting this information to be shared on the ARM and ASR websites as it is provided.…

  • Save the Date for the 2025 ARM/ASR Joint Meeting!

    The next Joint Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility/Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Principal Investigators Meeting will be March 3–6, 2025, in the Washington, D.C., area. This meeting will bring together ARM users, ARM infrastructure members, and ASR scientists to review progress and plan future directions for the ARM user facility and ASR research. Please check back…