Newly Funded Research: May 2009
May 1, 2009
Researcher: Phillip Arkin
Grant Sponsor: NOAA
Amount: $350,000
Grant Study: “Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS)”…
Category: Archive
Murtugudde appointed to Editorial Board of sustainability journal
May 1, 2009
Raghu Murtugudde has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the new journal, “Current Opinions in Environmental Sustainability.” He is retiring this summer as an editor of “JGR-Oceans” after serving for seven years….
Busalacchi gives lecture at Princeton University
April 28, 2009
Tony Busalacchi gave an invited lecture on “The Impact of Climate Change on Global Viticulture,” Princeton University on April 28. Busalacchi is a member of the Society of Wine Educators….
Farquhar publishes two articles in Science Magazine
April 17, 2009
James Farquhar published two articles in Science, April 17 edition. The first article reported on research of an ecosystem discovered below the Antarctic Taylor Glacier which has survived millions of years by using sulfur and iron compounds for growth. Follow up articles appeared in The Guardian, ScienceNow, UPI, Space Daily and RedOrbit. The second article reported on research findings of early oxygenation, showing how supposed signs of an early lack of oxygen could have come from unrelated …
Busalacchi quoted in First Science
April 9, 2009
Tony Busalacchi was quoted in First Science, April 9, in an article on the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme meeting held at M-Square….
ESSIC hosts Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme
April 6, 2009
ESSIC hosted the 30th session of The Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme (jointly sponsored by World Meteorological Organization, International Council for Science and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO), April 6-9, 2009. Scientific guidance for the WCRP is provided by the Joint Scientific Committee, chaired by Antonio Busalacchi, AOSC and ESSIC, and consisting of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring …
Li appointed editor of geophysics journals
April 1, 2009
Zhanqing Li was appointed as editor and associate editor, respectively, for the Journal of Advances in Meteorology and the Journal of Geophysical Research, a leading journal in geophysics….
Salawitch selected as AGU award recipient
April 1, 2009
Ross Salawitch has been selected by the AGU Atmospheric Sciences section, with co-awardee Ralph Kahn of NASA-Goddard, as the first Yoram J. Kaufman Unselfish Cooperation in Research Award recipient for “….broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research.”…
Murtugudde interviewed on Baltimore radio station
April 1, 2009
Raghu Murtugudde was interviewed by public radio station WYPR Baltimore, April 1, on the development of a computer simulation that can predict, for up to 30 years, the state of health of the Chesapeake Bay….
ESSIC Climate Change Expertise Showcased
March 29, 2009
UMD’s ESSIC Climate Change Expertise Showcased to Leaders from 40 Business, Science and Technology Organizations….
