Tag: Aerosol/Cloud Physics/Radiation

Recent STAR/NESDIS Awards include CICS-MD

June 27, 2016

Four individuals from the ESSIC-administered Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites-Maryland (CICS-MD) were recognized in June 2016 by the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), the science arm of the NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS). The annually presented “STAR Awards” are provided in recognition of both individuals and teams who have demonstrated novel approaches in the development and application of problem solving techniques, …

ESSIC Organizers Hope to Build on Fifteen Years of Participation at Maryland Day

April 22, 2016

With Maryland Day approaching, organizers at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) are readying an arsenal of family-friendly activities to introduce the public to ESSIC and answer any scientific questions they might have. Saturday, April 30, marks the 15^th time that ESSIC will be represented at the annual Maryland Day celebration. Maureen Cribb, an ESSIC faculty specialist, led the charge in 2001 when ESSIC first participated in the event. A lot has changed since …

Li-Cribb organize session at AAAS Annual Meeting

February 17, 2016

ESSIC / AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li facilitated a symposium at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held in Washington, DC during mid- February. The symposium entitled, “Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Policy in Asia,” addressed major pollution/emission sources; the direct and indirect effects of aerosol on long-term trends in key climate variables; interactions between aerosols and the monsoon system; and health …

Li, new AAAS Fellow, known for clearing up cloud mysteries

December 3, 2015

When writing about Zhanqing Li, the phrase “head in the clouds” becomes high praise. Li, a University of Maryland atmospheric and oceanic science professor and researcher at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), has been delivering insights into the roles of clouds and tiny aerosol particles in the atmosphere for three decades. His recent election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recognized his “seminal …

Chen wins best paper award

November 10, 2015

ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Yong Chen, was recognized with the best proceeding paper award during the 20th International TOVS Study Conferences. His paper entitled,"CrIS Full Resolution Processing and Validation System for JPSS," was co-authored by Yong Han , Denis Tremblay , Likun Wang , Xin Jin, and Fuzhong Weng. The conferences were held at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin from 28 October to 3 November 2015. …

ESSIC turns out in support of Maryland Day

April 30, 2015

Rallied by its faculty, staff, family and friends, the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center presented another highly successful exhibit at the 2015 University of Maryland open house event, Maryland Day. Although not the glorious spring day that often punctuates the annual event, this year’s campaign was ultimately very well attended. As in previous years, the ESSIC exhibit featured its entertaining rain gauge game, which allows participants to simulate the measurement of …

ESSIC to participate in Maryland Day 2015

March 29, 2015

The onset of springtime brings not only warmer weather, but yet another Maryland Day, an annual University of Maryland event allowing students and families to explore what the campus has to offer across its many academic fields. As the April 25 event approaches, the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center is gearing up for its 15^th year of participation, bringing back old favorites such as The Magic Planet and the rain gage game. The Magic Planet is essentially an …

Dr. Jingfeng Huang

March 24, 2015

Dr. Jingfeng Huang is an Assistant Research Scientist at CMNS-Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. He graduated from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2000 with his Bachelor of Environmental Science and Engineering and a second Bachelor of Enterprise Management. He received his MPhil degree at The University of Hong Kong Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China in 2002. He continued his PhD study on Remote Sensing at The University of Manchester, Manchester, United

Dr. Xiaolei Zou

March 11, 2015

With over 115 published papers and nearly 20 years of teaching experience under her belt, Dr. Xiaolei Zou left a tenured teaching position at Florida State University (FSU) to join ESSIC.

Zou first worked for FSU in 1989, where she helped the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) on developing a 4D-Var data assimilation system, a model that more precisely predicts forecasts.

She later joined the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to develop a 4D-Var system

AGU unprecedentedly honors Li with Kaufman Award and Fellowship

September 9, 2014

Over the past several months, Zhanqing Li, a professor at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) and the Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), received two surprising notices from the American Geophysical Union (AGU); that he was the recipient of the organization’s Yoram J. Kaufman Award and would also be elected as an AGU fellow.

AGU’s selection of Li for both prestigious awards is unprecedented and