ESSIC Participates in NWS Weather Day at College Park Academy
May 12, 2025
Figure 1. CISESS Interns Damian Figueroa and Samuel Wiggins, along with Dr. Guangyang Fang (from left to right) at the NWS Weather Day held at
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ESSIC at Maryland Day 2025
May 5, 2025
Maryland Day 2025, University of Maryland, April 26, 2025. Photo courtesy of John T. Consoli/University of Maryland On April 26, the University of Maryland held
ESSIC at AGU 2024
January 3, 2025
Many ESSIC scientists participated in AGU 2025, the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union held from December 9-13 in Washington D.C. Since the
CISESS Lightning and Virtual Reality Research Group Attend Annual Spooky Mad Science Expo
November 15, 2024
Figure 1: Dr. Guangyang Fang, Samuel Wiggins, Damian Figueroa, Yijin Guo (Dr. Wenjuan Zhang’s daughter), and Dr. Wenjuan Zhang. Credit: Guangyang Fang On October 19,
Petković Presents at UMD’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Seminar Series
September 30, 2024
On September 5, ESSIC/CISESS scientist Veljko Petković presented the second seminar of the season at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, a talk entitled
Lisa Milani Talks Global Precipitation in Italy
May 24, 2024
On Earth Day 2024, Lisa Milani visited several schools in Italy participating in The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) Mentorship Program – Educator Track. The
ESSIC at Maryland Day 2024
May 5, 2024
On Saturday, April 27, ESSIC faculty and staff gathered to celebrate Maryland Day, the University of Maryland’s largest community outreach event! This was the 26th year that the university held the event, and the 24th time that ESSIC has participated.
ESSIC/CISESS Participation at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly
April 24, 2024
From April 14-19, several ESSIC and CISESS scientists traveled to Vienna, Austria to participate in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. See the presentations below. Names of ESSIC scientists are bolded.
ESSIC Hosts Annual UMD-NOAA Mini-Conference
March 13, 2024
The National Weather and Climate Prediction Center (NCWCP) and UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) held a three-day mini-conference from February 27 to 29, a hybrid event held both at the ESSIC and online. The conference brought together ESSIC, CISESS, and NOAA scientists to share their presentations and posters from the recent AGU and AMS conferences. Peter Beierle was the conference organizer for UMD.
Sujay Kaushal Hosts Reddit Ask Me Anything
February 15, 2024
ESSIC scientist Sujay Kaushal and Ph.D. candidate Sydney Shelton hosted an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) thread on Reddit on the /r/askscience subreddit. For two and a half hours, Kaushal and Shelton answered questions from the public regarding salinization and its impact on our planet.
