Prof To Predict Weather On Mars

11/04/09 - Is there such a thing as “weather” on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet’s atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. Mars, however, definitely has clouds, drastically low temperatures and out-of-this-world dust storms, and Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M associate professor of atmospheric sciences, has been awarded a NASA grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather.

Eight Geosciences Faculty, Staff Honored

11/2/2009 - Eight College of Geosciences faculty and staff members were recognized for their achievements Thursday, October 29th, at an annual college reception in the Halbouty Building. Dean Kate Miller presented the 2009 Dean’s Distinguished Achievement Awards. Association of Former Students (AFS) Director of Campus Programs Kelli Hutka, ’97, assisted in presenting the 2009 AFS College Level Teaching Awards.

Geosciences Researchers Receive $3.3 Million from Federal Stimulus

10/26/2009 - Researchers from all four of the College of Geosciences’ academic departments received funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a stimulus package passed earlier this year to reinvigorate the U.S. economy.

Quiring's Study Predicts Hurricane-Related Power Outages

by Keith Randall

10/14/09 - Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other destructive storms, researchers from Texas A&M and Johns Hopkins Universities have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane. Their approach provides estimates of how many outages will occur across a region as a hurricane is approaching.