Texas A&M student helped land Curiosity on Mars

For three months, Keri Bean lived on Mars time. As part of the historical NASA team that successfully landed the $2.6 billion rover Curiosity on Mars' surface, the Texas A&M graduate student rubbed shoulders with some of the world's most distinguished planetary scientists and technicians (read more).

Dr. Robert A. Duce was honored at the 93rd American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 6-10 in Austin. The 2013 Robert A. Duce Symposium recognized his fundamental contributions to research and innovation in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences community both nationally and internationally.

Ping Yang is Elected Fellow of the American Meteorology Society

Ping Yang, professor and department head in Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Geosciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. The election recognizes Yang’s outstanding and sustained contributions to the atmospheric sciences over a substantial period of years (read more).

Assistant Professor/Texas A&M University

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University is seeking applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the field of weather analysis and forecasting. Candidates are sought with research expertise in one or more of the following areas: synoptic meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, and forecasting techniques. Candidates focusing on severe weather (e.g., tropical cyclones, tornadoes, or extreme precipitation events) are of particular interest. A Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences or a related field is required at the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a prominent research program and to teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels (to read more).