Yang's work in mathematical modeling merits distinction

The Optical Society of America (OSA) has designated Professor Ping Yang a fellow of the society. Yang is a professor in the College of Geosciences’ department of Atmospheric Sciences.

Of the 106,000 professionals in OSA, only 63 received the designation this spring. The total number of fellows in the organization constitutes less than 10 percent of total membership.

Mark T. Lemmon, Mars explorer, receives NASA medal for public service

Mark Lemmon, associate professor of atmospheric sciences in the College of Geosciences, will receive the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal. This is among the highest awards NASA grants to a non-government employee. Lemmon is cited for “exceptional science leadership of the Phoenix Surface Stereo Imager (SSI), providing the first surface images of the northern polar region of Mars.”

Student's research indicates that EPA emission inventory may need adjusting

4/9/10 - Graduate student Changhyoun Park's research, flux measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in an urban area, analyzed a long-term data set of local Houston air quality. His efforts earned him a first-place prize for his division in the recent Student Research Week 2010 at Texas A&M.

Dessler's research cited in current issue of Discover 

4/6/10 - Andrew Dessler, professor of atmospheric sciences, was quoted in the May issue of Discover magazine. The article, "Climate Change Gets Wet," relates two different scientific studies on water vapor, one in the atmosphere and another in the stratosphere.