The Department of Atmospheric Sciences is one of the largest meteorology programs in the nation and the only comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and research programs in Texas. Aggie meteorologists go on to serve in broadcast meteorology, government agencies and the military, teaching and research and private industry. Each day, our graduates help millions of people stay safe and weather-informed. Atmospheric sciences faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students conduct research across numerous branches of the discipline: atmospheric dynamics, boundary layer – surface interactions, climate dynamics and change, numerical modeling, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol – cloud interactions, synoptic and mesoscale meteorology and radiative transfer and remote sensing.

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Researchers in the atmospheric sciences are at the forefront of critical issues for humankind in the 21st century, such as extreme weather, air pollution and global warming. Faculty in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences represent all fields of modern atmospheric research, from classic meteorology, to aerosol chemistry, to radioactive transfer and climate modeling.

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: Festival attendees look on with awe as two students demonstrate a physics experiment with fire. The students are in PPE and the onlookers are holding maroon balloons that say “Fly with Physics! Texas A&M.”

Mark your calendar for free family fun and experience the many wonders of science and technology at the Texas A&M Physics and Engineering Festival featuring hands-on demonstrations, keynote lectures, the iconic Texas-sized five-barrel depth charge and more.

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Dr. Yue Zhang is studying how tiny pollutants like nanoplastics and PFAS spread through the air, affecting our health, weather, and air quality.

A large dust storm approaching a suburban area with numerous identical houses, under a cloudy sky.

Powerful windstorms can fuel nature’s most extreme weather, and Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Chris Nowotarski explains how pressure gradients and the jet stream create these intense events.

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