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Congratuations to HAS Joint Professor Adam Showman Elected AGU Fellow
Wednesday, December 4, 2019Congratulations to HAS Joint Professor Adam Showman who was elected an AGU Fellow for the Class of 2019! Showman is a UArizona Professor at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory whose work focuses on the dynamics and evolution of planetary atmospheres and interiors, planetary formation and evolution, and theoretical astrophysics. His current research focuses on giant planets--Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the hundreds of giant planets being detected around other stars. The fundamental goal of his research is to broaden our knowledge of atmospheric dynamics beyond the boundaries from our s... Read More -
A Celebration of Life for Thomas Alvarez
Monday, December 2, 2019It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Thomas Alvarez, our beloved friend and colleague, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at his home in Tucson, surrounded by family and friends. His family is planning a private memorial service; however, because Thomas had an impact on so many lives here at the University of Arizona, the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences will host a memorial service for him on the UArizona campus. A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, December 17, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm noon in the Little Chapel of All Nations, 1041 East... Read More -
October Issue of Nature Scientific Reports: Research by Ali Behrangi & Colleagues Show That Human Activities Contribute Largely to Drying Out the Amazon
Wednesday, November 13, 2019A research report, A Recent Systemic Increase in Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) over Tropical South America, by HAS Associate Professor Ali Behrangi and collaborators was recently published in the October issue of Nature, scientific reports. Behrangi and colleagues analyzed decades of ground and satellite data and compared the trend to data from models estimating climate variability over thousands of years. The team used data from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard the Terra satellite. The research shows that the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying o... Read More -
Jen McIntosh Interviewed for PBS Arizona Science Radio
Tuesday, November 5, 2019Congratulations to Jen McIntosh who was recently interviewed for Arizona Science, Arizona Public Media's radio show. Dr. Tim Swindle, Director of the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, interviewed McIntosh during NPR's Science Friday broadcast. In Episode 206, The Cost of Energy Independence, broadcast on November 1, she discussed hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a method for natural gas extraction that has become popular over the past 15 years. Because more traditional methods of pulling up energy-producing materials from beneath the planet's surface may be more damaging to the environmen... Read More -
Hoshin Gupta and Laura Condon Interviewed for PBS Arizona Science Radio Episodes
Wednesday, September 18, 2019Kudos to HAS faculty members Hoshin Gupta and Laura Condon who were recently interviewed for Arizona Science, Arizona Public Media's radio show. Dr. Leslie Tolbert, UA Regents Professor Emerita, interviews guests each week during NPR's Science Friday broadcast. In Episode 195, Earth Science and the Art of Crunching Numbers, broadcast on August 16, Gupta discussed how he's meeting the challenge of data analysis in his Earth Science research and why he advises students should get comfortable with big data as they begin their careers. In Episode 198, Groundwater and climate change, broadcast on S... Read More
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