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January 23, 2026

Prospective Student Meet & Greet During AMS

The department will host a prospective student meet and greet on January 27 during the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting in Houston.  From 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel Lanier Ballroom J, prospective students are invited to join current faculty and students to learn more about the department. The meet and greet will be followed by the department's reception for alumni and friends.
January 6, 2026

Manager of Business Operations Darby Nabors is Retiring

On January 7, the Department of Atmospheric Science will bid farewell to a truly exceptional colleague. After 17 years with the department, Manager of Business Operations Darby Nabors will retire and focus on other activities like rest, travel, and sewing. The department is deeply grateful for her dedicated service. What began as a role in the CSU Office of Sponsored Programs in 2004 evolved into a remarkable 17-year journey with…
December 5, 2025

Congratulations to our Fall 2025 graduates and award winners

To all our graduates, you are impressive and we are proud of your accomplishments, and excited to see what the future holds for all of you. Congratulations also to our 2025 Fall student award winners.    En Li was awarded the Dietrich Scholarship, funded each year by Fort Collins-based Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) to recognize an Atmospheric Science graduate student who has excelled in the study and research of air quality. …
November 20, 2025

We invite applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant to Associate professor level 

1) Climate dynamics. We seek an innovative and collaborative scholar with a strong and growing record of research, teaching, and service in climate dynamics and its intersection with the broader Earth system. The successful candidate will have a clear and innovative vision that demonstrates their potential to be a leader in the pursuit of a deeper understanding of the physical processes that govern Earth’s climate through, for example, creative observational…

Graduate students share work at interdisciplinary setting, 10th annual GradShow

Colorado State University graduate students shared innovative research, creative artistry and entrepreneurial projects while competing for $24,300 in scholarships at the 10th annual GradShow. The Nov. 19 event connected 295 presenters from all eight colleges and special academic units, including solid representation from the atmospheric sciences. [Learn more on SOURCE] Delián Colón-Burgos presented "Understanding Tropical Oceanic Rain from Shipborne Radar and Satellite Observations," receiving an honorable mention award of $100 in the…
November 7, 2025

INCUS scientific team celebrates upcoming mission, launch

INCUS, the CSU-led NASA earth science satellite mission scheduled to be deployed in 2026, is under budget and ahead of schedule, lead scientist Sue van den Heever happily told her team on Tuesday. That accomplishment comes despite the past year’s layoffs at partner JPL, the Eaton fire that destroyed JPL colleagues’ homes, and the federal shutdown. “This was a really, really rough year, but there was no griping,” van den…

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Temp:
31.9°F  (-0.0°C)
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20.5°F  (-6.4°C)
Rel Hum:
62%
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NW @ 1.4 mph G 3.2
 
(329° @ 2.2 km/h G 5.2 km/h)
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855.79 mb (25.3")
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MS Defense

“Contextualizing Past and Future Mean Southwest U.S. Precipitation with Marine Heatwaves”

By Olivia Lee
On February 4, 11:00 a.m.

Advisor Maria Rugenstein