CSU Department of Atmospheric Science

Congratulations to Spencer Jones!

His research involves blending physics and AI to improve the resolution of microwave sensors by allowing the AI to “learn” the natural spatial patterns of precipitation to help find the physical solution. 

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Congratulations Olivia Pierpaoli!

Her NASA FINESST work will improve estimates of aerosol impacts on climate and open new opportunities to study aerosol–cloud interactions in areas previously considered inaccessible.

Two Atmospheric Science graduate students receive competitive NASA FINESST awards - Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Less than 10% of applicants are selected for the competitive NASA FINESST awards – aka, Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology. An outstanding three Walter Scott, Jr. Coll...

Two atmospheric science graduate students received NASA grants to improve research into cloud effects and precipitation. Fewer than 10% of applicants are selected for the NASA FINESST award.

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Clouds over Old Town

Flowers in old town

lights in old town at night

Yeah, we're based in Fort Collins 🔥

Happy New (Water) Year! 🥳 Today marks the first day of Water Year 2026. But what is a "water year" and why does it begin in October? Here's a short explainer! [1/7]

LGBTQ+ History Month - Pride Resource Center LGBTQ+ History Month 2025 CSU’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ past, present, and futures that includes educational programming on LGBTQ+ history and perspectives. Everyone is welcome and invited to par...

Join CSU’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ past, present, and futures that includes educational programming on LGBTQ+ history and perspectives.

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Join our CSU Climate Hub at Spur Launch Event, Oct 14.

1️⃣Get updates on Colorado from the Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu
2️⃣Brainstorm innovative climate solutions
3️⃣Learn about climate research activities

Register and learn more: events.colostate.edu/en/8XFV416/c...

YouTube video by CSU Department of Atmospheric Science Jared Stickney shares field experience during the Front Range Ozone Éxperiment, aka FROZÉ

Check out the full video blog at youtu.be/fteu6pfwoto

They did a few night drives to collect, as plumes are more concentrated at night due to the lower boundary layer.

Let's follow them into the field 🛻🌃🌜

They used whole air canisters to collect detailed volatile organic compound (VOC) speciation.

The CSU Plume Tracker is a Chevy Tahoe outfitted with instruments to measure air quality parameters.

Check out a tour of the instruments 🛻

The goal of driving the Plume Tracker was to find where and when ozone and its precursors occur, to collect whole air canisters for detailed volatile organic compound speciation, and to visit communities with little or no prior monitoring.

Students Jared Stickney and Andrey Marsavin share their field experience during the Front Range Ozone Éxperiment, aka FROZÉ: www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/09/jare...

To celebrate 45 years of CIRA, founding Director Tom Vonder Haar shared about how he became interested in weather as a student. Vonder Haar is a CSU emeritus University Distinguished Professor and started his education in aeronautical engineering.

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Headshot photo of Angelie Nieves Jiménez.

#HispanicHeritageMonth Spotlight: Angelie Nieves Jiménez is a tropical meteorologist at StormGeo.

She leads within AMS as Chair of @ams-women.bsky.social bsky.social, serves on @amstropical.bsky.social, the Early Career Leadership Planning Committee, and the Board for Early Career Professionals.

A headshot photo of Professor Andrea Lopez Lang.

#HispanicHeritageMonth Spotlight: Andrea Lopez Lang @alopezlang.bsky.social is a professor at @uwmad-aos.bsky.social.

She served as AMS Councilor, chair of the Board on Enterprise Economic Development, and Associate Editor for Monthly Weather Review and Weather and Forecasting.

How did you get interested in the weather?

Happy birthday CIRA! 🎉🎂

Congrats to all the new @agu.org fellows! 🎉

Our Department Head and Professor Eric Maloney was elected as an AGU Fellow! He was selected for exemplary leadership and outstanding scientific achievements, which have significantly advanced our understanding of tropical meteorology, hurricanes and more.

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Map of precipitation from CoAgMET on September 23, 2025. It shows over 1" of rain across all of northeast Colorado, with a maximum of 2.33" at Akron.

Yesterday was the wettest day in quite some time for northeastern Colorado. Widespread observations of over 1" of rain, and over 2" in some spots on the Plains.

Several inches of snow in the mountains too!

Map from coagmet.colostate.edu #cowx

It's that time of year for green and gold 💚💛

Tsukada's work builds on CSU Department of Atmospheric Science Professor Emeritus Wayne Schubert‘s previous work.

“My study is positioned as an observational validation of the tropical cyclone dynamics that Wayne’s group investigated theoretically and numerically from 1999.”

Low river flows trigger calls, closures, stressed fish - Aspen Journalism Streamflows on the Western Slope have plummeted over the last month, sending water managers scrambling to boost flows for endangered fish and ranking it among the driest years in recent history.

“The biggest factor is the dry spring conditions and layered on top of them a much drier than normal summer,” said Peter Goble, assistant state climatologist. “We will be watching those base flows but also soil moisture levels as we go into fall and early winter to see if those pick back up.” #cowx

Latinx Heritage Month - El Centro National Latinx/é Heritage Month National Latinx/é Heritage Month 2025 Celebrating Our Culture, Honoring Our Stories, Dreaming Boldly National Latinx/é Heritage Month is a time to recognize the histor...

National Latinx/é Heritage Month is a time to recognize the histories, cultures, and contributions of Latinx communities.

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CSU professor honored for advancing remote sensing technologies Colorado State University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering V. Chandrasekar has been awarded the David and Lucille Atlas Remote Sensing Prize by the American Meteorologica...

V. Chandrasekar, known as “Chandra,” is a pioneer in remote sensing. The CSU Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded the David and Lucille Atlas Remote Sensing Prize by the @ametsoc.org.

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Photo of 2024 CPC participants.

One week left to register for the 2025 Climate Policy Colloquium!

This year's CPC will be held 8–12 Dec. in Washington, D.C., and will cover a range of topics—from the CHIPS and Science Act to international science diplomacy, and more.

Apply by 15 Sept.: https://bit.ly/3K0cwPA

Green U: CSU is named a world leader in sustainability Colorado State University has moved up to No. 2 in the country — and third in the world — in a top ranking that reflects its decades-long efforts to create an environmentally sustainable campus.

CSU has moved up to No. 2 in the country and third in the world in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index.

Learn more about what makes CSU among the best in sustainability: col.st/BwxMk