Amal Chandran
- Outstanding Student Paper Award in Space Physics and Aeronomy Section, 2008 Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, USA
- Outstanding Student Paper Award in Space Physics and Aeronomy Section, 2008 AGU Joint Assembly (Spring) Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, USA
- Graduate Research Assistantship, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and LASP, University of Colorado, 2005-2009
- Graduate Research Assistantship, Department of Aerospace & Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2003-2004
- 2007-Present, Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Boulder, CO
- Summer 2006, Visiting Scientist (Graduate Student), Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- 2005-2006, Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado Research Associates (CoRA), Boulder, CO
- Summer 2003, 2004, 2005, Project Engineer, Nanosonic Inc, Blacksburg, VA
- 2003-2004 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA
- Gravity waves in middle atmosphere: sources, propagation and effects of wave breaking.
- Polar Mesopheric Clouds: formation and evolution, GW effects on PMCs.
- Middle atmosphere circulation, space based instrumentation.
- Chandran, A. , D. W. Rusch, A. W. Merkel, S. E. Palo, G. E. Thomas, M. J. Taylor, S. M. Bailey, J. M. Russell III, Polar Mesospheric Cloud structures observed from the CIPS experiment on the AIM spacecraft: Atmospheric gravity waves as drivers for longitudinal variability in PMC occurrence, J.Geophys. Res., under review, submitted September 2009.
- Chandran, A., Rusch D. W., Palo, S.E., Thomas, G.E., and Taylor M.J., Gravity wave observations in the summertime polar mesosphere from the Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) Experiment on the AIM Spacecraft, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics., 71, 3-4, 392-400, 2009.
Cathy Cahill
Professor Cahill’s research focuses on atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on visibility, global climate, and human health. Her research includes laboratory experiments, modeling, and field studies of atmospheric aerosols and their properties. She is currently investigating the size and composition of particulate matter entering the Arctic from Asia and other continents.
- Fulbright Graduate Student Fellowship, 1996-1997 (11 months conducting research at University College Galway’s Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station, a World Meteorological Organization Global Atmospheric Watch site)
- NASA Group Achievement Award (2009)
- Who’s Who in the World
- Who’s Who in America
- Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
- Who’s Who Among America’s
- Teachers Who’s Who of American Women
- Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders
- College of Science, Engineering & Mathematics Award for ‘Extraordinary Performance,’ 2003
- UAF Outstanding Advisor Award, 2002
- Geophysical Institute Award for ‘Extraordinary Performance,’ 2001
- Sigma Xi
- Outstanding Desert Research Institute Graduate Student, 1996
- Sigma Pi Sigma
- Outstanding Physics Leadership Award, 1990
- American Western University Fellowship, 1989
- Cal Aggie Alumni Scholarship, 1986
- Member of the Alaska Contaminants Monitoring Strategy Steering Committee 2008-Present
- Member of the MASINT Technology Advisory Panel 2002-2006
- Associate Professor of Chemistry (Atmospheric Chemistry), University of Alaska Fairbanks 2004-Present
- Member of the U.S.-China Polar Science Panel 2002-2006
- Program Coordinator for the Atmospheric Science Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks 2000-2001
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science (Atmospheric Chemistry), University of Alaska Fairbanks 1998-2004
- Member of Graduate Faculty, University of Nevada, Reno 1998(Spring)
- Visiting Assistant Research Professor (Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosol Physics), Desert Research Institute. 1997-1998
- Fulbright Fellow (Aerosol Physics), University College, Galway, Ireland 1996-1997
- Research Assistant (Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosol Physics), Desert Research Institute 1994-1996
- Research Assistant (Aerosol Physics), Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington1992-1994
- Editorial Assistant, Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences, by P.V. Hobbs 1992-1993
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington 1992(Fall)
- Research Assistant (Physical Oceanography), School of Oceanography, University of Washington 1990-1991
- Student Researcher (Plasma and Laser Physics), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1989(Summer)
- Student Researcher (Nuclear Physics), Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis 1989(Summer)
- Student Assistant II (Aerosol Physics), Air Quality Group, University of California, Davis 1986-1989
Scientists probe the role of sea ice in Atmospheric Chemistry as the Arctic warms
The Dec. 5, 2011 issue of C&EN, Chemical and Engineering News, includes research being done by the Geophysical Institute’s Bill Simpson and others. “Connecting Ice and Air,” by Jyllian Kemsley, highlights current research being done in the arctic to understand the relationship between sea ice and air in the Arctic as it warms.
Recipe for a cold snap
Ice fog envelops the control tower at Fairbanks International Airport during a cold snap in November 2011.
Photo by Ned Rozell.
For many Alaskans, January 1989 is a month that still numbs the mind, because of the cold snap that gripped much of the state for two weeks. In Fairbanks, fan belts under the hoods of cars snapped like pretzels; the ice fog was thick and smothering, and the city came as close as it ever comes to a halt, with many people opting to stay home after their vehicles succumbed to the monster cold.
Alaska Science Forum: Recipe for a cold snap
By Ned Rozell
For many Alaskans, January 1989 is a month that still numbs the mind, because of the cold snap that gripped much of the state for two weeks. In Fairbanks, fan belts under the hoods of cars snapped like pretzels; the ice fog was thick and smothering, and the city came as close as it ever comes to a halt, with many people opting to stay home after their vehicles succumbed to the monster cold.
Mölders, UAF continue on with UCAR
Atmospheric Sciences Professor Nicole Mölders was re-elected as a member of the Membership Committee for UCAR -- the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Additionally, the membership of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in UCAR was renewed for the next eight years.
UCAR serves as a hub for research, education and public outreach for the atmospheric and related Earth sciences community. For more information, visit http://www2.ucar.edu/.
