Christopher Kenseth, a NSF AGS Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, was selected as the recipient of the 2025 James R. Holton Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The award “recognizes outstanding scientific research and accomplishments from honorees within three years of receiving their PhD” and “serves to acknowledge exceptional contributions at an early stage of the awardee’s career.” Chris is currently working with Prof. Joel Thornt...| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
Durran group was featured in the recent EOS Research Spotlight, showcasing their creation of DLESyM (Deep Learning Earth System Model), an AI-powered climate model capable of generating a 1000-year climate simulation in just 12 hours on a single processor—far faster than traditional Earth-system models. In addition, DLESyM exceeds the performance of CMIP6 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6) models in reproducing key patterns and measures of variability in the current climate, in...| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
Former graduate student Aodhan Sweeney and Prof. Qiang Fu’s research paper, “Recent Warming of the Southern Hemisphere Subtropical Lower Stratosphere and Antarctic Ozone Healing,” is featured on EOS Editor’s Highlight. Less than 2% of all AGU papers are selected to be featured this way! The paper shows that a slowdown in stratospheric circulation warms the Southern Hemisphere’s subtropical lower stratosphere and cools Antarctica, masking ozone recovery. To learn more about the resea...| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
As Dr. Joel Thornton takes on the role of interim dean for the College of the Environment, Dr. Becky Alexander will serve as the Department’s interim/acting chair. Welcome aboard, Dr. Alexander!| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
Professor Cecilia Bitz was interviewed for a recent New York Times article about global warming. In the article, Professor Bitz said that “modeling the Earth is complex, and that there are an innumerable amount of small factors that could be taken into account. But even with these uncertainties, scientists have ways of building their models to identify trends that are largely accurate. Nothing is defying our big picture about the physics of the climate system.”| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
A new study led by Professor Ed Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, Professor Dargan Frierson, and Patricia DeRepentigny of Université Catholique de Louvain has shown that the increasing boreal fires will slow down global warming. This is the result of aerosols in smoke reflecting more sunlight, which reduces sea ice loss and lowers winter temperatures. Read more about it on UW News and PNAS.| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
A new study by Postdoc David Bonan, Prof. Kyle Armour, and co-authors finds that although the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken under global warming, it is likely to do so to a much lesser extent than current projections suggest.| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
Dawgcast members were interviewed and featured in a recent article by The Daily UW. Members shared their experiences and behind the scenes of this unique course, read more about it here.| Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
