Pinhas Alpert
- 2018
- Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal
The 2018 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal is awarded to Pinhas Alpert for his outstanding contributions to atmospheric dynamics and aerosol science.
Division on Atmospheric Sciences
President: Annica Ekman (as@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Oksana Tarasova (otarasova@wmo.int)
Atmospheric Sciences Division is one of the largest divisions in the European Geosciences Union. The research areas covered by division extend from the large-scale dynamical/meteorological processes and systems in the atmosphere (like cyclones and global atmosphere circulation) to the small scale turbulent mixing, they cover the time frame from centuries (in connection with climate research) to seconds (in the context of fast chemistry). Atmospheric Sciences include studies of the atmosphere composition, aerosol and cloud physics, gas-particles interactions and chemical reaction kinetics studied in the labs.
News
Obituary: Jón Egill Kristjánsson (1960 – 2016)
Jón Egill Kristjánsson, professor at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway, passed away in a tragic accident on the 14th of August, 2016. Born in Iceland, he moved to Bergen to study meteorology, where obtained his Ph.D. in 1991. After a post-doc at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he returned to Norway in 1993 and joined the University of Oslo, where he remained for the rest of his career. His principal field of research was cloud microphysics, aerosol - cloud interactions, and the optical properties of ice clouds. His contribution to atmospheric sciences includes major advances in the representation of cloud microphysics in climate models, with his co-developed parameterisation schemes being operational in the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) climate model since 2003 and later in the Norwegian Earth System model. He was moreover interested in polar lows and led the prestigious International Polar Year project The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment (IPY-THORPEX) with several Arctic flight campaigns. The project lead to improved understanding and numerical representation of such explosive lows. In recent years his research path took a turn in the direction of climate geoengineering, with particular involvement in the development of the fields of so-called cirrus cloud thinning and marine cloud brightening.
Over the years Jón Egill became a leading international expert, known for his thorough and careful approach. His long standing high quality contribution to science led to the award of an honorary doctorate at the University of Stockholm in 2013. He enjoyed his extensive international collaborations, in particular with NCAR, where he visited on several occasions. He was dedicated and committed, with tremendous passion for his work, and always ready for a discussion. Jón Egill was greatly respected among the students; for his expertise, enthusiasm and ability to develop young talents into mature researchers.
He will be missed for his wide knowledge and academic leadership, not to mention his quick comments and laughter.
Helene Muri, Matthias Hummel, Joe LaCasce, Brit Lisa Skjelkvåle, Annica Ekman
Open positions in INAR
There are four open Assistant professor/Associate professor/Professor positions in INAR.
Application Deadline: 28. February 2018
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Cryosphere Atmosphere Interactions (PEEX related)
Global Atmosphere Earth Surface Feedbacks
Air Quality Weather Climate Interactions
Atmospheric Sciences and Physics Biogeochemical Cycles (ICOS)
New Master programme launch
The Cyprus Institute Graduate School is launching its newly accredited Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences in Fall 2018.
Application Deadline: 1. March 2018
Job opening for an NCAR Associate Director - Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD)
NCAR has a job opening for an Associate Director.
Open position at EMPA
The Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology has an opening for a 2-year postdoc or scientist position on Modelling and data analysis of greenhouse gases and their isotopes.
Application Deadline: 20. January 2018
IEHIA School
The School on Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment on Air Pollution and Climate Change in Mediterranean Areas will take place in Trieste, Italy from 23 - 27 April 2018.
Registration Deadline: 9. January 2018
Open PhD positions
The Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (VDS-P) has a number of open PhD positions
Application Deadline: 31. December 2017
Jop opening
The Adlares GmbH in Teltow/Berlin (Germany) has a job opening for a lidar specialist.
Open PhD position
The Spanish bank La Caixa opened a call for 3-year grants to realize a PhD in Spain.
SOLAS Summer School
SOLAS has opened the application for the 7th International SOLAS Summer School, 23rd July - 4th August 2018, Cargèse, Corsica, France.
Application Deadline: 15 November 2017
Joint virtual interview with the presidents of AMS and EGU_AS
"Establishing a career in the atmospheric sciences can be challenging. There are many paths to take and open questions. Fortunately, those paths and questions have been thoroughly explored by members of our community and their experiences can provide guidance. In light of this, last September Ali Hoshyaripour (Early Career Scientists (ECS) representative of the European Geoscience Union’s Atmospheric Sciences division (EGU-AS)) and Monique Kuglitsch (Senior International Outreach/Communications Specialist at the American Meteorological Society (AMS)) collaborated on a virtual interview of the presidents of our organizations: Annica Ekmann (AE) and Fred Carr (FC), respectively, with questions provided by early career scientists. Please find the questions and answers below.”
Questions and answers virtual interview (414.4 KB)
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Recent awardees
Claudia Mohr
- 2018
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award
The 2018 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award is awarded to Claudia Mohr for her seminal contributions in instrument development and aerosol-source characterisation.
John M. C. Plane
- 2017
- Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal
The 2017 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal is awarded to John M. C. Plane in recognition of his groundbreaking work in atmospheric chemistry. He made fundamental contributions to the study of metal layers in the upper atmosphere and the chemistry of biogenic, halogen compounds in the marine boundary layer.
Camilla F. Brunello
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Camilla F. Brunello Decadal record of monsoon dynamics in the High Himalayas-Tibetan plateau transition zone using tree ring data
Denise Assmann
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Denise Assmann Spatio-temporal aerosol particle distributions in the Upper Troposphere/Lowermost Stratosphere measured by the IAGOS-CARIBIC Observatory
Laura Suárez-Gutiérrez
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Laura Suárez-Gutiérrez Internal Variability in Simulated and Observed Tropical Tropospheric Temperature Trends
Stefanie Unterguggenberger
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Stefanie Unterguggenberger Investigating metals in the MLT using astronomical facilities
Thibaut Dauhut
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Thibaut Dauhut An isentropic perspective of the atmospheric overturning induced by Hector the Convector
Yugen Li
- 2017
- Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Yugen Li Quantifying the relationship between visibility degradation and PM2.5 constituents at a suburban site in Hong Kong: Differentiating contributions from hydrophilic and hydrophobic organic compounds
Latest posts from the AS blog
Buckle up! Its about to get bumpy on the plane.
- Atmospheric Sciences
- posted 6 months ago
Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT) is a major hazard to the aviation industry. If you have ever been on a plane you have probably heard the pilots warn that clear-air turbulence could occur at any time so always wear your seatbelt. Most people will have experienced it for themselves and wanted to grip their seat. However, severe turbulence capable of causing serious passengers injuries is rare. It is defined as the vertical motion of the aircraft being strong enough to force anyone …
Current issue of the EGU newsletter
With the EGU General Assembly just over a week away, we have a number of updates on the meeting, happening in Vienna from 8–13 April. Our conference organiser Copernicus has launched a great mobile app, and we recently announced a number of measures to reduce the environmental impact of the conference, from encouraging people to travel by train to introducing an option for participants to offset their carbon footprint. On the EGU blog, GeoLog, you can find posts about the city of Vienna, and a selection of Union-wide events, short courses and policy activities at the EGU General Assembly. For students taking part in the Outstanding Student Poster and PICO, there are also some tips from the judges on how to prepare a poster or PICO presentation.
This month, we have also announced that we are accepting nominations for EGU awards and medals. We encourage the EGU membership to consider gender, geographical and cultural balance when nominating outstanding Earth, planetary and space scientists at various career stages.
Last but not the least, we have also announced that we are launching two new publications at the 2018 General Assembly: a journal, Geoscience Communication, and a compilation, the Encyclopedia of Geosciences. Find these and many other EGU updates below.