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A fundamental mission of the University of Illinois Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences is to provide comprehensive educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students through direct participation in the advancement of our scientific understanding of the atmosphere.
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Do you want to understand the power of mother nature?
Our students get hands-on experience observing and modeling our earth system. Students in our department fly in research aircraft alongside severe thunderstorms, use instrumentation to investigate the structure of weather systems and simulate the atmosphere using cutting-edge models that will lead to future breakthroughs in our science.
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The forefront of research and education
Students in our graduate program undertake research that pushes the boundaries of our sciences, whether it be the latest in computer modeling or discovering new phenomena in the field. With a graduate degree in atmospheric sciences, students pursue various careers, including careers in national labs, academia, private industry, and more!
Meet Graduate Student: Pappu Paul
It's time to meet ATMS graduate student, Pappu Paul! Pappu is originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital city. Before coming to UIUC, he had some teaching experiences, after earning his master’s. He worked a year and a half in several public and private universities in Bangladesh as a junior faculty. He did his undergraduate and master’s from the Department of Physics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Let's find out more about what make Pappu tick. Tell us about your research: My aim is to better understand the feedback loops that...