Weather and Climate with the Power of I
Join us on your path to atmospheric discovery
Our department is home to faculty, staff, and students that strive to improve the understanding of meteorological and climate-related phenomena and their impacts. Our research includes improving the prediction of weather and weather extremes, understanding of the climate of the earth system past and future, and observing and modeling the composition 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.
The forefront of research and education
Students in our graduate programs undertake research that pushes the boundaries of our sciences, whether it be the latest in computer modeling, data analytics, or discovering new phenomena in the field. With a graduate degree in from our programs - one of the largest graduate programs in the US in atmospheric sciences - students pursue various careers, including careers in national labs, academia, private industry, and more!
Yang Song
What have you been up to since your time at DAS? After receiving my PhD degree in 2015 from DAS, I stayed at DAS as a post-doc for eight months. In April 2016, I moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and joined Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) as a post-doc and then as an associated research scientist. My research at ORNL allowed me to explore an cutting-edge research topic: the application of gene science in climate science. I have developed an omics-informed soil biogeochemical model that is able to apply microbial gene data to identify microbial functional diversity and its implication for soil...
Are you a prospective student and want to learn more about CliMAS?
Undergraduate Major or Minor in Atmospheric Sciences - Contact Director of Undergraduate Studies Jessie Choate (jchoate@illinois.edu) for more information or to set up a visit and tour!
Online Certificate and MS in Weather and Climate Risk and Data Analytics - Contact Director of Online Studies Alicia Klees (aklees@illinois.edu)
MS + PhD Program in Atmospheric Sciences - Contact Director of Graduate Studies Francina Dominguez (francina@illinois.edu) or contact prospective advisors on our Faculty.