NSF grant to fund better, AI-powered understanding of weather pattern
Led by Steven Greybush, researchers will incorporate computational tools along with traditional science to better understand and predict weather
Lumpy, bumpy hail: Realistic hail shapes may improve modeling of severe weather
A new approach for modeling hailstorms that uses more realistic hailstone shapes could improve our understanding of hazardous weather, according to a team led by scientists at Penn State.
Atmospheric, climate researcher named IEE 'Person of the Year'
The Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment has named Kenneth Davis as Person of the Year for 2024.
Mesonet Station Leads to K-12 Education Opportunities
A PA Environmental Monitoring Network station, installed by Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric science researchers earlier this Fall, has been enthusiastically embraced by the school district. Waynesboro Area School District (station installed at Middle School) in Franklin County is already using data from the site within their science and technology classrooms! This is one of our mesonet expansion sites funded by the PA Emergency Management Agency, with 50 total sites planned to be installed and operating by Summer 2026.
Researchers react: Science fact versus fiction in new ‘Twisters’ film
How does Hollywood’s treatment of tornadoes compare to the science behind the phenomena?
Drs. Yvette Richardson and Paul Markowski talk about the film Twisters on NPR.
As the movie "Twisters" enjoys a whirlwind of success at the box office, two Penn State meteorologists and storm chasers talk about the science in the movie and their own experience in the field.
‘Twisters’ movie: Two tornado scientists take us inside the real world of storm chasing
A short article written by Drs. Yvette Richardson and Paul Markowski for The Conversation discusses what scientific storm chasing is really all about.
Storm-chasing trip offers Penn State students classroom lessons on the road
It’s a chance for students to see what they’re learning in classrooms and textbooks taking place before their eyes and in the skies.
Convective Boundary Layer Research
A group of Penn State researchers, led by Dr. David Stensrud, have been able to learn more about an important layer of the atmosphere by using readily-available data from radars.
Five Penn State faculty named 2024 BTAA Department Executive Officer Fellows
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's (BTAA) Department Executive Officers (DEO) program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks; among them is Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paul Markowski. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States’ preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities.