In January 2016, the Arizona Board of Regents approved the merger of the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources (HWR) and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences (ATMO) to create the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (HAS). The research and teaching portfolio of our newly evolved department reflects a new paradigm of integrated atmospheric and hydrologic science. We combine both the historical and existing strengths that have developed within both our departments to build a new foundation upon which to build future research and training needs. The Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Board of Advisors represents a core group of individuals drawn primarily from the external community and dedicated to assisting the University of Arizona's HAS in achieving its research and educational goals, and in stimulating interactions within academia and with the private sector so as to maintain the department's preeminence as one of the top-ranked departments in the College of Science and in the nation. Our vision is to lead the world in integrated and quantitative hydrologic and atmospheric sciences and to develop the knowledge needed to solve the water, hydrogeologic, weather, and climate-related problems in the world. Our mission is to build an integrated program that considers the fate and transport of water, energy, and chemical constituents throughout the atmosphere and geosphere. We will achieve this by: Eliminating disciplinary boundaries between the hydrologic and atmospheric sciences, leading to new approaches to characterize, monitor, and model the hydrosphere. Building a highly cross-disciplinary curriculum and collaborative research program extending from undergraduate students through senior faculty. Our goal is to lead a new approach to analysis and understanding of hydrogeologic processes that views the land-atmosphere interface as a new frontier of opportunities rather than a disciplinary barrier.
External link for Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Science at The University of Arizona
1133 E. James E. Rogers Way
Tucson, Arizona 85721, US
Undergraduate STEM researchers - consider submitting an abstract to the Undergraduate Earth Science Research session B114 at AGU24! The 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union will take place December 9-23 in Washington DC. Submissions from all STEM fields are welcome!
As we are officially in Monsoon season 2024, we want to inform students, faculty, and staff of some updates from the regional weather forecasting program (UA-WRF system) at the Center for Applied Hydroclimate Science and the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Science. Personnel changes With Mike Leuthold now retired from his position at UArizona and Christopher L. Castro appointed as the new Director of the Research Application Laboratory at NCAR, Patrick Bunn will lead the regional weather forecasting program and the operations of the UA-WRF system. Please send questions about the system, products, and collaboration opportunities to ptwbunn@arizona.edu. A new website We have a new weather forecasting website, weather.arizona.edu, on which we display improved forecast graphics from the UA-WRF system; see the “Weather Forecast Plots” tab and the drop-down menu to view gridded, skewT, and weather station forecasts. The new site also has links to the previous site and the weather forecast discussions. 2024 season weather forecast discussions and briefings Eyad Atallah will continue to write the event-based weather forecast discussions, supported by Tyler Maio, (see “Weather Discussions” tab on weather.arizona.edu, or https://lnkd.in/gta9Kb6w). In addition to the weather discussion posts, weekly weather briefings will be held on Zoom and in person in Harshbarger (Room 203). These briefings will generally be held every Monday and will present the current outlook and anticipated weather headlines for the week. Students are invited to reach out to Eyad and Tyler to inquire about actively participating in the creation and presentation of these weekly briefings. Additional video briefings will be posted to provide an in-depth analysis ahead of expected significant storm events. To kick off the season, they will host the first briefing at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 24th, to discuss the current outlook and introduce features of the new website (for those attending virtually, contact us and we will send you the link). To subscribe to the announcements of the event-based weather forecast discussions, send an email to atmo-uwrf@list.arizona.edu with the subject line “subscribe atmo-uwrf <FirstName> <LastName>” and leave the body of the email blank. Thanks, UA-WRF team Patrick Bunn, Hsin-I Chang, Eyad Atallah, Leland Boeman, Ian McNichols, Tyler Maio, Chris Castro https://lnkd.in/geA97KWS
As we are officially in Monsoon season 2024, we want to inform students, faculty, and staff of some updates from the regional weather forecasting program (UA-WRF system) at the Center for Applied Hydroclimate Science and the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Science. Personnel changes With Mike Leuthold now retired from his position at UArizona and Christopher L. Castro appointed as the new Director of the Research Application Laboratory at NCAR, Patrick Bunn will lead the regional weather forecasting program and the operations of the UA-WRF system. Please send questions about the system, products, and collaboration opportunities to ptwbunn@arizona.edu. A new website We have a new weather forecasting website, weather.arizona.edu, on which we display improved forecast graphics from the UA-WRF system; see the “Weather Forecast Plots” tab and the drop-down menu to view gridded, skewT, and weather station forecasts. The new site also has links to the previous site and the weather forecast discussions. 2024 season weather forecast discussions and briefings Eyad Atallah will continue to write the event-based weather forecast discussions, supported by Tyler Maio, (see “Weather Discussions” tab on weather.arizona.edu, or https://lnkd.in/gta9Kb6w). In addition to the weather discussion posts, weekly weather briefings will be held on Zoom and in person in Harshbarger (Room 203). These briefings will generally be held every Monday and will present the current outlook and anticipated weather headlines for the week. Students are invited to reach out to Eyad and Tyler to inquire about actively participating in the creation and presentation of these weekly briefings. Additional video briefings will be posted to provide an in-depth analysis ahead of expected significant storm events. To kick off the season, they will host the first briefing at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 24th, to discuss the current outlook and introduce features of the new website (for those attending virtually, contact us and we will send you the link). To subscribe to the announcements of the event-based weather forecast discussions, send an email to atmo-uwrf@list.arizona.edu with the subject line “subscribe atmo-uwrf <FirstName> <LastName>” and leave the body of the email blank. Thanks, UA-WRF team Patrick Bunn, Hsin-I Chang, Eyad Atallah, Leland Boeman, Ian McNichols, Tyler Maio, Chris Castro https://lnkd.in/geA97KWS
What a wonderful time celebrating these graduates at the College of Science Spring 2024 Convocation - They have worked hard and persevered through so much. We are immensely proud. Cheers to all that comes next! Jason Schlottman BS Environmental Hydrology & Water Resources Jessi Moeschl BS Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis Gigi Giralté BS Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis Dylan Girone BS Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis (Spring 2024 HAS Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award Recipient) Eden Harper BS Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences - Environmental Hydrology & Water Resources Emphasis (Spring 2024 HAS Outstanding Senior Award Recipient) Jonathan Hasenstab BS Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences - Environmental Hydrology & Water Resources Emphasis Ryan Russell MS Hydrology Lauren Porter MS Atmospheric Sciences Cassidy Soloff MS Atmospheric Sciences Taiwo Ajayi MS Atmospheric Sciences Genie Lorenzo PhD Atmospheric Sciences Xueyan Zhang PhD Hydrometeorology Lin Ji PhD Hydrology
CMWR 2024 abstract submission is due in one week, on May 20th. We look forward seeing you in Tucson in October!
CMWR 2024 now opens for abstract submission! We cordially invite you to submit an abstract and come to talk about computational water science, hike in the beautiful scenic trails, and enjoy the stunning desert landscapes in Tucson! We have an amazing lineup of keynote speakers and an exciting list of session topics: https://lnkd.in/dZtShuF3
Congratulations to our Interim Department Head, Dr. Christopher Castro Distinguished Head/Director’s Award for receiving the Distinguished Head/Director’s Award! Awardees are meticulously selected by University-wide committees of distinguished faculty. Dr. Castro's remarkable work positively impacts the lives of students, colleagues, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally. At the same time, it pushes the frontiers of knowledge on a global scale. Congratulations Chris! Well-deserved!