#BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight: Deanna Hence is shaping the future of atmospheric science through research on storm systems and inclusive science communication. Her work blends cutting-edge science with mentorship and community impact.
Learn more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3MNhcKE
Today we honored Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@katharinehayhoe.com) the Distinguished CliMAS alumna for 2025-2026. Katherine is a great example of a distinguished scientist, teacher, communicator, and leader who brings curiosity to impact!
Lecture announcement for Katharine Hayhoe
Join us Tuesday for an exciting lecture from our Distinguished Alumna, Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com!
New winter episode of Weather Realness is out!
Segment 1:
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Segment 2:
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Group photos of Conference Attendees from the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Greetings from CliMAS at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas!
Congratulations to new Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, CliMAS Prof. Zhuo Wang
Prof. Jeff Frame Interviewed on all things Chicago weather on @wbez.org 🎙️
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
Prof. Shiv Priyam Raghuraman has received the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award from the AMS Radiation STAC “for advances in understanding of Earth’s radiative forcings, feedbacks, and spectral signatures.” Learn more: climas.illinois.edu/news/2026-01...
Wrapping up 2025 with some congratulations to CliMAS undergraduates Alyssa Shih and Alyssa Hoyt, who received scholarships from the @ametsoc.org !
Join professors Steve Nesbitt and Jeff Frame and guest Meteorologist Andrew Pritchard of Nutrien Ag Solutions who talk all things weather in 2025 in the latest episode of Weather Realness, a production of Illinois Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences and Illinois Public Media.
Today we honored Prof. Jen Kay from CU Boulder as our 2025-2026 Distinguished Richard P. And Linda S. Turco Lecturer
Just found out the awesome team at @climasillinois.bsky.social will be in Asheville in the next couple of days to conduct interviews about Risk Communication during #Helene.
If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!
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Faculty, students, alums - we’ve launched a new CliMAS merch store. Show your CliMAS pride wherever you are.
Check it out!
go.illinois.edu/climas-merch-2025
Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨
Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.
RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....
Check out this promo video promoting our College, featuring Assistant Professor Joseph Trujillo-Falcón and many of our students! youtu.be/ZRgExF7r1gE?...
Today, CliMAS welcomed Prof. Dan Vimont from University of Wisconsin-Madison AOS for our weekly colloquium, who discussed aerosol-related and oceanic climate dynamics
The annual CliMAS graduate student – faculty volleyball match was a ton of fun!
The faculty are happy to report their clean sweep victory, the broken golden rawinsonde trophy will be on the 3rd floor of NHB.
Looking forward to next year’s match!
Today we welcomed Scott Collis from Argonne National Laboratory for our weekly colloquium
Greetings from the CliMAS Fall 2025 Welcome BBQ!
Hey Illini - if you’re looking for a Gen Ed, there’s a 100% chance you’ll love ours. ☀️
Check out ATMS 100, 120, and 140!
CliMAS Professor Joseph Trujillo-Falcón was featured in @BBCWorld on the importance of trust and communication during extreme weather events.
Read the article: bbc.com/future/artic...
CliMAS is proud to partner with Illinois Public Media to create a new podcast called Weather Realness - we’ll get real about the what’s and why’s about weather and climate and how it impacts you.
Our first episode airs on WILL-AM 580 at 11 am this Saturday, August 2 and anytime on the WILL app.
25 years ago, Larry Di Girolamo watched a satellite launch carrying the MISR Instrument that he had helped build. Now, MISR is ending with a discovery that could change how we understand global weather: the jet stream is shifting and speeding up.
Link: climas.illinois.edu/news/2025-07...
Incoming Assistant Professor @latinwx.bsky.social quoted in this article discussing weather risk and resilience in light of the Texas floods
www.huffpost.com/entry/flood-...
Our second storm trip is back from the Plains and they saw the goods!
Hear their storm observation stories in 1071 NHB on Friday, June 27 at 9:30 am
Danny measures outflow wind speeds using a handheld anemometer
Students standing in front of a shelf cloud
Students photographing a storm
Supercell thunderstorm near sunset
Today our undergrads measured outflow wind speeds and observed both a squall line and discrete supercell along the Texas-Oklahoma border! Tomorrow marks the final day of our May field course, then it's back home to Urbana 🏠
Image of a wall cloud and blowing dust
Students and their fearless leader, Kevin, watching a storm
Yesterday marked the halfway point for our May Field Studies of Convection course! Students observed a tornado-warned supercell (and lots of blowing dust) south of Brownfield, TX.
UIUC undergraduate students stand in front of a supercell at sunset
Today marked the beginning of our Field Studies of Convection course! Our undergraduate students traveled from Urbana to Colorado where they observed a supercell at sunset as well as a brief tornado
CliMAS congratulates the Class of 2025!
The UIUC School of Earth, Society and the Environment (SESE) is hosting our annual summer enrichment camp for middle schoolers again this summer! The dates are July 21st and 22nd and the camp is free!
Registration is now open and you can sign up here: earth.illinois.edu/resources/ea...
