Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Ph.D. student, Yuzhu Lin and professor Matt Kumjian led this study and published a journal article on the findings.
"University of Queensland researchers part of international project helping better track and predict hail storms"
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.
Julia Liu named undergraduate National Olmsted Scholar
Liu is an integrated undergraduate-graduate student who is pursuing both a bachelor of landscape architecture and a bachelor of science in meteorology and atmospheric science. This is the highest award for landscape architecture students.
Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2024
Join us in congratulating our faculty on their promotions! Melissa Gervais - Associate Professor, Matt Kumjian - Professor, Ying Pan - Associate Professor, Colin Zarzycki - Associate Professor, Rob Lydick - Assistant Teaching Professor, Art Person - Associate Research Professor, and Steve Seman - Associate Teaching Professor
Penn State part of $6.6M consortium to improve weather forecasting
Researchers at Penn State are part of a multi-university team selected to receive $6.6 million in recommended funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The group will establish a new multi-university data assimilation consortium to improve weather forecasts using enhanced numerical weather prediction systems.