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Texas Tech Atmospheric Science Group

Welcome to the home page of the Atmospheric Science Group at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. We are part of the Geosciences Department which is in the College of Arts and Sciences. We are physically located on the 12th floor of the College of Business Administration building. Our group maintains a strong commitment to both teaching and research in Atmospheric Science.

We offer a program of study leading to the Master of Science degree in Atmospheric Science and the Ph.D. degree in Geosciences. In addition, courses in Atmospheric Science are offered at the undergraduate level to meet the general education requirements at Texas Tech University. A minor in Atmospheric Science is offered for both B.S. and B.A. students

Latest News

Dr. Wiens to Serve on Lightning Sensor Review Panel
Dr. Kyle Wiens, Assistant Professor in the Atmospheric Science Group, will serve as a member of the GOES-R satellite's Independent Verification and Validation team. Dr. Wiens provided a technical review of the GOES-R satellite's Global Lightning Mapper algorithm at the GOES-R meeting at the University of Maryland, July 20-23, 2009. The first launch of the GOES-R series of satellites is scheduled for 2015.

ATMO Welcomes Dr. Brian Ancell
The newest member of the faculty in the Atmospheric Science Group is Dr. Brian Ancell. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences where he received the Ph.D. degree in August 2006. Dr. Ancell's research focus has been on the development of multi-scale operational WRF model ensemble Kalman filter and improving the predictability of high-impact weather events using forecast sensitivity. Dr. Ancell will begin his teaching and research duties at Texas Tech in the spring 2010 semester.

Archived News

Calendar

  • Aug 27 - Fall Classes Begin
  • Sep 7 - Labor Day Holiday
  • Oct 12-13 - Student Holiday
  • Nov 25-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday
  • Dec 9 - Last Day of Classes
  • Dec 11-16 - Final Exams

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