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Researchers design a national testing facility to simulate tornadoes, downbursts and gusts.

November 29, 2023

A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans

November 1, 2023

Elizabeth Swanner to deliver LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Lecture Series highlights faculty excellence in learning, discovery, and engagement in Iowa State’s most academically diverse college. Read More

September 29, 2023

Jacqueline Reber awarded grant from the Frontier Science Fund

Jacqueline Reber has been awarded this year’s grant from the Frontier Science Fund in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for her promising work in 3D force visualization and quantification. Read More

August 18, 2023

Cyclones chasing cyclones

Meteorology students witnessed the power of Mother Nature in Iowa earlier this spring when multiple tornadoes formed just days apart. Read More

June 12, 2023

Students tackle climate change through new major

The winds of change blew through Iowa State’s Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences (GEAT) in the fall 2022 when a new major and minor in climate science electrified the department’s offerings. Read More

April 19, 2023

Collaborative Approach to Science Communication

Jacqueline Reber, Associate Professor in GEAT, and Kimberly Moss, Associate Professor and Director of the Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration Program (BPMI), recently published an article in EOS, the science news magazine published by American Geophysical Union. Read More

April 11, 2023

Cyclone researchers: Warming climate means more and stronger Atlantic tropical storms

A warming climate will increase the number of tropical cyclones and their intensity in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes, according to simulations using a high-resolution, global climate model. Read More

January 6, 2023

Dr. Boyd Wyatt honored with distinguished alumni award

Dr. Kandis Y. Boyd Wyatt was presented the 2022 Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony in Ames, Iowa on… Read More

November 21, 2022

Study shows Gulf of Maine cooling for 900 years, then quickly warming since late 1800s

Alan Wanamaker collects clam shells from the Gulf of Maine. Wanamaker’s lab analyzes shell layers to build a history of seawater characteristics, including temperature, ocean… Read More

August 17, 2022