Category: Research
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Pulkkinen Appointed to Decadal Survey Steering Committee
With the goal of identifying the top priorities of science and future missions, the National Academies have launched a Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics, and appointed Professor Tuija Pulkkinen, Ph.D., to its steering committee.
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Equatorial Plasma Bubble Research Proposal Earns Student a NASA Fellowship
Graduate student Alanah Cardenas-O’Toole has been selected to receive the highly competitive Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology fellowship.
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Gombosi Writes ‘Manifesto of a Space Scientist’
In August, Professor Tamas Gombosi published “Manifesto of a Space Scientist” in the AGU’s Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists.
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Studying Earth’s Defenses against Solar Storms
Researchers at U-M Climate & Space will play a central role in NASA’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission—a first-of-its-kind look at a protective outer layer of Earth’s atmosphere and how it interacts with solar wind.
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COSPAR Presents Nordberg Medal to Professor Penner, Naming a Planet in her Honor
Professor Joyce E. Penner has been awarded the COSPAR Nordberg Medal for her scientific leadership in identifying the diversity of atmospheric aerosols associated with human activities and how they drive climate change.
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Mercury Magnetosphere Research Proposal Earns Student a NASA Fellowship
Changkun Li has been selected for the competitive Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology fellowship.
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U-M Awarded $53M to Expand Great Lakes Research Institute Over Five Years
The university receives $53 million to expand the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, with the goal of helping to conserve and manage the region’s natural resources.
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‘Change the World’ Project Funded in LSA Meet the Moment Research Initiative
With work by Dr. Allison Steiner, a proposal to study the impact of microplastics on Michigan’s atmosphere receives $2 million in funding.
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Associate Professor Zou Serves on Space Weather Roundtable
To advance our scientific understanding of space weather phenomena, Associate Professor Shasha Zou, Ph.D., has been named to the Space Weather Roundtable at the National Academies.
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Solar Farming Research Proposal Earns Student a NASA Fellowship
Chongxing Fan has been selected for the competitive Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology fellowship.
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‘Unique Blend’ of Science and Engineering Leads Alumna to Award-Winning Research
Yeimy Rivera receives the Baldwin Prize for making significant contributions to heliophysics research while she was a doctoral student at U-M Climate & Space.
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U-M Team Embarks on Annual Tornado Chase to Study Funnel Formation
A team from University of Michigan is traveling to the Great Plains to chase and document funnel clouds at Tornado Camp 2022.
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MAVEN: U-M Alumna Leads Extended Planetary Science Mission for NASA
NASA has extended the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, with U-M Climate and Space Alumna Dr. Shannon Curry taking the lead.
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From Earth to Mars: Students Present Climate and Space Research at MGU
Convening on campus for the first time in two years, the Michigan Geophysical Union Symposium brought student researchers together to share their work.
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Solar Forecasting Team Wins First in American-Made Challenge
Prof. Xianglei Huang and Dr. Xiuhong Chen won first in a competition designed to better enable solar industry stakeholders with state-of-the-art solar forecasting.
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Prof. Steiner Publishes New Pollen Emissions Paper in Nature
“This work provides a starting point for further investigations into the consequences of climate change on pollen emission patterns and subsequent health implications.”