Division of Atmospheric Sciences

Atmospheric Sciences

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Dr. Judy Chow

Dr. Alan Gertler

Photo of Rajan Chakrabarty
Dr. Roger Jacobson,
Rajan Chakrabarty, and
Mrs. Maureen Warden

Dr. Steve Wells, Dr. John Watson,
and Regent Dorothy S. Gallagher

Dr. John Hallett,
Honorary ICCP Member

Vanda Grubisic SSue Wagner, center, with Jessica Lundquist, winner of the Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences, left, and DRI scientist Dr. Vanda Grubišic', winner of the 2003 Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence. (Photo by John Doherty)

Dr. Darko Koracin,
DAS Research Professor

2008

Mr. Harold Peterson: Recipient of the American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program Scholarship

2007

Dr. Judy Chow: Recipient of the Nazir and Mary Ansari Chair in Entrepreneurialism and Science award, a $75,000 DRI professorship funded by the Nazir and Mary Ansari Foundation
Dr. Alan Gertler: Elected President of the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA)
Dr. German Vidaurre, Post-Doctoral Fellow: Recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the UNR Graduate Student Association

2006

Dr. Steven Chai: Recipient of the Thunderbird Award from the Weather Modification Association
Dr. Alan Gertler: Elected Vice-President of the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA)
Dr. John Lewis, Adjunct Professor: Elected by the American Meteorological Association to the position of Fellow
Dr. Christopher Davey, Post-Doctoral Fellow: Awarded the Ph.D. Dissertation Medal in Applied Climatology from the American Association of State Climatologists
Rajan Chakrabarty, M.S. Student: Recipient of the 2006 Colin Warden Memorial Endowment Award

2005

Dr. John Watson: Received the 2005 Regents' Researcher Award. This is the highest honor awarded annually to a single researcher within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Dr. John Hallett: Elected honorary member of the International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation (ICCP).
Dr. Jack Gillies: Was recognized by the DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) by receiving an award for best compliance project of the year. This project involved characterizing and quantifying fugitive dust emissions from DoD sources. Other DAS faculty involved in this project includes Pat Arnott, Vic Etyemezian, Hampden Kuhns, and Hans Moosmüller.
Dr. Darko Koracin: Received his third Fulbright Fellowship Award as Senior Scientist Specialist in Environmental Modeling. Darko used this award to teach a graduate class in atmospheric dispersion and air quality modeling at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

2004

Dr. Darko Koracin: Recipient of Fulbright Fellowship Award as Senior Scientist Specialist in Environmental Modeling
Dr. Dorothea Ivanova: Her paper "The North American (Mexican) Monsoon: MM5 Modeling Study Implications" was chosen as "Best Papers Award" at the 14^th Conference on Applied Climatology, American Meteorological Society, held 11-15 January 2004 in Seattle, WA.
Anna Cunningham, Lab Tech/Coordinator: Recipient of the 2004 Technical Employee of the Year award

2003

Dr. Judith Chow: Appointed to the National Academies' Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Dr. Vanda Grubisic: Recipient of 2003 Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence for DRI Scholars in the Early Stages of Career Development
Dr. Darko Koracin: Recipient of Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Environmental Sciences to study and lecture at the University of Zagreb
Dr. William Stockwell: Chosen as lead speaker at a Gordon Research Conference on Biogenic Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere, held at Queens College in Oxford, U.K.
Dr. Barbara Zielinska: Recipient of DRI's 2003 Dandini Medal of Science
Guadalupe Paredes-Miranda, Ph.D. Student: Recipient of DRI's 2003 Colin Warden Memorial Endowment Award
Serena Chew, M.S. Student: Recipient of 2003 Sierra Pacific Fellowship Program Award
Brenda Cristani, Lab Coord. Data Analyst: Recipient of the 2003 Technical Employee of the Year award

2002

Dr. Judith Chow: Frank A. Chambers Award (presented by the Air and Waste Management Association
Dorothea Ivanova, Ph.D. Student: Recipient of DRI's 2002 Colin Warden Memorial Endowment Award

2001

Dr. Judith Chow: UCCSN Regents "Researcher of the Year" award
Dr. Alan Gertler: 2001 "Hope for the Future for a Sustainable World" award
Dr. Leland Tarnay: Recipient of DRI's 2001 Colin Warden Memorial Endowment Award

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