Faculty /meteo/taxonomy/term/3/all en Thomas C. Preston awarded grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation /meteo/channels/news/thomas-c-preston-awarded-grant-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-360110 <p><i>Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth</i></p> <p> </p> <p>Professor Thomas C. Preston -- jointly appointed to the departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry -- has been awarded a grant of USD$800,000 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will support Professor Preston’s research on atmospheric aerosol particles, with the goal of advancing understanding of the origin of life's building blocks on early Earth.</p> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:42 +0000 admin 2472 at /meteo Peter Yau wins Patterson Distinguished Service Medal /meteo/channels/news/peter-yau-wins-patterson-distinguished-service-medal-348057 <p>The <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/campaigns/50-years-environmental-action/history-photos/patterson-medal.html">Patterson Distinguished Service Medal</a> is a prestigious award recognizing service to meteorology in Canada. <a href="/meteo/facultystaff/yau">Peter Yau</a> is the 2022 winner of this award.</p> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:04:10 +0000 ambrish.raghoonundun@mcgill.ca 2446 at /meteo Evaluating Differences in Climate Sensitivity between GFDL CMIP5 and CMIP6 Climate models. /meteo/channels/event/evaluating-differences-climate-sensitivity-between-gfdl-cmip5-and-cmip6-climate-models-325340 <p><img height="856" src="/meteo/files/meteo/david_paynter.jpg" width="659" /></p> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:45:48 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2413 at /meteo Departmental Seminar: Advection of mixing in the Salish Sea; what a high resolution, realistic model can tell us /meteo/channels/event/departmental-seminar-advection-mixing-salish-sea-what-high-resolution-realistic-model-can-tell-us-324874 <p><img height="856" src="/meteo/files/meteo/prof._susan_allen.jpg" width="659" /></p> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:50:40 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2412 at /meteo Departmental Seminar - Global Ocean low cloud feedback estimated from observed co-variability with meteorology /meteo/channels/event/departmental-seminar-global-ocean-low-cloud-feedback-estimated-observed-co-variability-meteorology-324637 <p><a href="https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/92271846235?pwd=WmlpeVozMG1mYitDcEF1OEtObkFZUT09"><img height="856" src="/meteo/files/meteo/dr._joel_norris.jpg" width="659" /></a></p> Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:00:29 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2411 at /meteo Departmental Seminar: Stratocumulus in a box: Resolving “sub-grid-scale” aerosol-cloud interactions in a convection-cloud chamber /meteo/channels/event/departmental-seminar-stratocumulus-box-resolving-sub-grid-scale-aerosol-cloud-interactions-324445 <p><img height="856" src="/meteo/files/meteo/dr._raymond_a._shaw.jpg" width="659" /></p> Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:55:36 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2410 at /meteo Keep me safe! - Mental health resources /meteo/channels/news/keep-me-safe-mental-health-resources-323973 <p>Please check the below link for resources available regarding mental health concerns:</p> <p><a href="/internationalstudents/covid-19/entering-canadahttps:/ssmu.ca/blog/2020/03/mental-health-resource-available-keep-mesafe/">https://ssmu.ca/blog/2020/03/mental-health-resource-available-keep-mesafe/</a></p> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:49:24 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2409 at /meteo International students entering Canada /meteo/channels/news/international-students-entering-canada-323972 <p>Please check the link below if you are an international student planning to enter Canada:</p> <p><a href="/internationalstudents/covid-19/entering-canadahttps:/ssmu.ca/blog/2020/03/mental-health-resource-available-keep-mesafe/">/internationalstudents/covid-19/entering-canada</a></p> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:47:13 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2408 at /meteo Useful links for incoming/potential students /meteo/channels/news/useful-links-incomingpotential-students-323971 <p>Please check the below link for useful information regarding working and learning remotely at Mcgill</p> <p><a href="/remote-students/">/remote-students/</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:43:54 +0000 calin.giurgiu@mcgill.ca 2407 at /meteo Assessing the predictability of Arctic minimum sea ice extent using observations: June solar radiation and late winter coastal divergence /meteo/channels/event/assessing-predictability-arctic-minimum-sea-ice-extent-using-observations-june-solar-radiation-and-320970 <h3 style="text-align:center"> </h3> <h2 style="text-align:center">Student Seminar Series</h2> <h2 style="text-align:center">Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences</h2> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 18:58:16 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2404 at /meteo Multiphase Aerosol Thermodynamics – From Phase Separation to Cloud Droplet Activation /meteo/channels/event/multiphase-aerosol-thermodynamics-phase-separation-cloud-droplet-activation-320962 <h3 style="text-align:center">Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Departmental Seminar Series</h3> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:55:39 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2403 at /meteo On the role of the Antarctic Slope Front on the occurrence of the Weddell Sea polynya under climate change /meteo/channels/event/role-antarctic-slope-front-occurrence-weddell-sea-polynya-under-climate-change-320710 <h3 style="text-align:center"> </h3> <h2 style="text-align:center">Student Seminar Series</h2> <h2 style="text-align:center">Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences</h2> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:58:00 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2402 at /meteo Ensemble predictability of a major freezing rain event in Montreal /meteo/channels/event/ensemble-predictability-major-freezing-rain-event-montreal-320385 <h3 style="text-align:center"> </h3> <h2 style="text-align:center">Student Seminar Series</h2> <h2 style="text-align:center">Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences</h2> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:21:16 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2401 at /meteo Sensitivity of Shallow-Cumulus Dilution to Vertical Wind Shear /meteo/channels/event/sensitivity-shallow-cumulus-dilution-vertical-wind-shear-320310 <h3 style="text-align:center"> </h3> <h2 style="text-align:center">Student Seminar Series</h2> <h2 style="text-align:center">Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences</h2> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:09:16 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2400 at /meteo Barotropic Instability across the Moat and Inner Eyewall Decay of Tropical Cyclone /meteo/channels/event/barotropic-instability-across-moat-and-inner-eyewall-decay-tropical-cyclone-320254 <h3 style="text-align:center"> </h3> <h2 style="text-align:center">Student Seminar Series</h2> <h2 style="text-align:center">Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences</h2> <p style="text-align:center">presents</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:15:04 +0000 amna.jabeen@mcgill.ca 2399 at /meteo