Congrats to all of UW Environment's scholarship award winners for the 2016-2017 academic year!
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Dennis L. Hartmann elected to National Academy of Sciences
Dennis L. Hartmann, a University of Washington professor of atmospheric sciences, is among 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected as fellows of the National Academy of Sciences. They were chosen in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to a May 3 news release from the academy. Hartmann joined the UW faculty in 1977 after earning his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Portland and his doctorate in geophysical fluid dynamics from Princeton University.
Read more at UW Today »Join us May 11 at Spring Celebration to honor 2015-2016 UW Environment award winners
Join us for ice cream sundaes as we bid farewell to the 2015-2016 academic year and honor this year’s College award winners! UW Environment’s Second Annual Spring Celebration will be held at the Fishery Sciences Building at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. This event is for friends and colleagues across all departments and an opportunity to recognize a few of our incredible faculty, students, and staff.
RSVP for the Spring Celebration »Nominations for 2016 College of the Environment Awards open through Mar. 9
Do you know a student, faculty, or staff member who deserves recognition for their work at the College of the Environment? Nominations for the 2016 College of the Environment Awards are open now though Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Submit your nominations in any or all of these categories: Distinguished Staff Member Exceptional Mentoring of Undergraduates Award Graduate Dean’s Medalist Outstanding Community Impact: Staff or Faculty Outstanding Community Impact: Student Outstanding Diversity Commitment Award Outstanding Researcher Outstanding Teaching Faculty Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Nominations can come from within the College, as well as from outside of the College or the University of Washington.
Read more »Atmospheric Sciences' Qiang Fu named AAAS fellow
Four University of Washington researchers, including the Department of Atmospheric Sciences‘ Qiang Fu, are among 347 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. Fu, a professor of atmospheric sciences, was elected for his outstanding contributions to measuring and understanding how radiative heat is transferred through the Earth’s atmosphere, and how this relates to climate and climate change.
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