Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science

From global warming to severe weather forecasting and atmospheric chemistry, the DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC AND EARTH SCIENCE at UAH offers opportunities for you to become involved in important research while working towards your B.S., M.S, or Ph.D. degree. We invite you to explore this site and learn about our department, faculty, students and research.

The Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science is a nationally recognized academic organization working with a unique combination of partners. The faculty and students of the Department are co-located with and closely tied to The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Earth System Science Center. The National Weather Service, NASA and other partners are collocated with the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science at the National Space Science and Technology Center.

Programs

M.S. in Atmospheric Science Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science B.S./M.S. in Earth System Science

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Rob Griffin

Assistant Professor, ESS

UAH’s Atmospheric Science Department has been named a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in geospatial sciences by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the U.S. Geological Survey. (read more)