In a study recently published in the journal Atmosphere, ATMS graduate student Lina Rivelli-Zea leveraged disdrometer data collection in the Americas to compare the drop-size distributions and parameters across field campaigns for the first time. Prof. Steve Nesbitt and graduate student Alfonso Ladino Rincon contributed to this study. The data were collected at two sites in the...
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Student Spotlight: Kaylee Heimes
Meet ATMS undergraduate Kaylee Heimes. She’s a sophomore from Quakertown, PA. Kaylee is a member of the University of Illinois swimming and diving team. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and creek exploring, and of course, watching the current weather! In early summer 2019, she...
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- The Gibson City flood occurred on August 12, 2021, in Gibson City, Illinois. During this event, around 10 inches of rain fell in less than 10 hours. There were numerous water rescues conducted during the event and after it ended.
- SEP 13, 2021 10:00 AM BY LOIS YOKSOULIAN | PHYSICAL SCIENCES EDITOR A new, location-specific agricultural greenhouse gas emission study is the first to account for net carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions from all subsectors related
- The study was conducted by Professor Sonia Lasher-Trapp, current graduate student Enoch Jo, and recent alumni Luke Allen and Bryan Engelsen.