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James Farquhar smiles for the camera, wearing a red and blue gingham button-up in front of a map-like abstract background.

Farquhar Named 2020 UMD Distinguished University Professor

June 22, 2020

Professor James Farquhar of the University of Maryland (UMD) Department of Geology and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) has been named a 2020 UMD Distinguished University Professor. The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest academic honor bestowed by the university. Considered a national achievement, this award given to just 7% of tenured faculty honors impact and significant contribution to the nominee’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.

Zheng Earns 2019 Yuxiang Early Career Award

June 17, 2020

Youtong Zheng, ESSIC/CISESS Post-doctoral Associate, has been awarded the prestigious Yuxiang Early Career Award in recognition of his research and achievements. This award is administered by the

Ferraro Awarded NOAA Bronze Medal

May 26, 2020

A NOAA group including ESSIC/CISESS Visiting Associate Research Scientist Ralph Ferraro was recently awarded a NOAA Bronze Medal, the highest honor that can be granted by NOAA administrators. The group also included NESDIS recipients Al Wissman, Karen St. Germain, Mitch Goldberg, and Harry Cikanek, the Director of the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research.

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American Meteorological Society Awards Tianning Su

February 6, 2020

ESSIC/CISESS Graduate Student Tianning Su was selected for a speaking award at the recent American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting. He received the award from the judges at the 24th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS). His talk was entitled, “Retrieving Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals over Land by Constructing the Relationship of Spectral Surface Reflectances through Deep Learning: Application in Himawari-8.”

Dr. Youtong Zheng poses for the camera in front of his desk which has some books, a globe, and his computer

Zheng Earns 2019 Yuxiang Early Career Award

January 13, 2020

Youtong Zheng, ESSIC/CISESS Post-doctoral Associate, has been awarded the prestigious Yuxiang Early Career Award in recognition of his research and achievements. This award is administered by the Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA) and the PIESAT Information Technology, Co., Ltd.

Alejandro Egido smiles warmly in front of the ocean

Congratulations Alejandro Egido, Winner of NOAA Dave Johnson Award

January 3, 2020

ESSIC Visiting Assistant Research Scientist Alejandro Egido recently won the prestigious and highly competitive NOAA Dave Johnson Award, given annually to recognize the achievements of young professionals who have shown outstanding innovation in the use of satellite data for operational environmental applications. This award has been previously won by another ESSIC scientist, Scott Rudlosky.

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Farquhar Named 2020 UMD Distinguished University Professor

Zheng Earns 2019 Yuxiang Early Career Award

Ferraro Awarded NOAA Bronze Medal

American Meteorological Society Awards Tianning Su

Zheng Earns 2019 Yuxiang Early Career Award

Congratulations Alejandro Egido, Winner of NOAA Dave Johnson Award

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