Public presentations have been scheduled for the four finalists for the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) director position. Presentations will run through May and will be recorded and posted for viewing online. The deadline for candidate feedback is May 30.
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Margaret Mooney, who directs the Office of Education and Public Outreach at the UW-Madison's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), was selected to receive the university's 2018 Robert and Carroll Heideman Award for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach.
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To better understand and anticipate changes in sea level rise, researchers have sought to quantify how much snow falls on the ice sheet, and where, in any given year, since it is the primary source of the ice sheet's mass. This has proven to be a challenging problem.
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In a paper published online March 30, 2018 in the journal Astrobiology, an international team of researchers led by planetary scientist Sanjay Limaye of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center lays out a case for the atmosphere of Venus as a possible niche for extraterrestrial microbial life.
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Each year, cities around the US brace for flooding and damage that often accompany hazardous storms. And each year, researchers are predicting the timing and severity of these events with greater precision.
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Longtime UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) researcher Tom Whittaker was recognized by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in early March with the STAC Distinguished Scientific/Technological Accomplishment and Outstanding Service Award.
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Questions abound about conditions in the Arctic and its role in regulating Earth's climate. Now, a UW-Madison led research program aims to answer some of those questions by developing and testing a new kind of sensor designed to fly onboard small satellites known as CubeSats.
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