CLIMACT Atmospheric Science Day 2023
Taking stock of atmospheric science research and teaching in Lausanne
Posted on Jun 27, 2023Expert(s)
Prof. Tom Beucler
Assistant professor and head of the the Data-driv...
FGSE, UNIL
Climate change is one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our planet. Understanding its causes and consequences requires a deep knowledge of atmospheric science, which focuses on the physical, chemical, and dynamical processes governing the Earth's atmosphere.
In November 2023, EPFL and UNIL will come together for the CLIMACT Atmospheric Science Day 2023, a one-day event dedicated to presenting recent research results and fostering scientific dialogue. In this brief article, we take a closer look at some of the key research themes at UNIL and EPFL, as well as their course offerings for students interested in pursuing a career in climate science.
From atmospheric predictability and climate modeling to air quality and geostatistics, Lausanne-based research institutions now include more than ten research groups that work on various aspects of atmospheric science:
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- Lab name: Atmospheric Processes
- PI: Daniela Domeisen (IDYST, FGSE, UNIL)
- Keywords: Weather and climate variability and predictability from local to global scales across timescales
- Lab name: Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts (LAPI)
- PI: Anthanasios Nenes (IIE, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: air quality, aerosol-cloud interactions, and climate modeling
- Lab name: Cryospheric Sciences (CRYOS)
- PI: Michael Lehning, Hendrik Huwald (IIE, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: Snow cover processes, snow-atmosphere interactions and renewable energy in mountains
- Lab name: Data-Driven Atmospheric & Water Dynamics (DAWN)
- PI: Tom Beucler (IDYST, FGSE, UNIL)
- Keywords: Atmospheric physics, climate informatics, tropical meteorology
- Lab name: Department of Operations
- PI: Valérie Chavez (DO, HEC, UNIL)
- Keyword: Statistics, quantitative risk management, extreme value theory
- Lab name: Environmental Remote Sensing (LTE)
- PI: Alexis Berne (IIE, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: Radar remote sensing of precipitation, cloud and precipitation microphysics, polar precipitation
- Lab name: Extreme Environments Research Laboratory (EERL)
- PI: Julia Schmale (IIE, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: Atmospheric composition in extreme environments
- Lab name: Geostatistical Algorithms & Image Analysis research group (GAIA)
- PI: Grégoire Mariéthoz (IDYST, FGSE, UNIL)
- Keywords: Geostatistics, remote sensing, hydrology
- Lab name: Hydrometeorology and Surface Processes
- PI: Nadav Peleg (IDYST, FGSE, UNIL)
- Keywords: Catchment and urban hydrology climate change and climatic impacts downscaling, hydrological/climatic extremes, landscape evolution/fluvial processes, remote sensing of precipitation, stochastic modeling
- Lab name: Urban and Environmental Systems (URBES)
- PI: Gabriele Manoli (IA, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: Urban climate and hydrology, soil-plant processes in natural & urban environments, sustainable urban design
- Lab name: Wind Engineering and Renewable Energy Laboratory (WIRE)
- PI: Fernando Porté-Angel (IIE, ENAC, EPFL)
- Keywords: Wind energy, flow over complex terrain/in urban canopies, large-eddy simulations, boundary-layer turbulence
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EPFL and UNIL offer several Bachelor and Masters courses that cover various topics in atmospheric science, from the introductory to the advanced level. The courses aim to equip students with a comprehensive scientific understanding of the climate system across scales, from meteorology to climate change and its impacts, and from fundamental atmospheric physics/chemistry to remote sensing. Most courses mix disciplines and provide students with the necessary skills to work on climate change issues from a scientific and engineering perspective.To find out more about the courses offered at EPFL and UNIL in atmospheric science, click on the menu below:
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To not miss out on this great opportunity to learn about some of the latest research in atmospheric science and climate change in Lausanne, don’t forget to register for the CLIMACT Atmospheric Science Day 2023 at this link.
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