Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment

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An interdisciplinary center, the Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment (CACE) aims to facilitate collaborative laboratory and field research projects with faculty members across campus, addressing the roles of atmospheric chemistry in fundamental chemical processes, environmental threats resulting from climate change, the exploration of new technologies and mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change, as well as chemical aspects of air quality and human health.

CACE also now houses a state-of-the-art micro-pulse LIDAR that is available to the campus science community for on and off campus field measurements. LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to generate vertical maps of aerosol and cloud properties.

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Yue Zhang Leading DOE-Funded Secondary Organic Aerosols Research

The research will answer key questions about the physicochemical properties of aerosol particles, and aerosol-cloud interactions.

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Yige Zhang Honored With F.W. Clarke Award

The Geochemical Society bestows the honor on one scientist per year.

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Oceanography Graduate Students Receive Society For Underwater Technology Scholarships

Two Texas A&M Oceanography graduate students received $2000 scholarships to further their research and studies.

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Ping Yang Named Texas Distinguished Scientist, van de Hulst Light Scattering Award Honoree

Both awards recognize extraordinary scientific contributions.

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Texas A&M Awarded $5.4 Million From National Academies Gulf Research Program

Texas A&M oceanographer Dr. Steven DiMarco will lead the new research consortium.