Clouds and aerosols are the non-gaseous constituents of the atmosphere. Aerosols enter the atmosphere through both natural and anthropogenically driven processes, and they can have a strong impact on the planet's energy budget through absorption and scattering of incoming solar radiation. Aerosols act as critical nuclei for cloud droplet formation, making their physical and chemical properties a major focus on ongoing research, especially with respect to Climate Change. Research topics in the department include those impacts on climate and climate change, changes in cloud and aerosol formation due to climate change, the physical and chemical processes of aerosols, and the numerical modeling of radiative transfer and cloud microphysics.
Faculty
Sarah Brooks
- Director, Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment
- Professor
- Office: Eller O&M 1105A
- Phone: (979) 845-5632
- Email: sbrooks@tamu.edu
Renyi Zhang
- Harold J. Haynes Chair in Geosciences
- University Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
- Office: Eller O&M 1108A
- Phone: (979) 845-7656
- Email: renyi-zhang@tamu.edu
Xiaohong Liu
- Reta A. Haynes Chair in Geosciences
- Professor
- Office: Eller O&M 1110B
- Phone: (979) 845-5566
- Email: xiaohong.liu@tamu.edu
Kenneth Bowman
- David Bullock Harris Professor of Geosciences
- Research Professor
- Office: Eller O&M 1014A
- Phone: (979) 862-4060
- Email: k-bowman@tamu.edu
Ping Yang
- University Distinguished Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geosciences
- Office: Eller O&M 906B
- Phone: (979) 845-7679
- Email: pyang@tamu.edu
Anita Rapp
- Associate Professor
- Graduate Committee Chair
- Office: Eller O&M 1002B
- Phone: (979) 862-1580
- Email: arapp@tamu.edu
