Taylor Eighmy, UT vice chancellor for research and engagement, (left) and Bruce Baker, director of NOAA’s Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, (right) sign a memorandum of agreement Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
UT has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Air Resources Laboratory to advance collaborative research in atmospheric sciences.
The agreement, signed February 15 at ATDD headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will facilitate joint efforts to advance understanding of air pollution, atmospheric transport processes, and weather on a regional and national level. It will also open up educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to collect scientific data, develop models and simulations, and transition research to applications and commercial use.
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