The Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) Lab, formerly known as the ARROMA Lab, studies the impacts of aerosol pollution on air quality, weather, and climate. Research approaches include satellite remote sensing and use of numerical models to study atmospheric composition, agriculture, Earth systems, and climate change.

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This illustration depicts the Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite as it orbits Earth. An ISU faculty member advised NASA on the future of this and other satellite missions. Image courtesy of Brian Hornbuckle via Iowa State University.

Iowans advise NASA on which satellites should stay in orbit

Monday, January 11, 2021
Iowa State University
A pair of Iowans – professors from the University of Iowa and Iowa State University – helped to shape the future of NASA by evaluating the agency’s satellite missions and recommending which satellites should stay in orbit.
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Undergraduate ITI researchers analyze weather phenomenons at Naval Research Lab

Monday, November 30, 2020
Written by
Cory Tays
University of Iowa Technology Institute
University of Iowa undergraduate research assistants in the Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) Lab leveraged data analysis skills learned at Iowa to study emissions-related weather phenomenons while working for the Marine Meteorology Division of the Naval Research Lab (NRL) over the summer. 
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Director: Jun Wang, James E. Ashton Professorship in Engineering, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering

Phone: (319) 353-4483

Email: jun-wang-1@uiowa.edu

Mission Areas: Aerospace Technology, Environment and Energy, Systems and Sensors

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