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Atmospheric science

Join us in working to better understand our planet.

From simulating atmospheric temperature to explaining geological layers to tracing ocean circulation, the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences gives students new tools to explore our planet. You will benefit from the wide range of faculty expertise across undergraduate and graduate programs in AOES.

Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences News & Events

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Feb5

5 Feb (CLIM) Seo, Diurnal Precipitation & Land-Air Interactions

Feb 5, 2025, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Eunkyo Seo, Pukyong National University Misrepresentation of land-atmosphere interactions due to model fidelity in capturing diurnal precipitation Wed, 5 Feb, 1:30pm Innovation 134 and via Zoom (for link, email bklinger@gmu.edu ) Host: Paul Dirmeyer The accurate representation of diurnal precipitation is critical for understanding land-atmosphere interactions and their impact on
Feb6

Science Careers Week 2025: Sustainability Careers Panel and Networking

Feb 6, 2025, 1:30 - 3:00 PM

Johnson Center, Room D

Interested in learning more about environmental, sustainability, and conservation careers? Meet with professionals and get first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work in these fast-paced, high-demand fields. Learn more and register to attend.
Feb6

6 Feb (GEOL) Huber, Cretaceous Paleoceanography

Feb 6, 2025, 4:30 - 5:45 PM

Brian Huber, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Environmental consequences and rapid biotic evolution after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs Thu, 6 Feb, 4:30pm Exploratory 1309 and via Zoom (for link, email bhupp@gmu.edu )

Graduate Symposium

2024 Earth System Observations and Modeling Graduate Symposium, March 22nd. Accepting Abstracts. 

 

Earth observation

Funding Graduate School

Financial support is available for graduate students

Climate Dynamics Students

A research powerhouse pushing boundaries of climate dynamics and prediction

Students learn the fundamentals of weather and atmospheric dynamics, participate in the research leadership of AOES in climate modeling, and benefit from the many facilities conducting atmosphere-related research and operations in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Visit Us On Campus

Contact our program coordinators or main office to learn more about the department or schedule a visit.

Fairfax Campus, Exploratory Hall 3451 and Research Hall 109 
4400 University Drive, MSN 5F2, Fairfax, VA 22030  
Phone: 703-993-5394

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Exploratory Hall at George Mason University Fairfax Campus

Support our department

Help us educate students and study the Earth with a gift to the department as a whole or to specific AOES programs:

Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship Fund 

Jagadish and Anastasia Shukla AOES Endowed Fellowship 

Climate Science Master's Fellowship

Geology Program 

 

Why AOES at Mason?

Over 80,000

Approximate number of times AOES faculty articles were cited in the scientific literature.

20

Average class lab size. 

5

Number of degree programs offered by the department to undergraduate and graduate students.