UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences graduate student Rudra Thaker has spent the last five years researching climate and weather simulations by tapping into a federally funded supercomputer in another state.
Ankur Desai, chair of the UW-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, worries that the Trump administration’s plan to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado will have long-term impact on UW-Madison’s climate research.
Elizabeth Maroon, an assistant professor in UW-Madison's Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, says the impact of closing the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado would seep across the university.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, under a plan from the White House, would be dismantled, leaving dozens of UW-Madison faculty and students who use the center's resources in a lurch.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, under a plan from the White House, would be dismantled, leaving dozens of UW-Madison faculty and students who use the center's resources in a lurch.
Elizabeth Maroon, an assistant professor in UW-Madison's Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, says the impact of closing the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado would seep across the university.
Ankur Desai, chair of the UW-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, worries that the Trump administration’s plan to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado will have long-term impact on UW-Madison’s climate research.
