The Center for Atmospheric Sciences | » The SAM Experiment, Launched 40 Years Ago, Opened an Era of Atmospheric Discoveries

  • Researchers


  • News

      Recent News:

      November 29, 2022 : Post-doctoral/Research Assistant Professor Opportunity with Hampton University Lidar Laboratory

      Description The Hampton University Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences invites nominations and applications for a fulltime research position in the Hampton University Lidar Laboratory at the rank of Research Assistant Professor beginning on or before March 1, 2023. We have an immediate opportunity to conduct research and develop lidar remote sensing technology for trace […]

      November 29, 2022 : Student and Faculty Research Opportunities
      Installing HMT1

      Student/Faculty Opportunities from CAS partner institutions: Student Internships Department of Defense HBCU/MI Summer Research Internship Program NASA Student Airborne Research Program University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Student Scholarship/Fellowship Army Educational Outreach Program NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships Faculty Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s DOD HBCU/MI Under Secretary […]

      September 28, 2022 : Open Tenure Track Faculty Positions

      Description The Hampton University (HU) Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (APS) invites nominations and applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning January 2023. Founded in 1868, Hampton University is a leading historically black university (HBCU) located on the Virginia Peninsula in the City of Hampton.  It […]

  • The SAM Experiment, Launched 40 Years Ago, Opened an Era of Atmospheric Discoveries

    Link: https://www.nasa.gov/langley/the-sam-experiment-launched-40-years-ago-opened-an-era-of-atmospheric-discoveries

    In 1975, Pat McCormick was a NASA Langley Research Center scientist who led the Stratospheric Aerosol Measurements (SAM) experiment. SAM went to space as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. This year marks the 40th anniversary of this scientifically and politically important mission.