The Department of Meteorology comprises some 14 faculty, 28 graduate students, and 10 research staff which come from all over the world, attracted not only by our program, but also by the quality of life offered by the city and its surroundings.

The overall research goal of the Department of Meteorology is to understand the basic mechanisms that control the evolution of the atmospheric environment.

Current expertise and research interests include a broad range of observational, modeling, and theoretical studies of tropical convection and hurricanes; boundary layer modeling; fire weather prediction and fire modeling; mountain meteorology; weather analysis and prediction; parameterization, remote sensing, and modeling of clouds; aerosol physics and air pollution; numerical modeling, data assimilation, and predictability; and climate change on all scales. For more information, explore the interests of the individual faculty members and our special collaborative research projects projects.

The Univesity of Utah offers graduate students far more than they expect — a program of the highest caliber, in a place of spectacular beauty. The university, with 28,000 students (5,700 graduate), is one of America's leading research and teaching universities. It is located at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains but close to the heart of Salt Lake City. As host of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City is an open and lively city with many opportunities, affordable rents, and very easy commute. The city is especially known as paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and for the “Greatest Snow on Earth”. The nearby mountains offer excellent opportunities for winter and summer sport, and Utah hosts some of the nations most spectacular national parks. Click here to read more about the many advantages of being a graduate student at the "U".