The Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a renowned center for exploring the Earth's atmosphere. It offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs, providing a solid foundation in core principles while allowing specialization in areas like climate dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and weather forecasting. Students build essential skills in mathematics, physics, chemistry, data analysis, and computation. Faculty are actively engaged in pioneering research addressing crucial issues such as climate change and air quality. The department is consistently ranked among the top programs, preparing graduates for diverse careers in meteorology, environmental science, government agencies, private firms, national labs, and academia.
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Champaign, Illinois, and Urbana, Illinois. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was founded in 1867. With over 56,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.
