Pal's Boundary Layer Meteorology Group Earns Local, National and International Recognition

 

Spring 2025 has been a season of distinction for Sandip Pal and his research group in the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University. With recognition extending from local campus events to major international conferences, the group continues to make impactful contributions in the field of atmospheric sciences.

“These accomplishments reflect the depth and breadth of our team’s commitment to advancing climate and atmospheric research at every level,” Pal said.

At the graduate level, Nanditha Subhash was awarded a scholarship from the U.S. Department of Energy to attend the ARM Summer School 2025, themed Open Science in the Forest, held this May at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Her peer, Hassanpreet Dhaliwal, earned a competitive travel grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Atmospheric Research to present the group’s research at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in New Orleans earlier this year.

Pal himself received a National Science Foundation-funded award to participate in the Educational Experiences in Atmospheric Science Field Campaigns workshop at Colorado State University, also in May. In addition, he earned a 2025 Open Access Publication Initiative Award from Texas Tech to publish one of the group’s recent research paper in Atmospheric Research, a high-impact peer-reviewed international journal.

On the international stage, Pal was invited to serve as a guest editor for a special issue on “Air Pollution and Climate Nexus” for the journal Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. One of the group’s research papers has also been accepted for presentation at the 12th International Conference on Urban Climate, taking place in July in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Three additional papers from the group will be featured during the 21st Conference on Mesoscale Processes in Boise, Idaho, in June.
More details are available here.

Nationally, Pal has been in high demand as a speaker. This spring, he was invited to present the group’s work at four different universities: Howard University; University of Maryland Baltimore County; Hampton University; and Xavier University. He will also present three of the team’s research papers at the Department of Energy’s CoURAGE Field Campaign Science Team Meeting in Baltimore. Pal plays a dual role at that meeting — as a member of the science team and as part of the program committee.

Subhash also recently represented the group at the 2025 Joint ARM User Facility and ASR Principal Investigators Meeting, held March 3–6 in Rockville, Md.
Her poster can be viewed here.

Pal’s group also remains engaged in outreach and education at the university and community levels. This spring, he spoke as part of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Climate Education Seminar Series, presenting on “Wildfire Weather Under a Changing Climate” and exploring how a warming climate is shaping wildfire risks across the globe.

Meanwhile, Subhash, Dhaliwal and fellow graduate student Diya Das presented their research at Texas Tech’s 2025 Geoscience Excellence Day on May 2, showcasing the group’s ongoing commitment to student development and academic collaboration.

With a growing list of honors and invitations across the academic spectrum, Pal’s group (Link: https://sites.google.com/view/sandippal-ttu/eddies-research-team) continues to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to advancing atmospheric science. Through collaborative research, student mentorship and global engagement, the team is not only earning recognition—but also helping shape the future of the field.