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University of Wisconsin–Madison

COVID-19 Update - Updates on UW-Madison Operations

An aerial view of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department with Camp Randall and West Madison in the background.

Welcome

UW-Madison has an open position for a tenure track faculty member in the area of Planetary Astrochemistry. Details here.

We now offer a Professional Master's Program. Details Here

Thank you very much for visiting our site, and a warm welcome from our department! Over the last nearly 70 years, we have grown into one of the leading departments in our field of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. We have strong graduate and undergraduate programs which are nationally recognized. We pursue research with a combination of theory, modeling, and diagnostic studies. We support this work with a foundation of first-year graduate core courses, and an appealing range of electives for both graduate and undergraduate students.

Check out playlists of previous Colloquia and Department Seminars

Professor Steve Ackermam teaching an undergraduate class.

Undergraduate

Learn about our Undergraduate Program.

Jordan Gerth describing satellite imagery during SSEC tour.

Professional M.S.

Discover our new Professional Master's Program.

Professor Grant Petty and students launching a weather balloon.

Graduate

Explore our world-class Research Graduate Program.

Upcoming Events

  • Departmental Colloquia - Videos of past Colloquia
  • Departmental Seminars - Videos of past Seminars
  • Climate, People and Environment Program Seminars
  • Weston Roundtables

    • Latest News

  • AOS T-shirts now available for order
  • Weekly Weather Event -Week of November 19th
  • Lecturer position for AOS 340, Spring, 2022 available
  • Tristian L'Ecuyer Named 2021 CSU Outstanding Alum