Exploration, Research, and Serving the Common Good
Facing a new era of space exploration and our rapidly changing climate, the research and teaching at the U-M Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering is more important than ever before. Our students, faculty, and leaders develop forecast modeling, satellite and spacecraft technology, and innovative solutions to address critical needs in today's society, from government and industry to the broader public.
With a focus on scientific exploration and fundamentals, we cover the processes from design and construction to operation, from numerical algorithms to machine learning methodologies that describe the environments of Earth and the solar system.
Our research in the climate sciences produces ground-breaking data and information about the processes that govern global warming and its consequences, and we give our students an education about the climate system that is applicable in a wide variety of careers in the academia, industry, and the public and private sectors.
Space exploration has provided us detailed pictures of the Sun, our neighboring planets, and the hostile radiation belts around our own planet. With the growing space industry and rapidly increasing number of satellites in Earth orbit, space weather is becoming an increasingly relevant issue not only for space exploration but a whole host of services using space-borne applications.
Your Giving Blueday gift will help us proactively respond to societal needs by funding novel applications ranging from ocean microplastics tracking to monitoring space weather on the Moon. The Michigan Space Institute, based at CLaSP, engages students, faculty, and stakeholders U-M wide and beyond. A new Ideation Laboratory under construction will be a collaboration space for students and faculty not only dreaming big, but also acting on those dreams.
Every gift matters. Climate change, severe weather, rising sea levels, and space weather impacts in space and on our power systems require CLaSP's fundamental scientific understanding and practical solutions. With your gift we can support our graduates in developing solutions that will shape the future of the climate and space sciences.
It is truly an exciting time to work and study at U-M Climate and Space! Thank you for your support. Go Blue!
