Earth Systems Science
Congratulations to IDSC Deputy Director Ben Kirtman! Dr. Kirtman has been named the new dean at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, effective August 1, 2025.
Events - Past
A group of students from Southwest Miami Senior High School came to the University of Miami for a visit to examine the role of supercomputer simulations in science. This group was part of the AP (Advanced Placement) Physics class and the Robotics Team coordinated by Mr. Mario Morales, a Physics and Mathematics Teacher at Southwest Senior High School. The visit was a collaboration between the Computational Nanomaterials Laboratory (“CompuNanoLab”), the Department of Computer Science, CIMAS, and IDSC. Read more “High School Students Learn the Role of Supercomputer Simulations in Science”
Grants
The University of Miami’s Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) has joined FABRIC, the advanced U.S. cyberinfrastructure network funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), as a scientific partner. A three-year research award to UM was included in a $3 million NSF grant that will expand FABRIC to four leading scientific institutions in Asia and Europe, and support international research that benefits from real-time sharing of large-scale datasets. Read more “IDSC Partners with NSF Cyberinfrastructure Network FABRIC”
Grants
Residents of Nicaragua were still being pummeled by Hurricane Iota’s powerful winds and life-threatening storm surge on Tuesday when a group of University of Miami scientists and administrators more than a thousand miles away explained to a virtual audience how the work of a newly funded cooperative research institute and the infrastructure that supports it will help improve our understanding of tropical cyclones and other climate events. Read more “UM and NOAA Launch One-of-a-Kind Climate Collaboration”
News
Data. Although it is a short word, often dismissed as numbers or statistics, it follows us everywhere today. From the steps that we take, to our traffic patterns and driving speeds, to identifying our genomic sequence and even our daily purchasing habits. And more each day, governments, schools, and businesses are seeing the benefits of this information. Read more “Plotting the Future Through Data”
News - Archived
Dr. Ben Kirtman, program director of CCS’s Climate & Environmental Hazards focus area, and professor of atmospheric science at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), has been appointed director of CIMAS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies. Based at RSMAS, CIMAS brings together the research and educational resources of ten partner universities to increase scientific understanding of Earth’s oceans and atmosphere within the context of NOAA’s mission. Dr. Kirtman will replace UM research professor Peter Ortner, who is stepping down. Read more “Ben Kirtman appointed Director of CIMAS”