Their specializations include climate variability, cloud physics and numerical modeling, atmospheric dynamics, mesoscale and synoptic meteorology, air pollution meteorology, and data analytics. The Atmospheric Science graduate programs are focused on student-led research under the direction of one or more faculty advisors.Over its twenty-plus years of existence, the program has a history of innovation in both education and research, with the Innovative Weather program and first-of-its-kind ?Air Pollution and Ancient Cultures? faculty-led study abroad course being two representative examples of innovative educational opportunities. Students graduating from the program, have a long history of acquiring gainful employment with top-tier public and private sector institutions in Wisconsin and beyond.