Budding climate scientists in local schools and at Grandfather Mountain will soon be assisting Appalachian State University researchers in their work to better understand potential climate change in western North Carolina. Chemistry assistant professor Brett Taubman, physics associate professor Jim Sherman and geography assistant professor Baker Perry have been awarded a three-year, $499,970 NASA grant to collect data about particulate matter (aerosols) in the region’s atmosphere, promote climate science awareness, and improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education (STEM).
Link: http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/01/29/nasa-grant-funds-weatherclimate-research-and-educational-outreach/