PhD Student Headed to Antarctica to Polar Atmospheric Research with Lasers
Arunima Prakash is preparing to study the upper atmosphere from one of the coldest and most desolate places on Earth: Antarctica. She is studying polar mesospheric clouds and their relation to the solar cycle and polar vortex effects using specialized lidar systems that shoot pulsed laser beams into the sky.
Read Full ArticleIntro to Space Weather - Earth Science Video
Join McMurdo scientist, Arunima Prakash, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica! Learn what space weather is, how it's measured, and why we study it with the help of amazing photos of the aurora and space at night plus meaningful questions from classrooms around the country.
Watch VideoILRC-30: Best Student Oral Presentation Award
Arunima Prakash received the Best Student Oral Presentation award at the 30th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC-30) for her presentation "Long-Term Lidar Observations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds in Antarctica for Studies of Solar Cycle and Polar Vortex Effects."
View Conference DetailsArunima Prakash: PhD Student Preparing to Study at McMurdo Station
Arunima Prakash is a University of Colorado Boulder PhD student preparing to study at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Featured by CU Engineering for her pioneering research in aerospace engineering and polar atmospheric science.
Read on FacebookMcMurdo Speaker Series: Antarctica, Space & Lasers (Oh my!): Intro to Space Weather
Join McMurdo scientist, Arunima Prakash, LIVE from McMurdo, Antarctica for a lesson on Introduction to Space Weather. Learn what space weather is, how it impacts us, how we study it, and why we're interested in it. Featuring amazing photos of the aurora and space at night from Antarctica.
View Event DetailsCEDAR 2022 IT 2nd Prize - Student Poster Competition Winner
Arunima Prakash won 2nd Prize in the IT (Ionosphere-Thermosphere) category at the CEDAR 2022 Student Poster Competition for her poster "Interannual and Diurnal Variability of PMCs Using 10 years of Lidar and 14 years of CIPS Observations at McMurdo, Antarctica."
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