Da Yang Content / Da Yang Content for ΢²ªÊÓƵ en The Lightness of Water Vapor Adds Heft to Global Climate Models /climate/news/lightness-water-vapor-adds-heft-global-climate-models Including the lightness of water vapor in climate models can improve cloud simulations and the accuracy of climate change forecasts, ΢²ªÊÓƵ scientists found. October 24, 2022 - 9:41am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/lightness-water-vapor-adds-heft-global-climate-models Atmospheric Scientist Da Yang Named a 2019 Packard Fellow /climate/news/atmospheric-scientist-da-yang-named-2019-packard-fellow <p>Da Yang, a ΢²ªÊÓƵ atmospheric scientist who studies the physics of intense rainstorms like hurricanes and their relationship to the Earth’s climate, has been awarded a 2019 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.</p> <p>Yang is among 22 early-career scientists and engineers nationwide to receive the prestigious award this year. Each will be awarded $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. He is the first recipient of the Packard Fellowship in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at ΢²ªÊÓƵ.</p> October 16, 2019 - 10:06am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/atmospheric-scientist-da-yang-named-2019-packard-fellow