Introduction
School of Atmospheric Physics in Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) was established in August, 2008, the predecessor of which is Department of Atmospheric Physics, one of the several departments with a long history in NUIST. Based on development for over fifty years, a whole system of undergraduate and graduate education has been formed and now our school has been a major undertaker of intellectual training in atmospheric physics of China. Now, two majors are offered for undergraduate students: Atmospheric Science in three fields (Atmospheric Physics, Weather Modification and Atmospheric Sounding) and Lightning Protection Science and Technology. At postgraduate level, we offer three majors for master and PhD programs: Atmospheric Physics & Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Remote Sensing Science & Technology and Lightning Science & Technology.
Our School has a fine environment and advanced facilities for teaching and research. Several research institutions have been established here, such as Key Laboratory for Atmospheric Physics and Environment of CMA, Integrated Observation, Training and Practice Base of CMA, Laboratory for Radar, Satellite and Remote Sensing and Laboratory for Lightning Protection. Over 600 instruments are in service for various research projects, the total price of which is about 30,000,000. Now, our school has become a key high-level intellectual training base for research fields of Cloud Precipitation Physics, Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Lightning Science and Technology in China, and also a key training base for WMO.
In the past 50 years, over 2000 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students have graduated from this school, and their academic credits and degrees are widely recognised by famous overseas universities. Many of these graduates have become key cadres and managerial experts in meteorological departments of various levels and considerable amounts of them are famous scholars and leading experts now.
Departments
Department of Atmospheric physics
Department of Atmospheric sounding
Department of Lightning science and technology
At postgraduate level, we offer three majors formaster and PhD programs:
Atmospheric Physics & Atmospheric Environment,
Atmospheric Remote Sensing Science & Technology
Lightning Science & Technology.
Undergraduate：
Atmospheric Physics,
Atmospheric Sounding
Safety engineering
Research
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST) was establishedin 1960 and used to be named as the Nanjing Institute of Meteorology before2004. The major of atmospheric sciences is ranked as the 1stnationally in the 2012 ranking of the Ministry of Education of China.The Schoolof Atmospheric Physics （SAP） is one of the oldest colleges in the NUIST since 1960,and offers formal courses and academic programs at all levels of instruction, from bachelor, to master and doctoral projects, as well as post-doctoral research center.In any given year, the college is home to roughly 2000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students in the majors of atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment, atmospheric remote sensing and sounding, and lightning science and technology.
There are 1 Provincial Key Discipline, 1 National Key Construction Discipline and 2 Provincial Talent Scientific and Technical Innovation Teams in our school. Steady and talent research teams in areas of Cloud Precipitation Physics and Weather Modification, Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change, Atmospheric Sounding and Remote Sensing and Lightning Science and Technology have been built up. In recent 10 years, staff in our school have undertaken over 350 research projects, Major Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (973 Program), Chinese National Programs for High-tech Research and Development (863 Program), National Key Technology Research and Development Program, Special Fund for Meteorology Research in the Public Interest, National Projects of Science Foundation and other projects included, and the total research funding has risen to 154,000,000 approximately. Additionally, over 340 papers indexed by SCI (E) and EI journals and 30 monographs and textbooks have been published and more than 172 patents have been approved in the 10 years. For outstanding work in research and teaching, we have won 3 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, 2 municipal and Provincial Department progress prizes in science and technology and 1 second prize of teaching achievement for higher education of Jiangsu Province.
Contact us:
Administrative Office:
Address: Meteorological Building No. 219, Ningliu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
Tel: +86(25)58699771
Fax：+86(25)58699771
Email: 001450@nuist.edu.cn
