{"id":3475,"date":"2026-02-16T10:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science-dev\/?page_id=3475"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:19:18","slug":"atmospheric-and-planetary-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/atmospheric-and-planetary-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Atmospheric and Planetary Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3475\" class=\"elementor elementor-3475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6c2e02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c6c2e02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784ab8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"784ab8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header data-elementor-type=\"header\" data-elementor-id=\"2358\" class=\"elementor elementor-2358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b364f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09b364f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaac48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfaac48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864975a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"864975a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School of Science<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d75242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atmospheric and Planetary Science<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad9963c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ad9963c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253c1bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"253c1bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring Earth\u2019s atmosphere and distant worlds.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fccc12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75fccc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences offers an immersive graduate experience for students who want to study everything from Earth\u2019s weather and climate to the environments of other planets. 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elementor-element-1593ff04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1593ff04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63741ba1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63741ba1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa74f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cfa74f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turning satellite data and sky science into real-world impact.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f46fe77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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His research looks outward to our planetary neighbors to illuminate this planet\u2019s deep past and understand what made the Earth such an interesting and dynamic place, and, of course, the only living planet. His study of Jupiter\u2019s volcanic moon Io has led to the discovery of a new phase of terrestrial planet evolution, the heat-pipe era, that operated on Earth for roughly a billion years after its formation and that applied to each of the terrestrial planets early in their histories. He has participated in spacecraft missions to Venus (Magellan) and Jupiter (Galileo and ESA\u2019s upcoming JUICE mission) and is co-founder of the Hampton University Severe Weather Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Moore\u2019s scientific accomplishments include 60 refereed publications including first-author papers at Science and Nature, six collaborative papers with over 200 citations each and three first author papers with over 100 citations each. In addition to publishing widely recognized work, Dr. Moore is extending his research portfolio to extrasolar planets and planetary atmospheric evolution and dynamics. Dr. Moore\u2019s work is interdisciplinary and interplanetary, bringing Earth, planetary, and space science together to address important questions about our planet and its ability to support life.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Moore serves on numerous committees in service to the scientific community on behalf of NASA, the National Academy of Science, and Hampton University. As part of the founding steering committee for the Outer Planets Assessment Group, he helped gather and synthesize community input on the future of Outer Planet exploration. He served as a panelist conducting the National Academy\u2019s 2003 Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey, and also on the mid-term review of that survey, helping to assess the effectiveness of the survey process and NASA\u2019s responsiveness to the recommendations. 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Tucker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/05\/orenthal_tucker_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/05\/orenthal_tucker_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Orenthal J. Tucker<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Rarefied atmospheres, exospheres, atmospheric escape, space weather\u2013surface interactions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/orenthal-j-tucker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4106 post-4106 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-atmospheric-and-planetary-science is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/robert_loughman_2026-02-27.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4107\" alt=\"Photo of Robert Loughman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/robert_loughman_2026-02-27.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/robert_loughman_2026-02-27-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Robert P. Loughman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Improving our ability to understand the Earth-atmosphere system through analysis of remote sensing data, developing new tools for modeling radiative transfer more efficiently and accurately, extending knowledge of the underlying physics of the Earth-atmosphere system to identify promising measurement strategies, and developing rigorous methods to forecast the expected performance of various retrieval systems (and to assess their actual performance using measured data).\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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e-loop-item e-loop-item-4108 post-4108 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-atmospheric-and-planetary-science is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/ruben_delgado_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5703\" alt=\"Photo of Ruben Delgado\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/ruben_delgado_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/ruben_delgado_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Ruben Delgado<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Atmospheric lidar and active remote sensing, Coastal boundary layer, ducting, low-level jets &amp; bay-\/sea-breeze dynamics, Air quality, aerosols, trace-gas and smoke measurements, Integrated observing systems &amp; sensor networks, Satellite\u2013ground synergy (e.g., TEMPO, GOES, AERONET, PANDORA), Climate resilience for ports, coastal communities, and critical infrastructure, STEM workforce development &amp; federal center collaborations (NASA, NOAA, DoD, EPA)\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-ruben-delgado\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Shak Karim<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPostdoctoral Research Associate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element 3332faa -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element a49609a -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4110 post-4110 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-atmospheric-and-planetary-science is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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