UAE Award

Selected out of 91 international research proposals that included over 398 scientists and researchers affiliated with 180 research institutes from 45 countries, Dr. Paul Lawson was the first scientist in the U.S. to receive the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science award in January, 2017.  Under the award, he will lead a research team from SPEC in investigating the role of ice production in cumulus clouds using the company’s Learjet research aircraft.  In this second cycle of the award, winners also included Prof. Hannele Korhonen, from Finland, and Prof. Giles Harrison, from the U.K.  Prof. Korhonen was awarded for her research investigating the role of atmospheric aerosols in precipitation production efficiency.  Prof. Harrison was awarded for his research into the electrical properties of clouds and their relation to rain production.