The Houghton Award is given to an individual in recognition of research achievement in the fields of physical meteorology, physical climatology, atmospheric chemistry, or hydrology
In a recent Sci. Adv. paper, Yuan teamed with scientists from UCLA to disentangle the roles of aerosols and GHG in the spring warming asymmetry between Eurasia and N. America.
The award recognizes Drive's talent at "breaking down complex topics to be digestible and for tailoring his tutoring rigor to the level of each individual"