Meiyun Lin Meiyun Lin Dr. Meiyun Lin is a Research Scholar at NOAA and Princeton University’s Cooperative Institute for Climate Science. Dr. Lin’s research seeks to advance knowledge on the interactions of... Tuesday, April 4, 2017 0 9462
John Nielsen-Gammon John Nielsen-Gammon Texas State Climatologist and NOAA-funded scientist, John Nielsen-Gammon, has helped the state of Texas make the best possible use of weather and climate information for 17 years. “I became a climatologist... Tuesday, February 21, 2017 0 13010
Jason Otkin Jason Otkin Growing up on a farm in Minnesota, Jason Otkin felt that the weather controlled everything in his life. In the middle of “farm country,” Otkin’s parents made a living herding cattle and growing... Monday, September 26, 2016 0 12745
Simone Alin Simone Alin Ocean chemistry is changing faster right now than at any time over the past 50 million years. “We are fundamentally altering marine ecosystems,” says NOAA oceanographer Simone Alin, Ph.D. With her... Monday, April 25, 2016 0 28557
Ed Dumas Ed Dumas Ed Dumas flies research drones and aircraft to collect data on climate change and extreme weather. He designs data sensors and data acquisition software for these manned and unmanned aircraft for NOAA’s... Monday, April 11, 2016 0 23555
Gijs De Boer Gijs De Boer NOAA/CIRES scientist Gijs de Boer wins Presidential award for using science drones to understand climate change in the Arctic. “I love being part of the UAV revolution,” says de Boer. Thursday, March 31, 2016 0 23915
Ariel Stein Ariel Stein One versatile model can track airborne dust from the Sahara Desert, forecast smoke dispersal from wildfires, and predict the spread of radiation through the atmosphere from nuclear accidents. Dr. Ariel Stein and his... Monday, March 21, 2016 0 14117
Walter Schalk Walter Schalk Walt Schalk has spent his career as a meteorologist protecting national security. He has modeled the atmospheric spread of clouds of radioactive material from nuclear accidents, planned for the long-term storage of... Thursday, March 3, 2016 0 13948
Matt Brewer Matt Brewer NOAA meteorologists like Matt Brewer with the Air Resources Laboratory are improving short-term wind forecasts, developing the science necessary for the country to increase reliance on renewable energy. Wednesday, February 17, 2016 0 10291
Robbie Hood Robbie Hood As a young girl, Robbie Hood watched her father test NASA rocket engines for the Apollo missions in the rural Missouri landscape. It was during those formative years that NOAA’s Unmanned Aircraft... Friday, January 29, 2016 0 10276