The team that contributes to the Hazardous Weather Testbed was selected to receive the Larry R. Johnson Special Award at the 40th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association on October 21, 2015. This prestigious award is given to an individual or group that has made significant contributions to the field of operational meteorology. NOAA’s […]
The University of Oklahoma invites nominations and applications for a dynamic, visionary leader to serve as Director of the highly successful Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) … View the PDF announcement for details CIMMS 2015 Director Position
CIMMS Scientist Jill Hardy, a research associate at NOAA’s National Weather Service Warning Decision Training Division, was selected for the “30 Under 30” panel at Elliot Masie’s Learning 2015 Conference. The conference runs from November 1 – November 4 in Orlando, Florida. Jill will be presenting at the meeting alongside Andy Wood, a CIMMS colleague, […]
In July, Under Secretary of Commerce Kathryn D. Sullivan announced the award of a NOAA Silver Medal for engineering/science achievement to the team that worked on the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor program at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory. While only Federal employees were named on the award, many CIMMS researchers were involved in this collaboration, and we […]
Mark Weber, Senior Research Physicist (IPA) Background: Ph.D. Geophysics, Rice University, 1979 B.A. Physics, Washington University Experience: Mark was with the Naval Research Center from 1981-1984, then joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory through 2014. At Lincoln Lab, he was Assistant Head of the Homeland Protection and Air Traffic Control Division. Prior to holding this title, he […]
OU’s Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies will be well-represented when the National Weather Association’s Annual Meeting kicks off on Saturday, October 17, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There are 26 CIMMS researchers who will present their work – some more than once! A total of 35 presentations on the meeting agenda are linked to […]
Kiel Ortega, Research Associate (CIMMS/NSSL) Background: M.S. University of Oklahoma, 2008 B.S. University of Oklahoma, 2005 Experience: Kiel was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. He began his career in 2004 as an undergraduate assistant with OU’s Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies. He became a graduate assistant in 2005, then research associate in 2008. […]
Dean Berrien Moore III announced today that CIMMS scientist Andy Wood has been awarded the 2015 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service by the University of Oklahoma. This award recognizes exceptional accomplishments in service during the previous year. Andy was selected for his fine work with NOAA’s Warning Decision Training Division. He has demonstrated superior commitment […]
Kim Elmore, Research Scientist (CIMMS/NSSL) Background: M.S., Ph.D. Meteorology, University of Oklahoma B.S. Meteorology, University of Oklahoma Experience: Kim worked for the National Center for Atmospheric Research before coming to NSSL in 1995. During his 20+ years as a research scientist here, he has developed new radar techniques, statistical verification and extraction methods, and performed […]
The 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology is taking place in Norman, Oklahoma this week. The conference runs from Monday, September 14 – Friday, September 18, 2015. The University of Oklahoma’s Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies is pleased to have an outstanding presence at this year’s conference. There are 52 CIMMS employees either presenting or […]