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An Overview: The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) Community Workshop

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest August 1, 2019

By Leah Dubots, OWAQ Pathways Intern The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) will accelerate community-developed scientific and technological advancements into the operational applications for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) by supporting a Unified Forecast System (UFS) community model. NOAA is working closely with entities in the weather enterprise (public, private, and academic) to inform the planning, development, and…

Workshop on Building New Prediction Capability

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest July 22, 2019

Building an Inter-annual to Decadal (2 to 30 year) Prediction/Projection Capability for Decision Support From June 5-6, 2019, NOAA’s National Earth System Prediction Capability held a workshop at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) in College Park, MD. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the need for coordinated updating of physical…

Congratulations Dr. Jessie Carman!

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest July 17, 2019

Dr. Jessie Carman serves as the Associate Project Manager for Research for the National Earth System Prediction Capability (ESPC) Office in the OAR Office of Weather and Air Quality in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Carman is a veteran, pioneer, and leader whose research in sub-seasonal to seasonal atmospheric phenomena has been lauded by agencies across the federal…

Welcome Dr. William “Bill” Lapenta

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest July 8, 2019

Effective July 8th, William “Bill” Lapenta, Ph.D., will be the Acting Director of NOAA’s Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ), a dynamic program within NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research that supports NOAA’s world-class weather and air quality research, accelerating its transition to NOAA’s National Weather Service to benefit the American public. Bill comes to…

OWAQ Director Dr. John Cortinas Featured for LGBT Pride Month

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest June 7, 2019

Dr. John Cortinas is a member of the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service, serving as the Director of NOAA’s Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ) and Steward of OAR’s weather portfolio. As the OWAQ Director, John leads a research program office to improve National Weather Service (NWS) products and services for high-impact weather events…

OWAQ and Bureau Reclamation to co-host 2019 Subseasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo Symposium

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest May 15, 2019

Forecast Rodeo Symposium Monday June 17th, 2019 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm NOAA Silver Spring Auditorium 1301 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring MD The Bureau of Reclamation recently named the winners of their inaugural Forecast Rodeo. The Forecast Rodeo is a year-long, real-time forecasting competition focused on western U.S. temperature and precipitation for weeks 3&4 and…

Dr. Chandra Kondragunta celebrated during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest May 2, 2019

Chandra Kondragunta, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for the Joint Technology Transfer Initiative at NOAA’s Office of Weather and Air Quality. As the Program Manager, Chandra is responsible for ensuring continuous development and transition of the latest scientific and technological advances into operations through the Research to Operations (R2O) transition process collaborating with the National…

NOAA’s Office of Weather & Air Quality releases Annual Accomplishments Report

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest April 15, 2019

NOAA’s Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ) is entrusted with finding, funding, and fostering collaborative weather and air quality research. Together, the OWAQ team and partners find answers to our Nation’s most pressing questions about tropical cyclones, hazardous weather, flooding, air quality, and human responses to these risks, among many other research areas.

The American Meteorological Society Award Nominations are Now Open!

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest March 26, 2019

The American Meteorological Society offers more than 30 distinguished awards highlighting the contributions of individuals, teams, and organizations toward advancing the weather, water, and climate community. I would like to invite and encourage all of you to consider nominating colleagues within NOAA and across the AMS community who you feel are deserving of these honors.…

Dr. Brad Johnson: AMS Early Career Leadership Academy

OWAQ NewsBy Kristina Kiest March 11, 2019

Bradford Johnson, Ph.D. is a meteorologist; subject matter expert on urban climate, GIS, and remote sensing and Program Strategist for National Earth System Prediction; and the OWAQ Subseasonal to Seasonal program. Since joining OWAQ in 2017, Brad has helped effectively sustain relationships with five federal agencies — U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Department of Energy,…