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ast month, this column discussed the leadership The AMS President serves as chair of the Council, that has been provided by the AMS Council and and provides overall leadership for the Society. His L the AMS Executive Committee in setting a path for or her term begins with a year as president-elect, the Society to maintain and strengthen its support for allowing a year of preparation before the presidential the community despite the tough economic situation year. For continuity, each president serves two ad- the Society finds itself in this year. Our community is ditional years as part of the governance, with specific blessed to have dedicated and very capable volunteers leadership roles carved out for the first and second who are willing to step up to the challenge of leading past-presidents in the Society’s awards procedures. the Society and chart its direction to best serve this The four individuals in the presidential rotation serv- community. It is now time for all voting members of ing on the Council, plus two Councilors elected by the AMS to decide who will join the governance of the Council to represent them, make up the AMS the Society to continue meeting that challenge. This Executive Committee. The Executive Committee issue includes more information on the candidates provides direct guidance and oversight to the staff in for president-elect and Council running in this year’s the execution of the priorities and policies established election. by the Council. I was reminded recently that not all members Given the important role of the Council in deter- understand the governance of the Society and the mining the Society’s future directions, there is always critically important role played by those volunteers an emphasis on having its membership reflect the elected by the membership to serve on the AMS membership of the Society itself. The Nominating Council. It is worth taking a little time to remind ev- Committee and Executive Committee strive to create eryone of the structure of the Society. Simply put, the a ballot offering balance and diversity in a number of AMS Council is the voice of the Society, and oversees ways, including discipline, gender, race, and professional all AMS programs and initiatives. All policies of the sector. In addition, the AMS Constitution calls for the Society are set by the Council, and the priorities es- Council to appoint one Council member each year, tablished by the Council govern the way resources are and that selection is used to achieve balance where utilized across the many programs and initiatives of the needed. Society. The Council oversees the volunteer structure, For many years, the Council ballot each fall had appointing the leaders of the six Commissions of the eight candidates, from which four were elected. Even AMS within which more than a thousand volunteers with a diverse set of candidates, there was no guar- serve on more than one hundred separate boards and antee that appropriate forms of balance would be committees. The Society’s journals, meetings, certifica- reflected in the elected Council, and historically, the tion programs, student programs, awards, statements, Council has had an underrepresentation of individuals and so many other activities are all guided by Council associated with the private sector. With the amend- directive. The three years of service provided by those ments to the AMS Constitution that were approved elected to the Council (with one-third of the full body by the membership last year, this situation can now elected each year) are extremely meaningful, and each be addressed through the ballot structure, and this Councilor leaves a mark on the future of the Society year a new ballot structure has been implemented. through his or her leadership. Instead of eight candidates, there are nine, with three

PB | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1233 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC each identified as being associated with the academic, Weather Service—leaving a vacancy on the Council. government, and private sectors based on their cur- The AMS Constitution has provisions for dealing with rent professional positions. Members will be asked to this situation (which comes up in some form about choose one candidate from each sector group and an once or twice per decade), calling for the candidate additional candidate from any group. The candidate who receives the next-highest number of votes after with the highest vote count in each sector group will the four regularly elected Council members to be be elected, along with the candidate with the most elected for a short term to complete the term of the votes after those three. vacancy. Therefore, whoever comes in fifth place in It is not always easy to categorize many of our this fall’s election will be elected to the Council for a members in terms of their professional sector, and one-year term. in fact, the Council benefits greatly from members The election process is open right now. Please take whose career path spans sectors (just as it benefits the time to review the bios and statements of this from those whose work spans disciplines). This new year’s candidates that are included in this issue and log ballot structure will ensure, however, that at least one into the AMS website (http://ametsoc.org/) to cast Council member elected this year will be affiliated your votes for those you feel will best lead the Society. with the academic, government, and private sectors. I should also mention that we have a special case in this year’s election. Earlier this year, past- president Louis Uccellini needed to step down from the Council due to his professional commitments Keith L. Seitter, CCM as he assumed the role of director of the National Executive Director

ABOUT OUR MEMBERS

After 33 years of forecasting the weather on-air, Bob Ryan said he plans to remain active, writing and Ryan retired in May from WJLA in Washington, D.C. blogging about the weather. He may also appear on Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in physics and a mas- WJLA as a “fill-in” forecaster but has ruled out join- ter’s degree in atmospheric science from the Univer- ing another local station. sity at Albany. He worked as an atmospheric researcher at Arthur D. Little Inc., and Rear Admiral David W. Titley was appointed as a then became a meteorolo- faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral gist at WCVB-TV in Boston Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. Titley before working at The Today will serve as senior scientist and director of a new Show. Ryan went on to join center being formed on weather and climate risk NBC affiliate WRC-TV in solutions in the Department of Meteorology. Washington, and served as As director of the center, Titley is responsible for chief meteorologist from forging a pathway for research, development, com- 1980 to 2010, after which he munications, and learn- Bob Ryan moved on to WJLA. ing at the intersection of Ryan is a past president business and weather and of the AMS, the first and only president to have climate risk. worked in broadcast weather. He wrote and published In addition to serving as the Weatherwise Almanac, an annual meteorology a naval officer for 32 years, almanac that detailed weather events of the year. his career has included du- “He’s not just an on-air personality, he’s a scien- ties as oceanographer and tist,” comments Fred Ryan (no relation), the president navigator of the U.S. Navy and chief operating officer of Allbritton Communica- and deputy assistant chief of tions, WJLA’s parent company. “He’s an iconic figure naval operations for infor- in weather circles.” mation dominance. While David W. Titley

1234 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1235 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC serving in the Pentagon, Titley initiated and led the NOAA Administrator’s Award in 1985. In October U.S. Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change. After 2007, Crawford was named a “Water Pioneer” by the retiring from the navy, he served as the deputy un- Oklahoma Water Resources Board for noteworthy dersecretary of commerce for operations—the chief contributions in the management and conservation operating officer position at NOAA. of Oklahoma’s water. He has also given numerous Titley holds a bachelor of science degree in meteo- invited lectures to international audiences in the rology from The Pennsylvania State University and a People’s Republic of China, Korea, Canada, Italy, master of science degree in meteorology and physical and Morocco, as well as at many locations in eastern oceanography and a doctorate in meteorology, both Australia. from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He was elected a Fellow of AMS in 2009 and holds an honorary doctorate from the University Professor of geography, research meteorologist of Alaska, Fairbanks. and AMS President J. Marshall Shepherd has been appointed the inaugural Athletic Association Professor in the Social Sciences at the University Ken Crawford, former Regents’ Professor of Meteo- of Georgia (UGA). The rology at the University of Oklahoma (OU), received special appointment was the Order of Civil Merit from the Republic of Korea made by the Board of Re- in a ceremony in May. The award, also known as the gents at their May 2013 Dongbaek Medal, is the primary series of honors for meeting and became ef- Korean civilians. The award was given to Crawford fective immediately. for his meritorious contribution to the development of Director of the UGA the nation and society through improving the quality Atmospheric Sciences Pro- of the meteorological services. gram and a professor in the Crawford served as the vice administrator of the Franklin College of Arts Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) be- and Sciences Department tween August 2009 and February 2013. Prior to his of Geography, Shepherd time in Korea, Crawford spent 20 years as a senior joined the university faculty faculty member in OU’s School of Meteorology. In in 2006 after 12 years as a his role as vice administrator, Crawford was charged research meteorologist in with advancing the meteorological capabilities of the Earth-Sun Exploration J. Marshall Shepherd the KMA. Division at NASA’s God- During his tenure with NOAA, Crawford served dard Space Flight Center. 5 years as a research meteorologist for the National At UGA, he conducts research on weather and cli- Severe Storms Laboratory, 15 years as an operational mate systems using advanced satellites, experimental meteorologist, and 10 years as a senior field manager aircraft, radars, and computer models. The research for the NWS. In his last NWS position, he was the seeks to understand weather processes—such as Oklahoma area manager at the NWS Forecast Office thunderstorms, hurricanes and rainfall—and atmo- in Norman. spheric processes and relate them to current weather Crawford is a Fellow of AMS, served three years and climate change. as an AMS councilor, and was awarded the Cleveland “I am very grateful to the UGA Athletic Associa- Abbe Award in 2002. He is a longtime member of tion and honored to be selected for this professor- the National Weather Association (NWA); in that ship,” Shepherd comments. “The resources from the organization he held the title of national president professorship will support a synergistic study of how in 1988, served as councilor in 1990–91, and was urban landscapes and pollution modify temperature, named Member of the Year in 1991. Crawford also rainfall, storms, and flooding. The honor further is the past president of the American Association of solidifies UGA as a leader in urban weather–climate State Climatologists. He served for six years on the research and will enable new perspectives on how at- National Research Council’s NWS Modernization mospheric sciences affects policy, economics, health, Committee, and was awarded a Silver Medal from urban planning disaster response, water-supply plan- the U. S. Department of Commerce in 1988 and the ning, and agriculture.”

1234 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1235 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC MEET THE AMS

RICK BRANDT Technical Editor

ike many in the field, Rick Brandt’s interest in the 24-hour forecast while the lead forecasters worked meteorology began at a young age when his on forecasts for 24–48 hours, 3–5 days, and 6–10 days. L fourth-grade teacher gave an assignment to record There were also daily weather briefings in which the daily high and low temperatures, sky conditions, and forecasters, science directors, and other participants precipitation based on the evening news report. He discussed current and forecasted conditions and the later joined the Meteorology Club in possibility of using additional data- high school. gathering methods. “Along the way, I also became inter- Relocating to Arizona allowed ested in grammar and writing, begin- Rick to experience the physical en- ning with the dreaded diagramming vironment and culture of the South- of sentences,” Rick remembers. “Little west, which always fascinated him, did I know that the opportunity to and he met many diverse and interest- combine my two interests would later ing people, including his future wife, present itself at the AMS.” Sarah. In addition, he gained expe- Rick attended California University rience in writing and publications of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate via the Southwest Climate Outlook, studies. He started forecasting in the several white papers, and the local newly formed Cal U Weather Center running club’s newsletter. and also became fascinated with re- Upon graduation in 2006, the gional phenomena. In graduate school Brandts moved to the Boston area. at Texas Tech University, he studied For the next several years, Rick taught the dryline, went storm chasing, and meteorology, climatology, and geog- forecasted during several deployments of the Wind raphy courses at Salem State College. He also gained Engineering Mobile Instrumented Tower Experi- contacts at publishers and wrote several chapters for ment. Rick also joined the student chapter of the AMS reference books. and was a student volunteer at the AMS Annual Meet- During the fall of 2009, a job announcement for a ing in Dallas in 1999. technical editor (TE) at the AMS caught his attention. While finishing his Master’s degree, he briefly “It was a great opportunity,” Rick says. “It could worked as a meteorological technician at Fort Hua- combine my interests in the atmospheric sciences, chuca, Arizona, before returning to Lubbock as a writing, and editing, and it would allow for more meteorologist intern with the National Weather evening and weekend time to spend time with my Service. Rick enjoyed his job but found that the world wife and our new daughter.” of rotating shifts was not for him. He decided take Rick is currently the lead technical editor for the another U-turn to study climatology at the University Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, but he also edits of Arizona. manuscripts and proofs for several of the Society’s “My doctoral research focused on the North journals. American monsoon system and wildland fires,” Rick “It’s interesting to work with authors from around explains. “I also had the opportunity to work as an the world who are at various stages of their publishing assistant forecaster for the North American Monsoon careers—from students submitting their first papers Experiment in 2004.” to leaders in the field,” Rick comments. For the experiment, Rick worked a five-day shift In addition to editing, Rick gives presentations for with two lead forecasters at the Tucson NWS office. the School Talks Organized by Research Meteorolo- He used surface and upper-air observations to write gists (STORM) program. summaries of the previous day, including precipita- “Following my own grade-school assignment, tion amount and pressure patterns. He also developed I hand out charts that allow the students to record

1236 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1237 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC weather data,” Rick explains. “I often find myself “Looking back at the path that led me to my cur- hoping that students are getting as much out of pre- rent TE role at AMS, I’m amazed at how the pieces sentations as I do.” came together,” Rick says. “I feel so fortunate to be An avid runner, Rick also enjoys joining other working with great people at a job that I enjoy and in AMS staff at local road races sporting the “Natural the field that grabbed my interest so long ago.” Disasters” team shirts. —Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid

AMS STATEMENT

CLIMATE SCIENCE IS CORE TO SCIENCE EDUCATION A Policy Statement of the American Meteorological Society (Adopted by the AMS Executive Committee on 23 May 2013)

The Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS) often with claims that it is either “uncertain” or developed in collaboration with 26 states and several “controversial.” They advocate the need for a special scientific organizations is a transformative set of approach to its teaching, such as added effort to guidelines for teaching science in the United States. balance perspectives. With this statement, the AMS For the first time, climate change is recommended as seeks to confirm the solid scientific foundation on a core concept for U.S. science curricula, including which climate change science rests, and to empha- an emphasis on anthropogenic or “human-caused” size that teaching approaches different from other effects. As an association of scientists and science- sciences are not warranted. Uncertainty is a natural based professionals, the American Meteorological component of all scientific endeavor. The existence Society (AMS) affirms the inclusion of climate change of uncertainty does not undermine the scientific in the NGSS. Climate change science is firmly rooted validity of climate change science; to the contrary, it in peer-reviewed scientific literature; as science, it is provides a sound example for broader instruction of as sound as other NGSS subjects such as earthquakes the scientific method. and the solar system. The preamble of the 2012 AMS Statement on Cli- SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY: The primary findings mate Change1 states of climate change science have been well established in the peer-reviewed science literature and replicated “This statement provides a brief overview of how and by numerous independent investigators and method- why global climate has changed over the past cen- ologies. Blue-ribbon panels of scientists convened by tury and will continue to change in the future. It is organizations such as the National Academy of Sci- based on the peer-reviewed scientific literature and ences have carried out formal evaluations of scientific is consistent with the vast weight of current scientific studies and provide a consensus opinion regarding understanding as expressed in assessments and re- climate change. Leading scientific organizations ports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate beyond the AMS (e.g., American Association for Change, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical the U.S. Global Change Research Program.” Union, and European Geophysical Union) have considered the state of the science and are in consensus Efforts to properly teach climate science are on the topic as well. There are small scientific differ- regularly challenged by those seeking to frame it as ences as research continues to refine the details, but somehow different from other scientific subjects, there is strong agreement on the primary findings and essentially no controversy with respect to them. Science is an enterprise that systematically ac- 1 See www.ametsoc.org/policy/2012climatechange.html quires and organizes knowledge in the form of test-

1236 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1237 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC able explanations and verifiable predictions about educational communities may erroneously conclude the natural world. Despite differences in methods, all that such uncertainties render climate science unreli- activities we recognize as scientific share some com- able or in question. By contrast, the public consumes mon characteristics, principles, and values. Science is information daily that includes uncertainty. For ex- always based on observations and experimentation. ample, a forecast of an 80% chance of rain contains a Scientists insist on disclosure of hypotheses, obser- statement of uncertainty, but most people would grab vations, methods, and interpretation of the results an umbrella given that forecast. Aspects of climate through a process known as peer review, which pro- science such as the greenhouse effect, the flows of vides other scientists an opportunity to evaluate their solar and terrestrial radiation, and feedbacks are as methods and the logic that led to their conclusions. scientifically sound as gravity, the human genome, A published result may not be fully accepted until or orbital mechanics. other scientists further investigate the ideas through It falls on educators and policy makers to provide reanalysis of the original observations, taking new an environment, from elementary through graduate observations, repeating their experiments, or running school, that exposes students to the nature and mean- a numerical model—whatever it takes to test the idea. ing of science as well as the rich cache of scientific Because of the skeptical nature of scientists, new ideas knowledge. It is essential that educators instill in the are accepted very slowly and only after a great deal next generation the following: how and why science of scrutiny. In fact, what authority science achieves works; how it is self-correcting; the importance of is based on the openness by which scientific results evidence and the value of uncertainty; why through are presented for review, evaluation, and additional a series of stops, starts, and sidetracks it will move testing. Inclusion in a precollege science curriculum toward an explanation of reality; and why science should be limited to topics that meet these rigorous is the basis for many of society’s technological ad- standards, and climate change science as presented vancements. in the broad peer-reviewed literature has earned its Climate literacy in the next generation of U.S. place within the broader educational framework of citizens will ensure a firm foundation of knowledge the nation. and discourse as society faces decisions on how to best deal with a changing climate. The nationwide SCIENCE AND UNCERTAINTY: The 2012 adoption of the NGSS, with its inclusion of climate AMS Statement on Climate Change provides the con- change science in curricula, will help improve overall text for the current science of climate change and also climate literacy. conveys where there is uncertainty (e.g., in the role of melting permafrost in the rate of climate change). [This statement is considered in force until May 2017 Scientists acknowledge and work routinely within a unless superseded by a new statement issued by the framework of uncertainty. The broader public and AMS before this date.]

OBITUARIES

uri Ivanovich Marchuk was born in 1925 in the reactors that are still widely used in operational Orenburg region of Russia. Upon graduating practice. Of special importance in this work is the G from the Department of Mathematics and Me- treatment of radiative transfer. chanics at the Leningrad State University, he entered The results of his investigations GURI IVANOVICH the graduate program and in 1952 defended his Ph.D. were summarized in his 1956 MARCHUK thesis, which was titled “Dynamics of Large-Scale doctoral dissertation, “Numeri- 1925–2013 Meteorological Fields in the Baroclinic Atmosphere.” cal Methods for Computing From 1953 to 1962, he worked in the Institute of Nuclear Reactors,” and in a Physics and Energetics at Obninsk, first as labora- monograph under the same title. Between 1959 and tory director and later as chair of the Department 1961, Marchuk was among the members of a research of Mathematics. There, he proposed new methods team responsible for the development of principles for for the numerical modeling of the physics of nuclear ensuring the safety of industrial nuclear power plants.

1238 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1239 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC In 1961, he was awarded the Lenin prize for his scien- with N.I. Buleev in 1958, was formally devoted to the tific achievements in the field of nuclear reactors. In study of the influence function for various meteoro- 1962, he was elected a corresponding member of the logical parameters in determining the distribution USSR Academy of Sciences, and in 1968 he became of geopotential, temperature tendency, and vertical a full member of the academy. motion. This study introduced an efficient method Marchuk was an author of some 350 scientific for solving the three-dimensional quasigeostrophic works, including 25 monographs. These works ad- equations, which became the basis of the prognos- dressed the development and study tic scheme for short-term weather of efficient algorithms in numerical forecasts at the Hydrometeorological mathematics, computational methods Service of the USSR for many years. for nuclear reactors, mathematical In this study, the authors formulated modeling addressing problems of en- an equation for the conservation of vironment, immunology, and topics a quantity essentially equivalent to in informatics and computer science. quasigeostrophic pseudopotential In the field of numerical math- vorticity, from which they computed ematics, Marchuk made many impor- the geopotential tendency using an tant contributions to the development analytical Green’s function technique of finite-differencing schemes. He to invert the three-dimensional el- developed many efficient schemes for liptic operator. the classes of equations that arise in By the 1950s it had become ap- the theory of nuclear reactors, and he parent that the main problem in proposed a technique for construct- numerical weather prediction was ing finite-difference schemes on the the instability of the climate-system basis of integral identities that has Guri Ivanovich Marchuk trajectory with respect to small per- been further developed by both Rus- turbations in initial data and external sian and foreign scientists. Together with his former forcings, which renders solutions of the governing students, he developed a number of differencing equations unstable in the Lyapunov sense, and and variational-differencing schemes to address therefore unstable with respect to perturbations in problems of mathematical physics. Among his most the terms on the right-hand side. It follows that to notable contributions was the development of split- improve forecast skill, it is necessary to revert to the ting methods and perturbation algorithms based on full primitive equations involving diabatic heating, adjoint equations, as well as novel numerical methods even for short-term weather prediction models. In of linear algebra. Based on adjoint equations and the early 1960s, Marchuk turned his attention to perturbation algorithms, he elaborated principles for this problem, starting with his paper, “A Theoretical constructing efficient small-group models of nuclear Model for Weather Prediction,” published in 1964 in reactors. He also made important contributions to Doklady of the USSR Academy of Sciences. This study numerical weather prediction and to the development described a model based on the primitive equations of atmospheric general circulation models used in in (x, y, p) coordinates that includes radiative transfer simulating the behavior of the climate system. and moist processes. In the finite-difference algo- The main thrust of Marchuk’s work in atmo- rithm used to solve the equations, the terms involving spheric dynamics was to devise efficient methods physical processes and the advection terms are split for solving systems of equations based on various into separate equations that are solved in successive approximations of the primitive equations. Most of time steps. the methods that he and his colleagues developed Marchuk’s mathematical analysis of the system have been incorporated into the codes of numerical of equations used in short-term weather prediction weather prediction models used operationally by includes consideration of the existence of solutions of the Hydrometeorological Service of the USSR and in the differential problem, the degree of approximation atmospheric general circulation models and climate and stability of the finite-difference solutions, and the models. convergence properties of finite-difference solutions The first study in this series, “On the Dynamics to the exact solution in various prescribed functional of Large-Scale Atmospheric Processes,” coauthored spaces. This pioneering line of investigation, which

1238 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1239 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC is now called “mathematical geophysical hydrody- transport and diffusion of pollutants enabled him to namics,” was launched with the paper of Marchuk formulate and efficiently solve the problem of optimal and Demidov titled, “Theorem of the Existence of siting of industrial plants to minimize pollution in a Solution of the Problem of Short-Term Weather prescribed ecological zones. Forecasting,” which proved the existence of a solution In 1962, Marchuk was invited to join the Sibe- to a simplified version of the governing equations in rian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He which diabatic heating and the horizontal and verti- was authorized to use the Computing Center of the cal diffusion of heat are neglected. It was not until Institute of Mathematics of the USSR Academy of fairly recently that most of the set of problems posed Sciences as a basis for organizing an independent re- by Marchuk can be considered to have been solved, search institution equipped with modern computer many of them by scientists whom Marchuk had per- facilities for advancing scientific and industrial sonally mentored. progress in Siberia. Under his direction, the Com- Marchuk also made seminal contributions to the puting Center launched intensive research projects mathematical modeling of the oceanic circulation. in important fields of computational mathematics His contributions in this area can be categorized and its applications to a number of contemporary as 1) investigations of correctness of the formula- problems in science and technology, including atmo- tion of the governing equations, 2) construction spheric and oceanic physics, the theory of radiative of efficient schemes for numerical solution of the transfer, geophysics, and continuum mechanics, as governing equations on the basis of splitting meth- well as computer technology and software support. ods, and 3) formulation and solution of direct and Within this framework, he organized a number inverse problems in ocean dynamics using adjoint of ongoing seminar series, topical conferences, equations. As a test bed for ocean models, he pro- and symposia. The institute that he directed soon moted a series of oceanographic field campaigns became the major scientific research center in com- under the umbrella of “sections,” which proved to putational mathematics in Siberia. be the most ambitious observational program in In his role as vice chairman and later as chair- support of climate research in the history of Rus- man of the Siberian Branch and vice president of the sian science. USSR Academy of Sciences, Marchuk developed an In applying the adjoint equations to geophysical extensive program aimed at extending basic and ap- fluid dynamics, Marchuk drew upon his experience plied research and training scientists. In 1986, he was working with linear operators in solving problems of elected president of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In neutron physics and satellite meteorology. His for- 1980, he founded the Department of Computational malism was based on the idea of quasilinearization, Mathematics in Moscow at the Presidium of the USSR which leads to nonuniqueness of the adjoint opera- Academy of Sciences, which was later renamed the tor. He employed an intuitive quasilinearization that Institute of Numerical Mathematics. is correct from a physical point of view with respect Marchuk will be known for novel and at times to Lagrangian coordinates. This approach could surprising applications of mathematics. In 1974, potentially be applied to a broad class of problems he became interested in the mathematical model- for which the adjoint equations satisfy the Lagrange ing of immune reactions in the human body in identity in the nonlinear case. An example is the response to viral and bacterial infections. He was diagnostic study, “Numerical the first to develop a system of Calculation of the Adjoint Prob- nonlinear differential equa- lem for Modeling the Thermal IN MEMORIAM tions with a delayed argument Interaction between the Atmo- GEORGE W. CRY that adequately describes these sphere and Ocean,” coauthored 1930–2013 processes. On the basis of this with Yu. N. Skiba in 1976. THEODORE F. FATHAUER and subsequent achievements Marchuk also attempted to 1946–2013 in mathematical immunology, model the environmental im- GLEN R. FREY Marchuk gained recognition as 1940–2013 pacts of industrial pollution. one of the founders of a prom- WAYNE MOUNT His idea of using the theory of ising new branch of applied 1927–2013 adjoint equations describing the mathematics, and the results

1240 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1241 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC of his immunological research are being extended with the story of his decision to treat (successfully, and widely used in medical practice. as it turned out) his own chronic lung inflammation Marchuk’s awards and honors included ap- on the basis of model-calculated data on the immune pointment as a foreign member of the Bulgarian, response to viral and bacterial infections. Despite his Czecho-Slovak, Finnish, Indian, Polish, and French many achievements and his stature in science and Academies of Sciences; honorary doctorates at the government, he was a humble and polite man. There Universities of Toulouse, Carlow, Dresden, Calcutta, is a story that residents of Obninsk defined a unit of Houston, Oregon State, and others; a Gold Medal politeness, the “guri,” in his honor, where the polite- for Services to Science and Humanity of the Czecho- ness of ordinary people is estimated to be on the order Slovak Academy of Sciences, a Silver Medal of the of 1 microguri. Marchuk was a lover of nature who Academy of Sciences of the French Institution, the enjoyed long walks and had a passion for fishing. His A. Karpinskiy Medal and Prize (Germany), and an family was an important part of his life. He and his Order of the Commander of Knights of the French wife were married for 62 years. Their three sons are Legion of Honor. He was an Honorary Member of all mathematicians with doctoral degrees, and they the AMS. have six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. All who knew Marchuk were impressed by his One of their granddaughters is now living in the enormous capacity for work and by the unfailing Silicon Valley in California with her husband and optimism that characterized his scientific, social, and three children. personal life. Marchuk’s close friends are familiar —Valentin P. Dymnikov and John M. Wallace

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1240 | AUGUST 2013 half-pageAMERICAN horizontal METEOROLOGICAL -- 6.5” SOCIETY x 4.5625” AUGUST 2013 | 1241 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC The 2013 candidates for AMS president-elect are Jennifer Alexander and Sandy MacDonald. This year’s candidates for AMS councilor are: Private sector—Heidi Cullen, Steve Hanna, Veronica Johnson Weems; Government—Ruby Leung, Michael Morgan, Louis Zuccarello; Academic—Dennis Lettenmaier, Brenda Philips, Wendy Schreiber-Abshire. A new ballot structure has been implemented for this year’s Councilor elections. Instead of eight candidates, there are nine, with three each identified as being associated with the academic, government, and private sectors based on their current professional positions. When voting, members should choose one candidate from each sector group and an additional candidate from any group. The candidate with the highest vote count in each sector group will be elected, along with the candidate with the most votes after those three. To help the membership select its leaders, the Society asked the candidates to answer the following question, “What do you see as the challenges facing the Society, and how would you address them if elected?” Following are their responses, along with a brief biographical sketch of each candidate.

AMS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

JENNIFER C. ALEXANDER t seems that no part of our Society or profession has gone untouched by the current fiscal challenges of our members’ respective nations—all of us are doing “more with less.” However, my experiences Iin meteorology over the last 20 years indicate that we are still incredibly relevant, and we owe it to those we support to continue JENNIFER C. ALEXANDER to provide our best. How do we provide not just more, but better,

Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer C. Alexander is with less? We innovate! the international security assistance force joint If elected, I will focus my term command chief meteorological officer in Kabul, on promoting innovation and Afghanistan. Alexander most recently served efficiencies. We are an organi- as the director, Commander’s Action Group, zation filled with extraordinary Dean of the Faculty, at the U.S. Air Force Acad- talent and brilliant minds, and emy. She has distinguished herself in a variety of leadership positions within the operations and I know, with your help, we can technology transition disciplines, and has served make real changes to ensure that in key positions in support of U.S. Air Force, we’re ready for our next 100 years U.S. Army, and joint operations. of service to society. Specifically, She has received a number of major awards I’d like to tap into our amazing and decorations, including the Meritorious local chapters, and use their Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the energy and enthusiasm to boost Air Force Commendation Medal with two our voice in our communities, oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Air Force Achieve- ment Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Merewether Award (best and generate actionable ideas to weather technical achievement), the Air Force Weather Agency Moorman maximize our positive impact Award member (Outstanding Specialized Weather Unit), and the Air Force on our profession. I also know Space Command Outstanding Specialized Weather Unit Award member. from experience that our many Alexander received her B.S. in atmospheric science from the University of dedicated volunteers have great Arizona (1992), her M.S. in meteorology from Texas A&M University (1996), suggestions for streamlining and her Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Utah (2004). Society operations, and I will, She has served on the AMS Council and Executive Committee, as well as on a number of AMS boards and committees, including the Board for Operational with the guidance and help of and Government Meteorologists; the Committee on Environmental Responsi- our AMS staff, incorporate as bility; the Local Chapter Affairs Committee; the Aviation, Range, and Aero- many of those outstanding ideas space Committee; and the Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee. She as possible. In today’s fiscal has also participated in a number of Student Conferences at the AMS Annual environment, even the smallest Meeting, making presentations on “Air Force Weather Opportunities.” of efficiencies may have a huge impact.

1242 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1243 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC So, my challenge to you, whether you vote for me or not: be thinking of ways to better our Society! We are already a highly respected, well-run, impactful organization, with a distinguished history and an exciting future. But we must always strive to be better. Thank you for this honor and amazing opportunity.

ALEXANDER E. “SANDY” MACDONALD he need for the best our AMS community can deliver has never been greater. In just the last year we have seen the devastation that storms such as Hurricane Sandy and the Moore tornado can bring. While we T deplore the destruction, we are justly proud of our progress in pre- ALEXANDER E. “SANDY” MACDONALD paring and protecting the public, something our entire community Dr. Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald is has had a role in. Together we bring director of NOAA’s Earth System Research the best science to the question Laboratory (ESRL) in Boulder, Colorado, and of our future climate, droughts, also the chief science advisor for NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) floods, and the planetary changes line office. Like many meteorologists, he be- driven by human causes. This came interested in weather as a child and has progress owes much to the unify- spent his career in the field. After obtaining ing effects of our Society. It unifies a degree in math and physics from Montana the academic, commercial, and State University, he started his professional government members, and it joins career as an officer and forecaster in the U.S. members of related disciplines such Air Force, and then earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in meteorology from the University as atmospheric, oceanic, and social of Utah. He started working for NOAA in sciences. My commitment to the the NWS Western Region Headquarters in Salt Lake City in 1973. When the members of the AMS is to build on Program for Regional Observing and Forecasting (PROFS) was established by the true strength of the Society as a NOAA Research in 1980, MacDonald became leader of its advanced weather unifying force while fostering the prediction development team. He subsequently served as the first director spirit of inclusion. of NOAA’s Forecast Systems Laboratory (1988) and later became the first I have always appreciated the director of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory. From 2006 to the end of 2012, he was the deputy assistant administrator of NOAA OAR while willingness of AMS members and serving as ESRL’s Director. leadership to embrace change. In Throughout his career, MacDonald has focused on advancing science and the mid-1980s, I and several others technology toward the improvement of services. His experience in the air went to the Society with a request force showed him not only the significance of weather forecasting, but also to create a new conference dedi- its many limitations. While developing his first weather prediction model at cated to the emerging interactive the University of Utah he became fascinated with the potential of comput- computing and display technology. ers and information technology to improve geophysical prediction. Under his The result has been a long-running leadership, PROFS and Forecast Systems Laboratory were able to contribute greatly to the modernization of the NWS. and extraordinarily successful MacDonald has been a leader in many important areas of research and de- branch of AMS, beginning with velopment. He has pushed for new observing technologies such as Unmanned the Interactive Information Pro- Aircraft Systems, and has published extensively in advanced weather prediction cessing Systems conference. This modeling. He has published important policy-relevant discussion of the dangers conference accelerated the role of of regional climate change. His invention of Science On a Sphere® (a display information technology in help- system exhibited in about 100 museums and other institutions around the ing operational weather, and at the world) educates people of all ages about our science. MacDonald’s many awards include a Service to America nomination, a same time was an engine for bring- Department of Commerce Gold Medal, and four Presidential Rank Awards. ing U.S. commercial companies He has been an active member of the AMS for more than 40 years and is a into the global weather informa- Fellow of the Society. tion system market. Later, as an

1242 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1243 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC AMS councilor and Executive Committee member, I fought to broaden our journals into areas of ocean and climate science that are so crucial to humankind’s future. Finally, in the late 1990s I was made chairman of a symposium called “Integrated Observing Systems.” After a couple of years of low attendance, I remember asking AMS Executive Director Ron McPherson if I could broaden the symposium to include assimilation of all types. The result is the vibrant symposium that is now called “Integrated Observing Systems and As- similation for Oceans, Atmosphere, and Land Surface.” In the last couple of years, I have worked through the AMS to find better ways to connect our growing commercial weather community with the AMS academic and government sectors. If I am elected President of the AMS, you can count on creativity and inclusiveness in the ongoing improvement of the Society. Education and diversity are important to me. I created Science On a Sphere to educate people around the world about our home planet. The most important kind of inclusiveness is to assure that everyone, including women, minorities, and young talent, have the full range of opportunity in our Society. The job before us is profoundly important. Decades of science, much of it fostered by the Society, have put us in a position to inform and warn people better than we imagined even a few years ago. Global satellite and in situ data, advanced numerical models, and the central role of scientific understanding have led to improved ability to protect people now and in the future. As President of the AMS, I would aggressively move the Society to play the extraordinary role that it can and should play in helping the people of the world. I would be honored to serve the Society in this role.

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HEIDI CULLEN (PRIVATE SECTOR) May 2012 AMS Policy Workshop report titled Earth Observations, Science, and Services for the 21st Century highlights one of the many important challenges facing the Society today—namely, the state A of our critical Earth observations infrastructure. As important as our power grid, communication networks, financial systems, high- ways, and waterworks are, Earth observations enable us to respond HEIDI CULLEN to changing weather and climate conditions on time scales span- Dr. Heidi Cullen serves as chief climatologist for Climate Central—a nonprofit science ning from minutes to decades and journalism organization headquartered beyond. Sadly, our Earth observa- in Princeton, New Jersey. She is a visiting tions, science, and services (Earth lecturer at Princeton University and a senior OSS) are in trouble. They have research fellow at the Wharton Risk Man- fallen victim to cost increases, agement and Decision Processes Center at technological glitches, changes in the University of Pennsylvania. Cullen is the Congressional and administration author of The Weather of the Future, published by HarperCollins. Before joining Climate Cen- priorities and—above all—a lack tral, Cullen served as The Weather Channel’s of adequate resources. This is one first on-air climate expert and helped create challenge facing the Society that I Forecast Earth, a weekly television series would like to focus on. focused on issues related to climate change One of the ways I would work and the environment. Prior to that, Cullen to address this challenge is to worked as a research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric continue to build new community Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. She received the NOAA Climate collaborations and strengthen our & Global Change Fellowship and spent two years at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society working to apply status as an international leader. long-range climate forecasts to the water-resources sector in Brazil and Having worked in the academic, Paraguay. Cullen also serves as a member of the NOAA Science Advisory private, and nonprofit sectors, I Board. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering would seek multidisciplinary co- from Columbia University and went on to receive a Ph.D. in climatology and ordination among the diverse ar- ocean–atmosphere dynamics at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of ray of professional organizations. Columbia University. Ultimately, our success depends upon an active, engaged, and strong Society capable of clearly articulating our relevance. I would be a strong advocate for new technologies to improve public access to weather information, including mobile phones, community-based data collection, advanced alerting systems, and social networks. We need to build the strongest possible weather, water, and climate enterprise. I care deeply about this institution as well as the science of meteorology and climatology. I am honored to be a candidate for AMS Council. If elected, I will actively push to further strengthen and connect this great institution, helping it to remain relevant to the community it serves and society at large.

1244 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1245 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC STEVEN R. HANNA (PRIVATE SECTOR) verywhere I look, I see meteorology intersecting with other disciplines. It is becoming increasingly dif- ficult to work just on a narrow topic. The AMS and its members should continue their efforts to broaden Etheir view at all stages of their education and careers, and actively develop relations with other fields that feed into meteorology or make use of the information provided by meteorologists. The latter includes that feared group—policymakers. The entire field of climate change is the most widely known example of this need to work collaboratively, with attention to providing the outputs STEVEN R. HANNA and interpretations that can be most easily understood and are of Dr. Steven R. Hanna is the president of Hanna most use to the policymakers. In Consultants, a Kennebunkport, Maine-based consulting company founded in 1997 that car- my own area of air quality studies, ries out meteorology and air quality-related I am currently participating in EPA studies for government and industrial clients. workshops where experts in emis- He is an adjunct associate professor in the sions, meteorology, dispersion, Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, monitoring, statistics, exposure, Massachusetts. Previously, he cofounded Sigma and health effects are brought to- Research Corporation in Lexington, Massachu- gether to discuss whether the SO setts, in 1985, was a principal meteorologist 2 with ERT in Concord, Massachusetts, from standard needs revision. 1981 to 1985, and was research meteorologist A second challenge is how to and acting director of the NOAA/ERL/ARL deal with the reality that live me- Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Lab teorologists are being gradually in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. From 1997 to 2001, he was also adjunct professor replaced with technology (e.g., at George Mason University, where he directed a DOD-sponsored research monitors with wireless signals group developing improved meteorological and diffusion models. He is a special- sent to computers, remote sound- ist in atmospheric turbulence and diffusion, in the analysis of meteorological ers, automated statistical pack- and air quality data, and in the development, evaluation, and application of air quality models. Current projects include development and evaluation of urban ages, WRF and CFD models doing dispersion models, analysis of meteorological and tracer concentration data everything, etc.). from DOD and DHS urban field experiments, planning and analysis of field My final challenge is how we experiments and development of improved dispersion models for large releases meteorologists and the AMS can of chlorine and ammonia, development of revisions to modules in AERMOD for deal with “outsourcing” of meteo- low wind dispersion, and enhancement of links between transport and disper- rological work to nonmeteorolo- sion, exposure and dose, and health modeling systems in urban neighborhoods. gists. I often see this in my small Hanna also consults and testifies on legal cases. Hanna is a Fellow of the AMS, the 1994 recipient of the Award for Out- consulting business, where large standing Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology, and the 2010 basic ordering agreement-type recipient of the Helmut Landsberg Award for contributions to applied meteo- projects sponsored by govern- rology and urban studies. He is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist. From ment agencies are usually won by 1988 to 1997, he was chief editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology. a large general-purpose company. The few work orders involving meteorological analysis are some- times assigned to nonmeteorologists with little or no experience in our area. I wish that the AMS could strengthen the CCM program and perhaps add other certifications so that they are more widely recognized and even built into work specifications, thus increasing the likelihood that meteorological work is given to meteorologists.

1246 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1247 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC VERONICA JOHNSON WEEMS (PRIVATE SECTOR) have been a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) as long as I can recall working in weather. The AMS is, and will always be, the steward for weather integrity. It is why I joined and why I I feel we need the AMS, now more than ever. The members of the AMS and extended family of our weather and climate community continue to face some very complex weather issues. We have an aging U.S. weather infrastructure and, as of recently, more financial strain. We are also dealing with a changing climate VERONICA JOHNSON WEEMS and the impact on agriculture and health worldwide. Finally, as Veronica Johnson Weems is a meteorologist with the News4 weather team in the leading organization promot- Washington, D.C. Her forecasts can be ing the communication of atmo- seen weekdays on News4 at 4 as well as on spheric, oceanic, and hydrological www.NBCWashington.com. She also hosts information, the AMS is chal- “News This Week,” a weekly 30-minute lenged with how to broadcast that news show that airs both on NBC4 and on information faster, particularly NBCWashington nonstop. after major weather events. To sup- Prior to joining News4 in 2000, Johnson Weems worked in Baltimore, both at WMAR port our weather and climate com- and WBFF, in New York at WABC, and at The munity and do our jobs effectively, Weather Channel. She has contributed to lo- our weather community must cal radio shows and programs on The Discovery Network. support the AMS as it supports us. Johnson Weems holds a degree in atmospheric science from the Univer- Government cuts before and sity of North Carolina at Asheville and is very active in her field. She is an during sequestration will leave AMS seal holder and served on the AMS board from 2005 until 2007. In 2011, our weather community having to she received the AMS Fellow Award, a prestigious award presented to only a few scientists each year. Johnson Weems has served on the Inaugural Board operate with less—from a possible of Enterprise Communication (including as its chair) and on the AMS Station gap in satellite coverage to less Scientist Group. She is currently serving on the AMS Board on Enterprise regular maintenance of the na- Communication Press Release Committee as cochair. In addition, she has tional radar network. In addition, served on the advisory board of Eyes on the Environment and on DC’s Joint furloughs and thin staff at some of Center Advisory Committee on Climate Change. the nation’s busiest weather offices In the community, Johnson Weems volunteers for several youth devel- will leave a great strain on the na- opment programs, such as EnvironMentors. She was honored by the New tion’s security and safety. York City Chapter of the NAACP as Black Journalist of the Year, and in 2006 received the Women’s Pioneer Award from the DC Female Firefighters. We have come a long way in discussing climate change over the last 25 years. In 1990, the In- tergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its report that acknowledged the issues and gave us a glimpse of its consequences. Now, in 2013, the U.S. Department of the Interior has formed a Climate Change Advisory Committee to provide sound science that will help inform policymakers. In fact, over the last 10 years, there have been numerous committees worldwide that have formed to help understand and communicate just about everything about climate change. Twitter, Utterli, 12 seconds, Brightkight, Jaiku, MySay, and many other forms of microblogging are fast becoming the favored sources of natural disaster updates and keeping people connected. Social media is here to stay, and those in the weather community must learn to use these tools to share critical information. As a broadcaster, I understand that need and will help facilitate new avenues of advancement. The job of the AMS is not necessarily to solve these issues, but they can provide venues for our weather community to learn, discuss, and share concerns. This to me is the biggest challenge of the AMS: identifying user needs and promoting the capabilities of the meteorological community.

1246 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1247 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC DENNIS P. LETTENMAIER (ACADEMIC) irst, I want to express my gratitude to AMS on behalf of the hydrologic community for welcoming hydrologists into AMS, including its journals (notably the Journal of Hydrometeorology, which provides a F “home” for papers that bridge between the hydrologic and atmospheric sciences), encouraging nomination of hydrologists for AMS awards, and inclusion of hydrologists in AMS governance. I nonetheless have serious concerns about both of the two central activities of AMS—journals and meetings. AMS journals now have a reputation of being expensive (to authors) and slow, and this cannot help but impact quality. An attempt at “fast response” articles hasn’t worked (at least so far)—the editors don’t seem to understand the meaning of “fast.” Why isn’t AMS publishing a Climate Research Letters, for instance, with three weeks to first review response, and recapture this area—which is central to the AMS mission? Meetings likewise need some new thinking. In my view, AMS needs to get DENNIS P. LETTENMAIER past the present Annual Meeting format, which is a collection of Dennis P. Lettenmaier is the Robert and Irene multiple conferences, in favor of Sylvester Professor of Civil and Environmental an integrated Annual Meeting that Engineering at the University of Washington. bridges across the atmospheric, hy- He received his B.S. in mechanical engineer- drology, and ocean sciences, while ing (summa cum laude) from the University of Washington in 1971, his M.S. in civil, mechani- playing to its strength of being a cal, and environmental engineering from the modest-sized scientific meeting George Washington University in 1973, and rather than a “convention.” While his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in I know that AMS views the Ameri- 1975. He joined the University of Washington can “X” Union (to which many faculty in 1976. In addition to his service at the AMS members also belong) as University of Washington, he spent a year as the “Evil Empire,” it should not be visiting scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA (1985–86) and was the program above looking at what the competi- manager of NASA’s Land Surface Hydrology tion is doing, and adopting the best Program at NASA Headquarters in 1997–98. aspects where there is an oppor- He is a member of AMS, as well as the tunity for improvement. None of American Geophysical Union (AGU), the American Water Resources Associa- this will be easy—AMS, along with tion, the European Geosciences Union, the American Society of Civil Engi- other academic publishers, is going neers (ASCE), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science to be forced to go to open-access (AAAS). He is a Fellow of AMS, as well as of AGU and AAAS. He was a recipi- publication, and this will require ent of ASCE’s Huber Research Prize in 1990 and AGU’s Hydrology Section Award in 2000. He was the AMS Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer in 2005, and restructuring its cost model. At the the AMS Robert E. Horton Lecturer in 2008. He was elected to the Interna- same time, meetings, and meeting tional Water Academy in 2002 and to the National Academy of Engineering in revenues, will be impacted by gov- 2010. He was the inaugural chief editor of AMS’s Journal of Hydrometeorology, a ernment travel restrictions, which position in which he served from 2000 to 2005. He is the author or coauthor may not go away any time soon. of more than 300 refereed journal articles. He is the immediate past-president All of this requires, in my view, of the AGU Hydrology Section, and has served on AGU’s Council as well as its some new thinking. AMS is a great Council Leadership Team. He has also served in numerous positions in international science organizations, such as the WCRP Global Energy and Water organization, but it cannot afford Experiment (GEWEX) and the Global Water System Project, and on many to sit by while the world passes it National Research Council and other review committees. by. If I’m elected to AMS Council, expect some stirring and shaking.

1248 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1249 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC RUBY LEUNG (GOVERNMENT) he human population has been increasingly exposed to hazards associated with weather and climate due to changes in human settlement and evolving weather and climate patterns toward higher likelihoods T of climate extremes. The weather and climate challenges that our society faces are expanding at a fast pace. To meet the challenges, we must build a stronger and deeper science foundation to transform our understanding and ability to predict weather and climate. The Ameri- can Meteorological Society has RUBY LEUNG the vision to “broaden the appreciation of the advances that have Dr. L. Ruby Leung is a laboratory fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory been made in the atmospheric (PNNL) and an affiliate scientist at the Nation- and related sciences and the value al Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). those advances can provide to the She is an international expert in regional nation and the world.” More than climate modeling and analysis and model- ever, we must reach out to other ing of the hydrological cycle. She leads the fields such as computational and regional climate modeling working group of mathematical sciences and other the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, which is a widely used community physical sciences and engineering atmospheric model. She has made significant fields to strengthen our foundation contributions to advancing the capabilities and develop new insights and capa- of this state-of-the-art model for regional bilities. Working in a multidisci- climate modeling. Her climate research has plinary national laboratory, I have provided important insights on climate change witnessed cross seeding of ideas effects on regional hydrological cycle, atmospheric circulation, and air quality from different fields that inspired in regions of complex terrain. Leung’s research interests are wide-ranging. new science questions and ignited Beside modeling and analysis of regional climate processes, she has also made important contributions to advancing understanding and modeling of land new research directions. Through surface processes and land–atmosphere interactions, mountain hydrometeo- my experience working across mul- rology, aerosol effects on regional climate, monsoon climate, and processes tiple government agencies, I have of water cycle extremes. also been inspired by achievements Leung has organized key workshops sponsored by the U.S. Department of made possible when government, Energy, the National Science Foundation, NOAA, and NASA, and served on academic, and private sectors work advisory panels and a National Research Council committee that define fu- together to put research into practi- ture directions and research priorities in climate modeling and hydroclimate research. She is an editor of the Journal of Hydrometeorology and an associate cal use. If I am elected a Councilor editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research—Atmospheres. of AMS, I would like to strengthen Leung received a B.S. in physics from the Chinese University of Hong the focus of the Society in its role to Kong and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Texas A&M encourage and provide opportuni- University. She is a Fellow of the AMS and the American Association for the ties for cross-disciplinary research Advancement of Science. She was a contributing author of the Intergovern- and education. We need to train mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report in 1996, 2001, and a next generation of researchers 2007. Leung has published more than 110 peer-reviewed journal articles and has been an invited speaker in many workshops and conferences. and educators with a strong disciplinary foundation as well as a broader appreciation of exciting new concepts and tools from other fields. The Society can also play key roles in promoting communication and collaborations among government, academic, and private sectors to bridge fundamental research and practical solutions to address the weather and climate challenges we face in the twenty-first century.

1248 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1249 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC MICHAEL C. MORGAN (GOVERNMENT) he AMS has advanced the atmospheric and related sciences communities through its broad portfolio of activities including science and technical meetings, publications, and educational and policy activities. T The challenges facing the AMS are in our being able to articulate continually to the public and policy makers the incredible progress in the fundamental understanding, technological advances, and the predictive capability our field has achieved over the last century, and the need to continue this progress with targeted investments. In addition, the AMS will be challenged to highlight the MICHAEL C. MORGAN potential impact of these skillful forecasts on our nation’s economic Michael C. Morgan is director for the Divi- well-being, engage and nurture an sion of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences increasingly diverse pool of tal- at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Since June 2010, he has been on an intergov- ented young scientists, and build ernmental personnel act assignment at NSF further relationships with profes- from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, sional societies of allied science where he is a professor in the Department of fields to ensure that the beneficial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. Morgan’s outcomes of federal investments research interests are on the analysis, diagnosis, in basic and applied atmospheric prediction, and predictability of midlatitude and science research are more fully tropical weather systems. He has authored and coauthored numerous refereed publications on realized. these topics in AMS publications, including Bulle- While the first two challenges tin of the American Meteorological Society, Monthly can be met by aggressive com- Weather Review, Weather Analysis and Forecasting, and Journal of the Atmospheric munications efforts and a rigorous Sciences. His recent work has focused on developing synoptic interpretations of quantification of the economic adjoint-derived forecast sensitivity fields. value of the weather and climate Morgan has competed in the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Con- enterprise, the last two require a test, finishing in first place in the graduate student division in 1991–92 and in the faculty/staff division in 2002–03. He has been chair of his department’s under- different approach. AMS confer- graduate program (2005–07, 2008–10) and chair of the Curriculum Committee ences serve as important venues of the College of Letters and Science at UW—Madison during the 2009–10 for sharing emerging atmospheric academic year. Morgan has served the AMS community as a member of the and related sciences research foci Board on Women and Minorities (2007–09) and on the AMS STAC Committee and the associated applications on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (2005–07). this research may have. AMS must While on sabbatical leave during the 2007–08 academic year, Morgan was foster stronger relationships with an AMS/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Congressional other relevant professional soci- Science Fellow. During his fellowship year, he worked in the office of U.S. Sena- tor Benjamin Cardin (MD) as a senior legislative fellow. His work in Senator eties—perhaps by holding joint Cardin’s office focused on energy and environment issues and was recognized in meetings on focused topics. Such a Congressional Record statement on 31 July 2008. Morgan served on the 2009 meetings would provide our stu- UCAR NCEP review panel reviewing NCEP’s EMC and NCO. dents a glimpse of the awesome Morgan received his S.B. (1988) and Ph.D. (1994) degrees from the Massa- connectedness the atmospheric chusetts Institute of Technology. sciences has with other fields. For early-career scientists, furthering these relationships provides solid opportunities to develop an inter- and transdisciplinary professional network that would support their successful participation in emerging cross-disciplinary opportunities. As a member of the AMS Council, I would work with the broad AMS membership, members of the various STACs, and others on the Council to ensure that the Society’s focus is on addressing the aforementioned challenges. I would be honored to serve on the AMS Council.

1250 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1251 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC BRENDA PHILIPS (ACADEMIC) am writing this statement just after the May 2013 tornadoes in Moore and El Reno. These events highlight the complexity of work facing the AMS. These two dramatically different, back-to-back tornadoes offer many I lessons for our community, including how building code policies impact outcomes; how access to sheltering options strongly influences public response; the importance of geographically specific forecasts and observations; how the professionalism and skill of our first responders and NWS forecasters save lives; and how, even in one of the nation’s most richly instrumented regions offering the best observations and forecast models, the warning messages issued do not always result in the most effective public response. None of these is- BRENDA PHILIPS sues can be addressed in academic or practitioner silos. They require a Brenda Philips is deputy director of CASA, deep understanding of the interplay an NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the between technology, policy, society, Atmosphere based at the University of Mas- and psychology if we are to create sachusetts Amherst with other academic and effective and actionable solutions practitioner partners. CASA has pioneered both for the short and long term. radar-based weather information systems Moore and El Reno are the most re- based on dense networks of X-band radars. cent examples, but there are similar Over the past 10 years, Philips has led CASA’s stories to be told for flooding, cli- end-user integration research thrust, a multi- mate, and public health. I advocate disciplinary group of academics and practitio- ners who study technical, social, and behav- that the complexity of weather and ioral issues related to severe weather warning climate warrants the use of test beds systems. Her research focuses on end-to-end analysis of warning systems, that mirror realistic implementa- bridging the gap between the technical system performance, forecaster, and tion scenarios and provide the most emergency manager decision-making and public response outcomes. effective way to confirm theory, A hallmark of CASA has been the creation of quasi-operational test beds evaluate current practice, test new involving networks of CASA radars providing high spatiotemporal resolution concepts, and collect empirical observations and forecasts to end users such as NWS forecasters, emergency managers, weather-sensitive industries, and the public. These end users evaluate data to build insights. Such test the system by making decisions with CASA data as severe weather occurs. Mov- beds should involve all parts of the ing the original CASA test bed from Oklahoma to the Dallas-Fort Worth me- weather enterprise as they provide troplex and doubling its size from four to eight radars was a project spearheaded a forcing function for the establish- by Philips. This test bed, to evaluate the benefits of a CASA system in a densely ment of stronger public–private populated urban environment, engages local groups, such as emergency manag- linkages and partnerships, leading ers and a regional development council, by making them not only stakeholders in to deeper mutual understanding, the data products but also participants in the ownership and operation of the radar network as part of a new multisector partnership model. In addition, the test cooperation, and evolution of roles. bed serves as a platform for ongoing research related to mesoscale observations The AMS should aggressively pro- and forecasts through CASA’s involvement in the National Mesonet Program. mote test beds for multisector and Philips is PI of several grants from the NSF Partnerships for Innovation multidisciplinary research and program, the NWS Office of Science and Technology, the North Central demonstrations through its com- Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council, and the National Mesonet Pro- mittees, conferences, journals, and gram, and was co-PI from 2007 to 2011 on CASA’s NWS Forecaster Evalua- advocacy. Test beds, linkages, and tion Project through NOAA Hazardous Weather Test Bed. public-private partnerships are not A longtime AMS member, she has served on the Ad Hoc AMS Committee on Nationwide Network of Networks, the Ad Hoc Committee on Uncer- new areas for the AMS; however tainty in Forecasts, and the Board on Enterprise Economic Development. their importance seems more criti- Philips is based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dept. of cal in responding to shifts in both Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has a BA (1981) and an MBA (1986) our global and political climate. If from Yale University, and is currently pursing a doctorate in resource eco- elected to the AMS council, I look nomics at the University of Massachusetts. She also has a part-time appoint- forward to bringing my experience, ment as senior research associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research perspectives, and passion to address in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State. these issues.

1250 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1251 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC WENDY SCHREIBER-ABSHIRE (ACADEMIC) he AMS is challenged to continuously evolve to maintain its relevance. As a longtime member I have witnessed an increased willingness to try “new things” to ensure the Society maintains its viability and T broadens its impact. As a member of Council I would work to encourage this trend. Recent successes include the addition of the Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise, the growth of the Student and Early Career Conferences, and dramatically evolving Society publications. If elected, the timing for my service on the Council would be fortuitous because as the incoming chair of the Membership committee I will actively work to address topics of importance to both the Council and membership—specifically, reexamining member services, WENDY SCHREIBER-ABSHIRE recruitment, and retention. I believe these topics are best ad- Wendy Schreiber-Abshire is a senior program manager and meteorologist at UCAR’s dressed by leveraging the pas- COMET Program, where she has participat- sion of all the volunteers spread ed in and led education and training endeav- throughout our 125+ commit- ors on a wide variety of geoscience topics tees, boards, and commissions, for over 20 years. Her foci include remote and by listening to both members sensing, hydrology, and climate topics. She and nonmembers alike. is also serving as the interim director of The AMS mission is to pro- UCAR’s SPARK Education Program. Her mote the development and dis- most recent service to the greater weather enterprise was as councilor, and then vice semination of information and president, of the National Weather As- education on the atmospheric sociation (2009–12). During her tenure and related oceanic and hydro- she devoted herself to the success of the logic sciences and the advance- NWA and worked on synergy between the NWA and AMS. She is also a ment of their professional appli- member of AGU. cations. The ongoing challenge, Schreiber-Abshire began her involvement with the AMS through the Metro- that I take very seriously, is to politan State student chapter, and she has been a member of the national AMS since 1982. She is a graduate of the University of Wyoming Atmospheric Science strive to make a great organiza- department, is a Fellow of the Society, and is currently serving as the chair-elect tion even better at these essential of the Membership Committee, cochair of the AMS 2015 Meeting, and a member activities. This requires constant of the Planning Commission. After several terms as officer in the Denver-Boul- evaluation of Society endeavors der Local Chapter, she is currently enjoying participating as a member. and is a key responsibility of Her prior service to the Society includes seven years on the Board on the AMS staff and leadership, Outreach and Pre-college education (four years as chair); cochair of the 86th including Council members. It Annual Meeting; and seven years on the Local Chapter Affairs committee (four years as chair). She is particularly proud of her roles leading to the establish- would be a tremendous honor to ment of the Beacons Program, AMS Chapters of the Year and chapter posters serve in this role as a part of the at Annual Meetings, creation of precollege AMS Chapters, and the authoring of AMS Council. I wholeheartedly the statement on the value of K–12 Earth science education. believe that the Society has great Schreiber-Abshire began her career contributing to atmospheric research purpose beyond the advance- through participation in groundbreaking field projects and peer-reviewed publi- ment of our exciting sciences. We cations centered on microbursts and convection initiation. Recently, she gained must ensure that our scientific insight to academic interests and challenges in our field through seven years of advancements benefit the public service on UCAR’s President’s Advisory Committee on University Relations (2005–11). Schreiber-Abshire further enriches her professional life through and serve decision makers and her role as an ombudsperson at UCAR, multiyear participation as a SOARS® the world for the betterment of Program mentor, and personal outreach to students of all ages through school all. If given the opportunity, I groups, Scouts, and AMS Student Conferences. am eager to participate in this service on your behalf.

1252 | AUGUST 2013 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AUGUST 2013 | 1253 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:26 PM UTC LOUIS V. ZUCCARELLO (GOVERNMENT) here are many challenges facing our nation that will have a profound impact on the future of the American Meteorological Society. Whether it is the economic and budgetary realities we face in the near term, the T devastating effects of significant weather events that have claimed lives and property, or the challenge of developing our future scientists and engineers, the Society must continue to develop and communicate a bold strategy to effectively address these issues throughout the meteorological community. The Society has an impressive record of success articulating these needs and challenges and then finding ways to satisfy them. There are three specific challenges that the AMS will need to address in the future: how do we leverage the strengths of a variety of meteorological agencies and organizations across the public and private sectors to maximize their effectiveness? How do we transition the innovative ideas and technologies from our educational institutions, private industry, and governmental agencies into operations? And, how do we continue to develop our next generation of meteorologists, engineers, and scientists to realize our future vision of a “weather-ready” nation? Our current economic situation requires that we work to leverage the best that each sector of our meteorological community brings to bear to improve our ability to address forecasting accuracy and timeliness, climatic variability and long-term planning, and meteorological re- LOUIS V. ZUCCARELLO search that benefits all aspects of our profession. The AMS must Colonel Louis V. Zuccarello is the Commander, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt Air Force continue to sponsor and encourage Base, Nebraska. He leads more than 1,400 meetings, conferences, and forums active duty, civil service, and contractors at 24 to allow this exchange to take place, locations around the world, providing central- but, in addition, must find creative ized weather products and services to air force, ways to virtually connect the vari- army, special operations, intelligence community, ous sectors to better share ideas and and other Department of Defense activities. He proposals and enact plans of action. executes a worldwide weather support mission Innovation is the key to taking that provides decision assistance to combat, re- connaissance, command and control, presidential good ideas and turning them into support, treaty verification, and airlift missions reality. The various sectors of our directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, theater, and meteorological community are con- major command commanders. tinuously working on innovative ways Zuccarello was commissioned in 1985 as a to solve problems. The AMS must distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program continue to foster an environment at The Pennsylvania State University. He has served in a variety of staff and of sharing of innovative ideas and operational assignments at the Joint Staff, Air Staff, Air Force Weather Agency, Air Force Personnel Center, HQ Air Weather Service, 100th Air Refueling Wing, technologies from each sector and and Air Force Global Weather Central. He has been awarded multiple military ensuring that we maximize their vis- decorations, including the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, ibility among all our membership and Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, National beyond. Individual institutions must Defense Service Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. be encouraged to both give and take Zuccarello received a B.S. in meteorology with high distinction (1985) and for the betterment of the entire com- an M.S. in meteorology (1994) from Penn State, an M.S. in military operational munity. The AMS has traditionally art and science (2000) from the Air University, and an M.S. in national resource strategy (2005) from the National Defense University. He has served as the been the forum for this most benefi- president of the Penn State branch of the AMS and as a member of local AMS cial exchange and must continue to chapters in Omaha and St. Louis. He is a member of the Air Force Association, be in the future. Military Officers Association of America, and the Penn State Alumni Association. The AMS has made incredible strides in the development of our next generation of meteorologists, engineers, and scientists. The number of educational opportunities, programs, and scholarships is incredible when compared to the offerings of just a couple of decades ago. The AMS must continue this commitment and invest resources in this area for years to come. The return on investment will continue to be impressive and of incalculable value to our community and the nation. I am honored to have been nominated to serve on the AMS Council and, if elected, will do everything I can to better the organization and support the people who make up this great community.

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