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Dr. Louis W. Uccellini has made significant contributions to meteorology and environmental prediction. As the Director of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the National Weather Service's Office of Meteorology from 1994 to 1999, he played a pivotal role in advancing weather forecasting and environmental science. With an academic background from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and numerous prestigious awards, including the AMS Fellow and NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, Dr. Uccellini's work continues to influence operational meteorology and climate research.
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Keynote Address • Director of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) • Director of the National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Meteorology, 1994-1999 • Chief of the NCEP Meteorological Operations Division, 1989-1994 • Section Head, Mesoscale Analysis and Modeling Section, NASA/GSFC's Laboratory for Atmospheres, 1978-1989. • B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison • Numerous awards including the Maryland Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award (1981), the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1985), the American Meteorological Society's prestigious Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award (1985), and the National Weather Association's Research Achievement Awards for Significant Contributions to Operational Meteorology (1996), and Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award (2001), Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award (2006) • Elected AMS Fellow, 1987. Dr. Louis W. Uccellini