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Check out this NSSL feature story on the Warn on Forecast System (WoFS) to learn more about this revolutionary weather prediction model that is supporting National Weather Service forecasters with critical information between the weather watch and warning timeframes. NSSL scientists are working hard to transition this tool to operations at NWS to support their life saving mission. Click the link to see a full video describing the WoFS! https://lnkd.in/gyQsanpf

Dr. Amy McGovern, a professor and the director of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES) at OU, recently presented a talk, “Enabling US Leadership in Artificial Intelligence for Weather” during the National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. Read more: link.ou.edu/3wNczrY

No better day than today for my visit to the University of Oklahoma and a tour of the National Weather Center. There is currently a severe weather and tornado warning for this part of Oklahoma. I saw the NWC experts working hard to protect the lives of Oklahomans and other Americans who are in the path of this storm. The NWC is an extraordinary example of the importance of universities partnering with the federal government, state governments, and others in service to our nation. OU is the state's flagship university and home not only to the NWC, but an array of cutting-edge science and engineering programs and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Accelerating Research Translation (ART) project called InTRO – The Intensifying Translational Research in Oklahoma project.   Thank you Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, Carol L Silva, Michael Purcell, West Ann, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Michael Schade, J.D., CLP, Georgia Kosmopoulou, Angela M. Person, Benjamin Heddy, Pete Froslie, Jessica Cavin, Andrew Reader, Tamara Franklin, PK Imbrie, Michelle Dewees, and other OU research leaders for hosting me. I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about OU’s growing and diverse research endeavors, and the strategic research framework underpinning the University's success. I was also grateful for our discussion about COGR’s advocacy for sound, efficient, and effective research regulation. Learn more about: -OU Research: https://ou.edu/ouresearch -National Weather Center: https://www.ou.edu/nwc -InTRO:  https://lnkd.in/eTUS2MVx -OU Research leaders: https://lnkd.in/ezSj2Yeg

#OUResearch in the News: Drones are taking to the sky to further weather research! Scientists at the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration & Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research & Operations at the University of Oklahoma are utilizing drones to study, track, and predict severe weather. Learn more ⛈️ https://lnkd.in/gaHVWHqu

The CopterSonde "shark" gets some TV air time! CIWRO researchers Antonio R. Segalés and Tyler Bell talk to Stephen Nehrenz with News On 6 about getting a full picture of the atmosphere using cutting-edge high-resolution measurements. https://bit.ly/4de1aBJ

📣 🔊 We are hiring a Program Support Assistant position within the Office of Director at NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, OK. This position supports a variety of functions within the lab such as: purchasing, travel, time and attendance, and budget. Come work with a great organization focused on understanding severe weather! 🌪 ⚡ OAR NSSL-24-12377327-DE: https://lnkd.in/ghFVkDEn OAR NSSL-24-12377328-ST: https://lnkd.in/gXbVM-xZ

Happy #SafePlaceSelfie Day! When there's a tornado warning while we're at work, we know where to go! This is a seminar room -- an interior room on the first floor of the National Weather Center. Where is your safe place?

Rick Spinrad, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; Michael Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction; and Ajay Mehta, Radar Next program Director, toured OU’s ARRC - Advanced Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma alongside Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service, to learn more about the Horus phased array weather radar.

CIWRO's Rachel Miller talked to FOX Weather today about deploying mobile weather armadas for field campaigns like DELTA to investigate storms and their causes: "Storms don't always go perfectly over our existing network of weather stations." Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/3IiZ7OG

The University of Oklahoma recently welcomed Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, as well as other federal and agency partners, for a workshop on using extreme weather data to better understand trends and projections with an emphasis on ramifications to public safety and security. https://lnkd.in/g2FDCSVi