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CIRES Outstanding Performance Awards > 2014 Science and Engineering AwardsYelena Pichugina for her groundbreaking research focused on dynamic atmospheric processes at the heights of modern wind turbine rotors. Her work has revolutionized the measurement, characterization, and visualization of atmospheric phenomena, turbulence, and boundary layers—all of which are important for a growing wind energy industry. Ligia Bernardet for outstanding leadership to the Hurricane Task of the Developmental Testbed Center, which has enabled the growing use of NOAA’s Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model. Bernardet’s communication and advanced technical skills were instrumental in unifying code in support of a broad range of model users and partners. Carsten Warneke for coordinating and leading the instrumentation of NOAA’s WP-3D research aircraft for the very successful SENEX 2013 field study. Warneke’s own research on the roles of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere as well as knowledge gained from the SENEX project have profoundly influenced the way scientists think about air quality and climate change. 2014 Service AwardsPatrick Cullis for his stunning training and outreach videos. Cullis’ videos not only help CIRES achieve excellence in Earth science research through improved data collection, but they also foster public interest and awareness of our work. Brian Meyer and Jennifer Jencks for their innovative ideas and outstanding teamwork, which have resulted in the creation of a web interface that allows scientists across the world to easily access 30-plus years of foundational marine research data. Linda Pendergrass for her superb work planning, coordinating, and managing the many events hosted by CIRES. Pendergrass’ never-ending enthusiasm for helping CIRES put its best foot forward leaves CIRES members and our visiting colleagues excitedly awaiting the next workshop, meeting, and other event. |
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