CPAESS serves the Earth system science community

A hearty welcome to our 2025 WINGS Ph.D. Dissertation Fellowship students! Learn about them and what they will be researching with the help of their NOAA mentors.

The annual Space Weather Workshop was another tremendous success enabling scientists from across the globe to learn from each other and collaborate.

CPAESS scientist Joshua Alland to be recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2025 National Hurricane Conference Awards.

CPAESS Staff recoginized by NOAA offices for their important teamwork and contributions.

UCAR | CPAESS Science Advisor Neil Jacobs has been nominated by President Trump to be the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere.

As a supervisor and program manager in GOMO’s Arctic Research Program, Allen has taken what he learned in the LEAD classroom into the field – to far-flung corners of the globe. 

In January 2025, NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) leadership approved and published its first ever Ocean Carbon Observing Science Plan. Find out more.

“Tropical cyclones are consequential and there are a lot of interesting problems related to data assimilation and their prediction,” says Joseph Knisely. 

Read about the Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) is NOAA’s prototype next generation prediction system that will support improved and more frequent forecasts for aviation, severe convective weather, heavy rain, and snowstorms over North America.

Fascinated by water, Potkay studied engineering and hydrology as an undergraduate and master’s student, and later, earth and planetary sciences as a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University.