Our Team

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Hanne Mauriello

Director, CPAESS
Director, Scientific Partnerships and Services Center (SPS)
hanne@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Cindy Bruyère

Deputy Director, CPAESS
Deputy Director, Scientific Partnerships and Services Center (SPS)
bruyerec@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

Tracey Baldwin

Tracey Baldwin

Assistant Director, CPAESS
Assistant Director, Scientific Partnerships and Services Center (SPS)
tracey@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Joshua Neidigh

SPS-BSS Manager of Business Administration
jwneidigh@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Kim Agado

Administrative Assistant III
kimagado@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

Joshua Alland

Joshua Alland

Scientist V
jalland@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL

David Allen

David Allen

Prog Spec IV
allend@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)

Silver Spring, MD

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Jason Alvich

Soft Eng/Prog III
alvichja@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Alexandria Andonian

Scientist III
aandonian@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL 

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Jim Applegate

CPAESS / NHC Web Developer III
japplegate@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Boulder, CO 

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Lixion Avila

Casual - Admin/Cler III
lavila@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL

Neah Baechler

Neah Baechler

Scientist III
nbaechler@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Portland, OR

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Lauren Balotin

CPAESS Program Specialist II - Communications Coordinator
lbalotin@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)
Endalkachew Bekele

Endalkachew Bekele

Scientist V
ebekele@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC)

College Park, MD

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David Benson

Prog Spec III
dbenson3@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Silver Spring, MD

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Miguel Bernardez

CPAESS Postdoctoral Researcher
miguelb@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
Genie Bey

Genie Bey

Prog Spec II
geniebey@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Silver Spring, MD

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Wes Bonelli

Soft Eng/Prog III
wbonelli@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Roanoke, VA

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William Booth

Scientist V
williamb@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Raleigh, NC

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Allie Brannan

Scientist III
albrannan@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Norman, OK 

Alyssa Cannistraci

Alyssa Cannistraci

CPAESS Program Specialist II
alyssacann@ucar.edu
US CLIVAR Project Office

Knoxville, TN

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Levin Carn

CPAESS Deputy IT Manager
lcarn@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Sean Casey

Scientist V
scasey@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Miami, FL

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Amanda Catron

Prog Spec II
acatron@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Ashburn, VA

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Tanya Chaisitti

Budget Analyst II
tanyac@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

Akio Correll

Akio Correll

Educational Designer III
acorrell@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Denver, CO

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Luis Cortes-Hernandez

Prog Spec II
lchernandez@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL

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Rebecca Cribelli

Admin Assistant II
rcribelli@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Julie Cross

Budget Analyst III
jcross@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO 

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Donna Cummings

Budget Analyst I
donnac@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO 

Shiv Das

Shiv Das

Prog Spec III
shivdas@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Silver Spring, MD

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Eliza Dawson

NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
ejdawson@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Kate Dean

Kate Dean

CPAESS Educational Designer I
katedean@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Philadelphia, PA 

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Clara Deck

Writer/Editor II
cdeck@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Silver Spring, MD

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Mouhamed El Mamoune Dieye

Scientific Visitor
mdieye@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC)

College Park, MD 

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Raphael Dussin

Scientist V
dussin@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Aissatou Faye

CPAESS Visiting Scientist
afaye@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC)

College Park, MD

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Elena Fernandez

2025 WINGS Dissertation Fellow
efernandez@ucar.edu
NOAA WPO WINGS Fellowship
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Bryan Flynt

Soft Eng/Prog IV
bflynt@ucar.edu
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Denver, CO

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Brandon Gertz

CPAESS Program Specialist II - Communications
bgertz@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Trey Gillespie

Trey Gillespie

Scientist III
treysong@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration
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Kaity Goldsmith

CPAESS Program Specialist IV
kgoldsmith@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)

Silver Spring, MD

Alison Gregory

Alison Gregory

CPAESS Program Specialist III - Community Engagement
agregory@ucar.edu
NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)

Boulder, CO 

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Rachel Gulbraa

Writer/Editor III
rgulbraa@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Silver Spring, MD

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Jessica Gwinn

CPAESS Program Specialist III
jgwinn@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Washington, DC

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Rebekah Haban

Budget Analyst II
rhaban@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Lily Hahn

NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
lchahn@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Heather Heenehan

Heather Heenehan

CPAESS Program Specialist II - Education & Outreach Specialist
hheenehan@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)

Stratford, CT

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Dom Heinzeller

Computational Scientist VI
heinzell@ucar.edu
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Boulder, CO

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Melissa Hiatt

CPAESS Web Developer II
mhiatt@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)

Spring Valley, CA 

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Lynne Hodge

Scientist I
lynneh@ucar.edu
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Baltimore, MD

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Luke Howard

2025 WINGS Dissertation Fellow
lhoward@ucar.edu
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Ango Hsu

Scientist V
angohsu@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Rockville, MD 

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Robert Jarolim

Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
rjarolim@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Zorana Jelenak

Scientist VI
zjelenak@ucar.edu
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informational Service (NESDIS)

College Park, MD

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Alyssa Johnson

CPAESS Program Specialist II
alyssaj@ucar.edu
US CLIVAR Project Office

Nederland, CO

Benjamin Johnston

Benjamin Johnston

Scientist IV
bjohnston@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Boulder, CO

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Kim Klockow McClain

Senior Scientist
klockow@ucar.edu
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Heather Koch

CPAESS Lead HR Administrator
hkoch@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Sunil Kumar

Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
sunilk@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
Joel Lampe

Joel Lampe

Administrator I
joell@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Alyse Larkin-Swartout

Prog Spec III
alarkin@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)

Costa Mesa, CA 

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Alice Lau

CPAESS Program Specialist II - One Health Coordinator
alicelau@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

San Jose, CA 

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Yaowei Li

2024 NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
yaoweili@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Murali Nageswara Rao Malasala

Murali Nageswara Rao Malasala

Scientist II
murali@ucar.edu
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

College Park, MD

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Ashley Marranzino

Scientist III
amarranzino@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Silver Spring, MD

Jessica Martinez

Jessica Martinez

Mtg Planner II
jessicam@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

Prateek Mayank

Prateek Mayank

2024 Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
pmayank@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Natasha McCracken

CPAESS Web Developer III
nmccracken@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Clarksville, TN

James McCreight

James McCreight

Soft Eng/Prog III
jamesmcc@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Boulder, CO

Alex Meyer

Alex Meyer

Graphic Artist II
alexmeyer@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

John Michalakes

John Michalakes

CPAESS Software Engineer IV (Casual)
michalak@ucar.edu
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
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Nicole Miller

CPAESS Program Specialist III
nmiller@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

St. Augustine, FL

Matthew Morin

Matthew Morin

Computational Scientist III
mmorin@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Mike Mueller

Scientist V
mikemueller@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Boulder, CO

Dawn Mullally

Dawn Mullally

Writer/Editor III
mullally@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Ram Nair

Computational Scientist VI
rnair@ucar.edu
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Broomfield, CO

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Connor Nelson

Scientist IV
cnelson@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Lees Summit, MO

Holly Olivarez

Holly Olivarez

NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
olivarez@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Mike Patterson

CLIVAR Project Director
mpatters@ucar.edu
US CLIVAR Project Office

Washington, DC

Maggie Costley

Maggie Payeur

Event Planning Lead
mcostley@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Andrew Penny

Scientist V
abpenny@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL

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Kaitlin Pereira

2025 WINGS Dissertation Fellow
kaitlinp@ucar.edu
NOAA WPO WINGS Fellowship
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Jean Phillips

CPAESS Writer/Editor II (Casual)
jphillips@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Middleton, WI

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Brooklyn Poutra

CPAESS Program Specialist I
bpoutra@ucar.edu
US Carbon Cycle Science Program

Austin, TX

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Nina Pruzinsky

CPAESS Program Specialist II - Grants Coordinator
npruzinsky@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration
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Alexandra Puritz

Prog Spec III
ajpuritz@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)

Silver Spring, MD

Christa Rabenold

Christa Rabenold

Writer/Editor III
rabenold@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Silver Spring, MD

Ronnie Rattanasriampaipong

Ronnie Rattanasriampaipong

NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
rrattan@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Gloria Recalde

Scientist II
gloriarc@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC)

College Park, MD

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Michael Reno

Soft Eng/Prog III
mreno@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Raleigh, NC

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Christopher Ridener

Scientist III
cridener@ucar.edu
NOAA Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP)

Littleton, CO

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Scott Robinson

Travel Coordinator Lead
srobin@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Taylor Roper

CPAESS Software Engineer II
troper@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Denver, CO 

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Emily Rountree

CPAESS Program Specialist II
erountree@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO)

Prairie Village, KS

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Michele Seidorf

CPAESS Program Specialist II
mseidorf@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Tarah Sharon

Scientist V
tsharon@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Miami, FL

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Anna Shlyaeva

Computational Scientist VI
annash@ucar.edu
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
Bohar Singh

Bohar Singh

Scientist III
bsingh5@ucar.edu
NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC)
Tania Sizer

Tania Sizer

Web Developer III
tsizer@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Boulder, CO

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Melissa Smuck

CPAESS Program Specialist III
msmuck@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)
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Seubson Soisuvarn

Scientist IV
seubsons@ucar.edu
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informational Service (NESDIS)

College Park, MD

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Morgan Stores

Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
mstores@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
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David Stuebing

Administrator I
dstuebing@ucar.edu
CPAESS Business Office

Virginia Beach, VA

Kathy Tedesco

Kathy Tedesco

GOMO Program Manager
tedesco@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)

Boulder, CO

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Gerardo Toro-Farmer

Scientist V
gtorofarmer@ucar.edu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Sarasota, FL

Ben Trabing

Ben Trabing

Scientist III
trabing@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Fort Collins, CO

Marcela Ulate

Marcela Ulate

Scientist IV
marcela@ucar.edu
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Monterey, CA

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Hans Vahlenkamp

Soft Eng/Prog III
hnv@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Panagiotis Velissariou

Scientist III
velissariou@ucar.edu
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Baton Rouge, LA

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Andres Vidal Urbina

CPAESS Software Engineer III
avidal@ucar.edu
NOAA Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP)

Monroe, NC

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He Wang

Scientist V
hewang@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Ann Arbor, MI

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Danielle Warren

Scientist III
daniellew@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Chad Weisshaar

Chad Weisshaar

Soft Eng/Prog III
weisshaar@ucar.edu
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Denver, CO

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Jeffrey Whitaker

Scientist V - CAS
whitaker@ucar.edu
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
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Michelle Whitman

CPAESS Web Developer II
mwhitman@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Exploration

Clarksville, TN 

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Liza Wright Fairbanks

CPAESS Program Specialist III
lwfairbanks@ucar.edu
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)

Washington, DC 

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Baoqiang Xiang

Scientist V
baoqiang@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
Waqar Younas

Waqar Younas

Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
myounas@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Liping Zhang

Scientist VI
lipingz@ucar.edu
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

Princeton, NJ

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Yang Zhang

Postdoc Fellow II
yangzhang@ucar.edu
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships
Ann-Christine Zinkann

Ann-Christine Zinkann

Prog Spec III
zinkann@ucar.edu
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO)

Silver Spring, MD