Eugenia Kalnay#
| Membership Number: | 2013 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2000 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~ekalnay |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1999 Chair, Department of Meteorology, U. of Maryland
- 1998-1999 Robert E. Lowry Prof. of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
- 1987-1997 Director, Environmental Modeling Center, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
- 1983-1986 Branch Chief, NASA Goddard Glob. Mod. and Sim. Branch
- 1979-1983 Senior Research Meteorologist, NASA/GSFC
- 1977-1978 Associate Prof. of Meteorology, MIT
- 1971-1973 Assistant Prof. of Meteorology, Univ. of Montevideo, Uruguay
Fields of Scholarship
- Numerical weather prediction
- Data assimilation
- Predictability and ensemble forecasting
- Coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling
- Climate change and sustainability
Honours and Awards
- 54th International Meteorological Organization Prize (2009)
- First Eugenia Brin Professorship in Data Assimilation (2008)
- Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland (2001)
- Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea (2000)
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1996)
- Robert E. Lowry endowed chair in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma (1998)
- Dept of Commerce Gold Medal for Reanalysis Project.(1997)
- Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award (1996)
- American Meteorological Society Jule G. Charney Award (1995)
- Dept of Commerce Gold Medal awarded to the Development Division (EMC) (1993)
- Department of Commerce Silver Medal for outstanding leadership (1990)
- Fellow of American Meteorological Society (1982)
- NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1981)
