> Over 20 STAR Scientists Honored with Dept. of Commerce 2008 Bronze Medal Honor Awards
Over 20 STAR Scientists Honored with Dept. of Commerce 2008 Bronze Medal Honor Awards
April 7, 2009 - On Tuesday, April 7, at the NOAA Honor Awards Ceremony in downtown Washington, D.C.,
over 20 STAR scientists received Bronze Medals honoring their work on three different
projects. Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA's new administrator, addressed the assembly, and praised the
work of the award winners.
For innovative uses of operational weather satellites to understand climate change
and to quantify trends in the global climate system:
Jeffrey Key
Andrew Heidinger
Ralph Ferraro
Thomas Smith
Mark Eakin
Kevin Gallo
For implementing processing systems that create Metop products and make
them available for assimilation into U.S. forecast systems in record time.
Sid-Ahmed Boukabara
Christopher Barnet
Mitchell Goldberg
Fuzhong Weng
Ralph Ferraro
Walter Wolf
Limin Zhao
Tom Schott
Awdhesh Sharma
Huan Meng
For developing NOAA's Strategic Satellite Plan to balance
requirements, observation capabilities, and resources.
Alfred M. Powell, Jr.
Michael Crison
Robert Kuligowski
Dan Tarpley
John Pereira
Ingrid Guch
David K. Hermrick
Larry Flynn
Fuzhong Weng
Laury Miller
Vanessa Griffin
Steve Goodman
Jim Yoe
Timothy Schmit
Limin Zhao, Steve Goodman, Larry Flynn, Ralph Ferraro, Huan Meng,
Bob Kuligowski (in back), Laury Miller, Awdhesh Sharma,
Al Powell, Thomas Smith, Mitch Goldberg, Sid Boukabara,
Chris Barnet and Fuzhong Weng
Jane Lubchenco, Thomas Smith, Ralph Ferraro, and Abigail Harper of NESDIS
Jane Lubchenco, Fuzhong Weng, Limin Zhao, Sid Boukabara,
Chris Barnet, Mitch Goldberg, Awdhesh Sharma, Ralph Ferraro,
Huan Meng, and Abigail Harper of NESDIS
Bob Kuligowski, Jane Lubchenco, Tim Schmit, Steve Goodman,
David Hermrick, Laury Miller, John Pereira, Vanessa Griffin, Fuzhong Weng,
Larry Flynn, Al Powell, Abigail Harper, and Jim Yoe
Ralph Ferraro & Chris Barnet Enjoying the Awards Reception
Fuzhong Weng & Steve Goodman
Al Powell, David Hermreck, Jim Yoe
Enjoying the Reception:
Tim Schmit, Larry Flynn, Fuzhong Weng, Steve Goodman, and Jim Yoe