Eugenia Kalnay#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| 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 |
Eugenia Kalnay passed away August 14, 2024.
Positions Held
- 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
- Predictability and ensemble forecasting
- Numerical weather prediction
- Climate change and sustainability
- Coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling
- Data assimilation
Honours and Awards
- 2023 The Jagadish Shukla Earth System Predictability Prize by the Americal Meteorological Society, "for contributions to Earth system predictability through the development of data assimilation techniques with profound leadership and vision in the creation of the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis"
- 2019 Roger Revelle Medal by the American Geophysical Union
- 2015 Eugenia Kalnay Symposium, American Meteorological Society
- 2015 Honorary Member Award by the American Meteorological Society
- 2015 Joanne Simpson Mentorship Award by the American Meteorological Society
- 2012 Lorenz Lecturer
- 2009 54th International Meteorological Organization Prize
- 2008 First Eugenia Brin Professorship in Data Assimilation
- 2001 Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland
- 1996 Member of the National Academy of Engineering
- 1998 Robert E. Lowry endowed chair in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
- 1997 Dept of Commerce Gold Medal for Reanalysis Project
- 1996 Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award
- 1995 American Meteorological Society Jule G. Charney Award
- 1993 Dept of Commerce Gold Medal awarded to the Development Division (EMC)
- 1990 Department of Commerce Silver Medal for outstanding leadership
- 1982 Fellow of American Meteorological Society
- 1981 NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
