Michael Morgan
Expert on weather prediction, artificial intelligence used in environmental prediction, federal support for science, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences College of Letters and Science Work: 608-265-8159 — Home and cell phones available upon request mcmorgan@wisc.edu Twitter: @michaelcmorgan
Topics
- How forecasts are made from observations, to modeling (including the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning)
- NOAA and the US National Weather Service
- Federal support for STEM research
Achievements
- Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observations and Prediction (leadership position at NOAA, August 2022 - January 2025; (Presidential appointee/Senate confirmed)
- Former Division Director for Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences at the US National Science Foundation (NSF); 2010-2014
- Former member of the World Meteorological Organization World Weather Research Programs Scientific Steering Committee