Multitude of significant hazards are in the forecast this week across the country. Severe thunderstorms are expected for the eastern third of the country through mid-week. Record warmth expected across the Deep South and Southeast. Excessive rainfall potential increases for the Ohio and Mississippi Valley. Winter storm for the Sierra Nevada and Intermountain West, spreading to Northern Plains. Read More >
Dr. Stephan Smith
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI)
Dr. Stephan Smith is Director of the Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) and is responsible for: the Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL), the Operational Proving Ground (OPG), the NWS Modeling Program, the NWS Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program, and the NOAA Virtual Laboratory. OSTI also oversees NWS’ efforts into the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improving NWS mission operations. OSTI collaborates with the other NWS portfolio offices to maintain and enhance a centralized research, development, and testing environment. In addition to overseeing these efforts within the Weather Service, STI holds a critical role in coordinating NWS Research-to-Operations-to-Research (R2O2R) efforts across the NOAA line offices. Particularly with the NOAA Science Council and NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
Steve earned both his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Meteorology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He received his B.S. in Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the University of Maryland. Before joining NWS, Steve was a Research Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) in Fort Collins.
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