Louis Uccellini

Louis Uccellini is a meteorologist and the current Permanent Representative of the United States for the World Meteorological Organization. He is the former director of the US National Weather Service (NWS) from 2013 to 2021. He was also director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

Louis W. Uccellini
Former Director of the National Weather Service
In office
February 10, 2013 – December 31, 2021
Preceded byLaura Furgione
Succeeded byKen Graham
Personal details
BornLong Island
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSusan Uccellini
Children3
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
OccupationMeteorologist

Background

Uccellini received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977. He received his master's and bachelor's degrees from there as well. He was head of the Mesoscale Analysis and Modeling Section for Goddard Space Flight Center. Then he became chief of the National Weather Service's Meteorological Operations Division, followed by Director of the NWS' Office of Meteorology.[1]

During his time as Director of the NWS, he worked to improve relationships with emergency management through Impact Based Decision Support Services and worked to restructure the budget.[2] He also promoted the Weather Ready Nation Ambassador Program.[3] Much of his work also involved the process of applying research to operational forecasting.[4]

Bibliography
  • Northeast Snowstorms
  • Snowstorms Along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: 1955 to 1985 (with Paul Kocin)

See also

References
  1. "Louis W. Uccellini, PhD". National Weather Service. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. Jason Samenow (23 December 2021). "A stabilizing force: Outgoing Weather Service director reflects on tenure". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. "Louis W. Uccellini, Director of the U.S. National Weather Service to retire".
  4. "National Weather Service: Strengthening Our Value to Society Update on Weather‐Ready Nation Acivities" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-20.


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