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Interviewee Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Warren Washington UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

Dr. Warren M. Washington is a distinguished scientist and director of the Climate and Global Dynamics division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). He joined NCAR approximately twenty-seven years prior to the interview in 1990, making significant contributions to the field of atmospheric sciences. In addition to his work at NCAR, Washington has been involved in various external activities, including serving on the first committee to examine climate issues for the academy in the early 1970s.

 Earl Droessler Boulder, CO University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Carl S. Bullock The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service

Interview with: Carl S. Bullock, Meteorologist with the Forecast Systems Laboratory AWIPS Development
Interview conducted June 2010
Run time: 1:04:36
Topics:  PROFS, AWIPS Requirements, the people behind AWIPS and the modernization

 

 Barry Reichenbaugh Boulder, CO Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Dennis S. Walts The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service

Interview with Dennis S. Walts, former NWS Meteorologist assigned to the Forecast Systems Laboratory AWIPS Development Team
Interview conducted June 2010
Run time: 40:35
Topics: PROFS, AWIPS, Role of Research

 

 Barry Reichenbaugh Boulder, CO Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Robert Serafin The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service

Interview with Robert J. Serafin, Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research and former Chairman, National Academy of Sciences NWS Modernization Committee
Interview conducted June 2010
Run time: 46:45
Topics: National Academy of Science’s NWS Modernization Committee, NEXRAD, ASOS, AWIPS, GOES

 

 Barry Reichenbaugh Boulder, CO Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Russell Schnell NOAA Heritage Oral History Project

Dr. Russell Schnell, a distinguished scientist and expert in atmospheric science, has made significant contributions to the field of climate research and environmental monitoring. Born and raised in Castor, Alberta, he has a rich ancestral heritage traced back to Norka. Dr. Schnell earned first-class honors degrees in Biology from the University of Alberta and Chemistry from Memorial University in Newfoundland. Seeking further specialization, he obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Wyoming.

 Molly Graham , , , Boulder, CO NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service
Dr. Russ Schnell

Dr. Russell Schnell is a distinguished scientist with a remarkable career dedicated to environmental research and monitoring. His journey began as a teenager when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadron. At the age of 18, he embarked on his first international trip as part of the inaugural Air Cadet exchange program with Israel. During his first year of graduate studies in 1968, Dr. Schnell made a groundbreaking discovery of biological ice nuclei, which has now become a distinct and actively researched field.

 Paul Daugherty, Sonja Wolter Boulder, CO Global Monitoring Laboratory
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