Wendy M. Thomas

Program Associate

Phone:  (202) 737-9006, ext. 427
Fax:  (202) 737-9050

Wendy Marie Thomas is a Program Associate for the AMS Policy Program (APP). She researches key science-policy issues, and helps coordinates symposia that address and aim to resolve these concerns. Wendy was a member in the first APP Summer Policy Colloquium in 2001. She is an independent contributor on the issue of climate change for a major national news and cable media network in New York, NY. She also presents seminars to community groups.

Biographical data: Wendy has taken an atypical route into the meteorological field. She started as a policy major on the path to becoming an environmental lawyer. Wendy wanted a more solid understanding of atmospheric and oceanic sciences to effect sound policy, and subsequently matriculated into graduate school to study these areas in greater depth. She has been awarded several individual and collaborative grants to conduct experimental and modeling investigations concerning atmospheric chemistry and particle dispersion in shallow fluids. These include an NSF joint-study grant to investigate ozone formation and dispersion in an arid complex terrain (1997 -98); Edna Bailey Sussman Trust Fellowship to identify the chemical speciation and mountain-valley flows patterns of particulates (1998-99); and, Department of Energy grant to research sediment dispersion in near-shore flows using an annulus tank (2002-2004). She was given the honor of "Meritorious Performance in Teaching" in dynamic meteorology by the Dean of The University of Arizona (2001). Wendy holds a B.S.F.S. in International Politics, Organization, and Law/Foreign Service from Georgetown University (1993), an M.A. in Physical Geography from Arizona State University (1999), and an M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from The University of Arizona (2004).

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