2018 AMS Elections
Voting for the 2019 AMS President-Elect (President in 2020) and Council will open to all AMS full members* on 1 August 2018. The elected leaders of AMS are charged with advancing AMS’s goals in the areas of weather, water and climate. We value and appreciate your vote. The deadline to vote is 7 November 2018.
2019 President-Elect Candidates
- Richard Clark
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We come away from our centennial celebration a community with a shared vision of Building Within, Reaching Beyond, with renewed purpose and vigor, poised to confront the challenges that demand our attention as scientists, citizens, and members of the AMS. ...
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- Julie Winkler
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Professional societies are an essential component of a discipline’s infrastructure. They represent and promote a discipline in ways not possible by individuals or by academic, governmental, or private sector entities. Professional societies are facing new challenges as they operate in an environment undergoing rapid change...
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Council Candidates
Academic Sector
- Shuyi Chen
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As AMS has moved into its second century, we face new challenges of growing societal needs for accurate and diverse weather information in a rapid changing climate. ...
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- Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
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AMS is the premier scientific organization dedicated to advancing the atmospheric and related sciences, technologies, applications, and services - all for the benefit of society. ...
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- Andrea Lang
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This year, we have witnessed the varied, and sometime inequitable, ways that science proficiency and competency impact our society...
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Government Sector
- Linnea Avallone
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The American Meteorological Society is facing challenges that threaten its ability to promote an open, inclusive, collaborative environment for exchange of ideas and conduct of research...
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- Mark DeMaria
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The AMS membership spans a range of sub-disciplines, from theoretical research to broadcasting. Rapid changes in technology, work environments and new services...
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- James Hansen
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If elected as Council member, my focus will be on utilizing the tools and structure of the Council to better align the science, enthusiasm, and talent of the AMS community...
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Private Sector
- Joan Alexander
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It is difficult to compose a statement describing plans for the future during this COVID-19 pandemic. A gradual return to “normal” is likely to lead to quite a new type of normal...
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- Paul Gross
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If you are reading this, then I applaud you: reviewing the candidates’ biographies and statements shows that you care about your Society...
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- Peter Neilley
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The American Meteorological Society has a long and rich history in curating the atmospheric sciences through activities deeply rooted in the core principals of the scientific process...
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*Full members include: members, members with student privileges, members from countries with developing economies, and early career members