Dr. Clark Evans is a Research Physical Scientist and Physics Branch Chief in the Earth Prediction Advancement Division of the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL). He joined GSL in 2024 after thirteen years at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where at the end of his tenure he was a Professor and Chair of the Atmospheric Science Program. He completed his postdoctoral studies with the Advanced Study Program at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research between 2009–11. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Meteorology from Florida State University in 2004, 2006, and 2009, respectively.
Research by Clark and his team seeks to develop the world’s best storm-scale numerical weather prediction models for NOAA operations and the community. His research interests are broad and include testing and evaluation of prototype global and regional numerical modeling systems, using numerical weather prediction models to advance understanding of meso- to synoptic-scale meteorological phenomena in the tropics and midlatitudes, and understanding how well data-driven (or AI) models present physical relationships. As of the end of 2025, he has published twenty-seven papers in the peer-reviewed literature and received $6.3 million in research funding through nineteen funded awards.
Clark has served the American Meteorological Society in multiple capacities, including as a Member of the STAC Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (2016-23; as Vice Chair in 2018-21 and Chair in 2021-23), Editor for Monthly Weather Review (2019-present), Member of the AMS Annual Meeting Oversight Committee (2019-22; as Chair 2020-22), and Member and Chair of the AMS Future of Meetings Task Force (2022-23). He became the STAC Incoming Commissioner in 2023 and the STAC Commissioner in 2025. Please feel free to contact Clark ([email protected]) If you’re interested in learning more about how to become involved with the AMS as a whole or STAC in particular!