The data series: FNMOC

Posted: May 6, 2009

Farewell to a dear friend

It is with the deepest sadness that we let our community know that Prof. Elen Maria Camara Cutrim died on 15 April, peacefully and surrounded by her family and friends.

Prof. Cutrim taught in the Department of Geography at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was a long time member of the Unidata community as well as an active participant in our Users Committee since 2003.

In losing Elen we have lost not only a dear friend but an inspiration. She will be remembered for her collegiality, cheerful demeanor, and always-positive outlook. Elen made significant contributions to furthering Unidata's goals by helping to broaden the user base to other disciplines and countries by being a strong promoter of Unidata technologies and a truly outstanding ambassador for Unidata in national and international venues. For her efforts that reflect the goals and ideals of the Unidata program, Elen received the 2009 Russell L. DeSouza Award.

Although she will be dearly missed, her positive influence on all of us and the Unidata program will persist for years to come. We will continue to carryout our work with the same enthusiasm, energy, and openness that Elen exhibited throughout her life.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Michigan University, 3219 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008. Make checks payable to Western Michigan University with Elen Cutrim Memorial Fund on the the memo line.

Posted: May 1, 2009

Users Workshop

Unidata's triennial users workshop is scheduled this year for 8-12 June 2009 in Boulder. The theme is Using Operational and Experimental Observations in Geoscience Education. Six focus areas have been identified: Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Instrumentation, Climate Observations, Field Experiments, and Research and Operational Networks.The workshop will feature a mix of hands-on labs with informative presentations as well as a few social events designed to allow participants to converse and get to know one another. For more information see Workshop Homepage.
New this year, a poster session!

Posted: March 31, 2009

Unidata unveils its 25-year anniversary logo

Unidata unveils its 25-year anniversary logo as the program celebrates this significant milestone with a series of planned events throughout the year.

In 1983, a group of atmospheric scientists met in Madison, Wisconsin to develop a plan that became the basis for the Unidata program. That plan became a proposal that was funded by the National Science Foundation in 1984. In the fall of that year, UCAR established the Unidata Project Office and appointed David Fulker as its first director.

While Unidata's roots originated in a modest project that was designed, among other things, to provide real-time weather data to synoptic meteorologists in U.S. universities, its mission and vision have evolved, and our community has grown since then.

We are proud of the work we do here at Unidata, and we acknowledge with gratitude our partners throughout the community.