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Andrea J. Ray – Scientist
Attribution and Predictability Assessments Team
Affiliation: NOAA
Phone: (303) 497-6434
E-mail: andrea.ray@noaa.gov
Affiliation: NOAA
Phone: (303) 497-6434
E-mail: andrea.ray@noaa.gov
Mailing Address:
NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Division
R/PSD1
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
Fax: (303) 497-7013
NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Division
R/PSD1
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
Fax: (303) 497-7013
About
Andrea Ray (Ph.D.) is a scientist with the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory. She studies user needs for seasonal/decadal and longer forecasts, projections, and knowledge, and also studies decisionmaking, policy, and how information may be applied to societal challenges, particularly in natural resource management & adaptation. She often serves as a technical expert and participant in planning and policy teams, working to transition research results into applications, as operational products or directly to decisionmakers via assessments. Currently, she is serving on cross-NOAA teams to plan integrated assessments of current and future climate; to assess needs of a wide range of planners and decisionmakers for information on weather and climate extremes; and is working with NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service to incorporate risks of climate change into the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission planning process for licensing or re-licensing dams. She recently led the "Rapid-Response Climate Assessment to Support the FWS Status Review of the American Pika," and was one of the lead authors of "Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation."
Previously, Dr. Ray worked for the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research headquarters offices for planning, coordination, and evaluation; the NOAA Policy and Strategic Planning Office; and was a program manager for the NOAA Pan-American Climate Studies research program. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography (Environment and Society Interactions), and a graduate certificate in environmental policy from the University of Colorado, and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies.
Previously, Dr. Ray worked for the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research headquarters offices for planning, coordination, and evaluation; the NOAA Policy and Strategic Planning Office; and was a program manager for the NOAA Pan-American Climate Studies research program. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography (Environment and Society Interactions), and a graduate certificate in environmental policy from the University of Colorado, and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies.
Research Interests
- Collaboration with the DOI North Central Climate Science Center
- Climate risk analyses for the NOAA Fisheries Hydropower Program
- NSF EaSM grant: Linking future changes in weather & hydroclimate to adaptation
- Scaling climate change adaptation in the northern Great Plains through regional climate summaries and local qualitative-quantitative scenario planning workshops
- Urban Water, Drought & Adaptation Study (NOAA/SARP)
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, University of Colorado, Dec 2004
- M.S., Oceanography, University of Delaware, Aug 1989
- A.B., Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Jun 1985
Professional Activities
- US CLIVAR Panel on Predictions, Predictability, & Applications
- NOAA Water Resource Monitor and Outlook Steering Team
- Climate Projections Team for the U.S Climate Resilience Toolkit
- "Climate in Context" RISA book chapters
- NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Mentor
Professional Memberships
- American Geophysical Union
- American Meteorological Society
- Association of American Geographers
Honors and Awards
Related Links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Ray2 |