Mary Glackin

Mary M. Glackin is an American scientist. She is the 2020 President of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).[1]

Career

Glackin was previously Senior Vice President for Science and Forecast Operations at The Weather Company,[2] an IBM Business. She retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2012 as the Deputy Under Secretary for Operations,[3] after working in various roles in the organization for 34[4] years, including in the National Weather Service[2] and the US Global Change Research Program.[5]

Education

Glackin has a B.S. from the University of Maryland (1984) with a major in computer science with concentration in atmospheric science.[5]

Awards

Mary Glackin receives NASA medal from Charlie Bolden and Chris Scolese.

Glackin is a Fellow of AMS and a recipient of the Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Service to the Society (2004).[5] She has twice received the U.S. Presidential Rank Award and the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals.[5] She is a fellow National Academy of Public Administration.[6]

References

1. "Past Presidents' Directory". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
2. "Board Members". dels.nas.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
3. "Mary Glackin retires from NOAA | Living on the Real World". Retrieved 2020-03-05.
4. Glackin, Mary (September 15, 2019). "Trump administration politics have no place in weather forecasting and have damaged trust". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
5. "Mary M. Glackin". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
6. "National Academy Of Public Administration". National Academy Of Public Administration. Retrieved 2020-03-05.