David Lawrence: Fellow, American Geophysical Union

David Lawrence is a senior scientist at NSF NCAR. His research centers around Earth system modeling and specifically around land processes and their interactions with the Earth system. He currently serves as chief scientist of the NSF NCAR-based Community Earth System Model (CESM). Lawrence has been elected an AGU fellow, a distinction recognizing scientists who have made exceptional contributions to Earth and space science through a breakthrough, discovery, or innovation in their field.

Kimberly Klockow McClain: Fellow, American Meteorological Society

Kimberly Klockow McClain is a senior scientist in the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth Science (CPAESS) in UCAR Community Programs (UCP). Her research focuses on informed decision-making in weather and climate contexts, including issues in the communication of forecast uncertainty. Klockow McClain has been elected an AMS fellow, a distinction recognizing scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their applications during a substantial period of years. 

Scott Landolt: Editor’s Award for Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, American Meteorological Society

Scott Landolt is a project scientist at NSF NCAR. Landolt is the program director for the Transportation Meteorology Applications Program and oversees several projects with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that focus on developing methods to use snowfall measurements with aircraft deicing practices. He is also the science advisor for NSF NCAR’s Advanced Study Program. Landolt is receiving the 2026 AMS’s Editor’s Award for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. This award recognizes his commitment to providing high-quality reviews that are consistently constructive and help to improve the presentation and flow of manuscripts. 

Gang Lu: Marcel Nicolet Lecture Award, American Geophysical Union

Gang Lu is a senior scientist at NSF NCAR. Her research interests include high-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics, solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere thermosphere coupling, and space weather. Lu is receiving the Marcel Nicolet Lecture award, an honor that is presented biennially to a space scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of aeronomy, which is the study of the physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere of planets.

Rosimar Rios-Berrios: Editor’s Award Winners for Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, American Meteorological Society

Rosimar Rios-Berrios is a scientist at NSF NCAR. Rios-Berrios’ research focuses on high-impact weather, especially tropical cyclones and precipitation extremes, as well as on weather prediction. She also is a mentor to the next generation of researchers through internships and short-term visits at NSF NCAR. Rios-Berrios is receiving the 2026 AMS’s Editor’s Award for the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. This award recognizes her dedication to providing meticulous, thoughtful, and constructive reviews on manuscripts.

Bette Otto-Bliesner: The Syukuro Manabe Climate Research Award, American Meteorological Society

Bette Otto-Bliesner is a senior scientist at NSF NCAR. Otto-Bliesner serves as the head of NSF NCAR’s Paleoclimate Modeling Program. Her research combines insights from paleoclimate data and Community Earth System Model (CESM) paleoclimate simulations to provide insights into future weather. Otto-Bliesner has been awarded the AMS Syukuro Manabe Climate Research Award for her groundbreaking contributions to modeling past climate change across time scales and transformative insights into dynamic interactions within Earth’s climate system.