Michelle Hawkins | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Howard University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | National Weather Service |
Thesis | Investigation of ozone concentrations in the tropical Atlantic marine boundary layer during Saharan dust and biomass burning events (2007) |
Michelle Denise Hawkins is an American atmospheric scientist and chief of the severe, fire, public and winter weather services branch at the United States National Weather Service. [1]
Hawkins grew up in Chicago. [2] She earned her bachelors of sciences in chemistry and PhD in atmospheric science from Howard University. [2]
In her role at the National Weather Service, Hawkins leads programs and policies related to severe, public, and winter weather services, as well as weather-support response services for wildland fires in support of National Weather Service land management partners. [2] In 2014 she worked with undergraduates at Howard University in a campaign designed to expand publicly-available information about summertime weather, [3] and in 2016 she talked with The Daily Beast about heat domes and increasing awareness of weather-related issues. [4] Her work includes issuing high heat warnings, and considerations of optimal timing for such warnings. [5] [6]
In 2022, Hawkins was named a fellow of the White House Leadership Development Program, and she is assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality. [7]
In 2019 Hawkins was named a "Modern Day Technology Leader" at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards. [8]
Hawkins is a mother; she lives in Maryland. [9]
Michelle Hawkins | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Howard University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | National Weather Service |
Thesis | Investigation of ozone concentrations in the tropical Atlantic marine boundary layer during Saharan dust and biomass burning events (2007) |
Michelle Denise Hawkins is an American atmospheric scientist and chief of the severe, fire, public and winter weather services branch at the United States National Weather Service. [1]
Hawkins grew up in Chicago. [2] She earned her bachelors of sciences in chemistry and PhD in atmospheric science from Howard University. [2]
In her role at the National Weather Service, Hawkins leads programs and policies related to severe, public, and winter weather services, as well as weather-support response services for wildland fires in support of National Weather Service land management partners. [2] In 2014 she worked with undergraduates at Howard University in a campaign designed to expand publicly-available information about summertime weather, [3] and in 2016 she talked with The Daily Beast about heat domes and increasing awareness of weather-related issues. [4] Her work includes issuing high heat warnings, and considerations of optimal timing for such warnings. [5] [6]
In 2022, Hawkins was named a fellow of the White House Leadership Development Program, and she is assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality. [7]
In 2019 Hawkins was named a "Modern Day Technology Leader" at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards. [8]
Hawkins is a mother; she lives in Maryland. [9]