ACM Members Share their Expertise at the American Meteorological Society 2025 Annual Meeting

Members of the Association of Certified Meteorologists are leaders in their fields, and few events highlight this fact as clearly as the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. Many ACM members are presenting their research at this year’s conference in New Orleans, and many more are attending to further their knowledge of the cutting edge of meteorological science.

The list below highlights some of the presentations that members of the Association of Certified Meteorologists will be giving as well as awards that our members will be receiving.

Randy Bass, CCM

• Presentation: “Overview of Calculations Used to Measure Weather Elements Within the ASOS and AWOS -- Not as Simple as You Think”
  • Thursday, 16 January at 11:45 CST in room 354
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/455824
• Panelist: “Identifying User Needs for the Future of Weather Radar: A Town Hall Discussion on Radar Next"
  • Wednesday, 15 January at 12:15 CST in room 226 (Town Hall Meeting)
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Session/70157
• Award: Randy Bass will be recognized as an AMS Fellow at the Awards Reception and Ceremony
  • Wednesday, 15 January at 18:00 CST in Great Hall A
  • https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/2025-award-and-honors-recipients/
• Contact Randy:
  • Website: www.bassweather.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-bass-a6247813/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bassweather

Lee Branscome, CCM

• Award: Lee E. Branscome, CCM will be honored with the Henry T. Harrison Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Consulting Meteorologist at the Awards Reception and Ceremony
  • Wednesday, 15 January at 18:00 CST in Great Hall A
  • https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/2025-award-and-honors-recipients/

Dr. Alicia C. Wasula, Ph.D., CCM

• Presentation: “An Update on the AMS Best Practice Statement for Preparing Students for the Private Sector”
  • Wednesday, 15 January at 09:45 CST in room 350
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/449713
• Contact Alicia:
  • Website: https://www.stmweather.com/

Jan Null, CCM

• Presentation: “Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles”
  • Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 09:45 CST in room 214
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/448465
• Contact Jan:
  • Website: https://ggweather.com/

Dr. Stephen Hanna, Ph.D., CCM

• Poster: “Matching Dispersion Model Hazardous Chemical Concentrations with Health Effects Needs in Projects Supporting Litigation” (Poster 464)
  • Tuesday, 14 January 2025 from 15:00-16:30 CST in Hall C
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/453781
• Poster: “Jack Rabbit III: Hazard Assessment of Factors Affecting Airborne Ammonia Plume Dispersion” (Poster 89)
  • Monday, 13 January 2025 from 15:00-16:30 CST in Hall C
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/453741
• Contact Stephen:
  • Website: www.hannaconsult.net

Bryan Mroczka, CCM

• Presentation: “Ensemble Ice Forecasting for the Laurentian Great Lakes Region”
  • Wednesday, 15 January 2025 at 11:45 CST in room 218
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/448063
• Contact Bryan:
  • Website: www.streamlineweather.com

Tim Hall, CCM

• Poster: “1FIREWX Critical Wildfire Intelligence Gaps – Near and Medium-term Solutions” (Poster 557)
  • Tuesday, 14 January 2025 from 15:00-16:30 CST in Hall C
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/453081
• Poster: “1FIREWX Wildfire Detection and Persistence Surveillance: Assessing Capabilities to Address Remote Sensing Gaps” (Poster 841)
  • Wednesday, 15 January 2025 from 15:00-16:30 CST in Hall C
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/453158
• Contact Tim:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halltim/

Pam Knox, CCM

• Presentation: “Communicating weather and climate information to producers seeking agricultural insurance payments for drought and extreme weather”
  • Wednesday, 15 January 2025 at 09:15 CST in room 347
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/456555
• Contact Pam:
  • Blog: Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Brock Burghardt, Ph.D., CCM

• Panel Discussion (Chair): “Building for Tomorrow: Climate Adaptation in Real Estate I”
  • Monday, 13 January 2025 from 16:30 – 18:00 CST in room 205
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Session/71209
• Presentation: “Facilitating Data Exchange and Decision Making with High Frequency Air Quality Data”
  • Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 09:30 CST in room 355
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/452329
• Contact Brock:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brockburghardtphd/

Caroline Suffern, CCM

• Presentation: “GIS Use Cases and Conflict of Interest Queries in Forensic Meteorology”
  • Monday, 13 January 2025 at 14:30 CST in room 355
  • https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/455537
• Contact Caroline:
  • Website: https://www.asweather.com/