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Awards

Awarded in 2004:

• NOAA ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  Timothy S. Bates
  In recognition of leadership in national and international atmospheric chemistry programs.


• NOAA ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  Cynthia L. Loitsch
  For outstanding leadership of the OAR Financial Data Management System, which was critical in facilitating the transition from FIMA to CAMS.


• 2002 PECASE AWARD PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
  Gabriel Vecchi
  For fundamental contributions concerning the roles of subseasonal variability on the onset and termination of El Niņo and on Indian Monsoon rainfall.


• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GOLD MEDAL
  NOAA Research's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) have jointly transferred to operations a new moored buoy system, developed by PMEL, to provide accurate and timely warning information for tsunamis. An earthquake and subsequent tsunami on November 17, 2003 provided the opportunity to test the new system, which led to the timely cancellation of a tsunami warning and avoided an evacuation in Hawaii at a cost savings of $68M.
  
  Because so many people at PMEL contributed to this success, the Gold Medal is an organizational award for the entire laboratory.

• OAR OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Kessler, W. and R. Kleeman (2000). "Rectification of the Madden-Julian Oscillation into the ENSO cycle." J. Climate 13:3560-3575.
  
  Meinen, C.S. and M. J. McPhaden (2000). "Observations of the warm water volume changes in the equatorial Pacific and their relationship to El Niño and La Niña." J. Climate, 12:3551-3559.
  


• NOAA RESEARCH TEAM MEMBER OF THE MONTH
  Chris Moore
  For his outstanding work in advanced visualization technology applications in research.



• NOAA ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  Christian Meinig
  In recognigion of leadership and engineering development accomplishments as exemplified by the successful deployment of the New Millennium Observatory Network interactive seafloor sampling system.
  
  
• NOAA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AWARD
  Steven Hankin
  For his work enabling unprecedented web-based, one-stop access to distributed data sets across federal, state, academic, commercial, and non-profit organizations.
  
  
• NOPP
  National Oceanographic Partnership Program Excellence in Partnering Award
  Presented to the Argo Project. The Project wishes to thank the following PMEL employees: Gregory C. Johnson, Annie P.S. Wong, Elizabeth L. Steffen, Donald W. Denbo, and Willa Zhu.
  
  
• 2003 GRACE HOPPER GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD
  TAO Project
  "For leadership in the innovative application of information technology that contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge and its application."
  
  
• NOAATECH 2004 GRID COMPUTING AWARD
  Christopher Moore and Al Hermann (PMEL), Dan Schaffer (FSL)
  Grid Computing


• 3D VISUALIZATION AWARD
  Christopher Moore and Al Hermann
  Transition from ImmersaDesk to low-cost Geo Wall


• GIS AWARD
  Nazila Merati (PMEL) and Tiffany Vance (NMFS)
  Global Ocean Observing Systems meet GIS
  


• WEB SERVICES AWARD
  LAS team at PMEL and Roland Schweitzer (CDC)
  Live Access Server (LAS) for Web Services

Awarded in 2002:

• NOAA RESEARCH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
  Cynthia Loitsch
  For her leadership in the development and implementation throughout NOAA Research for the Financial Database Management System (FDMS).

• NOAA RESEARCH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
  Patrick McLain
  For his pioneering design and implementation of electronic hardware with imbedded software systems for NOAA programs in climate and hydrothermal vents.


• NOAA ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  Richard Feely and Rik Wanninkhof
  For outstanding leadership in studying the oceanic carbon cycle and its role in sequestering atmospheric CO2 as part of the NOAA Ocean Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study (OACES).


• NOAA ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  James Overland
  For exceptional leadership skills in support of NOAA's Arctic Research Program and development of the interagency Study of Envrionmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program.


• PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD
  Dr. Eddie Bernard
  For 20 years of extraordinary accomplishments in developing a world-class oceanographic laboratory.


• BRONZE MEDAL
  NOAA FOCI Program - Organizational Award w/NMFS
  For scientific achievements that advanced fisheries oceanography and marine ecology, and enabled the US North Pacific fisheries to be managed more efficiently.


• NOAA EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
  Andrew Shepherd
  “Making exceptional contributions for nearly 20 years.”
  For almost two decades, Andy Shepherd has been a senior member of the TAO Project which, despite essentially flat funding since 1996, has sustained high efficiency in delivering top quality oceanographic and surface meteorological data to NOAA forecasting centers and researchers and the scientific community.


• LIVE ACCESS SERVER
  Joseph Sirott, Jonathan Callahan, Steven Hankin
  Best Technology Transfer to Research


• IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY
  Christopher Moore and Nancy Soreide
  Best Visualization in Research Project


• SHIP TRACKER
  Tiffany Vance(PMEL) and Dennis Shields (OMAO)
  Near real-time NOAA ship locations and sensor data


• PMEL "OLD SALT" AWARD - Presented annually in recoginigtion of exceptional commitment to Laboratory programs through at sea or field research support
  Brian Powers - 179 Days
  Bill Floering- 115 Days
  Patrick A'Hearn - 99 Days

Awarded in 2001:

• NOAA RESEARCH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
  Steve Hankin
  For his development and leadership of the Ferret scientific analysis and visualization software over the past 10 years. Ferret is a flexible tool in which the user can probe and compare large and complex data sets and produce excellent publication-quality graphics widely used by thousands of scientists in NOAA and around the world.



• GOLD MEDAL
  Robert Embley
  For pioneering research in exploring deep ocean volcanic ecosystems that has led to the establishment of the world's first deep seafloor observatory.

• WALTER ORR ROBERTS LECTURER
  Michael McPhaden
  Selected as The Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Sciences by the American Meteorological Society for significant contributions to the understanding of atmospheric processes through the effective interchange of knowledge.

Awarded in 2000:

• PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD
  Robert Dziak
  For contributions to the understanding of how deep ocean volcanic and hydrothermal activity is affecting the global oceans physical, chemical, and biological environments.


• OAR OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  McPhaden, M.J. (1999). "Genesis and evolution of the 1997-98 El Niño." Science, 283, 950-954.

  Feely, R.A., R. Wanninkhof, T. Takahashi, and P. Tans (1999). "Influences of El Nino on the equatorial Pacific contribution to atmospheric CO2 accumulation." Nature, 398, 597-601.

  Gonzalez, F. (1999). "Tsunami." Scientific American, 280, 56-65.

Awarded in 1999:

• PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
  Dr. Michael McPhaden
  Dr. McPhaden received the Seattle Federal Executive Board's "Celebration of the Stars" Public Service Award for his extraordinary contributions to PMEL's mission and to the world community by bringing on-line the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean array, which provides data to improve El Niņo forecasting and help mitigate El Niņo's negative impact on the economies of the United States and other nations.


• BRONZE AWARD
  Dana Greeley, Nancy Briscoe, Lynette Ansell , Nir Barnea, Kirsten Erickson, , Mark George, I. Sam Higuchi, Linda Jones, Angela Quinn, John Pierson, Jim Schell, Dan Strandy, Capt. Donald Suloff, Capt. Warren Taguchi, T. Minh Trinh, and Dave Ulrich
  For outstanding dedication and teamwork in exceeding the requirements of the Washington state compliance order.


• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  McPhaden, M.J., A.J. Busalacchi, R. Cheney, J.-R. Donguy, K.S. Gage, D. Halpern, M. Ji, P. Julian, G. Meyers, G.T. Mitchum, P.P. Niiler, J. Picaut, R.W. Peynolds, N. Smith, and K. Takeuchi (1998). "The Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere Observing System, A Decade of Progress." J. Geophys. Res., 103(C7>, 14,169-14,240.

  Peng, T.H., R. Wanninkhof, J.L. Bullister, R.A. Feely, and T. Takahashi (1998). "Quantification of Decadal Anthorpogenic CO2 Uptake in the Ocean Based on Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Measurements"

• HPCC AWARDS FOR BEST SPONSORED RESEARCH IN ADVANCED NOAA TECHNOLOGY:
  LIVE ACCESS SERVER
  Steve Hankin and Jon Callahan
  Best Collaboration Tool (synchronous)

  OceanShare COLLABORATION TOOL
  Don Denbo and Chris Windsor
  Best Collaboration Tool (synchronous)
  
  NORTHWEST REGION NGI CONNECTION
  Russ Richards
  Best High Speed Networking

  VIRTUAL REALITY DEMONSTRATIONS
  Chris Moore, Al Herman, and Nancy Soreide
  Best Visualization

Awarded in 1998:

• ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD
  Steven Hankin
  For extrodinary contribution to information technology in the form of innovative, and widely used software called "FERRET" for visualizing large, global, gridded data sets.


• BRONZE MEDAL AWARD
  Steven Hankin, Nancy Soreide, George Jamerson, Ann O'Donnell Ball, Daniel Manns, and Ernest Daddio
  For signifcant contributions toward the development of the NOAAServer System, which greatly enhances public access to critical environmental information.


• AMS SPECIAL AWARD
  Dr. Michael McPhaden
  For outstanding achivement in measuring the 1997-1998 El Niņo


• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Johnson, G.C., and D.W. Moore (1997). "The Pacific subsurface countercurrents and an inertial model." J. Phys. Oceanogra. 27(11), 2448-2459.
  
• OUTSTANDING NOAA CORPS JUNIOR OFFICER of the YEAR
  LT Robert Kamphaus
  For playing a key role in establishing the Center for Tsunami Inundation Mapping Efforts (TIME).

Awarded in 1997:

• GOLD MEDAL
  Dr. Michael McPhaden
  For his scientific leadership and skilled project management in bringing on line an unparalleled oceanographic and atmospheric observing system of global importance.


• BRONZE MEDAL
  Nancy Soreide
  For leadership in the advancement and utilization of information technology for wide availability of environmental information and real time data

Ronald K. Reed
For pioneering research achievements on oceanographic circulation of the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.

• BRONZE MEDAL (JOINT ORGANIZATIONAL AWARD)
  PMEL, OGP, AL, SAO PMEL personnel recieving this award include Hugh Milburn, Tiffany Vance, Andrew Shepherd, Linda Mangum, LCDR Timothy Wright, and Stanley P. Hayes (posthumously).
  For the acquisition, conversion, and deployment of the NOAA Ship KA'IMIMOANA

Awarded in 1996:

• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Fox, C.G., W.E. Radford, R.P. Dziak, T. Lau, H. Matsumoto, and A.E. Schreiner (1995). "Acoustic detections of a seafloor spreading episode on Juan de Fuca Ridge using military hydrophone arrays." Geophysical Research Letters, 22(2), 131-134.

Baker, E.T., D.R. German, and H. Elderfield (1995). "Hydrothermal plumes over spreading-center axes: Global distributions and geological inferences." Geophysical Monograph 91, American Geohphysical Union, Washington, DC, 47-71.

Schumacher, J. and A. Kendall (1995). "An example of fisheries oceanography: Walleye pollock in Alaskan Waters." US national Report to International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1991-1994, Reviews of Geophysics, SUpplement, 1153-1163.

Awarded in 1995:

• ADMINISTRATOR's AWARD
  James R. Holbrook
  For being a leader in exploring how the national Internet infrastructure, international World Wide Web standards, and easy-to-use browsing software can be used to provide better public access to NOAA's expanding spectrum of environmental data and information processing.

Awarded in 1994:

• GOLD MEDAL
  Dr. Christopher Fox
  For his research that utilized the Navy's underwater acoustic moitoring system to detect and locate underwater volcanic eruptions.

Awarded in 1993:

• PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD
  Dr. Eddie Bernard
  For sustained superior accomplishment in management of programs of the United States Government and for noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency in the public service.

Awarded in 1991:

• SILVER MEDAL
  Hugh Milburn
  For major contributions to the field of observational oceanography.

Awarded in 1990:

• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Baker, E.T., J.W. Lavelle, R.A. Feely, G.J. Massoth, S.L. Walker, and L.E. Lupton. "Episodic Venting of Hydrothermal Fluids from the Juan de Fuca Ridge." J. Geophys. Res., 94, 9237-9250.

Awarded in 1989:

• GOLD MEDAL
  Dr. Stanley P. Hayes
  For outstanding contributions and scientific leadership of NOAA's Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies (EPOCS) Program.

Awarded in 1987:

• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Preisendorfer, R.W. and C.D. Mobley (1986). "Albedos and Glitter Patterns of a Wind-Roughened Sea Surface"

Awarded in 1986:

• ERL OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARD
  Apel, J.R. J.R. Holbrook, A.K. Liu, J.J. Tsai (985). "The Sulu Sea Internal Soliton Experiment"

Awarded in 1984:

• ADMINISTRATOR's AWARD
  Dr. Frank Gonzalez
  For outstanding research in coastal wave forecasting.

Awarded in 1976:

• GOLD MEDAL
  Dr. Gaylord Miller
  For the establishment of the Joint Tsunami Research Effort group and for his research in tsunamis.
  
  
• SILVER MEDAL
  Dr. Jerry Galt
  For his efforts in understanding circulation in the Gulf of Alaska oil leasing sites.