Active hazardous weather continues for the center of the nation with more severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall today. Heat will linger across the southern Plains, then expand westward early in the week. The combination of heat and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Four Corners region and across interior Alaska. Read More >
Dr. Stephan Smith
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI)
Dr. Stephan Smith is Director of the Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) and is responsible for: the Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL), the Operations Proving Ground (OPG), the NWS Modeling Program, and the NOAA Virtual Laboratory. OSTI also oversees NWS’ efforts into the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improving NWS mission operations. OSTI collaborates with the other NWS portfolio offices to maintain and enhance a centralized research, development, and testing environment. In addition to overseeing these efforts within the NWS, OSTI holds a critical role in coordinating NWS Research-to-Operations-to-Research (R2O2R) efforts across the NOAA line offices, particularly with the NOAA Science Council and NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
Steve earned both his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Meteorology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He received his B.S. in Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the University of Maryland. Before joining NWS, Steve was a Research Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) in Fort Collins, CO.
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