James Kossin and Tim Schmit Collect Medals
James Kossin, NOAA/CIMSS, was among the recipients of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s Gold Medal for excellence in research and data stewardship leading to a more confident assessment of the influence of human-induced climate change on hurricanes.
Tim Schmit of the NESDIS/STAR Advanced Satellite Products Branch, and Don Hillger of the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch in Fort Collins, CO, received a Department of Commerce Silver Medal "For revolutionizing NOAA Science Tests for geostationary satellites, significantly reducing the likelihood of a single satellite configuration."
This year's NOAA awards ceremony will be scheduled for the fall.