The Verner E. Suomi Scholarship 2023

January 5, 2023 | Leanne Avila

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) is pleased to announce the Verner E. Suomi Scholarship opportunity for high school students interested in pursuing studies in physical sciences; especially atmospheric science, climate science, meteorology, remote sensing, environmental science, applied physics, data science, or a related field. The scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who plans to attend a University of Wisconsin System school.

UW-Madison Professor Verner E. Suomi is widely known as the “father of satellite meteorology” for his transformational contributions to the field and is considered to be one of the most influential meteorologists of the 20th century. Credit: UW-Madison Archives

The $3000 scholarship honors Professor Suomi’s lifelong commitment to undergraduate education, teaching undergraduate students throughout his tenure at UW-Madison. Suomi is widely known as the “father of satellite meteorology” for his transformational contributions to the field and is considered to be one of the most influential meteorologists of the 20th century.

Deadline: All application materials must be submitted as one PDF no later than April 14, 2023

For more information and to apply visit:
https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/verner-e-suomi-scholarship/

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