Mary Glackin
American scientist
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Mary M. Glackin is an American scientist. She served as the 2020 president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).[1]
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Career
Glackin was previously senior vice president for science and forecast operations at The Weather Company,[2] an IBM Business. She retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2012 as the deputy under secretary for operations,[3] after working in various roles in the organization for 34 years,[4] including with the National Weather Service,[5] where she served as acting director of the agency in 2007,[6] and the U.S. Global Change Research Program.[7]
Education
Glackin has a B.S. from the University of Maryland (1984) with a major in computer science with a concentration in atmospheric science.[7]
Awards
Glackin is a Fellow of AMS and a recipient of the Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Service to the Society (2004).[7] She has twice received the U.S. Presidential Rank Award and the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals.[7] She is a fellow National Academy of Public Administration.[8]
See also
- Stephanie Herring – spent the early part of her NOAA career working for Glackin