AMS Awards
Across AMS
Isha Renta López: Lifting as She Climbs
For Isha M. Renta López, mentorship is about more than sharing professional advice. It is about opening doors, recognizing barriers, creating opportunities, and helping others find their place in the atmospheric sciences. That commitment has earned Renta López the 2027 Robert H. and Joanne Simpson Mentorship Award, recognizing her tireless efforts to mentor early-career scientists and expand STEM access for Hispanic and Latino communities through innovative science communication and impactful community engagement.
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Connecting Air Quality, Climate, and Health
For Jeffrey Pierce, the path to becoming an atmospheric scientist was not entirely planned. It began with an interest in math and science, an influential chemistry teacher, and an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Northeastern University. It was during graduate school, when he discovered research on air pollution at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), that his scientific direction became clear. “I found out that some of the professors there worked on air pollution, and right away, I knew I wanted to work with them,” Pierce said. That decision launched a career focused on the complex interactions between atmospheric particulate matter, air quality, climate, and human health. Pierce is the recipient of the Walter Orr Roberts Lectureship, recognized for highly impactful, policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on the influence of atmospheric particulate matter on air quality, climate, and human health.
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Jennifer Small Griswold: Inspiring the Next Generation
For Jennifer D. Small Griswold, teaching atmospheric science has always been about more than conveying scientific knowledge. It is about helping students discover their curiosity, recognize their potential, and find their path into the field. That philosophy is at the heart of her work and a central reason she has been selected to receive the 2027 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award.
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The Craft of Peer Review
Peer Review Week provides an opportunity to recognize the volunteer reviewers whose time and expertise are essential to the scientific publishing process. To mark the occasion, AMS asked recipients of the AMS Editor’s Award for excellence in reviewing to share what they’ve learned about providing rigorous, constructive, and timely reviews.
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Bette L. Otto-Bliesner on Understanding Earth’s Climate Past to Inform Its Future
In recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to paleoclimate modeling and her work advancing understanding of Earth’s climate system across time scales, Otto-Bliesner is the recipient of the 2026 AMS Syukuro Manabe Climate Research Award.
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Urban Climate: The Science behind Resilient Cities under Changing Climates
by the AMS Board on the Urban Environment More than 6 in 10 humans now live in cities. As urbanization...
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AMS Award Winner: Lois Parshley on Telling the Human Stories Behind Climate Science
Through reporting from vulnerable and often underrepresented communities, Parshley helps readers understand how weather, climate, and environmental change shape people’s lives around the world. She received the 2026 AMS Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences for translating complex Earth system science into compelling journalism that illuminates climate impacts on vulnerable populations.
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Award Spotlight: A Conversation with Tapio Schneider
Tapio Schneider is the 2026 recipient of the Jule Charney Medal, recognized “for pioneering research on atmospheric dynamics and climate change and leadership in innovative climate model development.”
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Award Spotlight: A Conversation with Harold E. Brooks
This year’s recipient, Harold E. Brooks of the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, is recognized for both his scientific contributions and his deep dedication to mentorship. Over the course of his career, Brooks has influenced generations of atmospheric scientists through his teaching, collaboration, and commitment to helping others think critically and grow.
AMS Programs, People
2025 AMS Graduate Fellowship & Scholarship Recipients
The American Meteorological Society administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with the support of its members, corporations, and...
