Congratulations to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Deputy Director Jesse Feyen on receiving an American Meteorological Society (AMS) award this week! Dr. Feyen was awarded the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) 2023 Committee on Coastal Environment Outstanding Service Award.

Remarks from the AMS awards ceremony:

Dr. Feyen is receiving this award for serving the AMS Committee on the Coastal Environment with exceptional distinction for 6 years. Dr. Feyen served as the committee chair from 2020 – 2023, a period which was obviously characterized by COVID and the challenges that COVID and virtual world posed to our ability to plan and host our symposium at the AMS Annual Meeting.

Under Jesse’s leadership the committee successfully adapted to the first ever fully virtual Annual Meeting, and the first ever Hybrid Annual Meeting. Through these challenges we saw a growth in the coastal symposium, both in the number and diversity of attendees, up to this year, where we had the greatest number of presentations and posters we have ever had at our symposium.

His leadership also resulted in a larger and more diverse committee – in career stage, background, race and gender – resulting in the outstanding committee which put together the symposium you are at today.

On top of all that, even after his tenure, Jesse has continued to serve and support the committee and been an invaluable resource to Yun and I as we stepped into the chair and vice-chair roles.

Congratulations, Deputy Director Feyen, from all of us at NOAA!