Xuguang Wang, professor in the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, has received the Jagadish Shukla Earth System Predictability Prize from the American Meteorological Society. She was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the theoretical development and operational implementation of novel data assimilation methods that have enhanced predictability of global hurricane and convective-scale models.
Since joining the University of Oklahoma faculty in 2009, Dr. Wang has held several academic appointments over the past 15 years. She currently serves as a Presidential Research Professor, holds the Robert Lowry Chair Professor in the School of Meteorology, is director of the Multi-Scale Data Assimilation and Predictability Lab, and director of the Consortium for Advanced Data Assimilation Research and Education. She is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union.
Dr. Wang received her bachelor’s degree in atmospheric science from Beijing University in China and her Ph.D. in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University.