Ariel Stein, Ph.D.

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Title: Director, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

Contact: ariel.stein@noaa.gov

Professional Experience:

• 2022 – present: Director, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD
• 2022 – 2023: Acting Director, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Boulder, CO
• 2019 – 2021: Deputy Director, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD
• 2016 – 2019: Acting Deputy Director, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD
• 2014 – 2016: Research Physical Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences and Modeling Division, College Park, MD
• 2006 – 2015: Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager,  NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences and Modeling Division (ERT), College Park, MD

Organizational Memberships:

• SES Equal Employment Opportunity Champion for the Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Since 2023.
• American Meteorological Society

Education:

• Ph.D., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
• M.S., Environmental Pollution Control, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
• Licenciatura in Chemistry (specialization in Physical Chemistry), National University of Cordoba, Argentina

Honors, Awards and Professional Recognition:

• 2021 NOAA Bronze Medal Award
• 2018 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• 2017 NOAA Technology Transfer Award for exceptional work in transferring the HYSPLIT dispersion model to first responders, emergency planners, academia, and other government agencies.