an individual who has made significant contributions to the discipline and is well recognized within the discipline as being a science/technological leader. This award could be for a mid-career or late-career individual.
Description of Work
The Committee on Climate Variability and Change is pleased to award Dr. Stephen Yeager the 2024 Distinguished Scientific/Technological Achievement Award for his scientific and community leadership on understanding the role of North Atlantic climate variability and advancing multi-year to decadal prediction especially through leading the development of large community datasets with the Community Earth System Model.