July 30, 2013

Hurrell becomes director at NCAR Sept. 2

BOULDER – James W. Hurrell has taken over as director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, replacing Roger Wakimoto, who left NCAR earlier this year to lead the Directorate for Geosciences at the National Science Foundation.

Hurrell has been an associate director and senior scientist at NCAR. He will start the new job Sept. 2.

Hurrell, a climate scientist with expertise in computer modeling and large-scale atmospheric patterns, first came to NCAR as a visiting scientist in 1990. He is the former director of NCAR’s Climate and Global Dynamics division, and he has served as chief scientist of the…

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