Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
Highlighting the Useability of NESDIS Information in the Formal and Informal Sector
Pre-registration is requested.
Meet the Users is a NESDIS User Engagement Speaker Series that invites end users in society to share their thematic uses of NOAA data, products and services. This series is an opportunity to bring awareness to the opportunities, benefits, and impact NOAA data has in society.
Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux will discuss the multiple ways in which she, as a teacher, scholar, and Vermont State Climatologist, uses NESDIS information in Vermont. These applications include: a) Using Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and earth-observation imagery to explain 3-D concepts in introductory atmospheric sciences classes; b) Incorporating data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), National Weather Service (NWS), and National Climate Assessment (NCA) in the drafting of Vermont’s initial Climate Action Plan and c) Applying GOES imagery to demonstrate the process-based dynamics of the 2023 and 2024 catastrophic flooding in Central Vermont.
Dr. Dupigny-Giroux, a Professor of Climatology at the University of Vermont, has long been a pivotal figure in climate science and education. Since 1997, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux has served as the Vermont State Climatologist, overseeing crucial meteorological data and providing expertise on local climate impacts. From 2020 to 2022, she led the American Association of State Climatologists, influencing climate policy and collaboration nationwide. In academia, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux teaches a range of climatology courses, including Physical Geography, Remote Sensing, and Land-Surface Processes, often engaging students in Service-Learning initiatives with municipalities and federal entities like NOAA. Her research spans interdisciplinary fields such as hydroclimatic natural hazards, climate literacy, and geospatial climate and land-surface processes, all crucial in understanding our evolving climate. A recognized authority on floods, droughts, and severe weather, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux examines their profound impacts on Vermont and communities around the U.S. Northeast.
To learn more about how Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux and the University of Vermont are utilizing remote monitoring data and/or overcoming environmental challenges, please contact meet.the.users@noaa.gov.