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Amy McGovern
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Professor in Meteorology and Computer Science, Director of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES), mom to @wrmf.bsky.social and @agileschnauzers.bsky.social .. more

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Elizabeth Amy McGovern is an American computer scientist and meteorologist who uses machine learning to help predict severe weather. She is Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor in the School of Computer Science and School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, where she directs the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography. .. more

Environmental science 36%
Computer science 26%
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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 13h
From what I see, AMS isn't in this greedy cycle. They don't operate the journals as money makers (but they do have to break even and pay their staff to maintain quality and that seems to be missed by this!) #science

www.zmescience.com/science/news...
We Need to Talk About the Billion-Dollar Industry Holding Science Hostage
Your tax dollars fund the research. You pay again to read it.
www.zmescience.com

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 7d
Office is toasty today 🔥
Temperature graph for my office

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 7d
This is quite disturbing- I know LLMs are a problem but the extent they discovered is really concerning for science

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 13d
Thank you! Won’t be quite dark at zero UTC but shortly thereafter!

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 13d
Anyone know what time to look for aurora tonight? I was planning to head to a more rural part of town for less light pollution.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 14d
Oh yours is green! Ours is pink

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 14d
Northern lights tonight! #okwx
Pink Aurora with trees Pink Aurora and trees in house

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 22d
I disagree there. The destruction of science and medicine is a key problem for our future. Not the top one. But in the top 10 for sure.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 22d
I don’t know who you are but I’m quoting stats. US universities were where top scientists came. Don’t believe me? Look at the stats. Doesn’t mean others are not good too.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 23d
Right??

Reposted by Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Greg Linden

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 23d
Yes, it is this scary in science. We were world leader only 10 months ago.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 25
You got your wish overnight, but it seems like it tried its best to miss Norman!
2 day rainfall map for the state of Oklahoma

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 25
OK, I hope that all is well. I guess I missed that post and then I logged in and his list was gone and I was very confused. He’s always been super active!

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 25
Dumb question: what happened to Ian from capital weather gang and his account on here? Also he had a list that I had pinned.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 23
Alan has it right - we had NOTHING to do with "climate hysteria" and the sudden inability to focus on trustworthy AI for weather is only going to hurt us. We need to find a way to fund this critical research!
wxmanms1.bsky.social Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · Oct 23
NPR ran a story last night about NSF terminating funding for AI focused meteorology research & the (IMO) insane explanation they got from OMB. I shared my perspective on this and our continued insistence to shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to scientific R&D. tinyurl.com/2kzujwz8
Trump Administration confirms that NSF AI meteorology institute funding cut because of "climate hysteria"
Ending of NOAA billion dollar climate disaster tracking another example of us becoming less prepared for a future affected by climate change.
tinyurl.com

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Michael J. Allen, Amy McGovern

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · Oct 23
NPR ran a story last night about NSF terminating funding for AI focused meteorology research & the (IMO) insane explanation they got from OMB. I shared my perspective on this and our continued insistence to shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to scientific R&D. tinyurl.com/2kzujwz8
Trump Administration confirms that NSF AI meteorology institute funding cut because of "climate hysteria"
Ending of NOAA billion dollar climate disaster tracking another example of us becoming less prepared for a future affected by climate change.
tinyurl.com

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 22
We didn't do any such thing (as I'm sure you all know). We developed new AI methods for weather and worked to understand how/why AI for weather is trustworthy. What part of that is "climate hysteria"?

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 22
"...Trump administration has promised to invest billions in AI initiatives. In response to an inquiry about why this program was cut, the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement that the program, quote, "wasted taxpayer funds to place climate change hysteria in AI models,"
WHAT?

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 22
NPR’s All Things Considered covered our renewal cut to AI2ES.

www.npr.org/2025/10/21/n...
The federal government ends funding for an ambitious AI project
The Trump administration has pledged to invest in artificial intelligence. Yet a promising program that uses AI to solve weather-related problems lost funding from the National Science Foundation.
www.npr.org

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 14
Go vote for Brightband!

Reposted by Amy McGovern

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juliangsf.bsky.social @juliangsf.bsky.social · Oct 14
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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Oct 1
Finally solved.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 30
Anyone know an editor at “discover sustainability” a nature journal? They have signed me up to do a review that I did not agree to and they refuse to do anything but send me reminders every day. I have emailed them three times at the official address. Help!

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 30
Sunrise was brief, but beautiful this morning #okwx
sunrise over a soccer field

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 24
Sunrise was on fire this morning and then if you turned around, you had a sunrise rainbow! #okwx
A rainbow with a house in the foreground Fiery orange sky sunrise

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 6
This was nice, someone not hating science and instead singing to it.

youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...
For our scientists
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 5
That is my goal! Been actively looking at foundations online but appreciate any recommendations too. We have a spreadsheet of places to apply to but I suspect there are a lot more out there.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 4
More news on AI2ES. Please help save science funding in general but also help save AI for weather!

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute
The Trump administration has proposed a 55% budget cut for the National Science Foundation, but Congress has yet to pass a budget.
www.nbcnews.com

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2
Thank you!

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2
Thank you! And yes, he is but he doesn't control independent agencies, just helps set budgets. Unfortunately, NSF is implementing much of the PBR in advance