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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

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 7d

Finally solved.

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

Sunrise was brief, but beautiful this morning #okwx

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 14d

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

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 6

This was nice, someone not hating science and instead singing to it.

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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.

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!

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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.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you!

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

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you! It is devastating news but we are searching for a way to move forward and still do amazing work.

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2

You would think that would help but federal cuts are brutal right now.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is AI2ES, my AI institute. No way around it other than to say this is really awful. We are doing so many amazing things! We want to keep doing amazing things but without this level of funding, we will not be able to do so.

Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · Sep 2

Another blow to meteorological R&D this morning, as it was confirmed that NSF is terminating funding for its main weather and earth science focused AI research institute led by the Univ. of Oklahoma. Also - a LOT of weather to talk about, especially in the West. More: https://tinyurl.com/mr2znbdb

NSF terminates funding for its main meteorology focused AI institute

In weather, lots of potential threats in the West this week

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Aug 20

This is the definition of a failed social media platform.

For scientists who use social media to encourage followers to visit external links (websites, papers, etc.,) here’s some data from this blog. For nearly a decade, Twitter was the #1 or #2 source of traffic to the blog almost every day. It hasn’t been in the top 10 sources of traffic to the blog in years, and a single SheetMusicPlus.com article from 2016 generates more traffic here than all of Twitter. So far this year, Bluesky is responsible for about 100x as much traffic as Twitter. AltMetric reports that despite Twitter having 10x the user base as BlueSky, BlueSky users share almost as many scholarly publications as Twitter users- and Twitter’s numbers are declining as Bluesky’s rise.

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 20

Central Oklahoma needs rain too! Sigh. #okwx

24 hour rainfall for Oklahoma showing nothing in central ok

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 20

Sunset was 🔥 tonight #okwx

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 19

This vulture followed us on our hike this morning … waiting for one of us to not make it back?? We disappointed if and all got back!

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

No, they are miniature schnauzers. If they were giant schnauzers, that would be a really big lawnmower!

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

This was the other fun surprise on the south oval last night, apparently OU has a new robot lawnmower! We didn’t get to see it in action, but it’s quite large! Schnauzers for scale!

Giant robot lawnmower with two schnauzers looking at it

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

Lol Merlin informed me I have seen it before! But I did fix it :) and I have definitely learned the difference now, thank you all!!

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ll go re-submit as a yellow crowned night heron! And get a lifer :)

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

I actively avoid other dogs so if you had yours, probably why! I never know who is friendly…

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

We usually start at sarkeys and loop through the north oval and south oval. That heron was just south of the library

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

Google image search says yellow crowned night heron and Merlin says yellow or black crowned (despite it offering me blue when I searched before). I agree with you that the second stripe seems to match the yellow crown much better. I don’t see much yellow crown though

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

I thought it was a blue heron, but I’m not a knowledgeable birder! Merlin offered both when I asked it.

Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · Aug 5

Random heron just walking down the OU south oval tonight

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