Gerry Wiener

Gerry Wiener was born in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1952. He graduated summa cum laude in mathematics from U.C. Berkeley in 1971 and received the doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Colorado in 1980. He has been employed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research since 1987 where he has worked on microburst and wind shear detection systems, turbulence detection and forecasting systems, and wind/power forecasting systems. His special interests are in data mining, statistical postprocessing, and systems engineering. Wiener received the NCAR Scientific and Technical Advancement Award in 1988 for joint work in developing a display system for the terminal Doppler weather radar.