Aviation and Space Ops Weather Prize

Recipient(s)
Roy Rasmussen
Award Year
2020
Award Type
external
Awarding Organization or Entity
Consortium of Aviation Weather Industry Members: Airlines for America (A4A), Aircraft Dispatchers Federation (ADF), Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Allied Pilots Association (APA), National Air Traffic Co

2020 Aviation Industry Weather Prize

Advancements in winter weather research that have led to improved aviation safety. Consortium of Aviation Weather Industry Members: Airlines for America (A4A), Aircraft Dispatchers Federation (ADF), Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Allied Pilots Association (APA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and Range Commanders Council – Meteorology (RCC-Met).

AOPA named Roy Rasmussen, a senior scientist and research leader of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the 2020 recipient of its Weather Award for his liquid water equivalent research to help aviators better understand aircraft icing and winter weather conditions.