UNIVERISTY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will be one of the partners in the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s new Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CISHIWRO) hosted by the University of Oklahoma (OU). The award comes with up to $208 million over five years, with the potential for renewal for another five years based on successful performance.

“We are excited to work with our partners in CISHIWRO and NOAA to advance the understanding of severe and high-impact weather and improve NOAA’s ability to provide accurate and actionable forecasts and warnings of these hazardous weather events,” said David J. Stensrud, head of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences and professor of meteorology at Penn State.

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