AccuWeather honors the life and legacy of Dr. Jenni Evans, a groundbreaking scientist, longtime Penn State professor, and former director of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.
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00:00We want to take a moment to remember a leader and pioneer in the field of meteorology who
00:05has sadly passed away. Dr. Jenny Evans was a longtime professor of meteorology and atmospheric
00:11science and former director of the Institute for Computational and Data Services at Penn State
00:19University. She passed away last week at the age of 63. She was a remarkable scientist and
00:26an inspiring mentor, including to many here at AccuWeather. AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist
00:31Jonathan Porter and AccuWeather Senior Director of Forecasting Dan DePodwin share more now on
00:38her life and legacy. Hello, I'm Jenny Evans. Dr. Evans is going to be missed greatly within
00:47the weather community and well beyond. Her research and her work set the standard within
00:53tropical meteorology and its impact to climate change. She was a researcher known around
00:58the world for the quality and quantity of her work. One of the many tools that meteorologists
01:04across the weather community, including us at AccuWeather, used to help diagnose tropical
01:08systems was developed in part by Dr. Jenny Evans. Dr. Evans was part of the AMS, the American
01:14Meteorological Society, very active within the community, and led the AMS as the AMS's president
01:21for the hundredth anniversary of the society during their meeting in Boston back in 2020.
01:26She was one of only five women to hold the position of AMS president. She's also extremely
01:31well known for her work in mentoring students, and it was incredibly important to her. I remember
01:37from my days at Penn State, the connections that she had with students, she would stay in
01:41contact with them, inspiring them to achieve greater things in their own lives and for the
01:47benefit of our profession and for society in general.