Physical Sciences Laboratory Seminars 2025

The PSL Seminar Series is typically held at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Tuesdays and features a mix of internal and external speakers. The goal of the series is to facilitate collaboration between PSL and external scientists. The series is co-sponsored by partners at CIRES.

Details including connection information can be found on the individual announcements. If you have any questions about the series, please contact the coordinators at: psl.seminars@noaa.gov. Get seminar announcements sent straight to your inbox by signing up below.

Please note: Seminars are not recorded.

All times Mountain Time (MT).


Date Seminar
08 Apr 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Phil Schumacher, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) - NOAA Global Systems Laboratory
Spatial Clustering of Low Probabilities Events: Possible Implications for Decision Support Services
Webinar Only (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)
25 Mar 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Oscar Chimborazo, Howard University
Evaluating a Machine Learning Approach Leveraging MRMS to Improve Quantitative Precipitation Estimation for Atmospheric Rivers
Webinar Only (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)
11 Mar 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Dmitry Dukhovskoy, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Assessment of Model Performance and Predictive Skill in High-Resolution Ocean and Sea Ice Forecasting Systems
Room GC402 (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)
25 Feb 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Clara Draper, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Coupled Land/Atmosphere Data Assimilation in NOAA's Global NWP System
Room GC402 (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)
11 Feb 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Samuel Mogen, University of Colorado Boulder
Extremes and predictability of ocean biogeochemical ecosystem stressors
Room 2A305 (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)
28 Jan 2025
Tuesday, 2:00 pm
[Special *FLASH* Seminar]
Lisa Bengtsson, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
The Crucial Role of the Initial State in MJO prediction

Dillon Amaya, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Skillful high-resolution seasonal climate forecasts using model-analogs
Room 2A305 (Contact: psl.seminars@noaa.gov)