NCAR and UCAR researchers are recognized nationally and internationally for distinguished achievement in atmospheric and Earth system science.

Here are a few examples since our founding:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

• 21 fellows
•   1 president of the AAAS

American Geophysical Union

• 37 fellows
• 21 major awards for scientific achievement, education, or service leadership of the AGU
•    1 president of the AGU

American Meteorological Society

•   11 honorary members
• 95 fellows
•  86 major awards for scientific achievement, education, or service leadership of the AMS
•   11 presidents of the AMS

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

•  5 members of the National Academy of Engineering
•  4 members of the National Academy of Sciences
•  5 awards for scientific achievement

Presidential Awards

•  1 National Medal of Science
•  1 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

•   1 laureate

Foreign scientific society or government honors

•   16 fellows, honorary members, or medal recipients

Nobel Peace Prize 2007

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore. Scores of scientists at NCAR contributed to the IPCC effort, serving as authors or reviewers for the four assessment reports issued between 1990 and the 2007 prize, and several NCAR scientists played leadership roles. Computational and administrative staff at NCAR and UCAR provided considerable technical and logistical support to these efforts. These staff contributions to the ongoing work of the IPCC continue.

*Updated October 2023