Michael Bell awarded the Distinguished Research/Technological Accomplishment Award

(2026-04-02) -- written by Levi Silvers

Professor Michael Bell was awarded the Distinguished Research/Technological Accomplishment Award at the 37th Confefence on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. The award was given “For advancing understanding of the physics and dynamics of the tropical atmosphere through extensive scientific and community leadership”. The conference was hosted by the American Meteorological Society in San Diego, CA.

Congratulations Michael! We in your group were excited to see this acknowledgement of your hard work to lead a large groups of researchers, teaching insightful courses, and pushing the boundaries of scientific understanding through the development of technology.

This award was given by the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) committee. According to the STAC webpage, ‘The goal of this committee is to help advance science and technology by promoting the open exchange of ideas, strengthening our disciplinary communities, enhancing collaboration and dialog among these communities, embracing diversity, celebrating and fostering excellence, and cultivating the next generation of scientists and leaders. The distinguished Scientific/Technological Accomplishment Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the discipline and is well recognized within the discipline as being a science/technological leader.’

Well done Michael.