2019 DeSouza Award

Pete Pokrandt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

The Russell L. DeSouza Award honors “individuals whose energy, expertise, and active involvement enable the Unidata Program to better serve the geosciences.”

Pete's ongoing efforts to ensure that Earth science data are accessible to those who need it are evidenced by his willingness to lend a hand in setting up an LDM, by the “Introduction to UNIX” classes he offers to anyone interested in learning. Through his support for Unidata software and services at the University of Wisconsin and his development of tools to help people use goes satellite data, he has truly become a “go-to” person in the Unidata community. 

A video recording of the award presentation and Pete's seminar is linked below and is available on the NSF Unidata YouTube Channel.

Questions About the Desouza Award?

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