Welcome to NSF Unidata's revamped website. Read on for more about the transition to the new site, which is still in progress.

The Unidata Program Center's two summer student interns — Linfeng Li from the University of Michigan and Jaye Norman from North Carolina State University, Raleigh — have come to the end of their summer appointments. After a summer of dedicated work they presented the results of their projects to the UPC staff on July 23, 2025.

Jaye Norman

Jaye Norman joined the NSF Unidata Program Center as a student summer intern on May 19, 2025. This fall, Jaye will be a Senior at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. After finishing their Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Jaye plans to attend graduate school for a Master's degree in Meteorology with a focus on numerical modeling.

Linfeng Li

Linfeng Li joined the NSF Unidata Program Center as a student summer intern on May 19, 2025. Linfeng is a PhD student in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan, where his research focus is in Planetary Sciences. “I am modeling the atmospheric dynamics of ice giants and lava planets, studying the potential intrinsic asymmetry of planetary atmosphere,” he says. “I've always been excited to learn how diverse and distinct the planetary environments are.”

We at NSF Unidata are pleased to announce that we have now received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the next year of the period of performance of our five-year award. This positive development allows us to end the current furlough of our staff and resume our operations. While we are grateful to receive our next increment of funding, we are mindful of the challenges that lie ahead with our continued funding given the administration's proposed FY26 budget that cuts NSF's budget by over fifty percent.

Due to the current gap in funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF Unidata Program is pausing most operations. Nearly all staff will be furloughed until funds from our existing NSF grant become available.

In a bold move to embrace the ever-evolving digital landscape, the Unidata Program Center (UPC) announces the creation of the UniCoin meme token ($UNI$).

This year's annual American Meteorological Society meeting was held 12-16 January 2025 in New Orleans, LA. Several NSF Unidata staff members were able to travel to New Orleans to visit with students, present papers and posters, and otherwise take part in the conference. As always, staff members spent some time meeting with community members at UCAR's exhibit hall booth. Read on for some of the conference highlights from the perspective of NSF Unidata staff.

Members of the NSF Unidata Program Center staff will be attending the 105th annual American Meteorology Society meeting, to be held 12-16 January 2025 in New Orleans, LA. The schedule below lists sessions or posters presented by staff members. We'll also be spending time in the UCAR booth (#323) in the main Exhibit hall.