Amy McGovern

Amy McGovern is a Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma, holding dual professorships in the School of Computer Science and School of Meteorology. She directs the NSF-funded AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES), a multi-institutional initiative advancing AI for environmental decision-making.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002)
• M.S. in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1998)
• B.S. (Honors) in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (1996)

Research Interests:

• Machine learning for severe weather prediction (tornadoes, hail, lightning)
• Trustworthy AI in environmental science
• Deep learning for weather data analysis and visualization
• Broadening participation in STEM through AI education

Funding & Leadership:

• NSF AI Institute (AI2ES): $20M+ directorship
• NOAA-funded projects on tornado prediction (2020-2025)
• NASA grants for severe storm detection (2020-2023)

Awards:

• American Meteorological Society Fellow (2020)
• NSF CAREER Award (2008-2015)
• OU Vice President for Research Award (2019)

Outreach & Education:

• Developing AI curricula for HSI/MSI institutions
• K-12 STEM outreach programs
• IDEA Lab (Interaction, Discovery, Exploration, and Adaptation)