{"id":398,"date":"2025-01-11T03:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T03:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.197.12.230\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2025-01-11T03:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T03:26:34","slug":"jonathan-poterjoy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/?page_id=398","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Poterjoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong>: Jonathan Poterjoy<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/10.197.12.230\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-949x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-949x1024.jpg 949w, http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-768x828.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-1424x1536.jpg 1424w, http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-1899x2048.jpg 1899w, http:\/\/ucadre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPoterjoy-headshot-624x673.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>Dr. Jonathan Poterjoy is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, where he serves as the Graduate Program Director for the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. His research focuses on improving numerical modeling and data assimilation for Earth system prediction. He obtained his academic training in meteorology and atmospheric science, earning a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University, where he specialized in ensemble-based data assimilation techniques to enhance forecast accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Poterjoy has contributed to advancing ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) approaches, four-dimensional variational (4DVar) methods, localized particle filters (PFs), and hybrid data assimilation frameworks. His research has emphasized applications in high-impact weather events\u2014such as hurricanes and mid-latitude cyclones\u2014and has explored ways to optimize predictive skill within operational forecasting systems. His present research focuses on bridging new data assimilation theory to large applications, using mathematical developments in state and parameter estimation and machine learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to his technical contributions, Dr. Poterjoy has mentored numerous graduate students and early career scientists. He regularly serves on committees and panels aimed at bridging gaps between meteorological research and operational forecasting and currently serves as an associate editor for the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, and Royal Meteorological Society.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator: Jonathan Poterjoy Associate Professor, University of Maryland. Dr. Jonathan Poterjoy is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, where he serves as the Graduate Program Director for the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. His research focuses on improving numerical modeling and data assimilation for Earth system prediction. He obtained his academic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399,"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ucadre.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}