{"id":235008,"date":"2025-09-12T07:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=235008"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:59:16","slug":"emmanouil-anagnostou-named-fellow-of-the-american-meteorological-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/09\/emmanouil-anagnostou-named-fellow-of-the-american-meteorological-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanouil Anagnostou Named Fellow of the American Meteorological Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Connecticut is proud to announce that Emmanouil \u201cManos\u201d Anagnostou, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Eversource Energy Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering, has been elected a <\/span>Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The AMS Fellowship is one of the highest honors in the atmospheric and related sciences, awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This prestigious honor recognizes Anagnostou\u2019s groundbreaking contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anagnostou\u2019s pioneering research has transformed how scientists understand and quantify precipitation, characterize uncertainty, and predict the impact from extreme weather events. His early work demonstrated that radar observations from NASA\u2019s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)\u00a0and Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) satellites could be used to calibrate ground-based weather radars \u2014 a methodology now adopted by the U.S. National Weather Service and international agencies. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At UConn, Anagnostou is the executive director of UConn Tech Park<\/a> and the executive director of the Institute of the Environment and Energy (IoEE)<\/a>. He is also the founding director of UConn\u2019s Eversource Energy Center<\/a>, an academic-industry research partnership promoting energy grid resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnagnostou\u2019s election as an AMS Fellow is a testament to his scientific excellence and global impact,\u201d says Pamir Alpay, Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. \u201cFrom his professorial duties in the College of Engineering to his leadership at UConn Tech Park and IoEE, he is a vital contributor to UConn\u2019s scholarly community. His research is changing the world for the better, and safeguarding Connecticut\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anagnostou’s professional achievements include the following:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n