Alex Hewett

I am an associate scientist within the Assimilation and Verification Innovation Division (AVID) of the NOAA Global Systems Laboratory (GSL). My work is with the Forecast Impact and Quality Assessment Section (FIQAS) team, where we evaluate aviation weather products and perform core research to investigate techniques and data sources for forecast verification.

I previously served six years in the US Navy as a search and rescue swimmer and helicopter aircrew. I then studied for a few years at San Diego Community College, where I did internships with NASA and Northrop Grumman, before transferring to the University of Washington, where I completed a B.S. with honors in atmospheric sciences and meteorology and conducted research with NOAA PMEL and my university department. I then spent a brief period as an operations engineer at SpaceX before making way to NOAA/CIRES.