Katharine Weathers

Katharine Weathers joined NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in 2021 as an Uncrewed Systems Data Coordinator. Use of uncrewed systems is growing exponentially, along with the data they collect. With proper data management, these data can be interoperable now and reusable in the future – answering today’s questions and predicting tomorrow’s challenges. Katharine had previously worked with NCEI as a contractor for General Dynamics Information Technology, as well as at the Cooperative Institute, Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University in various capacities. She received her master’s degree at the University of Southern Mississippi in Physical Oceanography after graduating from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Biology. She has worked as a contractor with Peraton, previously Perspecta, supporting the Naval Oceanographic Office with her expertise in remote sensing. Katharine has been an active participant of the Marine Technology Society since 2012 and is the current Chair of the Gulf Coast Section.