Neil Jacobs

At a glance

Neil Jacobs is an atmospheric scientist with earlier NOAA leadership and community weather-modeling experience. NOAA's biography describes his work with the Unified Forecast System, while its historical modeling account explains his support for open collaboration among government, universities, and industry.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Career and documented accomplishments

• NOAA records earlier service as chief science adviser for the Unified Forecast System at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. [1]
• The official biography also records previous acting leadership of NOAA and service as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. [1]
• It identifies mathematics and physics undergraduate study at the University of South Carolina and graduate study at North Carolina State, as well as the American Meteorological Society's 2023 Kenneth C. Spengler Award. [1]
• NOAA's August 2021 modeling article describes Jacobs' advocacy for open-source weather-model development and the Earth Prediction Innovation Center as a route for community innovations into operational models. [2]

Role and nomination context

• NOAA's leadership biography identifies Jacobs with the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator role, covering oversight of the agency's ocean, environmental-observation, and forecasting portfolio. [1]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. Dr. Neil Jacobs official NOAA leadership biography

   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. Neil Jacobs' vision for EPIC and the UFS community, August 18, 2021

   NOAA Unified Forecast System. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.