Dr. Anna M. Wilson is the Assistant Director for Atmospheric River Reconnaissance with the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She earned her B.S. in Atmospheric Science in 2009 from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University in 2016. At CW3E, her interests are in supporting the development of physically based, accurate representations of atmospheric rivers and other extreme events in forecasts and projections through integration of in situ and remote sensing observations. Her responsibilities include overseeing large-scale field programs in support of Research and Operations partnerships such as Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations, and coordinating Atmospheric River Reconnaissance. Dr. Wilson received the California Department of Water Resources’ Climate Science Service Award in 2020. She has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students and has authored or co-authored more than 30 publications. She currently serves as the Chair of the American Meteorological Society’s Water Resources Committee.