Neil Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (born December 12, 1973) [1] is an American scientist and former government official who served as the acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

22 hours ago · The White House is nominating meteorologist Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA after he led the agency on an acting basis during President Trump's first term. Why it matters: The Commerce Department agency is one of the globe's top climate science agencies, funding research and keeping track of global temperatures in near real-time.

Dr. Neil Jacobs is the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

The White House is nominating meteorologist Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA after he led the agency on an acting basis during President Trump's first term. Why it matters: The Commerce Department agency ...

21 hours ago · The Trump administration has tapped Neil Jacobs, a scientist cited for misconduct related to the “Sharpiegate” hurricane forecasting controversy, to lead the agency that oversees US government ...

Jan 28, 2022 · His primary focus when he begins his appointment on Feb. 14 will be to foster the participation of the broad research community in the development of the UFS. Jacobs was hired by the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) and is funded by NOAA.

Aug 18, 2021 · Former NOAA Acting Administrator Neil Jacobs spearheaded a vision to address existing challenges, by unifying weather models in an open-source framework that is overhauling modern forecasting capabilities leveraging the Unified Forecast System (UFS).

Dr. Neil Jacobs is the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

Dec 30, 2024 · Neil Jacobs has been elected a 2025 Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Jacobs serves as the chief science advisor to the NOAA National Weather Service for the Unified Forecast System as a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) scientist.

Prediction, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. In this role, Dr. Jacobs is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of over $3.4 billion in annual spending, supporting NOAA's broad portfolio of sea, air, land, and space observing platforms as well