David J. Stensrud currently serves as Professor of Meteorology in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at The Pennsylvania State University.  He started his career at the NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory where his early work explored the benefits of short-range ensemble forecasting for severe weather prediction.  At NSSL he served as research meteorologist, team leader, chief of the Forecast Research and Development Division, and was the inaugural manager of the NOAA Warn-on-Forecast program.  Stensrud became Head of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State in 2014 and helped to increase department diversity, recently transitioning to Professor.  Stensrud received his BA in Mathematics and Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his MS and PhD in Meteorology from The Pennsylvania State University.  

Stensrud has served AMS in various roles.  He was a member and chair of the Committee on Mesoscale Processes, program co-chair for several conferences/symposia, Editor and Co-Chief Editor of Weather and Forecasting, Commissioner of the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC), and member of the Finance Committee.  He is a listener and wants to hear from different voices before formulating next steps.  David helped lead the proposal for STAC awards and is an advocate for getting regular feedback from members.  

Stensrud is a recipient of the White House Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the NOAA Distinguished Career Award, the AMS Clarence Leroy Meisinger and Charles Franklin Brooks awards and is an AMS Fellow. He has authored over 150 formal peer-reviewed publications and the book Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models. 
David is a native of Minnesota, spent nearly 3 decades in Oklahoma, and now lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Audrey.  He enjoys hiking, taking walks with their dog, reading, photography, traveling, and visiting family and friends.