Pre-registration is required
As a hybrid event, you may join Dr. Ludovic's presentation in-person or virtually. Please fill out the form to register. After you submit the form, the Speaker Series team will follow up with an invitation and information about how to access the event. Unfortunately, only NOAA staff is permitted to join the event in-person.
Meet the Users is a NESDIS User Engagement Speaker Series that invites end users in society to share their thematic uses of NOAA data, products and services. This series is an opportunity to bring awareness to the opportunities, benefits, and impact NOAA data has in society.
Thematic Area Key Words
Global sea ice monitoring, Arctic policy impact, and data-driven decision-making

Dr. Ludovic Brucker will discuss how NESDIS operational and research-level satellite sea ice information products benefits end-users across the government through three distinct use-cases: enabling the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) and National Weather Service (NWS) ice analysts and their polar mariner end-users; supporting the National Ocean Service (NOS) for identifying aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska; and contributing to international partnerships. These use-cases will highlight the value of sea ice products for key stakeholders.
As Chief Scientist to the USNIC and Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Cryosphere Domain lead, Dr. Brucker identifies satellite applications related to sea ice, lake ice, and terrestrial snow, with the goal of applying research to benefit society in sectors such as shipping and national security. Dr. Brucker and the STAR science teams exploit NOAA's satellite constellation to study the cryosphere and augment the data value via PolarWatch. Prior to joining STAR, Dr. Brucker worked as a Senior Scientist and Manager at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, where he engaged in award-winning research in advancing the assessment of the cryosphere in the face of climate change.
To learn more about Dr. Brucker and STAR, please contact noaa.pathfinderinitiative@noaa.gov.