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Missy Petty is the Associate Director for Administration at NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL), where she helps ensure the laboratory’s scientists have the resources, support, and infrastructure needed to carry out world-class research. She oversees a wide range of functions, including finance, workforce management, acquisitions, and communications, and works closely with partners across NOAA and beyond to strengthen GSL’s operations.
Earlier in her career, Missy led GSL’s Forecast Impact and Quality Assessment Section, collaborating with the National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and other agencies to improve how forecasts are evaluated and used in decision-making. She began her career as a software engineer, contributing to the development of weather forecasting systems at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and later working in the private sector before returning to NOAA.
Throughout her career, Missy has been passionate about connecting people, processes, and science in ways that advance NOAA’s mission and ensure that research makes a difference in protecting lives and property.
Education
- Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- M.S., Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- B.A., Mathematics with Physics minor, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-petty
Publications
Abboud, A.W., K.R. Fenton, J.P. Lehmer, B.A. Fehringer, J.P. Gentle, T.R. McJunkin, K.L. Le Blanc, M.A. Petty, and M.S. Wandishin, 2019: Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics with the High Resolution Rapid Refresh Model for Forecasting Dynamic Line Ratings. Electric Power Systems Research, 170, 326-337.
Richey, M. (1997): Mapping the Cantor Set onto [0,1]. Mathematics Magazine, Vol 70, No 1, pp. 57-58.
Technical Reports
Fenton, K.R., D.M. Mueller, T.R. Peevey, M.S. Wandishin, and M.A. Petty, 2019: Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Products Assessment. Report to the Federal Aviation Administration, 91 pp.
Melling, L.D., A.G. Laing, M.S. Wandishin, J.E. Hart, and M.A. Petty, 2019: Ensemble Prediction of Oceanic Convective Hazards (EPOCH) Assessment: Part II. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-65, 59 pp.
Fenton, K.R., D.M. Mueller, T.R. Peevey, M.S. Wandishin, and M.A. Petty, 2018: Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Products Assessment: Warm Season. Report to the Federal Aviation Administration, 90 pp.
Fenton, K.R. J.E. Hart, M.S. Wandishin, and M.A. Petty, 2017: Icing Product Alaska Diagnosis (IPA-D) Assessment. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-59, 59 pp.
Wandishin, M.S., L. Paulik, J.E. Hart, and M.A. Petty, 2016: Icing Product Alaska (IPA). NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-58, 54 pp.
Laing. A., M.S. Wandishin, J.E. Hart, M. Petty, 2018: Assessment of Graphical Turbulence Guidance, Global (GTG-G), Part I. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-60, 31 pp.
G.J. Layne, S. Yorgun, M.S. Wandishin, M.A. Petty, 2016: Evaluation of the Human- and Auto-generated CCFP. Report to the Federal Aviation Administration, 24 pp.
Wandishin, M.S., L. Paulik, J.E. Hart, B.J. Etherton, and M.A. Petty, 2016: Assessment of the Graphical Turbulence Guidance, Nowcast (GTGN). NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-54, 25 pp.
Yorgun, S., G. Layne, M.S. Wandishin, and M.A. Petty, 2016: Technique development for verification to support uncertainty information available in probabilistic forecasts. Report to the Federal Aviation Administration, 18 pp.
Etherton, B.J.; M.S. Wandishin, L.A. Paulik, G.J. Layne, and M.A. Petty, 2014: Assessment of the Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor System (MRMS) and thhe Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS). NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-57.
Wandishin, M.S., L. Paulik, J. Hart, B.J. Etherton, and M.A. Petty, 2014: Assessment of the Graphical Turbulence Guidance, version 3 (GTG3), NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-53, 40 pp.
Etherton, B.J., M.S. Wandishin, J.E. Hart, G.J. Layne, M.H. Leon, and M.A. Petty, 2014: Assessment of the Current Icing Potential (CIP) and Forecast Icing Potential (FIP), version 1.1. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR GSD-52, 17 pp.
