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Dr. Marshall Shepherd

Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, University of Georgia; Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program 

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Dr. Marshall Shepherd is the Georgia Athletic Association distinguished professor of geography and atmospheric sciences at the University of Georgia and director of its Atmospheric Sciences Program. In 2022, he was selected SEC Professor of the Year. In 2021, Dr. Shepherd was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Shepherd was also the 2013 president of American Meteorological Society (AMS). Prior to academia, he spent 12 years as a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Shepherd is the host of The Weather Channel’s “Weather Geeks Podcast” and a senior contributor to Forbes Magazine. In 2004, he was honored with a White House PECASE Award. 
Dr. Marshall Shepherd