Kelvin Droegemeier |
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Official portrait, 2019 |
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In office
January 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021 |
| President | Donald Trump |
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| Preceded by | Ted Wackler (acting) |
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| Succeeded by | Kei Koizumi (acting) |
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In office
March 31, 2020 – June 22, 2020 |
| President | Donald Trump |
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| Preceded by | France A. Córdova |
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| Succeeded by | Sethuraman Panchanathan |
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In office
March 13, 2017 – January 11, 2019 |
| Governor | Mary Fallin |
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| Preceded by | Stephen McKeever |
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| Succeeded by | Kayse Shrum |
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| Born | (1958-09-23) September 23, 1958
Ellsworth, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Oklahoma (BS)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD) |
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| Scientific career |
| Fields | Meteorology |
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| Institutions | University of Oklahoma
National Science Board
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
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| Thesis | The Numerical Simulation of Thunderstorm Outflow Dynamics (Gust Front, Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Wind Shear, Microbursts) (1985) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Robert Wilhelmson |
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Kelvin Kay Droegemeier (born September 23, 1958) is an American research meteorologist, most recently having served as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Droegemeier is known for his research in predicting the development of extreme weather events, and previously served as Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology and the vice president for research at the University of Oklahoma. He currently is serving as a professor and special advisor to the chancellor for science and policy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.