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Sebastián Torres

Sebastián Torres

Sebastián Torres.

Assistant Director, CIWRO

RRDD CIWRO Division Lead,
ART Team Lead,
Sr. Research Scientist

sebas@ou.edu
sebastian.torres@noaa.gov
National Weather Center 4421


  • PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Sebastián leads the Advanced Radar Techniques team and has 27+ years of experience conducting research and development of innovative signal processing and advanced remote-sensing techniques to improve the quality, coverage, and timeliness of meteorological products from weather radars. His principal projects are the exploration and demonstration of unique capabilities offered by phased-array radar (PAR) for weather observations; and the development and transfer of technology to existing radar systems in government, public, and private organizations.


  • Weather radar technologies 
  • Weather radar system design 
  • Phased array weather radar 
  • Weather radar signal processing 
  • Weather radar calibration 
  • Weather radar application software 
  • Weather radar concepts of operations

  • Weather Radar and Observations

  • Advanced Radar Techniques (ART)

  • American Meteorological Society (AMS) Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Editor’s Award, 2020 
  • University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service, 2016
  • NOAA/OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, 2003