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Meeting Ada Monzón
- Isabella Roquette
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Hello Universe!
Today I’m going to be talking about my experience meeting the first female meteorologist in Puerto Rico, Ada Monzón, when she came to my school for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Biography
She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a concentration in Physics from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, and a master’s degree in meteorology from Florida State University. She began her professional career as a Forecaster and Warning and Preparedness Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Puerto Rico. Later, she taught at UPR, Río Piedra, worked in FEMA’s Mitigation Division, and served as Chief Meteorologist for Univision PR and WIPR-TV.
She is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and holds the Seal of Professional Certification in meteorology for Media. She is a member of the Puerto Rico Climate Change Expert and Advisory Committee, the National Science Foundation’s STEM Advisory Group, the Board of Directors of CariCOOS, the AMS Fellow Committee, and an affiliate of the NASA Space Grant Consortium and a member of international scientific committees.
She is the Founder and President of the Board of Directors of EcoExploratorio: Science Museum of PR and the meteorologist for WAPA-TV’s Noticentro al Amanecer, WKAZ-580 AM Univision Radio, and Noticel. She has received numerous awards, including the NOAA-U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, Distinguished Alumna of the UPR Faculty of Natural Sciences, National Weather Person of the Year, the AMS Award for Broadcasting Meteorology, the AMS Joanne Simpson Mentorship Award, and the AMS Award for Excellence in Science Reporting.
Experience Meeting Ada Monzón
Ada Monzón is a widely recognized meteorologist throughout the island, and it was an honor to meet her. She came to my school to talk to us students about her journey to become the first female meteorologist in Puerto Rico and how she developed her passion for space and the sky. I attended the event as part of my school’s Robotics Team and asked her about NASA’s upcoming Artemis Missions. During her talk, she explained how she conducted research in Africa and obtained a NASA Fellowship.
It was inspiring to hear her talk to us about her experience being the only woman in most of her workplaces and how she consistently believed in herself and earned her place. She also explained that she had always loved space and the sky since she was a little girl and eventually found a job that allowed her to study what she loved. I related to this since I have loved space and the universe since I was little. Meeting her reminded me once again of all that is possible as a woman from Puerto Rico and introduced me to another role model who inspires me to pursue my dreams.
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