Dr. Mark Laufersweiler is in the process of retiring from his role since 2013 as the Data Services Specialist for the University of Oklahoma Libraries and head of the Data Services Unit. He has always had a strong interest in computers, computing, data and data visualization and things weather. After completing his PhD in Meteorology, he did a post-doc working for the Department of Energy on the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program (climate).
Mark worked his way to the University of Oklahoma in 1999 where he was the Computer Systems Coordinator for the School of Meteorology (SoM), responsible for managing the real time data feed and departmental data archive. He assisted the SoM in promoting the computing and data skills needed for teaching and research based on current best practices and pedagogy.
Since the Fall of 2013, Mark served as the Data Services Specialist for OU Libraries. Mark supported the Library's research mission by developing and offering workshops, seminars and short courses, helping the university community with consulting on data management plans and better practices for research data management. Mark is the University of Oklahoma's representative to ORCID, OSF, and the Carpentries.
