Jennifer Fowler is director of the University of Montana’s Autonomous Aerial Systems Office. Her expertise lies in areas of autonomous atmospheric data collection and weather modeling research. She has 15 years of experience with autonomous systems and collaborations around the world. Her current focus is on coordination of UM faculty, staff, and students for understanding and decision-making regarding implementation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),establishing the infrastructure and resources in order to create sustainable autonomous aerial research and to stimulate UAS-related innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development in the state of Montana.