--- title: AEM Recognizes Baylor & Raleigh, NC with Elements of Excellence Awards description: AEM recognizes Baylor University and the Raleigh, NC Stormwater Engineering Division as innovative leaders in the field of severe weather risk management. image: https://blog.aem.eco/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/Featured%20Images/Elements-of-Excellence-blog-featured-3.jpg --- [![AEM logo header](https://blog.aem.eco/hs-fs/hubfs/AEM_RGB-Logo-Colour_RGB-Logo-Colour-Mar-30-2022-02-04-12-03-PM.png?width=196&name=AEM_RGB-Logo-Colour_RGB-Logo-Colour-Mar-30-2022-02-04-12-03-PM.png)AEM Logo Header](https://aem.eco/) - Solutions ### Solutions - #### Data & Software - #### [AEM Elements® 360](https://aem.eco/product/elements-360/) - #### [Sferic Maps®](https://aem.eco/product/sferic-maps/) - #### [Data and APIs](https://aem.eco/product-type/data-api/) - #### Hardware - #### [Systems](https://aem.eco/product-type/systems/) - #### [Sensors](https://aem.eco/product-type/sensors/) - #### [Data Collection](https://aem.eco/product-type/data-collection/) - #### [Cameras](https://aem.eco/product-type/cameras/) - #### [Alerting](https://aem.eco/product-type/alerting/) - #### [Telemetry](https://aem.eco/product-type/telemetry/) - #### [Accessories](https://aem.eco/product-type/accessories/) - #### Professional Services - #### [Meteorological Services](https://aem.eco/service/meteorological-services/) - #### [Hydromet Services](https://aem.eco/service/hydromet-services/) - #### [Network Design](https://aem.eco/service/network-design/) - #### [Field Services & Installation](https://aem.eco/service/field-services-installation/) - #### [Maintenance and Calibration](https://aem.eco/service/maintenance/) - #### [Training](https://aem.eco/service/training/) - #### Solutions - #### [Flood Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/flood-risk-management/) - #### [Severe Weather Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/severe-weather-risk-management/) - #### [Wildfire Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/wildfire-risk-management/) - #### [Precision Agriculture](https://aem.eco/solution/precision-agriculture/) - #### [Lightning Detection](https://aem.eco/solution/lightning-detection/) - #### [Dam Safety](https://aem.eco/solution/dam-safety/) - #### [Community Weather](https://aem.eco/solution/personal-weather/) #### AEM Elements® Resiliency Platform Your essential toolkit for weather forecasting, hazard detection, and emergency response coordination. [Learn more](https://lp.aem.eco/aem-elements-resiliency-platform-launch) - Industries ### Industries - #### [Agriculture Monitor growing conditions to improve yields and reduce waste.](https://aem.eco/industry/agriculture/) - #### [Aviation Keep crews aware of severe weather.](https://aem.eco/industry/aviation/) - #### [Club & Sport Keep athletes, members, and staff safe.](https://aem.eco/industry/club-sport/) - #### [Construction Secure job sites, workers, and deadlines against weather.](https://aem.eco/industry/construction-engineering/) - #### [Education Protect students from lightning and heat stress.](https://aem.eco/industry/education/) - #### [Energy Utilities Prepare and respond to weather-related outages.](https://aem.eco/industry/energy-utility/) - #### [National Governments Protect citizens and infrastructure.](https://aem.eco/industry/government/) - #### [Ground Transportation Monitor dangerous road conditions.](https://aem.eco/industry/ground-transportation/) - #### [Manufacturing Minimize weather impact and demonstrate compliance.](https://aem.eco/industry/manufacturing/) - #### [Maritime Anticipate bad weather to keep crews and cargo safe.](https://aem.eco/industry/maritime/) - #### [Military Stay prepared from severe weather disruptions.](https://aem.eco/industry/military/) - #### [Mining Protect workers and optimize operations.](https://aem.eco/industry/mining/) - #### [Renewable Energy Protect and manage critical infrastructure.](https://aem.eco/industry/renewable-energy/) - #### [States & Municipalities Safeguard communities from severe weather events.](https://aem.eco/industry/states-municipalities/) - #### [Water Utilities Minimize disruption and keep water safe.](https://aem.eco/industry/water-utility/) #### A Buying Guide for Airport Operations An effective approach to mitigating weather risks includes three stages: Analyze, Plan, and Implement. [Download guide](https://lp.aem.eco/airport_buying_guide) - [Resources](https://aem.eco/resources/) ### Resources & Insights - #### [Blog Articles and perspectives to grow your weather resiliency knowledge.](https://blog.aem.eco/?_gl=1*59kdv5*_gcl_au*MTg2MzM2NDE1OC4xNzQwNTA5ODg1*_ga*MTE5Njc5MjQ1MC4xNzQwNTA5ODg1*_ga_ZQ24JNBSJ0*MTc0NjAxMTA4MC41MC4xLjE3NDYwMTg0NzguNTkuMC44NTE1NzUxMjQ.) - #### [Case Studies See how our customers have transformed into weather readiness leaders.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=case-study) - #### [Demos Learn the benefits and outcomes you can achieve using AEM products.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=demo) - #### [Podcast Hear straight from industry experts on data, trends, stories, and anomalies.](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2juJxrdXIUpTAaMkfCuY26DuiWoUVY1E) - #### [Product & Data Sheets See the specifications of our weather stations, sensors, and hardware.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=data-sheet) - #### [Reports & Guides Connect with insights from our research team and proprietary data.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=report) - #### [Solution Overviews Learn how we align solutions to today’s growing weather challenges.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=solution-overview) - #### [Webinars Sign up for upcoming learning sessions or watch events on demand.](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=webinar) #### 2025 U.S. Lightning Report A deep dive into 2025 U.S. lightning activity powered by data from AEM’s Earth Networks Total Lightning Network®. [View the Report](https://aem.eco/2025-united-states-lightning-report/) - Company ### Company - #### [About us The world’s essential source for environmental insights.](https://aem.eco/about-us/) - #### [Our Offices We serve markets around the world with local staff.](https://aem.eco/our-offices/) - #### [Brands Learn about the deep histories of the brands behind our technology.](https://aem.eco/our-brands/) - #### [Partners Become a partner and build resilient communities with AEM.](https://aem.eco/partners/) - #### [Careers Come join our mission-driven culture and make a difference around the world.](https://aem.eco/careers/) - #### [In the News Key organizational updates and news from AEM.](https://aem.eco/press-center/) - #### [ISO and SOC 2 Compliance View certificates, access reports, and learn how we protect your data.](https://aem.eco/iso-and-soc-2-compliance/) #### Partner with AEM Provide your customers with the tools and data they need in the face of escalating environmental risks. [Become a Partner](https://aem.eco/partners/) - [Contact us](https://aem.eco/contact-us/) # AEM Recognizes Baylor & Raleigh, NC with Elements of Excellence Awards [Severe Weather Risk Management](https://blog.aem.eco/tag/severe-weather-risk-management) [Flood Risk Management](https://blog.aem.eco/tag/flood-risk-management) [Elements Resiliency Platform](https://blog.aem.eco/tag/elements-resiliency-platform) By [Trisha Patel](https://blog.aem.eco/author/trisha-patel) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards) ![](https://blog.aem.eco/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/Featured%20Images/Elements-of-Excellence-blog-featured-3.jpg) Listen 6:49 AEM is pleased to announce Baylor University and the Raleigh, North Carolina Stormwater Engineering Division as winners of the inaugural Elements of Excellence Awards for innovative leadership in the field of weather resilience. Both winners earned recognition by setting an exemplary standard for weather risk management and timely alerting systems that actively keep people and infrastructure safe in the communities they serve. Moving forward, we’ll explore… - [The values and mission behind the Elements of Excellence Awards](https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards#Awards) - [Why Baylor University is America’s most lightning-ready campus](https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards#Baylor) - [How Raleigh, NC is setting the standard for urban flood readiness](https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards#Raleigh) - [How you can help recognize resilience leaders in your community](https://blog.aem.eco/aem-recognizes-baylor-raleigh-nc-with-elements-of-excellence-awards#Searching) ## Introducing the AEM Elements of Excellence Awards As we continue our mission to be the world’s essential source for environmental insights, [AEM is launching the Elements of Excellence Awards](https://lp.aem.eco/aem-elements-of-excellence-awards) to highlight the work of resilience-minded leaders and innovative teams around the world who are doing their part to protect communities in the face of escalating risks. Mastering the natural hazard event cycle is one of the key challenges of our time. That’s why it’s so important to shine a light on resilience leaders, recognize them as the heroes they truly are, and see if we can uncover what others can learn from their approaches. [![Elements-of-Excellence-Banner](https://blog.aem.eco/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/Promotional%20Banners/Elements-of-Excellence-Banner.jpg?width=756&height=187&name=Elements-of-Excellence-Banner.jpg)](https://lp.aem.eco/aem-elements-of-excellence-awards) Finalists for the Elements of Excellence Award were selected from a nomination list gathered from AEM employees, and winners were chosen based on a variety of factors, including the size of the community they support, the capabilities of their monitoring and alerting systems, and the ease that others would have replicating their approach. Each winner receives a certificate of recognition and digital badge that they can display to showcase their achievement, and a charitable contribution will be made to [The Nature Conservancy](https://www.nature.org/en-us/) in recognition of their achievement. ## Baylor University: America’s most lightning-ready campus Baylor University is located on a thousand-acre campus in Waco, Texas—an area that sees more than its fair share of lightning. With a community of more than 20,000 students and 3,000 additional staff and faculty members, [Director of Emergency Management George Nuñez and his team](https://dps.web.baylor.edu/emergency-management) have plenty of people to keep safe. That’s why Baylor has created a storm awareness and lightning alerting solution that’s setting the standard for universities across the U.S. and world. The Emergency Management team tracks severe storms as they approach campus to enable proper preparation and communication in the hours leading up to a storm event. As the storm nears, their on-campus weather stations help them gather real-time weather information for the campus itself, so they can compare what they’re seeing against forecasts and conditions in other nearby areas. [![Baylor-Awards-Banner](https://blog.aem.eco/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/Promotional%20Banners/Baylor-Awards-Banner.jpg?width=756&height=187&name=Baylor-Awards-Banner.jpg)](https://blog.aem.eco/hubfs/BayorUniversity_Infographic_HighRes_v2.png?hsLang=en) When dangerous thunderstorms and lightning strikes reach campus, Baylor’s network of lightning sirens activates to tell people moving around the campus to seek shelter. Best of all, the entire alerting process is automated, so George’s team doesn’t have to agonize over exactly when to start the sirens, and there’s no delay in getting timely warnings to people who might be at risk. Since adopting this system, they’ve had zero lightning-related injuries. Congratulations to George, the Department of Emergency Management, and the entire team at Baylor University for their commitment to lightning safety and for creating a blueprint for success that other schools can follow. ## Raleigh Stormwater Engineering: Innovating urban FEWS Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and one of the three corners of the state’s Research Triangle. It’s also a city with above-average flood risk, as two large creeks with a network of tributaries flow across the city and tropical storms can still bring heavy rainfall, even though Raleigh is over 100 miles inland. [The Raleigh Stormwater Engineering Division is tasked with managing the city’s Flood Early Warning System (FEWS)](https://raleighnc.gov/stormwater/services/track-storms-us/flood-early-warning-system), which is designed to keep a population of more than 480,000 notified in the event of a dangerous storm. Back in 2018, part of Raleigh was inundated with an unexpected flood that went undetected by their existing rain gauges. The city’s Stormwater Management Division pledged that kind of event would not go undetected again. That led to the Engineering Division, under the direction of Kelly Daniels, making several strategic additions to the FEWS to improve situational awareness and close visibility gaps. [![Raleigh-Awards-Banner](https://blog.aem.eco/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/Promotional%20Banners/Raleigh-Awards-Banner.jpg?width=756&height=187&name=Raleigh-Awards-Banner.jpg)](https://blog.aem.eco/hubfs/Raleigh_Infographic_Final_2.png) By using radar rainfall estimations in addition to their rain gauge network, they’re now able to understand where heavy rain or flood conditions could be developing between gauges. They’ve also updated their inundation modeling, which means they have a more accurate understanding of where water is going in real time once it hits the ground, and they have the ability to run storm simulations for training and infrastructure planning. Thanks to the work of the Engineering Division, Raleigh now has rainfall awareness and flood risk management capabilities that any city would be proud of. The city’s truly innovative early warning system extends their ability to recognize potential flood risks before they develop and lead decisively during a major storm to deliver for their citizens. ## Congratulations to the Elements of Excellence Award winners! The work of everyday resilience leaders like Baylor’s George Nuñez and Raleigh’s Kelly Davis is foundational to keeping communities safe and thriving in the face of increasingly severe and unpredictable environmental events. It’s only because of their efforts that the rest of us are able to go about our daily lives with assurance that someone’s looking after the bigger picture for us. At AEM, our hats are off to George, Kelly, and both their teams of safety and engineering professionals. Congratulations on your well-deserved Elements of Excellence Awards! We hope your peers will draw inspiration from what you’ve achieved. ## We’re searching for more excellent resilience leaders Do *you* know someone who’s doing note-, praise-, or recognition-worthy work in the field of weather resilience? Our team at AEM wants to know about it! You can [contact us to share a story](https://aem.eco/contact-us/) about someone in your community who’s working to improve weather awareness, situational readiness, or response capabilities—or who’s just really great at being a voice for resilience in your community. Maybe your submission will wind up being a finalist for the next round of awards! AEM Recognizes Baylor & Raleigh, NC with Elements of Excellence Awards 6:49 ![Trisha Patel](https://blog.aem.eco/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20and%20Videos/SME%20and%20Author%20Portraits/Trisha-Portrait.jfif) #### Trisha Patel [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishadpatel/) Trisha is Senior Marketing Manager at AEM, where she holds a wide range of responsibilities focused on increasing awareness for the AEM brand and shining a light on the exceptional work of AEM customers. She is a results-oriented marketer and believes that data, analytics, and creativity should drive all marketing strategy. ### Related Blog Posts ### Subscribe for updates ![AEM Logo footer](https://blog.aem.eco/hs-fs/hubfs/aem-logo.png?width=292&name=aem-logo.png "AEM Logo footer") AEM 12410 Milestone Center Drive Suite 300 Germantown, MD 20876 [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/advanced-environmental-monitoring) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Advanced-Environmental-Monitoring-AEM-110375228108391) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIEVCZ05K4xayt5yXed48AA) #### Data & Software - [AEM Elements® 360](https://aem.eco/product/elements-360/) - [Sferic Maps®](https://aem.eco/product/sferic-maps) - [Data and APIs](https://aem.eco/product-type/data-api/) #### Hardware - [Systems](https://aem.eco/product-type/systems/) - [Sensors](https://aem.eco/product-type/sensors/) - [Data Collection](https://aem.eco/product-type/data-collection/) - [Cameras](https://aem.eco/product-type/cameras/) - [Alerting](https://aem.eco/product-type/alerting/) - [Telemetry](https://aem.eco/product-type/telemetry/) - [Accessories](https://aem.eco/product-type/accessories/) #### Professional Services - [Meteorological Services](https://aem.eco/service/meteorological-services/) - [Hydromet Services](https://aem.eco/service/hydromet-services/) - [Network Design](https://aem.eco/service/network-design/) - [Field Services & Installation](https://aem.eco/service/field-services-installation/) - [Maintenance and Calibration](https://aem.eco/service/maintenance/) - [Training](https://aem.eco/service/training/) #### Solutions - [Flood Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/flood-risk-management/) - [Severe Weather Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/severe-weather-risk-management/) - [Wildfire Risk Management](https://aem.eco/solution/wildfire-risk-management/) - [Precision Agriculture](https://aem.eco/solution/precision-agriculture/) - [Lightning Detection](https://aem.eco/solution/lightning-detection/) - [Dam Safety](https://aem.eco/solution/dam-safety/) - [Community Weather](https://aem.eco/solution/personal-weather/) #### Industries - [Agriculture](https://aem.eco/industry/agriculture/) - [Aviation](https://aem.eco/industry/aviation/) - [Club & Sport](https://aem.eco/industry/club-sport/) - [Construction](https://aem.eco/industry/construction-engineering/) - [Education](https://aem.eco/industry/education/) - [Energy Utilities](https://aem.eco/industry/energy-utility/) - [National Governments](https://aem.eco/industry/government/) - [Ground Transportation](https://aem.eco/industry/ground-transportation/) - [Manufacturing](https://aem.eco/industry/manufacturing/) - [Maritime](https://aem.eco/industry/maritime/) - [Military](https://aem.eco/industry/military/) - [Mining](https://aem.eco/industry/mining/) - [Renewable Energy](https://aem.eco/industry/renewable-energy/) - [States & Municipalities](https://aem.eco/industry/states-municipalities/) - [Water Utilities](https://aem.eco/industry/water-utility/) #### Resources & Insights - [Blog](https://blog.aem.eco/) - [Case Studies](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=case-study) - [Demos](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=demo) - [Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@AEM_eco/podcasts) - [Product & Data Sheets](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=data-sheet) - [Reports & Guides](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=report) - [Solution Guides](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=solution-guide) - [Solution Overviews](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=solution-overview) - [Webinars](https://aem.eco/resources/?filter-category=webinar) #### Company - [About Us](https://aem.eco/about-us/) - [Our Offices](https://aem.eco/our-offices/) - [Brands](https://aem.eco/our-brands/) - [Partners](https://aem.eco/partners/) - [Careers](https://aem.eco/careers/) - [In the News](https://aem.eco/press-center/) Copyright © 2026 AEM [Privacy Policy](https://aem.eco/privacy-policy)