News & Events
NCAS-M visited NWS Sterling Field Support Center (SFSC)
NCAS-M director and senior scientist visited NWS SFSC to discuss transferring the Robotsonde system to Howard University Beltsville Campus.
NCAS-M II students received NOAA EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship
Congrats to MaKenna Collins, and Cameron Bennett both from Jackson State University received EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship.
The NWS Strategic Plan 2023-2033
The new National Weather Service Strategic Plan for 2023-2033 is an actionable document that serves as a path for the NWS to transform into a more nimble, flexible, and mobile agency that is eye to eye with decision makers. The NWS cannot do this alone. It is through our partners like you – whether in […]
NCEP Director, Dr. Michael Farrar, visited NCAS-M II
Dr. Farrar shared with NCAS-M II faculty and students NWS/NCEP priorities, opportunities and challenges.
NCAS-M faculty member elected as AAAS fellow
Every year the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recognized scientists, engineers and innovators for their scientific and social achievements. https://www.aaas.org/page/2022-fellows-0 Dr. Jose Fuentes, NCAS-M faculty member, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State has been elected to the 2022 cohort of AAAS honorary fellows for uncovering the working of critical interactions […]
NCAS-M research work was selected and highlighted by NASA during President Biden’s recent visit to California
President Biden Lands at NASA Ames, Tours California Storm Damage President Joe Biden landed aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield Thursday, near NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, before departing to tour recent storm damage in the state. Biden was greeted by Ames’ Associate Center Director for Research and Technology, David […]
Congrats to Howard University NCAS alumnus DaNa Carlis
DaNa Carlis named director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory DaNa L. Carlis, Ph.D., a research meteorologist and experienced scientific leader, has been named the director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. He will join the world’s preeminent research institution for observing and understanding severe thunderstorms and extreme weather on January 29. He […]
NOAA awards $60 million in education grants to Minority Serving Institutions
December 7, 2022 As part of NOAA’s long-term commitment to ensuring NOAA’s future workforce is representative of the nation’s population, the agency has awarded grants of up to $30 million each, over a five-year period, to two Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs): Howard University and the City College of the City University of New York. “Our […]
