NOAA/OAR Climate Change Seminar (Feb 8, 2024)
Deputy Director of Climate Program Office, Ben DeAngelo, and his team visited Howard University. They gave a seminar and visited a classroom.
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News & More
Stay updated on the latest activities, announcements and more about NCAS-M II by reading the latest news about our center.
NOAA/ARL Scientist-in-Residence
During ARL’s 75th anniversary sessions at AMS, Director Ariel Stein announced the ARL Scientist-in-Residence opportunity. In recognition of the 75th anniversary, the ARL is establishing a Scientist-in-Residence opportunity to advance scientific understanding of the complex processes occurring in the atmospheric boundary layer on local, regional, and global scales and fostering strong research collaborations with Minority-Serving […]
Two new positions at the NOAA/NWS/NCEP Weather Prediction Center
Student Trainee (Meteorology) (Closes 2/13/2024) Student Trainee (Meteorology) will perform the following duties: Supervisory Meteorologist (Closes 2/14/2024) This position has a working title of Section Chief. Section Chief will perform the following duties: Provide review and approvals of weather forecast information to ensure quality and timeliness of weather forecasts. Set priorities, prepare schedules, provide recommendations […]
NOAA EPP/MSI CSC Climate Change Seminar, Feb 8, 12-1pm
This seminar series will discuss the nexus of weather and climate hazard forecasting, ML/AI/UX Design/algorithm training, and public health. Topic: Translating Climate Science into Physical and Economic Risk Speaker: Dr. Ben DeAngelo, Deputy Director, NOAA Climate Program Office Register in Advance: HERE NOAA EPP/MSI CSC Climate Change Seminar Series Flyer: HERE Note: This seminar (2/8/24) is hosted by Howard University and will be hybrid. Location: Howard University Interdisciplinary Research Bldg, 1st Fl Conf Rm, 2201 Georgia Avenue, […]
NCAS-M Fellow (Cohort 1, UPRM), Stephanie Ortiz-Rosario, 2024 AMS Student Award Winner
Stephanie was awarded an honorable mention for her oral presentation at the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Stephanie presented her summer research. This is Stephanie’s first-ever oral talk at an AMS, and she was competing with undergraduate and graduate students. She also presented her summer poster!
NCAS-M II – 2024 AMS – 29 Presentations (Sat 1/27/2024 – Thu 2/1/24)
NCAS-M II – 2024 AMS – List of Presenters (Sat 1/27/2024 – Thu 2/1/24) No Name Title Date Time Location 1 Stephanie M. Ortiz Rosario (Presenter), Kelly M. Nunez Ocasio, Zachary Moon, Chris Davis Environmental Moisture Influence on African Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) 1/27/2024 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Hall E (100 Level, The Baltimore Convention […]
NOAA/PSL Scientist, Dr. Lisa Bengtsson, visited the Beltsville Campus, Feb 2, 2024
Dr. Lisa Bengtsson (NOAA/PSL) visited Howard University and gave a seminar.
2024 AMS Science Policy Colloquium, June 2-7, 2024 in Washington, DC.
The Science Policy Colloquium is an intensive immersion in policy for Earth and environmental system scientists and professionals. Participation is open to all but will be limited to no more than 45 individuals. 2024 AMS Science Policy Colloquium Colloquium participants meet with congressional staff, members of congress, leading officials from the executive branch, and prominent policy experts. Legislative […]
Rachel Carson Council National Environmental Leadership Fellowship Application Open
The Rachel Carson Council has opened our National Environmental Leadership Fellowship for this year. RCC works on issues related to biomass, CAFOs, fossil fuel infrastructure, renewable energy and coasts and oceans. We complete part of this work through our National Environmental Leadership Fellowship. This fellowship is a two-semester long (Fall 2024-Spring 2025) paid fellowship where […]
NOAA GSL Senior Scientist visited NCAS-M (January 9, 2024)
Dr. Dave Turner visited NCAS-M to discuss research with students and researchers.
NWS IDSS Service Description Document Update Released
An NWS Service Change Notice (SCN) was recently disseminated announcing release of the update (Version 2) of its Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) Service Description Document (SDD). IDSS SDDv2 incorporates revisions to better clarify how IDSS is currently being provided and to reflect internal documentation developed to drive consistency in IDSS services across NWS. This update also incorporates input […]
Congrats to Dr. David Dongo (Cohort 1, FY22, Howard University)
Congrats to David Dongo successfully defended his Ph.D. “An Essay on Household Consumption Expenditure”. Dr. Dongo is the Cohort 1 of NCAS-M II at Howard University.
Congrats to Rhonda Plofkin received MS degree from UMBC
Ms. Rhonda Plofkin (Cohort 5, FY16, UMBC) received her 2nd MS degree from UMBC. Congrats!!
2023 Center Graduates Update
As of October 2023, seventeen (17) NCAS-M II Fellows & NCAS-M Alumni have graduated from their programs! Congratulations to the following:
EPP/MSI Cooperative Science Center Quarterly Highlight: October 2023
Each quarter, the Cooperative Science Centers, which are supported by the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI), highlight their accomplishments, and one Center shares a feature story that spotlights a particularly notable event or accomplishment. The Annual Cohort Experience at NCAS-M II was highlighted in October 2023.
