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Seminar at NOAA/PSL by NCAS-M Researcher (3/25)
25 Mar 2025Tuesday, 2:00 pm Oscar Chimborazo, Howard UniversityEvaluating a Machine Learning Approach Leveraging MRMS to Improve Quantitative Precipitation Estimation for Atmospheric Rivers
2025 Arthur Day Prize Lecture- March 21, 2025- Dr. Jerry Mitrovica
Dr. Jerry Mitrovica (Harvard University) will give a public lecture on the science of sea level rise. This is part of his public lecture tour as a recipient of the Arthur Day Prize from the National Academy of Sciences. He is available to meet with faculty and also visit classes. This event is hosted by the […]
The 7th NOAA AI Workshop focusing on generative AI (GenAI) in Earth and space sciences
Dear colleagues, You are invited to join the 7th NOAA AI Workshop focusing on generative AI (GenAI) in Earth and space sciences hosted by NOAA’s Center for Artificial Intelligence. This event is part of the annual NOAA AI workshop series to foster a community around AI research and applications relevant to NOAA missions. To expand engagement with […]
Celebrating Howard University’s Groundbreaking R1 Designation
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Howard University has been officially conferred a Carnegie Classification Research Activity Designation of Research 1, often referred to as “R1.” Institutions receive this designation for “very high research productivity,” according to ACE. Howard is the only institution to be both an R1 and historically Black college and university […]
The Best Poster Award at the Numerical Weather Prediction Conference goes to Jean Carlos Peña
NCAS-M fellow, Jean Carlos Peña, received the Best Poster Award at the Numerical Weather Prediction Conference of the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Congrats!!!
The AMS Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award goes to Lauren L. Taylor
Lauren Taylor, NCAS-M Fellow, received an “Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award” at the 105th AMS Annual Meeting. The title of her presentation was “The Fire Next Time: Investigating Wildfire Disaster Resilience in Lahaina, HI”. “Your presentation was incredibly insightful and engaging and clearly demonstrated the depth of your research and your passion for this important […]
NCAS-M recruited new graduate students at the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting
Dr. Jo-Anne Manswell Butty, Myah Rather, and Margarita Mora hosted the NCAS-M booth, recruiting new students at the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
2025 AMS “Breaking the Cycle” Town Hall Meeting
The African-American diaspora’s employment numbers, and weather, water, and climate (WCH) communities continue to be alarmingly low, despite the collective efforts to enhance diversity. The significant contributions from various actors, including the WCH industries and academia have yet to yield substantial results, while we have witnessed improvements and other demographics employment numbers. Our panel discussion […]
20-Year Accomplishments of the NOAA Office of Education
The EPP office is pleased to share the 20-year NOAA Office of Education accomplishments. (pdf)
PMEL Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, ZA-0018-3 (closing January 8, 2025)
A PMEL Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (ZA-0018-3) position was posted on USAJobs this morning and is scheduled to close on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. You can view the announcements using the links below. MAP: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/825974000 DE: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/825975000
Two job openings at NWS River Forecast Center
The NWS Northeast River Forecast Center has 2 hydrologist vacancies (GS7-12) open on USA Jobs right now, the postings can be found here. If you might help spread the word among the students in your program that have recently or are about to graduate (must have a degree by 12/24). The jobs are open until 12/24. […]
NCAS-M fellows and faculty presented at AGU 2024 (Dec 9-13)
More than 15 presentations were presented by NCAS-M students and faculty at AGU 2024.
Dr. Duane Rosenberg (NOAA/GSL) and Dr. Carlo Wang (NCU, Taiwan) visited the HU Beltsville Campus
Dr. Rosenberg and Dr. Wang visited the Beltsville campus and discussed future collaboration plans.
NOAA/WPO Social Science
Driving Research for Forecast Delivery and Decision-Making (Feb 18-21, 2025) Social science is the study of people —what they think, how they feel, and how they respond—in a particular context. Recent societal impacts from hurricanes, floods, snow storms, and wildfires, shows a great need to understand the intersection of people and meteorology. The Social Science […]
Prof. Ming-Jen Yang from National Taiwan University visits NCAS-M (December 9, 2024)
Prof. Yang, a world-renowned scholar in mesoscale meteorology and precipitation areas, will visit NCAS-M and give a seminar: Taiwan-Area Heavy Rain Observation and Prediction Experiment (TAHOPE): Overview and Research Results NCAS-M HQs, Rm 221, 12pm
