Automatic Radiosonde Launcher, RobotSonde: The newest addition to the Howard University Beltsville Campus
RobotSonde: An automatic balloon launcher system by Meteomodem that can perform up to 12 or 24 soundings without any manual control.
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Announcements
Manuscript Authored by Faculty and Fellows Accepted by Atmosphere
Several NCAS-M II faculty and fellows collaborated on a manuscript for the Atmosphere journal. This manuscript, Particulate Matter in the American Southwest: Detection and Analysis of dust storms using surface measurements and ground-based LIDAR, was recently accepted. Authors are Joscelyne Guzman-Gonzalez, Rosa M. Fitzgerald, Nakul N. Karle, Ricardo K. Sakai, and William R. Stockwell.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
NCAS-M and CESSRST presented at the NOAA GSL Weekly Brief (October 6)
NCAS-M Director and CESSRST DRS gave an overview presentation to colleagues at NOAA GSL. The goal is to explore collaborative opportunities for students and faculty members.
NCAR/CESM Collaboration / Engagement Opportunities with Howard University (Sep 6-7)
The Community Earth System Model (CESM) team, Drs. Gokhan Danabasoglu, Monica Morrison, Ricard Neale, and Alice DuVivier from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) come to Howard University to meet with students and researchers for collaboration/engagement opportunities.
2023 Center Graduates
Fifteen NCAS-M II Fellows & NCAS-M Alumni have already graduated from their programs in 2023! Congratulations to the following:
Department of Earth, Environment, and Equity (EEE) at Howard University
The Board of Trustees has approved a new Department of Earth, Environment, and Equity (EEE) housed within the College of Arts and Sciences which will include Atmospheric Science, as well as Earth Systems Science, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies. Further details will be forthcoming by 2023 Earth Day (April 22).
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 […]
