If Dr. Jeanette Davis were to go back in time and tell her younger self where she would be right now, it’s likely her younger self would not be surprised. Dr. Davis, also known as Dr. Ocean, has accomplished many things in her career. She is a first-generation college student, graduate from Hampton University, a […]
NCEP Director, Dr. Michael Farrar, delivered a training session “Environmental policy to understand links to human dimensions at the ecosystem level of their academic discipline(s) and/or research” to NCAS-M II students and Faculty members.
Name Degree Major Institution Cohort Brady, Francisco BS Economics HU 1 Cortez, Miguel MS Physics UTEP 1 Dawkins, Kendall BS Physics UMBC 1 Elkins, Janae BS Meteorology JSU 1 Ellis, Tierra PhD School Psychology HU 1 Emerson, Damian BS Chemical Engineering UMBC 1 Gibson, Keon BS Meteorology JSU 1 Harvey, Jaylond BS Meteorology JSU 1 […]
The National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Research Presentations Through student research presentations, the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference equips young researchers with the skills […]
The Office of Science and Technology Integration is soliciting research proposals to support NOAA’s development of the community-based, coupled, comprehensive earth modeling system, the Unified Forecast System (UFS). The UFS is designed to provide more accurate forecast guidance through operational numerical weather prediction applications. These applications span local and global domains, and predictive time scales […]
The Aspen Institute and Coda Societies have developed a pipeline program that cultivates high-school students from underrepresented backgrounds to become leaders who will make a difference in the world through social justice and science. Our Future Is Science (OFIS) pairs high-school students and science graduate students who will grow together. The initiative caters especially to […]
The American Meteorology Society (AMS) recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations of the weather, water, and climate community through its Awards and Honors program. 2022 recipients will receive their award or honor at the 102nd AMS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Xin-Zhong Liang and Everette Joseph were elected as 2022 AMS Fellows!
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognized Morris’ impact in a recent article. More than 20 years ago, a small group of early career Black atmospheric scientists created a new graduate program at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Howard program has turned into an influential success in what otherwise remains a very […]
NCAS-M Proudly Announces: NCAS-M Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Leticia Williams is the proud recipient of the NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science EEO/Diversity and the Special Achievement Award Specifically, Vankita Brown (NWS), Leticia Williams (NCAS-M/NWS), Mark Mohs (BMD), and Eric Daniels (BMD) won for their outstanding support of the NPC’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) Focus […]
Congratulations to NCAS alum, Jose A. “Joe” Rivas for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation at University of Texas- El Paso (UTEP)!! His dissertation is titled, “Dust Storms and the Dispersal of Aquatic Invertebrates in the Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion.” He was advised by NCAS-M Faculty, Dr. Tom Gill and co-advised by Dr. Elizabeth Walsh of the UTEP […]
NCAS-M Fellow and HU Doctoral Student, Cassandra Jean, is in St. Thomas and Puerto Rico collecting data for her dissertation and NERTO with the National Weather Service (NWS). She is examining the response and recovery decisions of residents of St. Thomas and Puerto Rico to the risks and impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The […]
NCAS-M is celebrating graduates!! NCAS-M Fellow, Daniel Yeager earned a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from Howard University in May 2019. His thesis titled, “Radiative Properties of Aging Saharan Dust Plumes Entering the Tropical Atlantic”, examined the Saharan dust plumes as they enter the tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean. After graduation, Dr. Yeager will be […]
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