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 […]
June 2025 – Washington, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today released its 2025–2045 Education Strategic Plan, marking a renewed commitment to cultivating a robust STEM workforce and fostering environmental stewardship nationwide. Anchored in NOAA’s congressional mandate, this strategic framework empowers educators and learners to engage deeply with Earth system science—from climate […]
June 2025 – Washington, D.C. — Graduate students and researchers from NCAS-M recently participated in the 2025 CADRE Data Assimilation Workshop, an intensive training designed to build foundational and advanced skills in data assimilation methods used in weather and climate research. NCAS-M and Howard University graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists at the Cooperative Institute […]
NCAS-M Ph.D. student Rebekah Hackett and NCAS-M Deputy Director Terri Adams Ph.D. spoke at City Springs Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday May 20th. Hackett and Adams talked about NOAA and air quality, as part of the launch of their air quality/environmental science work with the school. Both were amazed by the level of knowledge of the […]
Eight (8) NCAS-M II Fellows graduated from their programs in the spring of 2025! Congratulations to the following:
Howard University’s Graduate School recently issued the Senior Scholar Research Excellence Award to Dr. Sen Chiao. This was designated by the HU Office of Sponsored Programs at its annual Inspiring Academic Excellence & Innovation Awards Ceremony.
Howard University’s College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) recently recognized Dr. Sen Chiao as one of it’s outstanding faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year. More specifically, he was recognized for his outstanding research.
Christian Díaz-Cáez, an NCAS-M summer intern, was recently recognized as a Bison Trailblazer. Howard doctoral alum Christian O. Díaz Cáez is now a radar imagery scientist with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Díaz Cáez recalls his first internship with NCAS-M as a defining moment. “I was accepted into Howard’s NCAS summer program to work with […]
The annual NWS Weather Day event at College Park Academy was held on April 1, 2025. Howard University successfully launched a balloon, which garnered excitement. Also, student attendees expressed interest in booths.
NCAS-M II fellows, faculty, and staff were well represented at the 2025 NOAA EPP/MSI Biennial Education & Science Forum. The theme was Educate, Innovate, Sustain: Enhancing America’s Global Competitiveness by Preparing a Future Workforce for Ocean, Coastal, and Atmospheric Challenges. NCAS-M II participants showcased impactful NOAA mission aligned research during oral and poster presentations. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In celebration of Black History Month, NCAS-M is highlighting a journal article from Air Power History that discusses the contributions of Black Meteorologists during World War II: Tuskegee (Weather) Airmen. While [Black people] represented approximately 10 percent of the American population in 1940, they comprised just 6.2 percent of the overall Army Air Forces (AAF) […]
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!!!
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 […]
