NOAA CSCs Hill visits May 6-7
NOAA EPP/MSI office and 4 CSCs conducted Hill briefings on May 6 & 7.
News & Events
NCAS-M hosted NSF Unidata Strategic Advisory Committee May 2-3
NCAS-M hosted the NSF Unidata Strategic Advisory Committee meeting, May 2-3, 2024.
2024 NCAS-M Annual Meeting (4/26)
The annual meeting was successfully held at the NOAA NCWCP, College Park, MD. More than 50 attendees participated in the conference. https://sites.google.com/view/2024-ncas-m-annual-meeting/home
NCAS-M II visit to UTEP
On April 5, 2024, Drs. Sen Chiao, Jo-Anne Manswell Butty, and Ricardo Sakai visited University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Rosa Fitgerald hosted the visit from UTEP. Drs. Chiao, Butty, and Sakai gave an overview of the current NCAS-M II goals, protocols, and activities. NCAS-M fellows and leveraged graduate students at UTEP made oral […]
Eclipse Event at HU Beltsville
During the eclipse event on April 8, 2024, Howard University Beltsville Campus (HUBC) promoted a radiosonde marathon. During the whole day several radiosonde launches were launched to monitor the thermodynamic and wind profiles. Currently the data collected at HUBC are being analyzed under the supervision of Drs. Debanjana Das, Nakul Karle, and Pamela Lara. NCAS-M […]
NCAS-M Fellows and Project Manager Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
NCAS-M II congratulates four Center-affiliated Howard University students recently inducted into the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Anaiya Reliford, a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences and current NCAS-M II fellow (Cohort 1); Lauren L. Taylor, a PhD student in Sociology and current NCAS-M II fellow (Cohort 1); Kirsten Sims, a PhD student in Atmospheric […]
NCAS-M/UTEP Site Visit, April 5
NCAS-M Team, Sen Chiao, Jo-Anne Manswell Butty, and Ricardo Sakai went to visit UTEP. Dr. Rosa Fitzgerald and her students presented research results.
NCAS-M conducted site visit at SJSU
NCAS-M director visited SJSU on March 25.
NCAS-M Alumni Honored for Full STEAM Ahead Conference
On March 7th-10th, Dr. Michelle Dovil (NCAS-M Alumni) was honored to organize and host the National Science Foundation (NSF) Full STEAM Ahead 2024 conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference was the convening of the “Full STEAM Ahead: Powering Connections Among Different Generations of Geoscientists and Social Scientists” project funded by the National Science Foundation […]
NCAS-M Staff and Fellow Win NASA MSI Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge
Amy Quarkume, Joseph Wilkins, and Lauren Taylor were one of three $100,000 NASA MSI Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge winners. NASA’s Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge, part of the MSI Incubator initiative, seeks innovative solutions for wildfire prevention and climate technology. NASA invites students and employees of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to address the escalating issues caused […]
Dr. Dave Turner Visits NCAS-M/Howard University
On March 14, 2024, Dr. Dave Turner from NOAA/GSL visited NCAS-M/Howard University. The Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) is one of ten NOAA Research Laboratories and is located in Boulder, Colorado. Their research improves environmental prediction models, develops state-of-the-science decision support tools, visualization systems, and uses high-performance computing technology to support a Weather-Ready Nation.
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.
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.
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, […]
