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American meteorologist
DaNa Carlis
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Director DaNa Carlis speaks at the NSSL 60th Anniversary Celebration.Carlis speaking at the NSSL 60th Anniversary Celebration in 2024
BornTulsa, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsNOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

NOAA Global Systems Laboratory

NOAA Weather Program Office

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction Environmental Modeling Center
ThesisNumerical simulations of island-scale airflow and the Maui vortex under summer trade-wind conditions (2007)
Doctoral advisorVernon R. Morris

DaNa L. Carlis (/ˈdəneɪ ˈkɑːrlɪs/ də-NAY KAR-lis) is an American meteorologist and director of the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. He is the first African American to serve as the head of a NOAA research laboratory.

Early life and education

Carlis was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Carver Middle School and Booker T. Washington High School, where, in 2018, he was inducted to the school's Distinguished Hall of Fame.

He attended Howard University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, as well as Master of Science and PhD degrees in atmospheric sciences, studying under Vernon Morris, founder of Atmospheric Science Program at Howard. He was the second African American male to receive a PhD from the program.

Carlis credits his relationship with Dr. Gary Davis, one of the few African American physicians in Tulsa at the time and the father of a close friend, for inspiring him to pursue a career in science.

Career

Carlis began working for NOAA while in graduate school, conducting research on modeling airflow over the island of Maui and implementing semi-operational weather models over the Hawaiian Islands. This led to the publication of a research paper in the journal Monthly Weather Review, with Yi-Leng Chen, of the University of Hawaii Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and Morris serving as second and third authors.

After completing his PhD, Carlis held positions at the National Weather Service (NWS) Honolulu Weather Forecast Office, as well as the agency's Pacific Region Headquarters, before returning to the mainland United States, where he held several positions at the NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) from 2007 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, he served as a policy advisor to the NOAA chief scientist and the NOAA assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction. In 2016, he began working at the NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO), part of the agency's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), where he founded the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and Next-Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) programs. In September 2020, he became deputy director of the NOAA Global Systems Laboratory (GSL).

In 2023, Carlis was named the sixth director of NSSL, where he leads a team of scientists working to advance the science and technology of severe weather forecasting and warnings in an effort to improve accuracy and lead times.

Honors and awards

Among the honors and awards Carlis has received during his career are the following:

Professional service

Carlis is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and was elected in 2022 to serve a three-year term (from 2023 to 2026) on the AMS Council. He also has served as chair of the AMS Forecast Improvement Group. In 2014, he co-founded NOAA's Diversity and Professional Advancement Working Group (DPAWG) with Michelle Hawkins of NWS. Global ERG Network named DPAWG the fifth-best employee resource group as part of its 2021 Diversity Impact Awards.

He also serves as a member of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Community Programs (UCP) External Advisory Committee (EAC), which guides the programs and activities of UCP in its effort to serve researchers, academics, and others in the Earth system science community.

Personal life

Carlis is married to Dr. Lydia Carlis, chief learning and impact officer at Acelero Learning, an early childhood education provider, and founder/CEO of Eyemagination Enterprises, LLC. In 2014, the pair co-authored the book M. I. T.: Meteorologist in Training. They have a daughter, Dia Carlis, a Georgia State University graduate who works as a law clerk in New York City.

References

  1. ^ "NSSL Staff Profiles". inside.nssl.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. "Carver and Booker T. alumnus Dr. DaNa Carlis speaks to students". www.tulsaschools.org. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. "Previous Inductees". Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. "DaNa Carlis". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. "Spotlight on Commerce: DaNa Carlis, Meteorologist and Program Manager, Office of Weather and Air Quality, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)". U.S. Department of Commerce. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  6. Carlis, DaNa L.; Chen, Yi-Leng; Morris, Vernon R. (2010-07-01). "Numerical Simulations of Island-Scale Airflow over Maui and the Maui Vortex under Summer Trade Wind Conditions". Monthly Weather Review. 138 (7): 2706–2736. doi:10.1175/2009MWR3236.1. ISSN 1520-0493.
  7. "NOAA - Global Systems Laboratory". 2023-06-15. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  8. ^ "NOAA - Global Systems Laboratory". gsl.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  9. "EPIC celebrates the appointment of Dr. DaNa Carlis as the director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) - Earth Prediction Innovation Center". 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  10. ^ "DaNa L. Carlis, UCP EAC Member | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research". www.ucar.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  11. "'A full-circle moment'". Tulsa World. 2023-01-12. pp. A9. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  12. "NSSL History". NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  13. Laboratory (CSL), NOAA Chemical Sciences. "NOAA CSL: NOAA Bronze Medals Awarded to CSL Researchers". csl.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  14. "NOAA - Global Systems Laboratory". gsl.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  15. Kiest, Kristina (2019-03-01). "DaNa Carlis to receive two OAR awards". NOAA Weather Program Office. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  16. "NOAA - Global Systems Laboratory". gsl.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  17. ^ "AMS Leadership". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  18. "Membership - Commission Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise". 2021-12-02. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  19. "'Like a family': How NOAA's Diversity and Professional Advancement group became a powerhouse support network | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". www.noaa.gov. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  20. "2021 Diversity Impact Award Recipients Ranking Order". Global ERG Network. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  21. Carlis, DaNa; Carlis, Lydia J. (2014). M. I. T.: Meteorologist in Training. Apple Tree Institute. ISBN 9781940641850.
  22. "Dia Dannielle Carlis – The Kearney Law Group". Retrieved 2025-01-09.

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