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Tulsan DaNa Carlis Named Director Of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory

January 13, 2023

By Kelie Pirtle

 

 

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 is the first African American to be named a lab director in NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

Carlis currently serves as deputy director at NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) in Boulder, Colorado. He has spent his 20-year career at NOAA working at the intersections between science, policy and society to ensure better products and services for the American people. In addition, he has led NOAA efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, including co-founding NOAA’s Diversity and Professional Advancement Working Group.

“Dr. Carlis shares my commitment to champion diversity and foster professional growth opportunities across the agency,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “NOAA is fortunate to have a leader with deep scientific expertise and the strong skills to elevate diversity, equity and inclusion into all aspects of NSSL’s culture.”

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“As a proven leader, DaNa has guided a variety of NOAA programs and projects that have contributed to producing better forecasts, earlier warnings for natural disasters and a greater understanding of the Earth,” said Steve Thur, Ph.D., NOAA assistant administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, who announced the appointment. “His leadership experience and passion for research will help NSSL continue to fulfill its mission to help forecasters provide advance warnings of severe weather and save lives.”

Prior to joining GSL, Carlis served as NOAA’s Earth Prediction Innovation Center program manager, policy advisor to the NOAA assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction and NOAA chief scientist, and as a research meteorologist. He started at NOAA as a student through the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions.

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