NOAA mentors are central to NCAS-M’s mission of preparing future scientists. They provide research guidance, training, and professional development for fellows. Below are our current NOAA mentors for 2024–2025. We’re always seeking NOAA colleagues to mentor NCAS-M students and collaborate on impactful research. If you’re interested in mentoring or exploring joint projects, we’d love to hear from you

2024-2025 NOAA Mentors

Organizational Affiliation	Collaborator’s Name	Location	Contribution
NOAA OAR/GSL	Phil Schumacher	Boulder, CO	Training
NOAA OAR/PSL	Andrea Ray	Boulder, CO	Training
NOAA OAR/GSL	Keenan Eure	Boulder, CO	Training
NOAA OAR/NSSL	Jian Zhang	Norman, OK	Training
NOAA OAR	Steven Thur	Silver Spring, MD	Training
NOAA NESDIS	Douglas Rao	Asheville, NC	Training
NCEI	Jacob Radford	Asheville, NC	Training
NOAA OAR/WPO	Cassandra Shivers-Williams	Silver Spring, MD	Training
NOAA OAR/ARL	Mark Cohen	College Park, MD	Training
NOAA OAR/CSL	Owen Cooper	Boulder, CO	Training
NOAA OAR/ARL	Tianfeng Chai	College Park, MD	Training
OAR/ARL	Fantine Ngan	College Park, MD	Research
NOAA NWS	John Moore	Washington, DC	Training
NOAA NWS	Da’Vel Johnson	Silver Spring, MD	Training
NOAA NWS	Leticia Williams	Silver Spring, MD	Training
NOAA NWS	Vankita Brown	Silver Spring, MD	Research
NOAA NWS	Daniel Brewer	Silver Spring, MD	Research
NOAA/STAR	Tony Reale	College Park, MD	Research
NOAA WPO	Tamara Battle	Silver Spring, MD	Training
NOAA/NSSL	DaNa Carlis	Norman, OK	Training
NOAA/GSL	Dave Turner	Boulder, CO	Research
NOAA/GSL	Amada Back	Boulder, CO	Training
NOAA/GSL/ESRL	Jennifer Mahoney	Boulder, CO	Research
NOAA/EMC	Ho-Chun Huang	College Park, MD	Research
NOAA/ARL	Jeff McQueen	College Park, MD	Research