DaNa Carlis
DaNa Carlis | |
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NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Director DaNa Carlis speaks at the NSSL 60th Anniversary Celebration. | |
| Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory NOAA Global Systems Laboratory |
| Thesis | Numerical simulations of island-scale airflow and the Maui vortex under summer trade-wind conditions (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vernon 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.