2024 AMS Early Career Leadership Academy Conference
Dates: June 11-13, 2024
This conference aims to bring together early career leaders from different walks of life in the meteorology space. This conference consisted of learning about our leadership styles, managing and navigating conflict, and understanding the dynamic influence of intersectionality.
2024 CGC Annual Advancing Black Intellectualism Conference
Dates: May 16-17, 2024
This conference aims to bring together students, educators, and researchers to discuss topics of concern within the African Diaspora and share ways to promote self-determination for global community. Presented a paper highlighting the importance of fostering self-determination through experiential global learning.
2024 AACU Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success
Dates: Mar 21-23, 2024
This conference aims to acknowledge and inform about the current realities that are challenging the creation and sustainability of educational environments that seek to achieve a sense of belonging for all students. Lead a roundtable discussion on the importance of learning communitites and the discussing the struggles people in these communities experience.
2024 AMS
Annual Conference
Dates: Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2024
This conference brings together the spectrum of stakeholders needed to advance climate science and the services required to expand public understanding of the issues and promote sound, science-based solutions. Presented a poster on the importance of exploring ways to predict wildfire ignition spots in the State of California to help mitigate Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).
2023 GEM Annual Board Meeting & Conference
Dates: Sep 14-16, 2023
This conference advocates for the transformation of how the United States educates and prepares engineering and science talent for advanced leadership careers, particularly among our nation’s native born, historically underrepresented ethnic groups. Gave a presentation on my work focused on understanding wind loading on concentrated solar power plants.
From Policy to Practical: Addressing Climate Change
Date: Feb 18, 2022
Marshaling the University’s resources to tackle the pressing issue of climate change through research, policy advocacy, and more. Read more.
Meet the Researcher: Sita Nyame
Date: Apr 20, 2021
Nyame has developed an enduring interest for studying natural hazards and developing technology to help people who experience them through her work with the Eversource Energy Center. Read more.