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Deanna joined the faculty of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Fall 2014. Prior to joining the faculty, she was a post doc at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center where she studied tropical cyclones using the NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research aircraft during the NASA Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel (HS3) multi-year Earth Venture Mission.
Her research interests include impacts of hazardous weather on human systems, convective storm systems, tropical meteorology, and orographic precipitation, especially through using radar and satellite remote sensing.
Complimenting her scientific interests, she is passionate about science communication and policy and public engagement. She career seeks to bridge the gap between science and other human interests to help science be more relevant and useful to the greater good.
Teaching
- ATMS 423 - Weather and Climate Hazard Risk Communication
- ATMS 140 - Climate and Global Change
Previously taught:
- ATMS 120 - Severe and Hazardous Weather
- ATMS 504 - Physical Meteorology
- ATMS 410 - Radar Remote Sensing
Education
- Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, 2011
- M.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, 2007
- B.S. Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science, University of Michigan, Meteorology concentration, 2004
Office Address
3066 Natural History Building
Office Phone
+1.217.244.6014
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Centering Equity in the Nation's Weather, Water, and Climate Services
Tripati, A., Shepherd, M., Morris, V., Andrade, K., Whyte, K. P., David-Chavez, D. M., Hosbey, J., Trujillo-Falcón, J. E., Hunter, B., Hence, D., Carlis, D. N., Brown, V., Parker, W. L., Geller, A., Reich, A. & Glackin, M., Feb 1 2024, In: Environmental Justice. 17, 1, p. 45-53 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Radar Survey of Hail-Producing Storms and Environments during the 2018–19 Severe-Weather Season in the Córdoba Region of Argentina
Elkins, C. M. & Hence, D. A., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 63, 4, p. 575-593 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transition of Large-Scale Environmental Conditions and Characteristics of Four Rainfall Types Observed by S-PolKa During the MJO-1 Active Phase of DYNAMO/CINDY/AMIE
Thayer, J. D. & Hence, D. A., Jun 27 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 127, 12, e2021JD036188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A storm safari in subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO
Nesbitt, S. W., Salio, P. V., Ávila, E., Bitzer, P., Carey, L., Chandrasekar, V., Deierling, W., Dominguez, F., Dillon, M. E., Garcia, C. M., Gochis, D., Goodman, S., Hence, D. A., Kosiba, K. A., Kumjian, M. R., Lang, T., Luna, L. M., Marquis, J., Marshall, R. & McMurdie, L. A. & 18 others, , Aug 2021, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 102, 8, p. E1621-E1644Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Convective-storm environments in subtropical south america from high-frequency soundings during relampago-cacti
SCHUMACHER, R. S., HENCE, D. A., NESBITT, S. W., TRAPP, R. J., KOSIBA, K. A., WURMAN, J., SALIO, P., RUGNA, M., VARBLE, A. C. & KELLY, N. R., May 2021, In: Monthly Weather Review. 149, 5, p. 1439-1458 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What prompted tropical cyclone Hilary’s unusual path?
8/24/23
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