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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 postdoctoral researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she studied tropical cyclones using NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research aircraft for the NASA Hurricane Severe Storms Sentinel (HS3) multi-year Earth Venture Mission. Her research interests include the impacts of hazardous weather on human systems, convective storm systems, tropical meteorology, and orographic precipitation, with a strong emphasis on using radar and satellite remote sensing. Alongside her scientific pursuits, Deanna is passionate about science communication, policy, and public engagement, striving to bridge the gap between science and human interests and making science more relevant and useful for the greater good.
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