Live on The Weather Channel: Unleashing UAS into the Storm
Our researchers joined The Weather Channel for a live interview to discuss the deployment of our advanced UAS platforms ahead of severe weather events. We talked about how collecting high-resolution data on temperature, moisture, and winds directly in the lowest layer of the atmosphere helps keep communities safer.
Dr. Elizabeth N. Smith
Research Meteorologist
Elizabeth joined NSSL as a research meteorologist in January 2020, where she focuses on boundary-layer processes relevant to near- and pre-storm environments and convection initiation.
Dr. Tyler M. Bell
Assistant Professor
Dr. Tyler Bell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Meteorology and School of Aviation at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Bell earned his B.S. (2016), M.S. (2018), and Ph.D. (2021) in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the faculty in Fall 2025, he served as a Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for High-Impact Weather Research and Operations from 2020 to 2025.