Samuel Levis
Project Scientist at NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research
United States
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Top SchoolSamuel Levis is a Project Scientist and land-modeling specialist with over a decade of experience developing and deploying numerical models of plant, land surface, and atmosphere processes for research, policy, and operational decision-making. He has led the introduction and public release of key Community Land Model modules—crops, dynamic vegetation, river routing, dust, and BVOCs—and applies Matlab, Fortran, Python, R, and HPC to bridge model development with real-world applications like crop yields and hydrology. Sam consults through SLevis Consulting, advising universities, national labs, and industry on coupled Earth system and crop modeling while maintaining active ties to NCAR and the CLM community. His work on climate–vegetation coupling in CESM has been widely cited and complemented by outreach from Congressional briefings to high-school classrooms, reflecting an ability to translate complex science for diverse audiences. Bilingual in English and Greek, former Hellenic Armed Forces observational meteorologist, he combines rigorous academic training (PhD, UW–Madison) with entrepreneurial experience running a small business.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics - Atmospheric Sciences, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics - Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell UniversityHigh school, Physical Sciences, High school, Physical Sciences at Athens College
1. english, 2. greek, 3. french, 6. python, 4. matlab, 5. fortran, 7. r
Github Skills (9)
model-building10
fortran10
atmospheric-modelling10
scientific-computing10
modeling10
model-driven10
model-driven-development10
c115
c175
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
slevisconsulting/slevis_fates_work
Aug 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 2 years 8 months
slevis-lmwg/ctsm
Jun 2018 - Mar 2025
Community Terrestrial Systems Model (includes the Community Land Model of CESM)
Contributions:15 reviews, 11 PRs, 983 pushes in 6 years 10 months
cesmlandcommunity-land
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