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Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar Receives the Prestigious 2022 CCNY President’s S.T.A.R. Award: Posted on November 1, 2022 Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar received the 2022 CCNY President’s S.T.A.R. award on October 24, 2022, for his fourteen years of exemplary service to the City College of New York (CCNY) including extraordinary achievements in academia and research. The CCNY President’s S.T.A.R....

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 11th NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard W. Spinrad’s to Visit NOAA CESSRST and CCNY: Posted on March 23, 2022 Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 11th National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, is scheduled to visit NOAA EPP/MSI Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST) and the City...

Recruiting Undergraduate Students: February- August, 2022: Posted on February 15, 2022

NOAA CESSRST Collaborates with NOAA/NESDIS to Launch the ‘CESSRST-NOAA Mission Oriented Professional Development Workshop/Seminar Series’: Posted on December 6, 2021 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (NOAA CESSRST) collaborated with NOAA/ National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) to launch the CESSRST-NOAA Mission Oriented Professional Development Workshop/Seminar Series on...

Laura Bayona-Román, NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Fellow’s Article Published in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program Tsulnfo Alert: Posted on November 8, 2021 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST) Graduate Fellow, Laura Bayona-Román’s article ‘Mechanisms for Enhancing Tsunami Disaster Resilience’ was recently published in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program Tsulnfo Alert. Commenting on the achievement, Laura said, “It feels great to accomplish something like this. I hope the article contributes positively to both, the fields of natural science and social science.” Currently, Laura is pursuing her Master’s (M.Phil) degree in Applied Sociology at UMBC.

Dr. Fred Moshary Appointed as the New Director of NOAA CESSRST: Posted on September 8, 2021 NEW YORK—September 08, 2021-On August 1, 2021, The City College of New York (CCNY) administration announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Moshary as the new director of NOAA Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST). Dr. Moshary succeeded...

NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Scholar, Roberto Garcia Virtually Defends his Master’s Thesis and Accepts a Job Position at Radiance Technologies: Posted on August 23, 2021 NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing graduate scholar, Roberto Garcia successfully defended his master’s thesis on July 28th, 2021. Soon after his graduation, he accepted a full-time job position at Radiance Technologies. Roberto’s NOAA mission-driven research was...

NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Undergraduate Scholar, Caroline Schwab Wins the NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship: Posted on August 9, 2021 NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing undergraduate scholar, Caroline Schwab wins the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (2021-2022). She also continues her NOAA mission-driven research titled, ‘Projecting Drought and Farm Production in the United States.’ She is conducting the research under NOAA CESSRST faculty advisors, Naresh Devineni, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at City College of New York (CCNY), and Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar, Senior Research Scientist at CCNY.

NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Karla Lopez will Join WSB as a Graduate Engineer in the Water Resource Group: Posted on July 26, 2021 NOAA EPP/MSI Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing graduate scholar, Karla Lopez will be joining the WSB in August 2021 as a Graduate Engineer in the Water Resource Group. She also continues her National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mission-driven master’s research titled, ‘Environmental Justice Issues and Sea Level Rise in Frontline Communities Along the Gulf Coast.’ She is conducting the research under faculty advisor, Dr. Ivonne Santiago, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), NOAA Experiential Research & Training Opportunities (NERTO) mentors, Dr. Chris Ellis, and Brenna Sweetman, Social Scientists with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and NOAA CESSRST mentor, Dr. Valerie Were, Social Science Lead.

NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Wendy Prudencio Utilizes the 2021 VADM Conard C. Lautenbacher, Jr. Public Service Scholarship to Pursue her Passion for Community Service: Posted on July 12, 2021 NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing graduate scholar and 2021 VADM Conard C. Lautenbacher, Jr. Public Service Scholarship recipient, Wendy Prudencio pursues her passion for community service by volunteering at Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRK) and Ocean Conservancy. She also continues her NOAA mission-driven doctoral research titled, ‘The Impact of Resource Distribution After Hurricane Maria in Coastal Areas in Puerto Rico.’ She is conducting the research under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (NOAA CESSRST) faculty advisor Fernando Tormos-Aponte, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

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