On December 14, 2023, NESDIS STAR held its annual award ceremony. During the event, several CESSRST faculty and students were recognized for their contributions including Dr. Alex Gilerson who was recognized for his work on Ocean Color Satellite Sensor and product Validation, CESSRST Ph.D. Fellow, Keneshia Hibbert was recognized for her work and publication on ocean analysis, sea surface temperature and vertical wind shear. 

Also recognized was the CCNY AEROMMA Team including Drs. Fred Moshary, Yonghua Wu, Jorge Gonzalez, Prathap Ramamurthy and Fellows also recognized included Thomas Ely (M.E.) and Harold Gamarro (Ph.D.).