CESSRST Fellow Contributes to Monitoring Historic Smoke Event
CESSRST Cohort 3 Master’s Fellow Jemma Przybocki contributed to research examining the value of ingesting near-real-time NOAA satellite fire detections and emissions data into National Weather Service (NWS) air quality forecasting models. Przybocki’s work was recently highlighted by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) in an article about the...Read More
CESSRST Fellow develops iCharm App
A powerful new platform designed to make NOAA’s extensive weather and climate datasets more accessible to students, educators, researchers, and the public was unveiled at the 12th Biennial NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Education and Science Forum, held July 20–23 at the City University of New York (CUNY). Developed under the leadership of NOAA Center for Earth System...Read More
Several Fellows Earn Awards at 2026 EPP Biennial Education and Science Forum
Several CESSRST fellows received top honors during the 12th NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Biennial Education and Science Forum, held July 20–23, 2026, at The City College of New York (CUNY). The biennial event brought together students, researchers, faculty, NOAA scientists, and education partners from across the United States to showcase innovative research, foster...Read MoreCESSRST Fellow, Alessandra Zuniga graduates with her PhD at SDSU
Congratulations to Dr. Zuniga on Earning Her PhD in Ecology Dr. Alessandra Zuniga graduated with a PhD in Ecology in May 2026. As the culmination of her doctoral studies, she delivered her exit presentation, titled “Leaf Gas Exchange: The Gateway to Understanding Plant-Atmosphere and Plant-Rhizosphere Relationships in Drought-Prone Agriculture,” on Thursday, May 28, 2026....Read MoreCESSRST Fellow, Wendy Prudencio completes her PhD at UMBC
We congratulate graduate fellow, Wendy Prudencio on reaching this significant milestone. On April 20, she defended her thesis dissertation and received a Ph.D. from UMBC’s School of Public Policy. Her dissertation titled ” Electricity, exits, and inequity: A compounded risk approach to disaster, housing and health” focused on the effects of energy supply on...Read MoreBuilding Opportunities for Coastal Research Partnerships with NOAA
Researchers and students gathered on March 6, 2026, for the seminar “Building Coastal Research Partnerships with NOAA,” hosted by the NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST II) at the Grove School of Engineering in New York City. The event brought together experts from multiple NOAA offices to discuss opportunities for collaboration and to...Read More
CESSRST-II at both AGU 2025 and AMS 2026
CESSRST-II had 16 oral and poster presentations from fellows, faculty, distinguished research scientists (DRS), and researchers at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana Name Title Sebastian Makrides Assessment of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Precipitation Forecasts for Urban Coastal Areas: New York City Testbed Ryan Goldberg A...Read More
Congratulations to our 2025 Graduates
Congrats to the class of 2025. Six Fellows graduated this year, marking another successful milestone in the journey of our Center Fellows. Their dedication, resilience, and commitment to excellence have been evident throughout their time in the program. Each graduate has demonstrated not only academic and professional achievement, but also a strong spirit of collaboration and...Read More
CESSRST Fellow Danielle Lafarga Defends her Thesis and Completes a PhD at San Diego State University
Danielle Lafarga successfully defending her thesis this fall. she graduates with at the end of spring 2026 with her PhD in Computational Science at San Diego State University. Dr. Lafarga was a CESSRST-II Cohort 1 Fellow and her mentor was Dr. Sam Shen. Dani’s thesis, “Three-dimensional empirical orthogonal functions for big climate data: Computation, Visualization and...Read More