CESSRST-II Scholars Wendy Prudencio & Gwen Alexandre presents at NOAA Seminar Series
NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing graduate scholars, Wendy Prudencio and Gwen Alexandre together with their mentor Dr. Fernando tormos-Aponte delivered a talk on July 26, 2023, at the CSL Lab as part of the NOAA Science Seminar Series. The presentation was titled, ‘The Drivers and Consequences of Social Vulnerability to Disasters.’ The Social Vulnerability...Read More
CESSRST Graduate Scholar receives Prestigious Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP)
The Center is proud to announce that Jahnelle Howe, a Ph.D. Student Fellow from CESSRST-II Cohort 1, was recently accepted to the NOAA EPP/MSI Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP). “The EPP/MSI GFP is designed to serve as a future workforce pipeline to NOAA for qualified students currently supported at EPP/MSI Cooperative Science Centers and pursuing a graduate degree in a discipline aligned with...Read More
CESSRST-II UTEP Scientist’s Remote Sensing Innovation
Dr. Laura Alvarez, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environment and Resource Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was recently featured in an article for her innovation in Remote Sensing, which is a core technical area for CESSRST-II aligned with the NOAA mission. Specifically, leading her research team, which included an Electrical and Computer Engineering...Read More
Dr. Mitch Goldberg joins CESSRST as the Distinguished Research Scientist (DRS)
Dr. Mitch Goldberg joined the City College of New York (CCNY) as a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Earth System and Environmental Engineering. As of June 1, 2023. Dr. Mitch Goldberg is also assuming the role of the Distinguished Research Scientist (DRS) at the NOAA EPP MSI Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST-II), led by CCNY....Read More
Dr. Shakila Merchant Bids Farewell to NOAA CESSRST, Embarking on New Scientific Endeavors
After more than two decades of dedicated service, Dr. Shakila Merchant has made the decision to part ways with the NOAA Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST) Administration. Dr. Merchant expressed her intention to return to her lifelong passion for scientific research, community service, teaching, mentoring, and forging new partnerships....Read More
EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Stephany Garcia is featured on CBS Local News
NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST-II Fellow, Stephany Garcia was recently featured on CBS8 Local News in San Diego for her NOAA mission aligned work on observations of turbidity in the Tijuana River Estuary with a sensor deployed a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to test water clarity at the Tijuana River outlet in Imperial Beach. The full news report is available here. Stephany is currently pursuing her...Read More
CESSRST Scholar Harold Gamarro presents at NOAA Seminar Series
NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing graduate scholar, Harold Gamarro successfully delivered a talk on February 23, 2023, as part of the NOAA Science Seminar Series. The presentation was titled, ‘Modeling Complex 3-D Coastal-Urban Impacts on Air Quality Distribution: Evaluation Based on High-Spatial-Resolution NO2 Retrievals.’ In 2021, Harold was selected to the...Read MoreCESSRST II Fellows Participate in the 2023 AMS Annual Meeting
CESSRST II Fellows- Harold Gamarro, Alessandra Zuniga, Maria C. Novoa Garcia, participated in the 103rd American Meteorological Society (AMS) that took place from the 8th to the 12th of January, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. During the AMS Annual Meeting, Harold Gamarro made an oral presentation on Modeling Complex 3-D Coastal-Urban Impacts on Air Quality Distribution: Evaluation Based...Read More
Dr. Faun Rockcliffe- New CESSRST II Education Expert
CESSRST is pleased to welcome Dr. Faun Rockcliffe. Dr. Faun Rockcliffe joined CESSRST II on December 27, 2023, as the first full-time Education Expert. She is a graduate of CUNY (Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts & Bachelor of Arts in Psychology of Learning) and Howard University (PhD in Educational Psychology). Her dissertation research was on “Examining interrelationships among...Read More