
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 Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST-II), led by...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...Read More
EPP CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Stephany Garcia is featured on CBS Local News
NOAA EPP 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...Read More
CESSRST Scholar Harold Gamarro presents at NOAA Seminar Series
NOAA EPP 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
Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar Receives the Prestigious 2022 CCNY President’s S.T.A.R. Award
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. award stands for Service, Teamwork, Action, and Results. Dr. Lakhankar has contributed to the CUNY Remote Sensing of Earth...Read More


