CESSRST II Scientist contributes to NOAA Extreme Weather Impacts and Economics Summit
Drs William Solecki and Elia Machado attended and contributed to the first Extreme Weather Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Summit convened by NOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO). Dr. Solecki joined other panelists in a session titled “Tomorrow’s Career Pathways in Extreme Weather: Training, Development, and Leadership” which looks at the workforce approaches through...Read More
CESSRST at both AGU 2024 and AMS 2025
CESSRST-II had 28 oral and poster presentations from fellows, faculty, distinguished research scientists (DRS), and researchers at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference in Washington, DC. The Center also had 16 presentations at AMS in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 2025. American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 Highlights Name Title Alexandra Grant H33O-1150Tracking...Read MoreCESSRST Fellow earned 3rd place in AMS Student Poster Session
CESSRST-II Graduate Fellow, Akarshna Iyer earned the 3rd Place Best Student 16Energy Poster Presentation at the2025 AMS (American Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 12-16 2025. Akarshna’s poster was titled “Meteorology and Boundary Layer Structure Associated with Coastal Low-Level Jets During WFIP3” . Akarshna is a...Read More
CESSRST Fellow Zack Paganini Defends his Thesis and Graduates with a PhD from the Graduate Center – CUNY
Zack Paganini received his PhD after successfully defending his thesis over the summer. he graduates with a PhD in Earth & Environmental Science from CUNY’s Graduate Center on September 1, 2024. Dr. Paganini was a CESSRST-II Cohort 1 Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center. Zack’s thesis, “Understanding Climate Change Adaptation and Gentrification through the...Read More
Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates
Congrats to the class of 2024. Nine Fellows graduated this year making another successful journey for Center fellows. Our graduates include: Dr. Harold Gamarro (Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, CCNY/CUNY) Dr. Alana Menendez (Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY) Maria Novoa (M.S. in Electrical Engineering, UPRM) Stephany Garcia (M.S. in Geography, SDSU)...Read More
CESSRST-II & CCNY Faculty Receives NSF Grant to study landslides using AI and ML Technologies
The National Science Foundation provided funding to Dr. Yingli Tian, an electrical engineering professor at City College of New York, and Dr. Te Pei, an assistant professor of civil engineering, as co-PIs for their study, “Unifying Landslide Domain Knowledge and AI to Understand Landslide Causality.” By fusing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...Read More
Alana Menendez & Harold Gamarro Successfully Defends Theses and Complete their PhD
Harold Gamarro & Alana Menendez are NOAA EPP Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing-II Scholar in Cohort 1 at the City College of New York and Graduate Center, CUNY respectively. Harold received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering integrating Building Energy Dynamics and Air Quality in Urban Boundary Layer Seasonal Extremes and Alana earned her Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric...Read More
Two CESSRST-II Scientists honored by American Meteorological Society
CESSRST-II Mentors, Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, Professor at the Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at University of Albany (SUNY) and Dr. Reginald Blake, Professor of Physics at the New York City College of Technology (CityTech) were both honored for their efforts and contributions to STEM community by the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Gonzalez received the...Read More
CESSRST-II Scientist Joins NOAA Panel to Discuss the Impact of NOAA Research
Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy, CESSRST-II Researcher and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY) joined other panelists in showcasing research findings and some societal impacts of NOAA’s work in the 2023 NOAA Science Report. In working towards building a climate ready nation, the science report highlights NOAA’s research in air quality, coastal...Read More