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Keneshia Hibbert receives Prestigious Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP)
Keneshia Hibbert, a Ph.D. student Fellow from CESSRST II Cohort 2 was selected for the NOAA EPP/MSI Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP) in June 2024. Her year-long engagement in the GFP starts on September 1, 2024, at NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service’s Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) in College Park, MD, under the mentorship...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Prathap.jpg)
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![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fmoshary.png)
CESSRST-II Director & CCNY Faculty Receives NASA Group Achievement Award
Dr. Fred Moshary, Director of CESSRST-II and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the City College of New York received the Group Achievement Award as part of the Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network (TOLNet) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for development and implementation of the network of tropospheric Ozone Lidars. TOLNet is a network of Ground-Based...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AMS-AGU.jpg)
CESSRST-II Faculty and Students present at both AGU 2023 and AMS 2024
Several Fellows and CESSRST Faculty participated in AGU in San Francisco, CA from December 11 – 15, 2023 and AMS conference in January 2024 held in Baltimore MD. American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023 Highlights Harold Gamarro (CCNY PhD Cohort I) A51J-2059 : Modeling Anthropogenic Influences on Urban Meteorology and Air Quality: Insights from Coastal Urban Environments in the Houston...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mtzortziou.jpg)
CESSRST-II Faculty, Dr. Tzortziou appointed as Lead Author for the third Decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan
Dr. Maria Tzortziou, CESSRST-II Faculty and Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the City College of New York was recently appointed to be the lead author for the third decadal U.S Carbon Cycle Science Plan. The Third Decadal Plan Author Working Group will be responsible for developing an updated, revised, or new science plan for U.S. carbon cycle science, identifying challenges...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wendy-1.jpg)
CESSRST Graduate Student, Wendy Prudencio passes her dissertation proposal defense
CESSRST-II Cohort 1 Graduate Student Wendy Prudencio takes a giant step towards her PhD as she passes her dissertation proposal defense. Wendy is officially a PhD Candidate at the School of Public Policy at UMBC. Wendy’s dissertation work is focused on disaster policy implications on displacement in Puerto Rico and the impact of energy supply on disadvantaged communities and medically...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Banner-Highlight-082023.jpg)
EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Stephanie Marquez Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Geological Sciences and Environmental Research
Stephanie Marquez, a CESSRST-II Fellow, is making waves in the field of geological sciences with her innovative investigation into multi-scale changes in soil moisture using remote sensing and geophysics techniques in the Chihuahuan Desert of North America. Her research has been highlighted in the July 2023 Newsletter of AGU’s Near-Surface Geophysics (NSG) Section. Having recently...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jorge-Maria-ORAP.jpg)
Drs Maria Tzortziou and Jorge Corredor appointed to Ocean Research Advisory Panel
Dr. Maria Tzortziou, CESSRST-II Theme 1 Lead (Oceans & Coasts) and Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science at CCNY and Former CESSRST-1 DRS, Dr. Jorge Corredor (UPRM) are among a group of researchers appointed by the White House to its newly formed Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP). Both Dr. Corredor and Tzortziou have extensive experience in the fields of...Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lopez__large.jpg)
CESSRST Graduate Scholar Recognized for Outstanding Diversity Paper at ASEE Environmental Division Conference
CESSRST II fellow Isabel Lopez has been honored for her exceptional contributions to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Environmental Division conference. Lopez’s paper, titled “How Active Rainwater Harvesting may help Reduce Nuisance Flooding: Flood Analysis and Social Barriers to Adoption,” has earned the 2023 Best Diversity Paper for the EED division....Read More![](https://www.cessrst.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SS-Wendy-Gwen-Fernando.jpg)