NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies

Write it Right Workshop: Using MS Word Strategically for CESSRST-II Reporting
2025-10-24 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, 10031
Description: Effective use of Microsoft Word is essential for producing professional-quality reports, manuscripts, and academic documents. In addition to your academic work, your CESSRST-II fellowship requires several types reports that need to meet professional standards. This workshop will provide a practical guide on leveraging MS Word’s advanced features to enhance the clarity, consistency, and impact of written work. Fellows will learn how to organize documents using structured headings, apply automatic formatting styles, and create well-formatted tables with appropriate captions and cross-references for figures and tables. This workshop will focus on reporting for the post NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities (NERTO) report that is required by the NOAA EPP/MSI Program. It will review crafting clear and concise abstracts, and managing citations and references using Word’s built-in tools and external citation managers such as Mendeley. Emphasis will be placed on maintaining uniform document styles, integrating visuals effectively, and adhering to academic writing conventions. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to efficiently draft, format, and finalize the post NERTO report.
Who should attend?

Fellows who have recently completed a NERTO and are in the feedback phase with the Center before making the finalized submission, and
Fellows who plan to complete a NERTO or NOAA Undergraduate Research Internship (NURI) by August 2026

Facilitators: Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar, Center Research Coordinator
Format: https://ccny.zoom.us/j/83921420413?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 839 2142 0413
Passcode: [REDACTED]
