September & October 2023- Issue 14 | |
The CUNY CREST Bi-Monthly Bulletin | |
The City University of New York Remote Sensing Earth Systems Institute (CUNY CREST) Bi-Monthly Bulletin is an initiative to keep you up to-date on the Institute’s success stories, events, opportunities, highlights, and more. | |
From the Desk of the Executive Director | | |
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The CUNY CREST Institute is pleased to release the September-October issue of its bi-monthly bulletin that highlights CREST’s participation in National Center for Atmospheric Research's (NCAR) Career Development Retreat for Postdocs & Day of Discovery, NSF-CUNY ARIS-BI writers workshop, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Annual Members Meeting, 2023 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC), 2023 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) The National Diversity in STEM (NDISTEM) and other events. Additionally, CREST hosted the 2023 Extended Board of Directors Annual Retreat, Radar workshop, and a NCAR seminar at CCNY. The institute is delighted to welcome five new students and celebrate the achievements of its members. Further, under the leadership of Dr. Shakila Merchant, CREST successfully kicked off the 2023 Bridge to College Program (B2C) on October 20. | |
CREST Participates in the NCAR’s Career Development Retreat for Postdocs and Day of Discovery | |
Dr. Shakila Merchant, Director, CUNY CREST HIRES was invited to participate in the Career Development Retreat for Postdocs hosted by the NCAR Education, Engagement, & Early- Career Development’s (EDEC) ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Breckenridge, Colorado. The retreat was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held from August 31st to September 1, 2023. The purpose of this retreat was to engage postdocs in professional development and career planning sessions as well as help them network. | |
CREST Hosts Radar Workshop | | |
CREST hosted Radar Workshop at the CCNY on September 14 and again on September 15, 2023. The workshop was led by Dr. Bob Rabin, NOAA National Severe Storm Laboratory (NSSL) (Retired), Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), University of Wisconsin-Madison, in coordination with Dr. Brian Vant-Hull, Affiliate Scientist with the CUNY CREST Institute. Thirty-two (32) students benefited from the workshop. | |
Participants with Dr. Bob Robin during the Workshop | |
CREST Hosts its Extended Board of Directors Annual Retreat | |
CREST hosted its Extended Board of Directors (BoD) Annual Retreat at the City University of New York (CCNY) Center for Workers Education (CWE) on September 15, 2023. The retreat helped deliberate, brainstorm, and develop the CUNY CREST’s short-term (2023-2026) and long-term (2023-2028) Strategic and Operational Plan. During the retreat, CREST Institute Board of Directors, Associate Directors, and affiliated Center Directors engaged in productive discussions around defining the core identity/niche of the CREST Institute. The retreat also included status updates on CREST's six pillars and Centers, and deliberated on CREST Institute’s future growth and strategies for expansion. | |
CREST Participates in the NSF-CUNY Advancing Research Impact in Society-Broader Impacts Writers Workshop | | |
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Dr. Shakila Merchant serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) of National Science Foundation (NSF)-CUNY Advancing Research Impact in Society-Broader Impacts (ARIS-BI) Toolkit. She participated in the NSF-CUNY ARIS-BI Writers workshop with several other BI community members from across the country. The Retreat was held from September 18 to September 21, 2023 at the Chauncey Convention Center, Princeton, New Jersey (NJ). The workshop allowed the BI toolkit community to dedicate undivided attention and time in articulating their BI-focused peer review journal article. | |
CREST, in Partnership with NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST II, Hosts a Seminar on Actionable Earth System Science with & for Society | |
Dr. Joseph Presenting at the Seminar | |
CREST, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (NOAA EPP/MSI) Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II (CESSRST II) hosted the NCAR seminar titled Actionable Earth System Science with and for Society. The seminar was delivered by Dr. Everette Joseph, Director, NCAR on October 5, 2023 at the Grove School of Engineering, CCNY. During his visit, Dr. Joseph met the Dean of Grove School of Engineering, Alex Couzis, CCNY Associate Provost for Research, Dr. Rosemarie Wesson, and CESSRST- II and CREST leadership and discussed potential partnership and collaborations with the NCAR and UCAR team. | |
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CREST Invited to Participate in the
UCAR Annual Members Meeting
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CREST was invited to participate in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Annual Members Meeting held from October 10 to October 11, 2023 in Boulder, CO. The purpose of this meeting was to encourage discussions from UCAR member representatives around important topics for the university as well as have them provide inputs and guidance to UCAR and NCAR. During the meeting, Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi was elected to be a new member of the UCAR President Advisory Committee on University Relations. | |
CREST Welcomes Five New Students | | |
CREST is happy to welcome five new doctoral students to the CUNY CREST family! | |
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Ana M Mejia Manrique
Degree:
Ph.D Candidate, CCNY
Civil Engineering
Research Title:
Inland and Coastal Flooding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Expected Graduation:
June 2028
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Ali Haider
Degree:
Ph.D Candidate, CCNY
Civil Engineering
Research Title:
AI-Enhanced Simulation and Prediction of Urban Flooding: A Case Study of Mumbai, India, with Comparisons to New York City
Expected Graduation:
June 2026
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Niloofar Nejatian
Degree:
Ph.D Candidate, CCNY
Civil Engineering
Research Title:
The Effect of Climate Change on Water Quality on NYC Water Resources
Expected Graduation:
June 2026
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Richard Rivera
Degree:
Ph.D Candidate, CUNY
Earth and Environmental Science
NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST II
funded Cohort II Fellow
Research Title:
Microclimate, Coastal Flooding and Impacts on Communities in the Floodplains
Expected Graduation:
2027
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Shima Kamali
Degree:
Ph.D Candidate, CCNY
Water Resource Engineering
Research Title:
Urban Flooding in New York City
Expected Graduation:
2028
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Dr. Shakila Merchant Serves as a Co-Principal Investigator of the NSF Funded GEO REU Network, along with NCAR PI, Dr. Valerie Sloan and Co-PI, Dr. Samaiyah Farid | | |
Dr. Shakila Merchant and NCAR members, Dr. Valerie Sloan, Director of REU-GEO Network and Dr. Samayiah Farid, Scientist, UCAR, received the NSF REU GeoNetwork funding (2023-2026). Funded by NSF for several years, the new funding aims to continue providing valuable resources to the GEO REU PIs and particularly new REU PIs and organize an annual GEO REU workshop in 2024. | |
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CREST Celebrates the Achievements of its Members | |
Professor Maria Tzortziou Appointed to Serve as a Lead Author for the Third Decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan |
The U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program, the Third Decadal Plan Lead Author Selection Committee and the UCAR Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) selected CREST’s Research and Application Pillar’s Director, Professor Maria Tzortziou to serve as one of the Co-Lead Authors for the Third Decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan. | |
Dr. Harry Cikanek Participated in the 2023 International Astronautical (IAF) Federation Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC) | At IAF GLOC, Harry Cikanek, CUNY CREST's Business Development and Entrepreneurship Pillar Director served in three roles; International Program Committee Co-Chair for Plenary Session; Lead Author on the High Level Summary Paper, and Moderator of the highlight lecture. The opportunity to give back to the community and foster greater impact motivated Harry to take on these roles. | |
CREST Kicks Off the 2023 Bridge to College (B2C) Program | |
CREST, under the leadership of Dr. Shakila Merchant, kicked off the 2023 Bridge to College (B2C) on October 20, 2023. The B2C initiative began in 2015-2016 to engage, inspire, and motivate a cohort of middle school (8th graders) students from the City College Academy of the Arts - an Early College School, in NOAA mission driven Science Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focused hands-on activities. This year, eight students along with their teacher(s) will participate in this 7-week long seminar style learning that focuses on ‘Earth Observation and Surveillance.’ | |
CREST & Earth System and Environmental Engineering (ESE) Program Participate in the 2023 SACNAS NDISTEM Conference | |
CREST participated in the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) The National Diversity in STEM (NDISTEM) Conference held from October 26 to October 28, 2023 in Oregon, Portland. During the event, Ms. Liubov Kreminska, Administrative Director of the ESE Degree Program at CCNY represented the recruitment and outreach booth for CUNY CREST, NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST II, and the ESE program. | |
Ms. Kreminska at the Conference | |
What Happened in the CREST Familia! | |
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CUNY CREST banner Reached 17,598ft on the
Mountains in Nepal
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CREST congratulates Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar who completed the Everest Base Camp which is a 17,598ft trek after 10 days & hoisted the CUNY CREST flag! | |
CREST Continues the Tradition of Celebrating Birthdays' of Team Members | |
CREST wishes its team members born in October- Dr. Shakila Merchant, Paul Alabi, and Claudia Solano Rodriguez a very happy birthday!
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Professor of Chemical Engineering at CCNY and NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST II Distinguished Research Scientist (DRS), Mitch Goldberg and ESE Degree Program Administrative Director, Liubov Kreminska excited to try their ESE t-shirts | |
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We are loving the newly designed ESE t-shirts and newly set-up ESE office in the Steinman Hall at Grove School of Engineering, CCNY!
Have cool pictures in the ESE T-shirts? Send them to us at styagi@ccny.cuny.edu - we’d love to feature them in our bulletin!
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Grant and Fellowship Opportunities | |
Opportunities at the U.S. Department of Energy | |
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science will sponsor the participation of 139 undergraduate students through internships and five faculty members from institutions underrepresented in the Scientific Research Enterprise, in three STEM-focused workforce development programs at 14 DOE national laboratories and a national fusion facility during Fall 2023. | |
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2023 Solicitation 2 cycle. Applications are due on November 8, 2023, at 5:00 pm ET. | |
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Grant Opportunity at the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce
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Funding Opportunity Title:
Climate Program Office (CPO), Climate Adaptation Partnerships Program FY2024
Funding Opportunity Number:
NOAA-OAR-CPO-2024-2008024
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$ 5,500,000
Deadlines:
Letters of intent (LOIs) for all competitions should be received via email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2023. Full applications- by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on February 5, 2024.
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NOAA EPP/MSI
CESSRST II Fellowship
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (NOAA CESSRST) II is one of the four Cooperative Science Centers. The program is funded by the NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving institutions (EPP/MSI). It provides the education and training for graduates to form a pathway to workforce opportunities within NOAA and the NOAA mission enterprise. | |
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PostDoc Opportunity at
Howard University
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The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is looking for a full time Assistant Research Scientist. Minimum Requirement: PhD received within the last 3 years in atmospheric sciences or a closely related field. Demonstration of organizational skills with the ability to work effectively in teams is essential. Additionally, working independently to produce reports and publish research results in peer-reviewed journals is required. Must be a US citizen.
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About the CUNY CREST Institute
The CUNY CREST institute was officially approved in June 2010 and inaugurated on November 29, 2010. It is designed to provide a collaborative environment for faculty and scientists from various CUNY campuses to engage in the field of Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing. This environment helps create opportunities to attract external funding and bring in new resources for the faculty, students, and CUNY as a whole. The mission of the institute is to develop technical capabilities needed to conduct research that impacts the Earth's System and thus help create a sustainable society and further advance the educational mission of the university. For additional information, visit crest.cuny.edu.
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