CREST Members Participated in the Future of the Higher Education Workshop Hosted by The Indus Entrepreneurship (TiE) and MIT World Peace University, India On Oct 9, 2025, Dr. Shakila Merchant and Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar were invited to participate in a joint Global
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Ali Haider PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering, CCNY Proposal Title: AI-Driven Multi-Sensor Modeling Framework for Urban Flood Prediction and Mapping in Data-Scarce Environments Ali’s research sits at the forefront of remote sensing, machine learning, and urban resilience. His work aims to develop innovative,
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As part of the UCAR funded project entitled – Enhancing Water Ecosystem Resilience Through Revitalizing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), led by PI Dr. Shakila Merchant and Co-PIs Dr. Smita Ekka Dewan, Dr. Vartika Saman and Dr. Naresh Devineni, an indigenous community-led workshop
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From December 15 to 19, 2025, CREST participated in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Representing CREST were leadership members Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi and Dr. Shakila Merchant, CREST Research Scientist and NOAA CESSRST II Distinguished Research
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CREST continued its Deliver, Dialogue, Discuss, and Discourse (D4) Series in November 2025 at the City College of New York with two engaging seminars that bridged cutting-edge research, entrepreneurship, and sustainable engineering. Bridging Research and Entrepreneurship: Pathways from University Innovation to the
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CREST hosted its External Advisory Board (EAB) Meeting on December 4, 2025, at the Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York (CCNY). The meeting brought together distinguished board members whose strategic guidance and collaborative engagement have been instrumental in shaping
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Arthur Paul Pedersen, faculty research scientist with the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth Systems Institute (CREST Institute), has been promoted to tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Science at The City College of New York (CCNY) and the Graduate Center at the City University
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CREST is pleased to welcome Aliasghar Arab, Ph.D. who has joined the CREST Institute as an affiliate and the CCNY as a Research Associate. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University (NYU). Dr. Arab’s research sits at
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Marc Crampe, PhD in Civil Engineering-Water Resources at CCNY, CUNY CREST Institute and UNU Hub-R-SIRUS Marc’s research focuses on improving short-term precipitation forecasting to enhance urban flood resilience in New York City, with a particular emphasis on convective storm nowcasting. He
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CREST and the UNU-Hub at CCNY-R-SIRUS actively participated in The 2025 New York Climate Week held from September 20-27, 2025. CREST & R-SIRUS leadership, faculty, researchers, and students including Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi, Dr. Shakila Merchant, Dr. Naresh Devineni, Dr. Karin Sjöstrand, Dr.
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