The CUNY CREST Institute welcomes Dr. Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at The City College of New York (CCNY) and The Graduate Center, CUNY, as a new faculty affiliate. Dr. Bandyopadhyay joined CCNY on August 26, 2025, bringing expertise in
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Said A. Mejia-Manrique, CREST & R-SIRUS Post-Doctoral Fellow, published a research paper in Natural Hazards titled Dynamic landslide susceptibility for extreme rainfall events using an optimized convolutional neural network approach on June 7, 2025. The project was a collaborative effort that brought
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Ana M. Mejia-Manrique and Eromosele Emmanuel Osuide, CREST doctoral students and R-SIRUS fellows, recently completed a research field trip to Puerto Rico to advance their studies on flood risk and resilience. Ana’s research, Inland Flooding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
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Dr. Shakila Merchant delivered a professional development seminar on Nonprofit Capacity Building and Career Readiness with The VirtualIntern powered by Mobilizegreen on July 25, 2025. The VirtualIntern platform connects college students with nonprofits through paid, project-based virtual internships focused on sustainability and
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CREST congratulates its doctoral student, Ms. Fatemeh Yavari (Civil Engineering), for successfully completing the prestigious Water Prediction Innovators Summer Institute internship on July 25, 2025. The institute, jointly organized by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI)
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On June 18 2025, Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi delivered a talk on Urban Flood Forecasting and Community-Based Risk Mitigation: Integrated Approaches from Mumbai to the Caribbean and New York City at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health’s (UNU-INWEH) Science
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CREST faculty affiliate and Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) and the Earth and Environmental Sciences Program at the CUNY Graduate Center, Dr. Naresh Devineni is serving as a 2025-26 University Faculty Leadership Fellow in the
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This summer, thirty-five (35) aspiring NY metropolitan region high school students received hands-on technical training, mentorship from the City College of New York (CCNY) faculty and students, and the chance to conduct college-level research in Earth System Sciences and Environmental Engineering through
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2025 HSTAT’s Career, Internship, and Transition Services Spring Fair Dr. Shakila Merchant, Director, CUNY CREST HIRES and Deputy Director, CUNY CREST, Mr. Cesar Ortiz, CREST Office Manager, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman, CREST Research Scientist, and Ms. Srishti Tyagi, CREST Communication Manager represented
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On his recent trip to India, CREST Research Scientist and Director of the CREST Education and Training Pillar, Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar engaged with over thousand (1000) students across nine prestigious universities and colleges, including Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University (SNDT), Dr.
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