CUNY CREST HIRES Director and Deputy Director of the CUNY CREST Institute, Dr. Shakila Merchant, CREST Research Scientist, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman and CREST Faculty Affiliate, Prof. Smita Ekka Dewan and CREST Faculty Affiliate Dr. Naresh Devineni visited the Tribal Nations of
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JK Goongoon received The CUNY CREST Medal in recognition of her outstanding leadership, research excellence, and commitment to community engagement on May 30, 2025, occasion of her graduation. Goongoon graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Earth Systems Science and Environmental Engineering
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CREST’s Business Development and Entrepreneurship Pillar Director and City University of New York Site Lead of the recently awarded planning grant – Center for Climate Risk Applications Industry University Cooperative Research Center’s (IUCRC), Harry Cikanek led the grant’s first mandatory planning meeting
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CREST Research Scientist, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman and CREST Faculty Affiliate at NY City College of Technology, Prof. Smita Ekka Dewan attended the 23rd Session of the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII 23). The theme of the event
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CREST Faculty affiliate and Professor of Civil Engineering at CCNY, Dr. Naresh Devineni and the team welcomed the first cohort of research scholars, Paniz Peiravani and Chaw Nandar, on the Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) project. Paniz is currently pursuing
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CREST hosted the first United Nations University (UNU) Hub — Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS) informational session for students at the City College of New York on May 22, 2025. The session aimed to introduce prospective CCNY students
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Dr. Shakila Merchant, CUNY CREST The High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Science & Engineering (HIRES) Director and Deputy Director, CUNY CREST Institute participated in the Science Research Mentoring Programs Conference (SRMPCon) at the American Museum of Natural
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CREST Researchers received a grant by the National Science Foundation University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (NSF UCAR) titled Enhancing Water Ecosystem Resilience Through Revitalizing Local Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). CUNY CREST HIRES Director and Deputy Director of the CUNY CREST Institute, Dr. Shakila
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CREST hosted a joint seminar with theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II (CESSRST II) on two timely and interconnected topics in atmospheric science; Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting and The Role Clouds
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CREST hosted Dr. Alex de Sherbinin, Director, Applications of Spatial Data for Understanding Climate Vulnerability and Resilience (CIESIN), Dr. Dana R. Thomson, Associate Director of Science Applications, CIESIN, and Juan Fernando Martinez, Senior Research Staff Assistant, CIESIN under its Deliver, Dialogue, Discuss,
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