Scientists and research faculty of the CREST Institute collaborate with interdisciplinary departments and often mentor students in those departments. Although the CREST Institute does not directly provide undergraduate and graduate degrees, its members are faculty or affiliated with these programs. Interested students can pursue studies in Earth System Science and engineering with a focus on remote sensing technologies through these programs and their corresponding departments, based on their interests and the availability of faculty.
Information for Prospective Students
Prospective students interested in Remote Sensing with emphasis on Earth System Science are encouraged to contact one of these programs:
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences @ Division of Science
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences focuses on “how the earth works”, bridging the traditional fields of geology, chemistry, biology, and civil engineering, and placing a stronger focus on environmental issues. This department offers majors for undergraduate and graduate students that incorporate Earth System Science. The majors are:
- BS in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- BA in Earth Atmospheric Sciences
- BS in Environmental Earth Systems Science (EESS)
- MS in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Physics Department @ Division of Science
The Physics Department engages students in cutting-edge research in wide array of areas, including biophysics, condensed matter and soft-condensed matter physics, high-energy physics, ultrafast spectroscopy and photonics, physics education, and science policy. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BS in Physics
- MS in Physics
- PhD in Physics
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Department of Civil Engineering @ The Grove School of Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering aims to educate and prepare a diverse body of undergraduate students to be leaders in the Civil Engineering profession, as practicing engineers, engineering managers, researchers or educators. Includes coursework in environmental policy and engineering, transportation policy and engineering, and water resources engineering. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BE in Civil Engineering
- ME in Civil Engineering
- MS in Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering offers doctoral programs of study in the following areas:
- Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Water Resources Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Transportation
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Department of Mechanical Engineering @ The Grove School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering is the broadest and the most diverse of the engineering disciplines, playing a central role in many areas from the automotive and aerospace industries to biotechnology, computers, electronics, micro-electro-mechanical systems, energy conversion, environmental control, automation and manufacturing. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BE in Mechanical Engineering
- ME in Mechanical Engineering
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering
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Department of Electrical Engineering @ The Grove School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering is a diverse discipline encompassing some of the smallest man-made objects, transistors for computer chips, as well as communication systems that span the earth and reach out into intergalactic space. There is a number of active research programs in such areas as digital signal processing, computer engineering, optical and telecommunications, controls, remote sensing and photonics, and advanced students participate in these research efforts. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BE in Electrical Engineering
- ME in Electrical Engineering
- PhD in Electrical Engineering
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Earth System Sciences and Environmental Engineering Program @ The Grove School of Engineering
A sustainable planet requires engineers and scientists to understand the impact of their decisions on built and natural systems. The Earth Systems Sciences and Environmental Engineering Program faculty are involved in cutting-edge research with government agencies like NOAA and NASA and industry leaders such as Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. Research activities are real-world goal oriented in fields such as air pollution, water quality, soil moisture assessment, vegetation health and many more environmental fields. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BE in Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering
- BS in Environmental Earth System Science
- MS in Earth Systems and Environmental Engineering
- PMS in Earth Systems and Environmental Engineering
- PhD line in Environmental Engineering
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Department of Computer Sciences @ The Grove School of Engineering
Computer Science deals with information; its efficient representation and transformation, its communication and security; its storage, retrieval, analysis and display. The areas of specialization include artificial intelligence, computer vision, networking, database systems, computer-human interaction, computer graphics, and numerical and symbolic computation. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BS in Computer Science
- MS in Computer Science
- PhD in Computer Science
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Computer Engineering Program @ The Grove School of Engineering
Computer engineering is the design, analysis, and application of computer systems, balancing hardware and software and the basic modeling techniques used to represent the computing process. Computer engineers design computer systems, from telecommunications to consumer products and manufacturing, and also work in service fields like financial and information systems and network administration. This department offers undergraduate and graduate majors. The majors are:
- BE in Computer Engineering
- MS in Computer Engineering
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Department of Economics and Business @ Collin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
The Department of Economics offers majors in Economics, Business Administration and Management, and Finance, as well as a Masters in Economics. This department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate majors. The majors are:
- BA in Economics
- BA/MA Program in Economics and Business
- MA in Economics and Business
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Data Science Program @ The Grove School of Engineering
The Data Science and Engineering (DSE) program at CCNY provides a solid foundation in core data science and engineering skills, which allows students to analyze, process, visualize, and apply machine learning and computational statistics to problems in engineering, science, and other disciplines. This department offers graduate major as MS in Data Science and Engineering. Interested in The Data Science Program? Read more…
Earth and Environmental Science Program @ The Graduate Center
The Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences has identified itself with “promoting teaching and research in the study of the earth.” With faculty in atmospheric sciences, environmental sciences, geography, and geology, the Earth and Environmental Sciences program at The Graduate Center spans a broad array of subjects focusing on the earth, its environments, human activities, and the linkages between them. This program offers doctorate major in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Interested in The Earth and Environmental Science Program? Read more…