{"id":2344,"date":"2023-06-21T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/?page_id=2344"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:52:11","slug":"projects-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/projects\/projects-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects &#8211; 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proposed Research Projects <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click to gain insights into the 2023 CUNY CREST HIRES Research Projects <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Air_Pollution_India_Brian.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.03-PM-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.03-PM-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.03-PM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.03-PM-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.03-PM.png 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Microscale Pollution Measurements from India <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Richard_Rivera_uHMT.pptx.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.31-PM-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.31-PM-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.31-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.31-PM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.31-PM.png 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Building, Troubleshooting and Installing Weather Stations in the 5 Boroughs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Living-Shoreline-NYC_Shakila-1.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-3.00.00-PM-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York City Living Shorelines-An Ecosystem- and Community-based Learning Approach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mykel-Barrett_Gene-compressed.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.44-PM.png 984w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.44-PM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.47.44-PM-768x574.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Controlling Cone Cell Subtype Ratios (Red vs. Green. vs. Blue Opsin Expression), by Mutating Cis-Regulators of the Thrb Gen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Said-Ana_Mejia.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.44.13-PM-1.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Understanding Sever Precipitation Characteristics in Puerto Rico Using Historical Data <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KevinJRodriguezResearchPresentation2023.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kevin-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kevin-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kevin-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kevin-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kevin.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Examining Air Quality and Poverty in New York City (NYC) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Turtle_Geoff.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.11.57-PM-2048x1142.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aerial Drone Image Processing for Wildlife (Turtle) Counting <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/REU_Summer2023_project_Medina_compressed.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/M.png 1758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Machine Learning on Lidar 3D Points Cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mykel-Barrett_Gene-compressed.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4-1536x1145.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-8.37.53-PM-4.png 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Functional Investigation of Five Semi-Conserved &#8220;CANNTG&#8221; Putative bHLH-Binding Motifs in the ThrbICR Retinal Enhancer Element<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HABs_Carolina.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.51.14-PM.png 1618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Water Quality and Phytoplankton Monitoring: A Citizen Science Approach <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mangrove_Jahnelle-Howe-REU_HIRES.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.26.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.26.03-PM.png 974w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.26.03-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.26.03-PM-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Using Satellite Imagery to estimate Vegetation loss in Mangroves Due to Hurricane Maria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/REU_2023_KHibbert.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.11-PM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" style=\"width:235px;height:131px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.11-PM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.11-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.11-PM-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.24.11-PM.png 1373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Effects of Ocean Heat Content and Sea Level Height on Hurricanes in a Warming Climate <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norouzi-REU-Presentation-2023-Urban.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.23.41-PM-1-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.23.41-PM-1-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.23.41-PM-1-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.23.41-PM-1-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-21-at-9.23.41-PM-1.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Urban Climate, Remote Sensing, Ground Observations and Community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/REU-Marzi_researchHABs-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-22-at-4.35.03-PM-2048x1150.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monitoring Water Quality of Inland Lakes using Remote Sensing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023HIRES_SSantos.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-at-4.50.55-PM.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Nature-based Hybrid Green infrastructure Solution for Reducing Phosphate Loads and Offsetting Microcystis Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Brooklyn New York  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong> Research Projects and Posters <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Research Project<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>HIRES Students<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>REU\/IUSE\/<\/strong><br \/><strong>CUNY VSURF Students<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Faculty Advisors<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Student Mentors<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Other Mentors<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Poster<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Study of Micro<br \/>Pollution in India<\/td><td>Ileana Vasquez <br \/><br \/>Virginia Lima <br \/><br \/>Aishwari Paul <br \/><br \/>Jai Shah <\/td><td>Jake Ortiz <br \/><br \/>Yeshi Dolma<\/td><td>Dr. Brian Vant Hull, CCNY <br \/><br \/>Dr. Neal Phillip, BCC <br \/><br \/>Paramita Sen, BCC<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-1.55.47-PM.png\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NYC Integrated Water<br \/>Management &amp; Arts <\/td><td>Kublai Ash <br \/><br \/>Daren Mceachin <br \/><br \/>Keila Nicolas <br \/><br \/>Priscilla Osei <br \/><br \/>Vasily Zaharakis<\/td><td><\/td><td>Dr. Shakila Merchant, CCNY<\/td><td>Sarah Maria Dos Santos<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.15.28-PM-2.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.18.48-PM.png\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Living Shorelines in<br \/>Urban Settings:<br \/>Promoting Ecological<br \/>Restoration and<br \/>Community Well-<br \/>Being <\/td><td>Chelgis Dabashi <br \/><br \/>Ida Pilozo<\/td><td>Anais Ortega <br \/><br \/>Lesly Munoz <br \/><br \/>Rokhaya Ndiaye<\/td><td>Dr. Shakila Merchant, CCNY<\/td><td>Ashley Bailey <br \/><br \/>Kenneth Arguedas <br \/><br \/>Adriana Lenarczy<\/td><td><br \/><br \/>Nicole Bartlett, NOAA<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.15.28-PM-2.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.15.28-PM-2.png\">Downl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.18.48-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-5.15.28-PM-2.png\">oad<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Analyzing the Precursors to Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Caribbean and the Main Developing Region under Climate Change   <\/td><td>Angela Greer <br \/><br \/>Danilo Evangelista<\/td><td>Sor Angel Bello Mel\u00e9ndez <br \/><br \/>Giovanni Rosario<\/td><td>Dr. Nir Krakauer, CCNY <\/td><td>Keneshia Hibbert<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-2.01.52-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OCEAN-WAVE.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Examining Air Quality<br \/>and Poverty in NYC <\/td><td>Natalia Huesa<\/td><td>Ezzeldin <br \/>Moussa <\/td><td>Dr. Nir Krakauer, CCNY<\/td><td>Kevin Rodriguez<\/td><td>Arjuman Hossain (HIRES Ambas-sador)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-2.02.43-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Examining-Air-Quality-_-Poverty-in-NYC-Poster.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weather Analysis and<br \/>Visualization for<br \/>Everyone (WAVE)   <\/td><td>Hope Menachery <br \/><br \/>Grace Lee <br \/><br \/>Kelly Huang <br \/><br \/>Benjamin Kreitzer <\/td><td>Charith Jayasekerage <br \/><br \/>Arhum Aamir <br \/><br \/>Joseph Moise <br \/><br \/>Kester Todd<\/td><td>Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi,<br \/>CCNY <br \/><br \/>Dr. Shakila Merchant, CCNY <\/td><td>Richard Rivera<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-2.06.15-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WAVE_Poster_Final.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elucidating the Role<br \/>NeuroD1 Plays in<br \/>Trans-Regulating<br \/>ThrbICR via Cross-<br \/>Species Bioinformatic<br \/>Analysis and<br \/>Experimental<br \/>Evaluation <\/td><td>Amanda Chen<br \/><br \/>Sumama Haque <br \/><br \/>Angelina Ashie <br \/><br \/>Adib Ummy (Past HIRES Intern) <\/td><td>Tassadit <br \/>lounes <\/td><td>Dr. Mark Emerson, <br \/>CCNY <\/td><td>Mykel G. Barrett<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-2.07.50-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GeneExpression_ThrbICR_Poster.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comparing Citizen<br \/>Science with Real Time<br \/>Data on Water Quality<br \/>and Phytoplankton in the Gowanus Harbor <\/td><td>Nataly Mendez <br \/><br \/>Rachel Gaylord <br \/><br \/>Faith McMurren <\/td><td>Dr. Jenniffer Cherrier, CCNY <br \/><br \/>Dr. Shakila Merchant, CCNY <\/td><td>Timothy (Tiaam\u00e9) Medina Carolina Perez <\/td><td>Nia Rene (NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-2.21.09-PM.png\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Citizen_Science_Gowanus_Canal_8_7_23.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposed Research Projects Click to gain insights into the 2023 CUNY CREST HIRES Research Projects Research Projects and Posters Research Project HIRES Students REU\/IUSE\/CUNY VSURF Students Faculty Advisors Student Mentors Other Mentors Poster Study of MicroPollution in India Ileana Vasquez Virginia Lima Aishwari Paul Jai Shah Jake Ortiz Yeshi Dolma Dr. Brian Vant Hull, CCNY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3432,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2344\/revisions\/3432"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}