{"id":4172,"date":"2026-05-04T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/?page_id=4172"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:35:58","slug":"curriculum-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/curriculum-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum &#038; Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4172\" class=\"elementor elementor-4172\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81eb93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c81eb93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca05d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca05d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf2b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf2b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Curriculum &amp; Courses<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f5092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7f5092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9311389 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9311389\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8cfa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b8cfa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116d3a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"116d3a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e74825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e74825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Curriculum Overview<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498d2ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"498d2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5cd0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a5cd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The HIRES curriculum gives New York City high school students a genuine research experience in Earth Systems Engineering and Sciences. Over a seven-week summer program, participants complete a three-credit, college-level course integrating scientific computing, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. All coursework is taught by CUNY faculty and research scientists and is directly connected to each student&#8217;s hands-on research project.<\/p><p>The curriculum emphasizes active, inquiry-based learning. Students collect real satellite data, write functional code, produce professional maps, and present their findings at a public symposium. The five courses below represent the full technical training offered through HIRES.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88645d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f88645d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21e515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f21e515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Credit &amp; Program Structure<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad857ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad857ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1016b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1016b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Credit:\u00a0<\/b> 3 pre-college credits (college-level), awarded upon successful completion<\/p><p><b>Duration:\u00a0<\/b> Seven weeks, July through August \u2014 full-time summer program<\/p><p><b>Format:<\/b>\u00a0 Lecture, laboratory, and independent research project \u2014 fully integrated<\/p><p><b>Stipend:\u00a0 <\/b>$1,000 awarded to students who complete the full program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee584c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee584c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759708a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759708a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Courses Offered<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbbb9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fbbb9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15f68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15f68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HIRES students receive instruction in five interconnected technical areas. Each course is taught by a CUNY faculty member or research scientist and builds progressively on prior knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e8b3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9e8b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a3e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82a3e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Remote Sensing   |  Active Course<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cacca9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cacca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e7634 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3e7634\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5f2ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e5f2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brian.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brian.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brian-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7798dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7798dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Instructor<br><\/b>Dr. Brian Vant-Hull<br><b>Email: <\/b>bvanthull@ccny.cuny.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df8f79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8df8f79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76659cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76659cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/courses\/remote-sensing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033b961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"033b961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c2882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4c2882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a8812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a8812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Course Overview<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eb34f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9eb34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students explore how satellite observations of visible light and thermal infrared radiation can be mathematically processed to reveal information about Earth&#8217;s surface. Working with real Landsat data, students produce scientific imagery and develop an understanding of how remote sensing underpins modern environmental science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaf798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffaf798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff65ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff65ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165d2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165d2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Satellite orbits and collimation<\/li><li>Transmission, absorption, and scattering of radiation<\/li><li>Color image construction using Octave<\/li><li>Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)<\/li><li>Thermal radiation and brightness temperature calculation<\/li><li>Histograms, scatter plots, and cloud detection algorithms<\/li><li>Final integrative Landsat data analysis project<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115b827 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"115b827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c553a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c553a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Geographic Information Systems (GIS)   |   Active Course<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b508d81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b508d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0077f9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0077f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ba551 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elementor-element-61ee44f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61ee44f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fc649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5fc649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/courses\/gis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996ab75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"996ab75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19cb45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c19cb45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fc6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3fc6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Course Overview<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c13dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c13dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students learn the principles and real-world applications of GIS using industry-standard tools including QGIS and ArcGIS. The course covers spatial data management, map design, and data visualization. Students complete a collaborative group project and produce a professional ArcGIS StoryMap using real datasets from government and scientific agencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187437f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"187437f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf6a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbf6a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63714f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63714f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Applications of GIS in Earth and environmental science<\/li><li>Vector vs. raster data formats<\/li><li>Introduction to QGIS, ArcMap, and Arc Toolbox<\/li><li>Processing and importing tabular data (Excel \/ CSV)<\/li><li>Spatial analysis and map layout creation<\/li><li>Data sourcing: Census Bureau, NOAA, NASA, USGS, World Bank, UN<\/li><li>ArcGIS StoryMap creation and public group presentation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82744f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82744f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23188f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23188f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Programming in Octave   |   Active Course<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07eb590 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07eb590\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8210eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8210eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bbe06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43bbe06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique.jpg 512w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e5a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e5a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Instructor<br><\/b>Dr. Said A. Mejia Manrique<br><b>Email:<\/b> smejiamanrique@ccny.cuny.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e868f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43e868f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1491f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1491f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/courses\/programming-course-in-octave\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6215812 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6215812\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059feb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"059feb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfe217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbfe217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Course Overview<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a7f26 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a7f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This intensive introductory course builds a working foundation in scientific programming using Octave \u2014 a free, open-source environment broadly compatible with MATLAB. Students progress from core syntax to real data analysis and graphical visualization, applying their skills directly to environmental and engineering datasets from ground-based and satellite sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33922ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33922ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd8165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd8165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f3eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09f3eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Octave basics: syntax, scripts, and functions<\/li><li>Plotting and graphical output techniques<\/li><li>Boolean logic, decision structures, and cell arrays<\/li><li>Loops and multi-dimensional array (matrix) operations<\/li><li>Reading and writing text and CSV files<\/li><li>Basic statistical analysis using Octave<\/li><li>Raster data visualization and geospatial mapping<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3365ca6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3365ca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7ae5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Programming in Python   |   Active Course<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cafe0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91cafe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a074f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a074f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6eff62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6eff62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique.jpg 512w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Said-Mejia-Manrique-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d41f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d41f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Instructor<br><\/b>Dr. Said A. Mejia Manrique<br><b>Email:<\/b> smejiamanrique@ccny.cuny.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def25f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"def25f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95306a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95306a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/courses\/python\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8904f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e8904f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b3c82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86b3c82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d4c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d4c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Course Overview<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5c2c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5c2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building directly on the Remote Sensing module, this course applies Python to develop automated classification algorithms for satellite imagery. Students learn to identify vegetation, clouds, water, and other surface types using real Landsat data \u2014 introducing core data science and machine learning concepts in the context of environmental research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5a5e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a5a5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4456b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4456b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d9fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d9fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Introduction to Python for Earth science applications<\/li><li>Reading and processing satellite data files<\/li><li>Building and evaluating surface classifiers<\/li><li>Detection of vegetation, clouds, and water bodies<\/li><li>Visualization and output of land-cover classification maps<\/li><li>River delta and precipitation variable analysis<\/li><li>Final project: automated, reproducible land-cover classification system<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290cc66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"290cc66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98de793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98de793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mathematica for Earth Science   |   Active Course<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f163c0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f163c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3896dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3896dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cb80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49cb80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-171329.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-171329.png 465w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-171329-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-171329-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-171329-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14d78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f14d78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Instructor<\/b><br>Andrii Golovin<br><b>Email: <\/b>cunyhires@ccny.cuny.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1aeaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f1aeaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fb9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4fb9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b42687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b42687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9e5e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b9e5e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2052ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2052ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Course Overview<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a74feb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a74feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This course introduces students to Mathematica (Wolfram Language), a computational platform used across science, engineering, and mathematics. Students apply Mathematica&#8217;s symbolic and numerical capabilities to Earth system problems, producing interactive visualizations and data analyses that support their HIRES research projects. Mathematica is available free to all CUNY students through the university site license.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc92ec3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc92ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65940ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65940ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474864b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474864b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Introduction to the Wolfram Language and Mathematica environment<\/li><li>Symbolic mathematics: algebra, calculus, and equation solving<\/li><li>Numerical computation and matrix operations<\/li><li>Visualization: 2D\/3D plots and geographic mapping tools<\/li><li>Data import, processing, and analysis workflows<\/li><li>Modeling Earth system variables (temperature, precipitation, atmospheric data)<\/li><li>Creating interactive notebooks for scientific research presentation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e2b85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2e2b85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0093c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0093c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Program-Wide Learning Outcomes<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d3769 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80d3769\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4b047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4b047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon completing the HIRES curriculum, students will be able to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be44995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be44995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Collect, process, and interpret real satellite and environmental datasets<\/li><li>Apply at least one scientific programming language (Octave,<\/li><li>Python, or Mathematica) to solve research problems<\/li><li>Produce and present GIS maps drawn from government and scientific data sources<\/li><li>Design and execute an independent research project under faculty and graduate student mentorship<\/li><li>Communicate scientific findings through a public symposium poster presentation<\/li><li>Articulate how Earth science, engineering, and computational tools connect to real-world environmental challenges<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849f0d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"849f0d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d29602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d29602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Curriculum Archive<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3833d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3833d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4dc85f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4dc85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HIRES has maintained a record of its course syllabi since the program&#8217;s founding. Past syllabi reflect the evolution of the curriculum and are available for reference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f98840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f98840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/courses\/python\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Previous Course in Python\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/examples.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Previous Course in Matlab\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>The Course Curriculum for Summer 2017 is available \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/HIRES-2017-Syllabus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIRES_syllabus<\/a>\u201c<\/li><li>The Course Curriculum for Summer 2016 is available \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HIRES-2016-Syllabus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIRES_syllabus<\/a>\u201c<\/li><li>The Course Curriculum for Summer 2015 is available \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hires_rem_syllabus_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIRES_syllabus<\/a>\u201c<\/li><li>The Course Curriculum for Summer 2014 is available \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HIRES_syllabus_MW_update_brian_TL1.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIRES_syllabus<\/a>\u201c<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc00f26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc00f26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d869d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d869d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Learning Modules<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad002f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ad002f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee04805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee04805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the five core courses, HIRES students participate in structured Learning Modules throughout the program. These focused, workshop-style sessions are led by research scientists and guest experts and cover topics across Earth Sciences and Engineering \u2014 including atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental engineering, and climate systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb07e19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb07e19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b620148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b620148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/research\/learning-modules\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Learn More Here<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum &amp; Courses Curriculum Overview The HIRES curriculum gives New York City high school students a genuine research experience in Earth Systems Engineering and Sciences. 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