{"id":4312,"date":"2026-05-19T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/?page_id=4312"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:16:49","slug":"dr-reza-khanbilvardi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/dr-reza-khanbilvardi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4312\" class=\"elementor elementor-4312\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66b5e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a66b5e6\" 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-268cc74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"268cc74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d8cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d8cb8\" 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=\"318\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-165911-e1764712838688.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-165911-e1764712838688.png 318w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-165911-e1764712838688-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7373eb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7373eb0\" 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-85e8c87 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"85e8c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reza-khanbilvardi\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connect with Dr. Khanbilvardi on Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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-3e12998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e12998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a44eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a44eff\" 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>Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b8319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1b8319\" 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>Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi is a distinguished leader and expert in the field of environmental engineering, with a particular focus on water resources engineering and remote sensing applications. He is the Founder and Executive Director of CUNY Remote Sensing of the Earth Institute at The City University of New York. He is also the co-Executive Director for the United Nations University Hub at City College of New York called R-SIRUS (Remote Sensing for Sustainable Innovation and Resilient Urban System ). Since August 2023, Dr. Khanbilvardi has also served as the Director of Earth System Sciences and Environmental Engineering at the City College of New York.<\/p><p>Dr. Khanbilvardi has an extensive background in leadership roles, including serving as the founder and director of NOAA Cooperative Science Centers from 2001 to 2021, named CREST (2001-2016) and CESSRST (2016-2021). Since 2011, Dr. Khanbilvardi has been the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Water published by InderScience Publications. His research interests are centered around satellite-based remote sensing applications in hydro-climate studies, hydrology, land processes, and water resources management. He has worked extensively on flash-flood monitoring, climate change impacts on water resources, snow-water equivalent studies, and surface water hydraulics. Dr. Khanbilvardi has been a principal investigator and co-investigator on over $100 million in research grants funded by major agencies such as NOAA, NASA, NSF, USAID, the UN, USDA, and many others.<\/p><p>Dr. Khanbilvardi holds multiple advanced degrees in environmental and water resources engineering from Pennsylvania State University, including a Master\u2019s degree (1980), Doctoral degree (1983), and Post-Doctoral award (1984). Over the course of his career, he has published more than 220 national and international research papers and has contributed to five books as an editor. 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