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  1. Resilience to Growing Extreme Natural Hazards: Developing a Northeast Hazards Workforce, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) <\/strong>Award # DE-SC0025738, $ 2,185,000, February 01, 2025\u2013January 31, 2028. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PIs: Merchant, S., Pei, T., Booth, J.F., Ramamurthy, P., Tang, H., Reed, K.A., Luo, F., O\u2019Conner, D., Satkauskas, I., Bessac, J., Fan, J., Pringle, W.<\/li>\n
  2. Understanding climate and extreme weather events in the Greater New York Area, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP)<\/strong> Award # DE-SC0023174, $149,949, August 15, 2022\u2013May 14, 2025. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Booth, J.F.<\/li>\n
  3. Shifting Land-Ocean-Human Interdependencies in a Changing Arctic, National Geographic Society.<\/strong> Lead PI: M. Tzortziou Period of Award: 01\/01\/2025-12\/31\/2026.<\/li>\n
  4. Enhancing Water Ecosystem Resilience Through Revitalizing Local Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), National Science FoundationUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research (NSF UCAR).<\/strong> PI- Dr. Shakila Merchant, Co-PIs- Dr. Smita Ekka Dewan, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman, Dr. Naresh Devineni, Partners Dr. Curtis Walker, Tribal Members of Mikmaq Nation, Presque Isle, ME and Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC), New York. <\/li>\n
  5. Asset Based Collaboration for Effective Hazardous Waste Management, <\/strong>NPORG\/South Carolina Universities Research & Education Foundation<\/strong>, <\/strong>($75,000). PIs: Reza Khanbilvardi, and Luba Kreminska. <\/li>\n
  6. Climate Hub for Analytical  Research and Monitoring, NOAA <\/strong>( $1,387,869). PIs: Mitch Goldberg and Reza Khanbilvardi. <\/li>\n
  7. Assimilation of Observation from Satellite Data,<\/strong> EDINST\/University of Maryland<\/strong>, <\/strong>($386,000). PI: Issac Moradi. <\/li>\n
  8. Sea Surface Temperature-Pattern Recognition<\/strong>, NOAA\/EDINST\/ University of Maryland<\/strong>, <\/strong>($133,300). PI: Irina Gladkova.  <\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Caribbean A  Network<\/strong>, NOAA.<\/strong> PI: Reza Khanbilvardi. <\/li>\n
  10. High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Engineering and Sciences (HIRES<\/strong>), Pinkerton Foundation, <\/strong>($100,000). PI: Shakila Merchant. <\/li>\n
  11. Auto Snow & Ice (GMASI) Product Monitoring, NOAA,<\/strong> ($70,000). PI: Peter Romanov). <\/li>\n
  12. Science & Management Support for Satellite Remote sensing for Snow Product, NOAA, <\/strong>($130,000). PI: Peter Romanov. <\/li>\n
  13. Cooperative Science Center on Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technology (CESSRST), NOAA,<\/strong> ($3,200,000). PI: Fred Moshary. <\/li>\n
  14. Satellite Remote Sensing studies supporting NOAA Satellite Programs, NOAA, <\/strong>($250,000). PI: Mitch Goldberg.<\/li>\n
  15. Development of a Flood Inundation Mapping Product from EUMETSAT\u2019s New Generation Geostationary Satellite Imager<\/strong>, EUMETSAT,<\/strong> ($280,000). PI: Mitch Goldberg. <\/li>\n
  16. Identifying Synoptic Precursors to New York City Flash Floods Using Self-Organizing Maps, NOAA, <\/strong>($200,000). Ty Janoski, James Booth. <\/li>\n
  17. Hourly GAN Downscaling of ERA5 Precipitation to MRMS over CONUS (Customized Loss), NOAA. <\/strong>PI & Team: Mitch Goldberg, Said Mejia-Manrique. <\/li>\n
  18. High-Resolution 1-Hourly (0.25\u00b0) AI Weather Model with ATMS Data Fusion, <\/strong>$100,000. PI & Team: Mitch Goldberg Said Mejia-Manrique, D. Li, Andrew Dixon. <\/li>\n
  19. Development of Computer Code and Users\u2019 Manual for Training and Running the Global Hourly FourCastNet AI Weather Forecast Model for University Research Groups and Classrooms, NOAA.<\/strong> PIs: Sam Shen, Mitch Goldberg, Iman Khadir, Shane Stevenson. <\/li>\n
  20. Developing a Satellite-based Convective Mass Flux Dataset for Evaluating and Improving GCM Cumulus Parameterization<\/strong>, NASA<\/strong>, ($573.240). PI: Johnny Luo. <\/li>\n
  21. Investigation of Convective UpdraftS (INCUS), NASA,<\/strong> ($992,403). PI: Johnny Luo. <\/li>\n
  22. Enhancing Air Quality Analysis and Forecasting for Cities using TEMPO (EnAACT), NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Earth Science Systems Research Program, <\/strong>$1,118.431. PIs: Prathap Ramamurthy, Wenge Ni-Meister and Naresh Devineni.<\/li>\n
  23. Integrative Remote Sensing for Species-Specific Biomass and Vegetation Structure Post-Wildfire: A Case Study of the North Complex Wildfire, NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology Program,<\/strong> $150,000 PI: Wenge Ni-Meister. <\/li>\n
  24. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring in New York City in Support of NASA Surface-based Measurement Network, NASA, <\/strong>($500,000). PI: Fred Moshary.<\/li>\n
  25. Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing within the City University of New York System: Enhanced Engagement<\/strong>, NSF,<\/strong> ($681,265). PIs: Reginal Blake and Hamid Norouzi.<\/li>\n
  26. Accelerating Sustainable Partnerships for Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship in AI (ASPIRE-AI), NSF,<\/strong> ($400,000). PIs: Norouzi, co-PI: Reginald Blake, Viviana Acquaviva, Pegah Khosravi. <\/li>\n
  27. Integrating Climate Change Knowledge into Workforce Development Programs,<\/strong> Con Edison<\/strong>, ($52,000). PIs: Hamid Norouzi and Reginald Blake.<\/li>\n
  28. Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delaware River Watershed<\/strong>, National Fish & Wildlife\/ Princeton Hydro,<\/strong> ($150,000), PI: Marzi Azarderakhsh. <\/li>\n
  29. Survey of Climate Change in Adirondack Lake Ecosystems (SCALE) Year-1, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC),<\/strong> ($169,000). PI: Marzi Azarderakhsh. <\/li>\n
  30. Towards Safer Privacy: Leveraging Synthetic Face Generation for Facial Data Protection, Google, <\/strong>($80,000). PI: Yingli Tian.<\/li>\n
  31. Advancing Urban Climate Resilience through Compound Utility Risk Estimator (CURE) and Sub-seasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasting, CCNY-TREAD, <\/strong>($57,108). PIs: Naresh Devineni and Jimmy Booth.<\/li>\n
  32. Exploring AI\/ML models for extreme events in the northeast USA,<\/strong> Department of Energy (LLNL) Consortium Hyperfacets v4,<\/strong>($200,000). PIs: Naresh Devineni and Jimmy Booth. <\/li>\n
  33. Community-based Environmental Justice curriculum, Community Learning Partnership (CLP)<\/strong>, ($24,500). PIs: John Krinskyand, Elia Machado.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    1. Design & Techno-Economic Assessment Tool for ASHP Systems for Cooling, Heating and Hot Water – IUCRC<\/strong> – 60k. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy (CCNY) and Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz (University at Albany)

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    2. Capacity Building to Catalyze Collaborations to Address Climate Change Impacts on Human Health (C2H2); National Science Foundation (NSF) AGS.<\/strong>\u00a02024-2027; $105,000 (P Ramamurthy)

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    3. CUNY BIL Probable Maximum Precipitation for the Greater NYC region: Understanding its relation to climate change and developing risk mitigation and assessment (NOAA).<\/strong> $245,638. PI- James Booth

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    4. Earth System Modeling of Regional Sea Level Rise and Risk (NASA).<\/strong> $100,610. PI- James Booth.

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    5. CYGNSS-Based Analysis of Air-Sea Flux Impacts on Midlatitude Storm Development (NASA).<\/strong> $88,640 @CCNY. PI-James Booth.

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    6. OAR\/NSSL and CSC Collaborative Science Research Project to Improve Precipitation Estimation (NOAA).<\/strong> $304,326. PI- James Booth.

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    7. CAIG: Unifying Landslide Domain Knowledge and AI to Understand Landslide Causality, NSF. <\/strong>\u00a0$674,291, PI- Te Pei and Co-PI- Yingli Tian. 10\/01\/2024-09\/31\/2027.

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    8. Empowering Landslide Prediction and Community Resilience with Physics-Guided Knowledge Transfer, CUNY CIRG. <\/strong>PI- Te Pei and Co-PI- Yingli Tian, $45,350, 1\/2024 \u2013 12\/2024.\u00a0

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    9. The climate lighthouse: DOE-CCNY urban climate hazard resilience center, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Climate Resilience Centers <\/strong>Award #TBD, $ 998,973, September 01, 2024\u2013August 31, 2027.\u00a0PI: Booth, J.F. Co-PIs: Devineni, N., Hill, S., Ramamurthy, P., Lamer, K., Kucheva, Y., Pilch-Loeb, R., Zhang, Z.

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    10. Accelnet Implementation Phase 1: International Network of Networks (S2S-AccelNet) for Accelerating S2S Hydroclimate Forecast Applications and Services, NSF AccelNet Program <\/strong>Award # 2412711, $120,000, September 01, 2024\u2013August 31, 2028. PI: Arumugam, S. Co-PIs: Devineni, N., Robertson, A., de Queiroz, A., Mishra, A.

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    11. A global synthesis of flood impacts: Understanding the country-level vulnerability and causes, United States Geological Survey (USGS), John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis Working Group <\/strong>Award #TBD, $100,000 + two workshop travels to Denver, Colorado, and accommodation expenses for 15 scientists globally, October 01, 2024 September 30, 2026. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Archfield, S.

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    12. Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP, NOAA-20, 21 satellite sensors on the coastal LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises.<\/strong>\u00a0PI A. Gilerson, NOAA\/UMD, 07\/2024-06\/2025

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    13. Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging \u2013 NASA.<\/strong>\u00a0PI A. Gilerson, 02\/2021-02\/2026.

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    14. The Lighthouse: DOE-CCNY Urban Hazard Resilience Center (DOE). <\/strong>PI-Jimmy Booth, $998,973.

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    15. NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.<\/strong>\u00a0NSF REU Site: Interdisciplinary Training for Research and Outreach in Climate Science (IT-ROCS), Total Funding: $323,978. Co-I (A. Carnaval, Y, Wyner,\u00a0M. Tzortziou, R. Amderson, K. Block, J. Booth). Period of Award: 02\/01\/2024-01\/31\/2027.

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    16. NASA EVS Mission FORTE: Arctic Coastlines \u2013 Frontlines of Rapidly Transforming Ecosystems, NASA Earth Venture Suborbital (EVS-4)<\/strong> Lead PI-M. Tzortziou. Period of Award: 05\/01\/2024-01\/31\/2030.

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    17. Remote Sensing of Flood Risk and Water Quality In A Vulnerable Urban Coastal System NASA FINESST.<\/strong> Lead PI- M. Tzortziou Period of Award:10\/01\/2024-09\/30\/2026.

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    18. Predicting the Impact of Contemporary Climate Extremes on Nitrogen Flux along the Land-to-Ocean Continuum: Integrated Remote Sensing and Modeling Applied to the Mississippi River Basin, NASA Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science.<\/strong> Institutional PI: M. Tzortziou. Period of Award- 02\/01\/2024-01\/31\/2028.

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    19. Indo-US-Oman Partnership for Validating PACE Ocean Color Products in the rapidly changing-historically undersampled ecosystem of the Arabian Sea. NASA PACE Mission.<\/strong> Institutional PI- M. Tzortziou. Period of Award: 04\/01\/2024-03\/31\/2027.

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    20. Robin Hood Foundation: Learning Loss Recovery -4.<\/strong> Amount: $640,000. 2024\u20132025. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.\u00a0

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    21. NASA: An Urban Information System to Assess Neighborhood Climate Risk and Daily Exposures in Cities<\/strong>. Amount: $677,656. 2024\u20132026, City Tech Sub-Award) | Technical Expert<\/li><\/ol>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      1. NSF: Collaborative Research:<\/strong> Damage Assessment of Coastal Structures Subject to Waterborne Debris Impact under Extreme Wind and Wave Conditions<\/strong>. Hansong Tang, $ 245,000.

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      2. EPA NY-CT Sea Grant Program. Actionable satellite water quality data products in LIS for improved management and societal benefits<\/strong>. Total Funding: $688,572. Lead PI: M. Tzortziou Period of Award: 03\/01\/2023-02\/28\/2025.

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      3. National Science Foundation (NSF): Exploring the Human Health Impact of Environmental Exposures: An Undergraduate Research Initiative.<\/strong> Amount: $115,000. 2024\u20132025. Co-PI – Hamid Norouzi, Collaborators: R. Blake (PI).

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      4. National Science Foundation (NSF): GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-Geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and Workforce Development_II.<\/strong> Amount: $491,069. 2023\u20132026. Co-PI Hamid Norouzi Collaborators: M. Nakamura, M. Azarderakhsh, R. Blake.

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      5. NASA Carbon Monitoring System: Continuing Prototype Product Development. <\/strong>An Alkalinity and Inorganic Blue Carbon Monitoring System: Crediting Wetland-to-Ocean Lateral Fluxes in Carbon Markets and Inventories. Total Funding: $1,199,695. Co-I\/Institutional PI (K. Kroeger, Tzortziou, S. Crooks, Z.A. Wang, L. Windham-Myers). Period of Award: 07\/01\/2023-06\/30\/2026.

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      6. NASA Carbon Monitoring System:<\/strong> Continuing Prototype Product Development. Wet Carbon Monitoring and Accounting System for Urban Coastlines.<\/strong> Total Funding: $1,193,214.00. Co-I\/Institutional PI-D. Peteet, M. Tzortziou, J. Goes, B. Lamb, R. Hood. Period of Award: 09\/01\/2023-08\/30\/2026.

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      7. I-Corps:<\/strong> Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data for Informed Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, Resiliency, and Environmentally Friendly Solutions.<\/strong> Award Period 02\/15\/2023-07\/31\/2023. Marzi Azarderakhsh, Principal Investigator of National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) grant, $50,000.

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      8. Air source heat pump for space heating and cooling, IUCRC.<\/strong> $60k (2023). PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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      9. CISESS:<\/strong> CUNY Enhancing CRTM scattering calculations to improve the assimilation of ATMS observations, NOAA JPSS Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR).<\/strong> PI- Prathap Ramamurthy. $133,621. PI-Isaac Moradi.

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      10. Collaborative Research: SII-NRDZ: Spectrum Sharing via Consumption Models and Telemetry – Prototyping and Field Testing in an Urban FCC Innovation Zone, NSF.<\/strong>\u00a0 PI-Fred Moshary. \u00a0$113,000. 3 years, 1\/1\/2023.

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      11. Ozone Lidar Observations and Application, NASA.<\/strong> PI-Fred Moshary.\u00a0$60,000, 1 year 1\/1\/2023).

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      12. NESCAUM-New York Tropospheric Ozone Lidar System Observations<\/strong>. PI- Fred Moshary. $100,000. 1.2 years-10\/1\/2023 to 12\/31\/2023.

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      13. Extending VIIRS Ocean Color Neural Network retrievals to High Chlorophyll-a Algal Bloom Conditions through the Utilization of I1 VIIRS Imaging Band and VIIRS-OLCI Data Fusion<\/strong> (NOAA-UMD).<\/strong>\u00a0$74,000. PI-Alex Gilerson.

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      14. North Atlantic Regional Team (NART)<\/strong> NYC Living Shoreline Assessment through community outreach, NOAA.<\/strong> 2023-2024. PI \u2013 Shakila Merchant, $20,000.

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      15. EPA NY-CT Sea Grant Program. Actionable satellite water quality data products in LIS for improved management and societal benefits.<\/strong> Total Funding: $688,572. Lead PI-Tzortziou. Period of Award: 03\/01\/2023-02\/28\/2025.

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      16. Growth versus suppression of atmospheric rivers: building new theory by leveraging CYGNSS winds and NASA-GISS Model: (NASA)<\/strong>. $562,841. F. Booth.

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      17. A Terra-Aqua-SUOMI-NPP survey of environmental cloud controlling factors and associated uncertainties for the extratropical oceans (NASA)<\/strong>. $154,342. F. Booth.

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      18. Collaborative Research: Characterization of oceanic post-cold frontal clouds and their model representation (DOE ASR program).<\/strong> $457,040, J.F. Booth.

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      19. The INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) Mission, NASA Earth-Venture Mission 3<\/strong>, PI: Susan van den Heever (co-I: J. Luo). Total amount to CUNY: $1,347,504 (total mission funding amount: $177M).

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      20. Diagnostic for Clouds and Precipitation in Extratropical Cyclones, NOAA.<\/strong> $28,655, F. Booth.

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      21. Department of Transportation\/New York University (NYU): Tier 1 UTC: Connected Communities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation for Equitably Reducing Congestion (C2SMARTER).<\/strong> Amount: $96,000. 2023\u20132029. PI – Hamid Norouzi, Collaborators: Ivan Guzman (Co-PI).

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      22. Robin Hood Foundation: Learning Loss Recovery -3.<\/strong> Amount: $640,000. 2023\u20132024. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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      23. National Science Foundation (NSF): GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-Geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and Workforce Development_II.<\/strong> Amount: $491,069. 2023\u20132026). Co-PI-Hamid Norouzi Collaborators: M. Nakamura, M. Azarderakhsh, R. Blake.

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      24. National Science Foundation (NSF): I-Corps: Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data for Informed Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, Resiliency, and Environmentally Friendly Solutions.<\/strong> Amount: $50,000. 2023\u20132024. PI – Hamid Norouzi<\/li><\/ol>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        1. NASA Carbon Cycle Science.<\/strong> Arctic Deltas and Coastal Margins as Buffers and Transformers of Carbon Along a Rapidly Changing Land-Ocean Continuum. Total Funding: $1,014,180. Lead PI: Tzortziou. Period of Award: 01\/01\/2022-12\/31\/2024.

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        2. NASA Citizen Science Program (Down-selection for CSESP<\/strong> 41 – by invitation only). Engaging Citizen Scientists to Monitor Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay<\/strong>. Total Funding: $1,120,078. Co-I\/Institutional PI (P. Neale, M. Tzortziou, A. Cawood). Period of Award: 10\/01\/2022-09\/30\/2025.

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        3. Understanding climate and extreme weather events in the Greater New York Area, <\/strong>Department of Energy (DOE)<\/strong>, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP).<\/strong> $149,949, August 15, 2022\u2013May 14, 2024. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Booth, J.F.

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        4. A Framework for improving analysis and modeling of earth system and intersectoral dynamics at regional scales, <\/strong>Department of Energy (DOE)<\/strong>, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, HyperFACETS-V3 Consortium<\/strong> Award # DE-SC0016605, $592,840. September 15, 2022\u2013September 14, 2025. Consortium\u2019s Institutional PI and Northeast Storyline Lead- Devineni, N.

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        5. Ausable River Association: Survey of Climate Change in Adirondack Lake Ecosystems (SCALE) Pilot<\/strong>. Amount: $100,000 2022\u20132025. Co-PI-Hamid Norouzi.

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        6. Energizing Equity: Co-creating Scalable Urban Resilience via Climate Solidarity.<\/strong> $600 k. 2022. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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        7. Developing Algorithms for Energy use Forecasting.<\/strong>\u00a0$40k. 2022. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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        8. Impact of Climate Change on Adirondack Lakes Using Remote Sensing Satellite Observations.<\/strong> Award Period: 2022-2024. Marzi Azarderakhsh Principal Investigator of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) grant. $100,000.

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        9. The INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) Mission, awarded by NASA Earth-Venture Mission 3. <\/strong>PI: Susan van den Heever (co-I: Z. J. Luo). Total amount to CUNY: $1,347,504 (total mission funding amount: $177M). Period of award: 10\/1\/2022 – 9\/30\/2029.

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        10. NSF-Advancement of Research Impacts on the Society (ARIS) Development of CUNY Broader Impact Framework NSF (subcontract for Rutgers University).<\/strong> 2022-2024. PI \u2013 Shakila Merchant $25,000.

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        11. Robin Hood Foundation,<\/strong> Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology -2 (City Tech).<\/strong> $750,000. PI-R. Blake, Co-PI- Norouzi). 2022-2023.

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        12. National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>)<\/strong>, Implementation Grant: Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE). $7,339,241 (City Tech portion $1,061,858).<\/strong> Columbia University PIs (V. Ferrini, R. Bell, and V. Purdie-Greenaway), City Tech co-PIs-R. Blake and H. Norouzi. 2022-2027.

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        13. Department of Energy<\/strong>, Sustainable DoE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution<\/strong>. $88,146. PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PIs ( Blake and A. Rahman. 2022-2024.

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        14. National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>)<\/strong>, Implementation Grant: Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE).<\/strong> $7,339,241 (City Tech portion $1,061,858), Columbia University PIs (V. Ferrini, R. Bell, and V. Purdie-Greenaway), City Tech co-PIs -R. Blake and H. Norouzi). 2022-2027.

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        15. National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/strong>, Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors. $1,499,481, PI (M. Villatoro), Co-PIs-H. Norouzi, M, Nakamura, D. Kang, and M. Ummy. 2022-2028.

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        16. Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP and VIIRS NOAA-20 satellite sensors on the coastal LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises <\/strong>(NOAA-UMD). $71,999, PI Alex Gilerson.

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        17. National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>)<\/strong>, Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CESSRST: Enhanced Engagement.<\/strong> $590,500, PI-R. Blake, Co-PI-H. Norouzi. 2022-2025.

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        18. Developing a satellite-based convective mass flux dataset for evaluating and improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO <\/strong>Science Team<\/strong> Recompete in April 2022. PI: J. Luo, Total amount: $573,240. Period of award: 10\/1\/2022 \u2013 9\/30\/2025.

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        19. Developing a satellite-based convective mass flux dataset for evaluating and improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team<\/strong> Recompete in April 2022. PI: Z. J. Luo, Total amount: $573,240. Period of award: 10\/1\/2022 \u2013 9\/30\/2026.

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        20. Exploring A-Train observations of land-ocean contrast in convective cloud characteristics and their ambient environment toward improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO<\/strong> Science Team<\/strong> Recompete in April 2022,. PI: Z. J. Luo.

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        21. National Science Foundation (NSF): Implementation Grant: INSPIRE – Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education<\/strong>. Amount: $7,339,241. 2022\u20132025. City Tech Co-PI – Hamid Norouzi.

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        22. Exploring A-Train observations of land-ocean contrast in convective cloud characteristics and their ambient environment toward improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team<\/strong> Recompete in April 2022, PI: Hanii Takahashi (institutional PI: Z. J. Luo). <\/span>Total amount to CUNY: $42,456. <\/span>Period of award: 10\/1\/2022-9\/30\/2026.

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        23. NYSERDA-Ground-based and satellite remote sensing of atmospheric dynamics and constituents.<\/strong> Fred Moshary, PI; $340,000. 2.5 years. 10\/1\/2022.

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        24. NOAA<\/strong> Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II<\/strong>. PI-Fred Moshary. $30,000,000 for 5 years 09\/1\/2022.

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        25. NASA, <\/strong>Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.<\/strong> Co-PI-Fred Moshary. $675,000. 3 years 02\/01\/2021.

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        26. National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM), <\/strong>Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors.<\/strong> $1.5M. PI-Hamidreza Norouzi.

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        27. International Research Experience for Students (IRES) National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>)<\/strong>, CUNY India Pollution Study (CIPS).<\/strong> $300,000, PI-Neal Phillip, Brian Vant-Hull, Paramita Sen.

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        28. NOAA- Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program<\/strong>, Integrating Environmental Justice into NWS Services to Reduce the Vulnerability of Historically Underserved Socially Vulnerable Communities (HUSVCs) to Extreme Weather Events.<\/strong> $450,000, PI- Reza Khanbilvardi, Kaveh Madani.

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        29. US State Department Public Diplomacy, <\/strong>CUNY- India Climate Collaborative (CICC).<\/strong> PIs-Neal Phillip, Paramita Sen.

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        30. National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>)<\/strong>, Damage assessment of coastal structures subject to waterborne debris impact under extreme wind and wave conditions.<\/strong> $245,616. PI-Hansong Tang– <\/strong>2022-2025.

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        31. US Department of Energy,<\/strong> Sustainable DoE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution.<\/strong> PI-Hamidreza Norouzi, Co-PI-Reginald Blake, Akm Rahman.

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        32. US Department of Energy,<\/strong> Research Development and Partnership Pilot Program,<\/strong> Understanding Climate and Extreme Weather Events in the Greater New York Area<\/strong>. $150,000. PI-Naresh Devineni, Co-PI-James Booth.

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        33. CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI),\u00a0<\/strong>Providing Mentored Student Research Opportunity to Achieve Equity and Environmental<\/strong>. PI-Marzi Azarderakhsh, Co-PI-Hamidreza Norouzi, Reginald Blake.

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        34. NSF-ARIS,<\/strong> Developing Research Impact on Society – Broadening Impact (BI) Toolkit. <\/strong>Co-PI-Shakila Merchant<\/strong>.

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        35. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE).<\/strong> Co-PIs- Hamidreza Norouzi, Reginald Blake. \u00a0

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        36. NASA, Carbon Cycle Science,<\/strong> Arctic Deltas and Coastal Margins as Buffers and Transformers of Carbon Along a Rapidly Changing Land-Ocean Continuum.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2022-2024.

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        37. Robin Hood Foundation: Responding to Learning Loss: Post-Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech)-2.<\/strong> Amount: $750,000 (2022\u20132023). Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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        38. Department of Energy (DOE): Sustainable DOE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution.<\/strong> Amount: $88,445 (2022\u20132025). PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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        39. National Science Foundation (NSF): Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CESSRST: Enhanced Engagement<\/strong>. Amount: $590,500. 2022\u20132025. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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        40. National Science Foundation (NSF): Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors<\/strong>. Amount: $1,499,481 (2022\u20132028). Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.<\/li><\/ol>\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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          1. Science and Management Support for GOES-R ABI Snow EDR, <\/strong>NOAA<\/strong>.<\/strong> Co-PIs-Jeff Key, Peter Romanov. $65K\/year, 2021-2023.

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          2. A Geometric Optical Radiative Transfer (GORT) Approach to Quantify Impacts of Ecosystem Structure on Land Carbon Stocks and Fluxes Using GEDI Full Waveforms in a Demographic Dynamic Vegetation Model, National Aeronautics and Space Administration <\/strong>(NASA)<\/strong> GEDI Science Team Program.<\/strong> PI: Wenge Ni-Meister, Co-I Nancy Kiang. $509K ($394K to Hunter). 1\/2021-12\/2024.

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          3. Robin Hood Foundation<\/strong>, Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech).<\/strong> $ 600,000. PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-H. Norouzi. 2021-2023.

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          4. High School Initiatives in Remote Sensing of the Earth System Engineering and Sciences (HIRES), Pinkerton Foundation.<\/strong> 2021-2024. PI \u2013 Shakila Merchant. $285,000.

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          5. NSF-<\/strong>Convective Cloud Urban Boundary-layer Experiment.<\/strong> Co-PI-Fred Moshary. $663,301, 3 years 08\/1\/2021.

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          6. CIRA,\u00a0<\/strong>Machine learning for solar power forecasting in Puerto Rico using GOES-R cloud imagery<\/strong>.\u00a0 $75,0000. I yearPI-Nir Krakauer, Tarendra Lakhankar. 2021-2022.

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          7. CUNY Interdisciplinary Research Grant,<\/strong>Biological Feedbacks in the Atmospheric CO2.<\/sub>\u00a0<\/strong>$40,000,\u00a0Co-PI-Nir Krakauer.\u00a02021-2022.

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          8. Department of Education (DOE), MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC),<\/strong>Development of Sustainable Heat Pump Systems for Electrified Transitions in Winter Markets<\/strong>. $700,000, Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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          9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),<\/strong>Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.<\/strong> $675,487. PI-Alex Gilerson. 2021-2024.

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          10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\/ Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS),\u00a0<\/strong>Methane emissions from tropical wetlands: Characterizing a critical terrestrial carbon cycle process using inundation extent and dynamics derived from CYGNSS.<\/strong>$$, PI-Kyle McDonald. 2021-present.

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          11. Robin Hood Foundation, <\/strong>Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech<\/strong>. $600,000<\/strong>,<\/strong> PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs (H. Norouzi. 2021-2022.

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          12. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-WPO,\u00a0<\/strong>A New Global 4-km Multi-Decadal Snow Cover Extent\/Snow Water Equivalent\/Snow Depth Dataset from Blended In-situ and Satellite Observations.<\/strong> $277,000. 2 years.<\/strong> PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2023.

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          13. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-STAR,\u00a0<\/strong>GOES-R AWG Science and Management Support for Snow Cover Environmental Data Records.\u00a0<\/strong>$66,000\/year, PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2022.

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          14. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -STAR,\u00a0<\/strong>Support to STAR for Eumetsat EPS-SG Snow Cover Products. <\/strong>$30,000\/year, PI-Peter Romanov.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2021-2022.

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          15. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR<\/strong>),<\/strong>Extending VIIRS Ocean Color Neural Network retrievals to High Chlorophyll-a Algal Bloom.<\/strong>\u00a0$212,000, PI-Alex Gilerson. <\/strong>2021-2024.

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          16. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR),<\/strong>Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP and VIIRS NOAA-20 satellite sensors on the coastal\u00a0LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises.<\/strong> $70,175, PI -Alex Gilerson.\u00a0<\/strong>2021-2022.

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          17. National Science Foundation (NSF) Build and Broaden 2.0,\u00a0<\/strong>STEM Participation through Community Air Quality Sensor Networks & Data Science During the Pandemic<\/strong>. $179,950, Co-PI-Neal Phillip. 2021-2023.

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          18. National Science Foundation (NSF),\u00a0<\/strong>IUCRC Phase 1: The City College of New York: Center for Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST).<\/strong> $1,500,000. PIs-Jorge Gonzalez, and Prathap Ramamurthy.\u00a02021-2026.

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          19. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR)<\/strong>, CICESS-CUNY-Science and Management Support.<\/strong> $213,731. PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2023.

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          20. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong>\u00a0Convective cloud Urban Boundary layer Experiment (CUBE).<\/strong> $660,000.\u00a0PI-Prathap Ramamurthy. <\/strong>2021.

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          21. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB), <\/strong>Coastal Arctic biogeochemical data synthesis in preparation for Arctic-COLORS.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2023.

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          22. NASA<\/strong> Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program,<\/strong> Remote Sensing of Environmental Change in Arctic Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2024.

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          23. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program,<\/strong> Retrieval of Coastal and Inland Water Inherent Optical Properties based on Scientific Machine Learning Methods and Comprehensive Radiative Transfer Simulations.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou.\u00a02021-2024.

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          24. NASA Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program,<\/strong> Engaging Citizen Scientists to Monitor Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2025.<\/li><\/ol>\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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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            1. City University of New York Collaborative Incentive Research Grant (CUNY CIRG<\/strong>), <\/strong>Heat and The City: understanding the impact of urban thermodynamics on ecological and social vulnerability, CUNY CIRG.<\/strong> $50,000. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.

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            2. Department of Defense (DOD), Army Research Office (ARO), <\/strong>Resolving the dynamic interactions in the urban boundary layer.<\/strong> $360,000. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.

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            3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Remote Sensing Theory Effort, <\/strong>Parameterizing Microwave Scattering Models with Vegetation Structural Observations: Informing Multi-Frequency Radar with LIDAR.<\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. <\/strong>2020-present.

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            4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), <\/strong>Advancing Synergies Between ECOSTRESS and SAR for Study of Structure and Thermal Regimes in Tropical, Temperate and Cold Landscapes<\/strong>. Co-PI-Kyle Mcdonald.

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            5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Development and implementation of a new set of enhanced GOES-R ABI snow cover products.<\/strong> $160,000\/year. PI-Peter Romanov. 2020-2022.

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            6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), <\/strong>Cloud Mask and Quality Control (CM\/QC) for Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products from VIIRS.<\/strong> $218,192. PI-Irina Gladkova. <\/strong>2020-2021.

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            7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), <\/strong>Multi-sensor high-resolution gridded (super)-collated SST ACSPO L3C\/L3S products.<\/strong> $115.457. PI Irina Gladkova. <\/strong>2020-2021.

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            8. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and for the Geoscience Workforce.<\/strong> $294,354, PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs- Liou-Mark, H. Norouzi,<\/strong> M. Nakamura. 2020-2022.

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            9. National Science Foundation (NSF<\/strong>),<\/strong> Learning Transferable Visual Features.<\/strong> $241,143. <\/strong>PI-Yingli Tian. 2020-2022.

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            10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> SCC: Developing technological solutions to improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort in urban communities<\/strong>. $141,000, PI (Prathap Ramamurthy.

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            11. US Department of Education (DOE),<\/strong> CIPASS-ExL: Experiential Learning and Industry Engagement for Workforce Readiness.<\/strong> $3,000,000. PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2020-2025.

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            12. NSF DEB – Ecosystem Science,<\/strong> RAPID: Collaborative Research: Understanding linkages between nutrient quality and phytoplankton assemblage responses to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in an urban, estuarine system<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2022.

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            13. NASA NNH20ZDA001N-RRNES, Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES),<\/strong> Integrating multidisciplinary observations to understand the linkages between air quality and coastal ecology during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2022.

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            14. NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program,<\/strong> MRI: Acquisition of a versatile, integrative AUV system to support cross-disciplinary research and education in coastal and urban waters<\/strong>. Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2023.

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            15. NASA NNH17ZDA004O-EVI5: Earth Venture Instrument \u2013 5,<\/strong> GLIMR: A hyperspectral geostationary sensor for measurement of dynamic coastal ecosystem and carbon cycle processes.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou.<\/strong> 2020-2028.<\/li><\/ol>\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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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              2019<\/strong><\/p>

              1. City College Initiative to Promote Academic Success in STEM (CIPASS),<\/strong> iWStress: An intelligent platform for understanding water stress in the United States.<\/strong> $15,000, PI- Naresh Devineni. Co-PI-Etemadpour, R. 2019.<\/li>
              2. Microsoft AI for Earth Grant, <\/strong>A data-driven tool to understand water stress in the United States<\/strong>. $15,000.\u00a0PI-Naresh Devineni, Co-PI-Etemadpour, R. 2019\u20132020.<\/li>
              3. NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team Recompete, <\/strong>Using A-Train Observations to Explore Properties of Entraining Convection and Its Representation in Models.<\/strong> $106,574.\u00a0<\/strong>PI-Hanii Takahashi, Co-PI-Johnny Luo. <\/b>2019-2022.<\/li>
              4. NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), <\/strong>A tropospheric transport diagnostic for chemistry-climate models<\/b>. $127,100. PI-Johnny Luo. 2019-2022.<\/li>
              5. NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), <\/strong>Faculty Mentorship Program.<\/strong> $100,000. PI-Barry Gross. 2019-2020.<\/li>
              6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Indian Space Research Organization Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (NASA-ISRO ASAR). <\/strong>Discerning Freeze\/Thaw State of Land Surface Components with L and S Band Radar.<\/strong> $$, Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2019-present.<\/li>
              7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), <\/strong>Characterizing Terrestrial Surface Hydrodynamics and Biodiversity with Synthetic Aperture Radar: Contributions to NISAR Science.<\/strong> $$, PI- Kyle McDonald. 2019-present.<\/li>
              8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),<\/strong> Fusing NASA ECOSTRESS and NOAA GOES-16 Datasets for Study of Thermal Regimes and Water Stress in Terrestrial Systems. <\/strong>$$, Co-PI-Kyle McDonald.<\/li>
              9. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS\/CREST Program), <\/strong>Intercalibration of satellite observations using Artificial Intelligence.<\/strong> $205,100. PI-Isaac Moradi. <\/strong>2019-2021.<\/li>
              10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-JPSS), <\/strong>AutoSnow and Ice (GMASI) products Enterprise Algorithm Migration.<\/strong> $100,000\/year. PI-Peter Romanov. 2019-2021.<\/li>
              11. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), <\/strong>Multi-sensor monitoring and analysis of pollutants distribution, dynamics and related meteorology in New York City and vicinity for better characterization of processes that lead to air quality episodes.<\/strong> $250,000. Co-PI-Barry Gross. 2019-2021.<\/li>
              12. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), <\/strong>An Integrated Modeling Approach for Sustainable Development for the Ichkeul<\/strong>. $79,540, PI-B. Bejaoui, US Partners-H. Norouzi and R. Blake. 2019-2023.<\/li>
              13. NY Sea Grant Program EPA Award LI96261317-0, <\/strong>Refined Integration of Remote Sensing with Biological Parameters for Improved Management of Long Island Sound Water Quality. <\/strong>PI- Maria Tzortziou. 2019-2022.<\/li><\/ol>

                2018<\/strong><\/p>

                1. Caltech Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS),<\/strong> Unlocking a New Era in Biodiversity Science: Linking Integrated Space Based and In-Situ Observations.<\/strong> Co-PI- Kyle McDonald. 2018-present.<\/li>
                2. Department of Defense (DOD), Army Research Office (ARO),<\/strong> Towards Understanding Urban Surface Energy Budget.<\/strong> $60,000 Partial Award, PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>
                3. NASA MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments<\/strong>)<\/strong>, A unified cloud-defined weather state dataset for process-resolving data analysis and model evaluation<\/strong>. $781,885, PI-George Tselioudis. Co-PI-Johnny Luo. 2018-2023.<\/li>
                4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),<\/strong> Addressing Essential Biodiversity Variables with Imaging Radar Remote Sensing. <\/strong>Co-PI-Kyle McDonald.<\/li>
                5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS Program<\/strong>), <\/strong>Radiative Transfer Models Inter-comparison in Support of GSICS and JPSS Satellite Data Calibration<\/strong>. $102,800. PI-Isaac Moradi. 2018-2019.<\/li>
                6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-JPSS), <\/strong>Science and Management Support for VIIRS Snow Cover Environmental Data Records.<\/strong> $140,000\/year. <\/strong>PI-Peter Romanov. 2018-2022.<\/li>
                7. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>GP-EXTRA: Expanding an Innovative Pathway to Replenish the Geoscience Workforce with Underrepresented Minority Non-Geoscience STEM Majors<\/strong>. $309,911, PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-J. Liou-Mark, Norouzi, D. Steele. 2018-2020.<\/li>
                8. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>CRISP Type 2: Integrated Socio-Technical Modeling Framework to Evaluate and Enhance Resiliency in Islanded Communities (ERIC).<\/strong> $2,068,000.\u00a0PI-Jorge Gonzalez in partnership with Arizona State University, New York University and University of Puerto Rico-Mayag\u00fcez. 2018-2022.<\/li>
                9. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>HSI Conference: URBANO-INCREASING ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN URBAN STEM PROGRAMS<\/strong>. $100,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez.<\/li>
                10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> RAPID: Supplemental<\/strong>. $10,000, PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/li>
                11. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>Urban Climate and Resiliency Workshop<\/strong>. $50,000.\u00a0PI-Jorge Gonzalez.<\/li>
                12. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,<\/strong> Dynamics of atmospheric trace gases (ozone and NO2) over highly polluted estuarine and coastal regions.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2018.<\/li>
                13. NASA commercial data buy assessment,<\/strong> Evaluation of Commercial Satellite Observations for Coastal Ecosystem Science Studies.<\/strong> Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2020.<\/li>
                14. NASA Remote Sensing of Water Quality Program, <\/strong>Impacts of estuarine processes on delivery of Arctic riverine materials to the near coastal environment: Implications for water quality and biogeochemical cycling. <\/strong>PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2022.<\/li><\/ol>

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                  2017<\/strong><\/p>

                  1. City of New York,<\/strong> New York City Built Environment: Wind Effects and Public Safety in a Changing Climate.<\/strong> $561,000, Co-PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2017-2018.<\/li>
                  2. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Early CAREER, Award # DESC0018124,<\/strong> Multi-scale modeling of extreme events and impact information.<\/strong> $762,097. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2017\u20132022.<\/li>
                  3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), <\/strong>CASTOR Campus rainwater design. $3000, PI-Naresh Devineni. 2017\u20132018.<\/li>
                  4. NASA Aura Science Team and Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP)<\/strong>, Estimating Convective Entrainment Rates Using Aura CO to Guide GEOS-5 Convective Parameterization Improvements<\/strong>. $106,574. PI-Hui su, Co-PI-Johnny Luo. 2017-2020.<\/li>
                  5. NASA Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction (MAP), <\/strong>Assessing Satellite-Based Estimates of Convective Mass Fluxes and Evaluating GCM Simulations of Tropical Convection. $813,908. PI-Johnny Luo. 2017-2021.<\/li>
                  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Carbon Cycle Science Project,<\/strong> Ecological and sociodemographic determinants and impacts of urbanization and restoration on intertwined urban-wetland estuarine systems.<\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2017-present.<\/li>
                  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Interdisciplinary Study,<\/strong> Coastal Hypoxia Analysis and Risk Tracking (CHART) through Remote Sensing and Process based Modeling in South and Southeast Asia.<\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2017-present.<\/li>
                  8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS Program), <\/strong>Radiative Transfer Modelling Studies in Support of JPSS Satellite Data Calibration and Data Assimilation.<\/strong> $102,800, PI-Isaac Moradi. <\/strong>2017-2018.<\/li>
                  9. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>Collaborative Research: AGEP-T: The Hispanic Alliance for the Graduate Education and the Professoriate on Environmental Sciences and Engineering.<\/strong> $3,200,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez in partnership with U. of Texas-El Paso. 2017-2022.<\/li>
                  10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> UCRC Planning proposal: Center for Building Energy Smart Technologies. $15,000. Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/li>
                  11. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>RAPID: Impacts of Post-Hurricane Land-Atmosphere Interactions on Convective and Precipitation Processes in the Caribbean Region.<\/strong> $175,000. Co-PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2017-2018.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
                  12. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> RAPID: Impacts of post-hurricane land-atmosphere interactions on convective and precipitation processes in the Caribbean Region.<\/strong> $184,824. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/li>
                  13. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> Urban Climate and Resiliency Workshop. $50,000, Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/li>
                  14. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), <\/strong>EMEP Faculty Mentor PhD Fellowship Support. $70,000. PI-Barry Gross. 2017-2018.<\/li>
                  15. 80NSSC17K0365, NASA Science Mission Directorate,<\/strong> Tidal wetland inundation and vegetation phenology from space – A novel approach for characterizing ecological health and carbon exchanges in coastal wetlands. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2020.<\/li>
                  16. 80NSSC17K0258, NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program,<\/strong> Ecological and sociodemographic determinants and impacts of urbanization and restoration on intertwined urban-wetland-estuarine systems. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2022.<\/li>
                  17. 80NSSC17K0413, NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program,<\/strong> Coastal Hypoxia Analysis and Risk Tracking (CHART) through Remote Sensing and Process-based Modeling in South and Southeast Asia. <\/strong>Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2022.<\/li><\/ol>

                    2016<\/strong><\/p>

                    1. Graduate Research Technology Initiative (GRTI), <\/strong>Characterizing energy fluxes in urban areas. <\/strong>$36,000. <\/strong>PI-Prathap Ramamurthy. 2016.<\/li>
                    2. Graduate Research Technology Initiative (GRTI),<\/strong> Surface Heat Energy Balance Characterization in Urban Regions Using Ground and Satellite Observations.<\/strong> $75,100. PI- H. Norouzi, Co-PI-R. Blake and G. Shields. 2016-2017.<\/li>
                    3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),<\/strong> Assessing Impacts of Climate-Induced Change on River Flow and Associated Economic Output in the High Mountain Asia Region.<\/strong> $1,151,980. Co-PI- Nir Krakauer. <\/strong>2016-2019.<\/li>
                    4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mountain High Asia Study,<\/strong> Assessing Impacts of Climate Induced Change on River Flow and Economic Output in the High Mountain Asia Region.<\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2021.<\/li>
                    5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Utilization of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Study,<\/strong> Monitoring seasonal soil frost dynamics in boreal-Arctic ecosystems with SMAP.<\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2020.<\/li>
                    6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Utilization of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Study,<\/strong> Assessing and Downscaling SMAP data for Organic Soil Fuel Moisture Estimation in Boreal-Arctic Ecosystems.<\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2020.<\/li>
                    7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), <\/strong>A Multi-Sensor Calibration Algorithm for Improving Emissivity Retrieval by Integrating Microwave Brightness Temperature Diurnal Cycle.<\/strong> $363,397.\u00a0PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI- M. Azarderakhsh. 2016-2021.<\/li>
                    8. Professional Staff Congress of The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY),<\/strong> A novel climate impacts tool for managing risks in water utilities.<\/strong> $5,999. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2016\u20132017.<\/li>
                    9. US Department of Education,<\/strong> CCNY Initiative to Promote Academic Success in STEM (CiPASS<\/em>).<\/strong> $5,500,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. <\/strong>2016-2021.<\/li>
                    10. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\/strong> Dynamics of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols in Korean coastal waters: Impacts on Ocean Color atmospheric correction and surface air-pollution studies<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016-2019.<\/li>
                    11. National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning,<\/strong> Northwest Passage Project (NPP).<\/strong> Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \u2013 2020.<\/li>
                    12. NNX16AQ53A, NASA Applied Science Program,<\/strong> Satellite Ocean Color Observations from NASAs PACE and ACE missions: Applications and Societal Benefits.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \u2013 2021.<\/li>
                    13. NSF DEB – Ecosystem Studies,<\/strong> Ecosystems on the Edge – Tidal wetland-estuary margins as buffers, reactors, and transformers of organic C and N<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \u2013 2022.<\/li>
                    14. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/strong> (NOAA),<\/strong> Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center \u2013 CESSRST<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 -2022.<\/li><\/ol>

                      2015<\/strong><\/p>

                      1. CUNY Collaborative Incentive Research Grant Program,<\/strong> New concepts for observing and understanding changing patterns of water limitation on ecosystem productivity. <\/strong>$30,000. PI-Nir Karkauer.<\/strong> 2015-2016.<\/li>
                      2. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ARO<\/strong>, Instrumentation for Exploring Surface Energy Balance using a combination of Satellite and Ground-Based Observations<\/strong>. $70,752, PI-H. Norouzi. <\/strong>2015-2016.<\/li>
                      3. Graduate Research Technology Initiative<\/strong> (GRTI),<\/strong> Characterizing Surface Fluxes and Aerosol Loading within NYC\u2019s Heterogeneous, Urban Coastal Environment.<\/strong> $187,952. PI-R. Blake, Co-PI-H. Norouzi, Vladutescu, G. Gailani. 2015-2016.<\/li>
                      4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\/CPO, <\/strong>Forecasting risk of seasonal temperature extremes with the North American Multi-Model Ensemble.<\/strong> $69,688. PI-Nir Krakauer. 2015-2017.<\/li>
                      5. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\/strong>GP-EXTRA: Recruiting and Retaining Non-geoscience Minority STEM Majors for the Geoscience Workforce. <\/strong>$496,786. PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-J. Liou-Mark, Norouzi, V. Vladutescu. 2015-2018.<\/li>
                      6. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)\/ PowerBridge NY,<\/strong> Energy Forecasting for Dense Urban Environments.<\/strong> $150,000, PI Jorge Gonzalez. 2015-2017.<\/li>
                      7. PSC-CUNY, <\/strong>Groundwater mapping and other applications of large-scale supervised classification.<\/strong> $3,500, PI-Nir Krakauer. <\/strong>2015-2016.<\/li>
                      8. S. Army Research Laboratory (ARO<\/strong>) The Potential of Using Microwave Emission in Detecting Freeze and Thaw States.<\/strong> $238,375. PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI-R. Blake. 2015-2018.<\/span><\/li>
                      9. S. Army Research Office, ARO, <\/strong>Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance.<\/strong> $49,785.\u00a0PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI-P. Ramamurthy. 2015-2016.<\/li>
                      10. United States Agency for International Development (USAID), <\/strong>Improved Access to Relevant and Usable Climate Information.<\/strong> $306,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2015-2018.<\/li>
                      11. University of Utah,<\/strong> Global Center for Advanced Studies on Water Subcontract<\/strong>. $200,000. PI-Nir Krakauer. 2015-2019.<\/li>
                      12. US Army Research Office<\/strong> (ARO),<\/strong> Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance<\/strong>. $50,000, Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\/li>
                      13. USAID IPM-IL<\/strong>,<\/strong> Participatory Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment for Integrated Pest Management in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal.<\/strong> $804,777. PI Nir Krakauer. 2015-2019.<\/li>
                      14. S. Army Research Office, ARO: Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance.<\/strong> Amount: $49,785. 2015\u20132016. PI- Hamid Norouzi<\/li><\/ol>

                        2014<\/strong><\/p>

                        1. National Science Foundation (NSF) Water Sustainability and Climate Program\/Columbia University,<\/strong> WSC-Category 3 Collaborative: America\u2019s water\u2013The changing landscape of risk, competing demand and climate,<\/strong> Award #1360446, $182,293. PI-Lall, U. Co-PI-Naresh Devineni. 2014\u20132018.<\/li>
                        2. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\/strong> Impacts of Urbanization and Climate Change on the Energy Infrastructure of Tropical Coastal Regions.<\/strong> $327,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. <\/strong>2014-2018.<\/li>
                        3. National Science NSF Paleoclimate Program,<\/strong> Collaborative Research: P2C2\u2013Multisite paleo-reconstruction of Missouri River streamflows from tree ring data,<\/strong> Award # 1401698. <\/strong>$117,120. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2014\u20132017.<\/li>
                        4. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program, <\/strong>Application of existing and new high-resolution, hyper-spectral observations in the UV-NIR to assess GEO-CAPE measurement and instrument requirements for capturing CDOM and DOC short-term & small scale dynamics\u00a0and understanding impacts of O3 and NO2 on GEO-CAPE ocean color retrievals.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014 \u2013 2017.<\/li>
                        5. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\/strong> PACE Science Team Membership – PACE Ocean Applications: Maximizing the societal value while mitigating the risk of the PACE mission.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2018.<\/li>
                        6. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\/strong> Land-Ocean Interactions in the Arctic: An Integrative Field Campaign to Assess the Impacts of Natural- and Anthropogenic Changes to Coastal Ocean Biology, Biogeochemistry and Biodiversity.<\/strong> PI- Maria Tzortziou. 2014 \u2013 2018.<\/li>
                        7. NASA\/USDA\/DOE\/NOAA Carbon Cycle Science Program,<\/strong> Tidal wetlands as sources and sinks of carbon in a changing world: Remote Sensing, Measurements and Modeling of Wetland-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions.<\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\/li>
                        8. NASA\/USDA\/DOE\/NOAA Carbon Cycle Science Program,<\/strong> The carbon budget of tidal wetlands and estuaries of the contiguous United States: a synthesis approach<\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\/li>
                        9. NASA Applied Sciences Program, <\/strong>DPA Lead for GEOCAPE – Geostationary for Coastal and Air Pollution Events mission. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\/li>
                        10. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA-CREST Land Emissivity Products from Passive Microwave Observations.<\/strong> Amount: $50,000. 2012\u20132014. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi<\/li><\/ol>\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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                          1. Resilience to Growing Extreme Natural Hazards: Developing a Northeast Hazards Workforce, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) <\\\/strong>Award # DE-SC0025738, $ 2,185,000, February 01, 2025\\u2013January 31, 2028. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PIs: Merchant, S., Pei, T., Booth, J.F., Ramamurthy, P., Tang, H., Reed, K.A., Luo, F., O\\u2019Conner, D., Satkauskas, I., Bessac, J., Fan, J., Pringle, W.<\\\/li>\\n
                          2. Understanding climate and extreme weather events in the Greater New York Area, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP)<\\\/strong> Award # DE-SC0023174, $149,949, August 15, 2022\\u2013May 14, 2025. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Booth, J.F.<\\\/li>\\n
                          3. Shifting Land-Ocean-Human Interdependencies in a Changing Arctic, National Geographic Society.<\\\/strong> Lead PI: M. Tzortziou Period of Award: 01\\\/01\\\/2025-12\\\/31\\\/2026.<\\\/li>\\n
                          4. Enhancing Water Ecosystem Resilience Through Revitalizing Local Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), National Science FoundationUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research (NSF UCAR).<\\\/strong> PI- Dr. Shakila Merchant, Co-PIs- Dr. Smita Ekka Dewan, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman, Dr. Naresh Devineni, Partners Dr. Curtis Walker, Tribal Members of Mikmaq Nation, Presque Isle, ME and Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC), New York. <\\\/li>\\n
                          5. Asset Based Collaboration for Effective Hazardous Waste Management, <\\\/strong>NPORG\\\/South Carolina Universities Research & Education Foundation<\\\/strong>, <\\\/strong>($75,000). PIs: Reza Khanbilvardi, and Luba Kreminska. <\\\/li>\\n
                          6. Climate Hub for Analytical  Research and Monitoring, NOAA <\\\/strong>( $1,387,869). PIs: Mitch Goldberg and Reza Khanbilvardi. <\\\/li>\\n
                          7. Assimilation of Observation from Satellite Data,<\\\/strong> EDINST\\\/University of Maryland<\\\/strong>, <\\\/strong>($386,000). PI: Issac Moradi. <\\\/li>\\n
                          8. Sea Surface Temperature-Pattern Recognition<\\\/strong>, NOAA\\\/EDINST\\\/ University of Maryland<\\\/strong>, <\\\/strong>($133,300). PI: Irina Gladkova.  <\\\/strong><\\\/li>\\n
                          9. Caribbean A  Network<\\\/strong>, NOAA.<\\\/strong> PI: Reza Khanbilvardi. <\\\/li>\\n
                          10. High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Engineering and Sciences (HIRES<\\\/strong>), Pinkerton Foundation, <\\\/strong>($100,000). PI: Shakila Merchant. <\\\/li>\\n
                          11. Auto Snow & Ice (GMASI) Product Monitoring, NOAA,<\\\/strong> ($70,000). PI: Peter Romanov). <\\\/li>\\n
                          12. Science & Management Support for Satellite Remote sensing for Snow Product, NOAA, <\\\/strong>($130,000). PI: Peter Romanov. <\\\/li>\\n
                          13. Cooperative Science Center on Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technology (CESSRST), NOAA,<\\\/strong> ($3,200,000). PI: Fred Moshary. <\\\/li>\\n
                          14. Satellite Remote Sensing studies supporting NOAA Satellite Programs, NOAA, <\\\/strong>($250,000). PI: Mitch Goldberg.<\\\/li>\\n
                          15. Development of a Flood Inundation Mapping Product from EUMETSAT\\u2019s New Generation Geostationary Satellite Imager<\\\/strong>, EUMETSAT,<\\\/strong> ($280,000). PI: Mitch Goldberg. <\\\/li>\\n
                          16. Identifying Synoptic Precursors to New York City Flash Floods Using Self-Organizing Maps, NOAA, <\\\/strong>($200,000). Ty Janoski, James Booth. <\\\/li>\\n
                          17. Hourly GAN Downscaling of ERA5 Precipitation to MRMS over CONUS (Customized Loss), NOAA. <\\\/strong>PI & Team: Mitch Goldberg, Said Mejia-Manrique. <\\\/li>\\n
                          18. High-Resolution 1-Hourly (0.25\\u00b0) AI Weather Model with ATMS Data Fusion, <\\\/strong>$100,000. PI & Team: Mitch Goldberg Said Mejia-Manrique, D. Li, Andrew Dixon. <\\\/li>\\n
                          19. Development of Computer Code and Users\\u2019 Manual for Training and Running the Global Hourly FourCastNet AI Weather Forecast Model for University Research Groups and Classrooms, NOAA.<\\\/strong> PIs: Sam Shen, Mitch Goldberg, Iman Khadir, Shane Stevenson. <\\\/li>\\n
                          20. Developing a Satellite-based Convective Mass Flux Dataset for Evaluating and Improving GCM Cumulus Parameterization<\\\/strong>, NASA<\\\/strong>, ($573.240). PI: Johnny Luo. <\\\/li>\\n
                          21. Investigation of Convective UpdraftS (INCUS), NASA,<\\\/strong> ($992,403). PI: Johnny Luo. <\\\/li>\\n
                          22. Enhancing Air Quality Analysis and Forecasting for Cities using TEMPO (EnAACT), NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Earth Science Systems Research Program, <\\\/strong>$1,118.431. PIs: Prathap Ramamurthy, Wenge Ni-Meister and Naresh Devineni.<\\\/li>\\n
                          23. Integrative Remote Sensing for Species-Specific Biomass and Vegetation Structure Post-Wildfire: A Case Study of the North Complex Wildfire, NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology Program,<\\\/strong> $150,000 PI: Wenge Ni-Meister. <\\\/li>\\n
                          24. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring in New York City in Support of NASA Surface-based Measurement Network, NASA, <\\\/strong>($500,000). PI: Fred Moshary.<\\\/li>\\n
                          25. Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing within the City University of New York System: Enhanced Engagement<\\\/strong>, NSF,<\\\/strong> ($681,265). PIs: Reginal Blake and Hamid Norouzi.<\\\/li>\\n
                          26. Accelerating Sustainable Partnerships for Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship in AI (ASPIRE-AI), NSF,<\\\/strong> ($400,000). PIs: Norouzi, co-PI: Reginald Blake, Viviana Acquaviva, Pegah Khosravi. <\\\/li>\\n
                          27. Integrating Climate Change Knowledge into Workforce Development Programs,<\\\/strong> Con Edison<\\\/strong>, ($52,000). PIs: Hamid Norouzi and Reginald Blake.<\\\/li>\\n
                          28. Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delaware River Watershed<\\\/strong>, National Fish & Wildlife\\\/ Princeton Hydro,<\\\/strong> ($150,000), PI: Marzi Azarderakhsh. <\\\/li>\\n
                          29. Survey of Climate Change in Adirondack Lake Ecosystems (SCALE) Year-1, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC),<\\\/strong> ($169,000). PI: Marzi Azarderakhsh. <\\\/li>\\n
                          30. Towards Safer Privacy: Leveraging Synthetic Face Generation for Facial Data Protection, Google, <\\\/strong>($80,000). PI: Yingli Tian.<\\\/li>\\n
                          31. Advancing Urban Climate Resilience through Compound Utility Risk Estimator (CURE) and Sub-seasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasting, CCNY-TREAD, <\\\/strong>($57,108). PIs: Naresh Devineni and Jimmy Booth.<\\\/li>\\n
                          32. Exploring AI\\\/ML models for extreme events in the northeast USA,<\\\/strong> Department of Energy (LLNL) Consortium Hyperfacets v4,<\\\/strong>($200,000). PIs: Naresh Devineni and Jimmy Booth. <\\\/li>\\n
                          33. Community-based Environmental Justice curriculum, Community Learning Partnership (CLP)<\\\/strong>, ($24,500). PIs: John Krinskyand, Elia Machado.<\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"4ed0bf3\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"item #2\",\"content_width\":\"full\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"b84578c\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"
                            1. Design & Techno-Economic Assessment Tool for ASHP Systems for Cooling, Heating and Hot Water - IUCRC<\\\/strong> - 60k. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy (CCNY) and Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz (University at Albany)

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                            2. Capacity Building to Catalyze Collaborations to Address Climate Change Impacts on Human Health (C2H2); National Science Foundation (NSF) AGS.<\\\/strong>\\u00a02024-2027; $105,000 (P Ramamurthy)

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                            3. CUNY BIL Probable Maximum Precipitation for the Greater NYC region: Understanding its relation to climate change and developing risk mitigation and assessment (NOAA).<\\\/strong> $245,638. PI- James Booth

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                            4. Earth System Modeling of Regional Sea Level Rise and Risk (NASA).<\\\/strong> $100,610. PI- James Booth.

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                            5. CYGNSS-Based Analysis of Air-Sea Flux Impacts on Midlatitude Storm Development (NASA).<\\\/strong> $88,640 @CCNY. PI-James Booth.

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                            6. OAR\\\/NSSL and CSC Collaborative Science Research Project to Improve Precipitation Estimation (NOAA).<\\\/strong> $304,326. PI- James Booth.

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                            7. CAIG: Unifying Landslide Domain Knowledge and AI to Understand Landslide Causality, NSF. <\\\/strong>\\u00a0$674,291, PI- Te Pei and Co-PI- Yingli Tian. 10\\\/01\\\/2024-09\\\/31\\\/2027.

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                            8. Empowering Landslide Prediction and Community Resilience with Physics-Guided Knowledge Transfer, CUNY CIRG. <\\\/strong>PI- Te Pei and Co-PI- Yingli Tian, $45,350, 1\\\/2024 \\u2013 12\\\/2024.\\u00a0

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                            9. The climate lighthouse: DOE-CCNY urban climate hazard resilience center, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Climate Resilience Centers <\\\/strong>Award #TBD, $ 998,973, September 01, 2024\\u2013August 31, 2027.\\u00a0PI: Booth, J.F. Co-PIs: Devineni, N., Hill, S., Ramamurthy, P., Lamer, K., Kucheva, Y., Pilch-Loeb, R., Zhang, Z.

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                            10. Accelnet Implementation Phase 1: International Network of Networks (S2S-AccelNet) for Accelerating S2S Hydroclimate Forecast Applications and Services, NSF AccelNet Program <\\\/strong>Award # 2412711, $120,000, September 01, 2024\\u2013August 31, 2028. PI: Arumugam, S. Co-PIs: Devineni, N., Robertson, A., de Queiroz, A., Mishra, A.

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                            11. A global synthesis of flood impacts: Understanding the country-level vulnerability and causes, United States Geological Survey (USGS), John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis Working Group <\\\/strong>Award #TBD, $100,000 + two workshop travels to Denver, Colorado, and accommodation expenses for 15 scientists globally, October 01, 2024 September 30, 2026. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Archfield, S.

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                            12. Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP, NOAA-20, 21 satellite sensors on the coastal LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0PI A. Gilerson, NOAA\\\/UMD, 07\\\/2024-06\\\/2025

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                            13. Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging \\u2013 NASA.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0PI A. Gilerson, 02\\\/2021-02\\\/2026.

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                            14. The Lighthouse: DOE-CCNY Urban Hazard Resilience Center (DOE). <\\\/strong>PI-Jimmy Booth, $998,973.

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                            15. NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0NSF REU Site: Interdisciplinary Training for Research and Outreach in Climate Science (IT-ROCS), Total Funding: $323,978. Co-I (A. Carnaval, Y, Wyner,\\u00a0M. Tzortziou, R. Amderson, K. Block, J. Booth). Period of Award: 02\\\/01\\\/2024-01\\\/31\\\/2027.

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                            16. NASA EVS Mission FORTE: Arctic Coastlines \\u2013 Frontlines of Rapidly Transforming Ecosystems, NASA Earth Venture Suborbital (EVS-4)<\\\/strong> Lead PI-M. Tzortziou. Period of Award: 05\\\/01\\\/2024-01\\\/31\\\/2030.

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                            17. Remote Sensing of Flood Risk and Water Quality In A Vulnerable Urban Coastal System NASA FINESST.<\\\/strong> Lead PI- M. Tzortziou Period of Award:10\\\/01\\\/2024-09\\\/30\\\/2026.

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                            18. Predicting the Impact of Contemporary Climate Extremes on Nitrogen Flux along the Land-to-Ocean Continuum: Integrated Remote Sensing and Modeling Applied to the Mississippi River Basin, NASA Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science.<\\\/strong> Institutional PI: M. Tzortziou. Period of Award- 02\\\/01\\\/2024-01\\\/31\\\/2028.

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                            19. Indo-US-Oman Partnership for Validating PACE Ocean Color Products in the rapidly changing-historically undersampled ecosystem of the Arabian Sea. NASA PACE Mission.<\\\/strong> Institutional PI- M. Tzortziou. Period of Award: 04\\\/01\\\/2024-03\\\/31\\\/2027.

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                            20. Robin Hood Foundation: Learning Loss Recovery -4.<\\\/strong> Amount: $640,000. 2024\\u20132025. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.\\u00a0

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                            21. NASA: An Urban Information System to Assess Neighborhood Climate Risk and Daily Exposures in Cities<\\\/strong>. Amount: $677,656. 2024\\u20132026, City Tech Sub-Award) | Technical Expert<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"b1afbe5\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"item #3\",\"content_width\":\"full\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"947f063\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"
                              1. NSF: Collaborative Research:<\\\/strong> Damage Assessment of Coastal Structures Subject to Waterborne Debris Impact under Extreme Wind and Wave Conditions<\\\/strong>. Hansong Tang, $ 245,000.

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                              2. EPA NY-CT Sea Grant Program. Actionable satellite water quality data products in LIS for improved management and societal benefits<\\\/strong>. Total Funding: $688,572. Lead PI: M. Tzortziou Period of Award: 03\\\/01\\\/2023-02\\\/28\\\/2025.

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                              3. National Science Foundation (NSF): Exploring the Human Health Impact of Environmental Exposures: An Undergraduate Research Initiative.<\\\/strong> Amount: $115,000. 2024\\u20132025. Co-PI - Hamid Norouzi, Collaborators: R. Blake (PI).

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                              4. National Science Foundation (NSF): GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-Geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and Workforce Development_II.<\\\/strong> Amount: $491,069. 2023\\u20132026. Co-PI Hamid Norouzi Collaborators: M. Nakamura, M. Azarderakhsh, R. Blake.

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                              5. NASA Carbon Monitoring System: Continuing Prototype Product Development. <\\\/strong>An Alkalinity and Inorganic Blue Carbon Monitoring System: Crediting Wetland-to-Ocean Lateral Fluxes in Carbon Markets and Inventories. Total Funding: $1,199,695. Co-I\\\/Institutional PI (K. Kroeger, Tzortziou, S. Crooks, Z.A. Wang, L. Windham-Myers). Period of Award: 07\\\/01\\\/2023-06\\\/30\\\/2026.

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                              6. NASA Carbon Monitoring System:<\\\/strong> Continuing Prototype Product Development. Wet Carbon Monitoring and Accounting System for Urban Coastlines.<\\\/strong> Total Funding: $1,193,214.00. Co-I\\\/Institutional PI-D. Peteet, M. Tzortziou, J. Goes, B. Lamb, R. Hood. Period of Award: 09\\\/01\\\/2023-08\\\/30\\\/2026.

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                              7. I-Corps:<\\\/strong> Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data for Informed Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, Resiliency, and Environmentally Friendly Solutions.<\\\/strong> Award Period 02\\\/15\\\/2023-07\\\/31\\\/2023. Marzi Azarderakhsh, Principal Investigator of National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) grant, $50,000.

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                              8. Air source heat pump for space heating and cooling, IUCRC.<\\\/strong> $60k (2023). PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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                              9. CISESS:<\\\/strong> CUNY Enhancing CRTM scattering calculations to improve the assimilation of ATMS observations, NOAA JPSS Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR).<\\\/strong> PI- Prathap Ramamurthy. $133,621. PI-Isaac Moradi.

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                              10. Collaborative Research: SII-NRDZ: Spectrum Sharing via Consumption Models and Telemetry - Prototyping and Field Testing in an Urban FCC Innovation Zone, NSF.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0 PI-Fred Moshary. \\u00a0$113,000. 3 years, 1\\\/1\\\/2023.

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                              11. Ozone Lidar Observations and Application, NASA.<\\\/strong> PI-Fred Moshary.\\u00a0$60,000, 1 year 1\\\/1\\\/2023).

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                              12. NESCAUM-New York Tropospheric Ozone Lidar System Observations<\\\/strong>. PI- Fred Moshary. $100,000. 1.2 years-10\\\/1\\\/2023 to 12\\\/31\\\/2023.

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                              13. Extending VIIRS Ocean Color Neural Network retrievals to High Chlorophyll-a Algal Bloom Conditions through the Utilization of I1 VIIRS Imaging Band and VIIRS-OLCI Data Fusion<\\\/strong> (NOAA-UMD).<\\\/strong>\\u00a0$74,000. PI-Alex Gilerson.

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                              14. North Atlantic Regional Team (NART)<\\\/strong> NYC Living Shoreline Assessment through community outreach, NOAA.<\\\/strong> 2023-2024. PI \\u2013 Shakila Merchant, $20,000.

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                              15. EPA NY-CT Sea Grant Program. Actionable satellite water quality data products in LIS for improved management and societal benefits.<\\\/strong> Total Funding: $688,572. Lead PI-Tzortziou. Period of Award: 03\\\/01\\\/2023-02\\\/28\\\/2025.

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                              16. Growth versus suppression of atmospheric rivers: building new theory by leveraging CYGNSS winds and NASA-GISS Model: (NASA)<\\\/strong>. $562,841. F. Booth.

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                              17. A Terra-Aqua-SUOMI-NPP survey of environmental cloud controlling factors and associated uncertainties for the extratropical oceans (NASA)<\\\/strong>. $154,342. F. Booth.

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                              18. Collaborative Research: Characterization of oceanic post-cold frontal clouds and their model representation (DOE ASR program).<\\\/strong> $457,040, J.F. Booth.

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                              19. The INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) Mission, NASA Earth-Venture Mission 3<\\\/strong>, PI: Susan van den Heever (co-I: J. Luo). Total amount to CUNY: $1,347,504 (total mission funding amount: $177M).

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                              20. Diagnostic for Clouds and Precipitation in Extratropical Cyclones, NOAA.<\\\/strong> $28,655, F. Booth.

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                              21. Department of Transportation\\\/New York University (NYU): Tier 1 UTC: Connected Communities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation for Equitably Reducing Congestion (C2SMARTER).<\\\/strong> Amount: $96,000. 2023\\u20132029. PI - Hamid Norouzi, Collaborators: Ivan Guzman (Co-PI).

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                              22. Robin Hood Foundation: Learning Loss Recovery -3.<\\\/strong> Amount: $640,000. 2023\\u20132024. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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                              23. National Science Foundation (NSF): GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-Geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and Workforce Development_II.<\\\/strong> Amount: $491,069. 2023\\u20132026). Co-PI-Hamid Norouzi Collaborators: M. Nakamura, M. Azarderakhsh, R. Blake.

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                              24. National Science Foundation (NSF): I-Corps: Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data for Informed Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, Resiliency, and Environmentally Friendly Solutions.<\\\/strong> Amount: $50,000. 2023\\u20132024. PI - Hamid Norouzi<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"52c5f0b\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"Item #4\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"c5a384b\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"
                                1. NASA Carbon Cycle Science.<\\\/strong> Arctic Deltas and Coastal Margins as Buffers and Transformers of Carbon Along a Rapidly Changing Land-Ocean Continuum. Total Funding: $1,014,180. Lead PI: Tzortziou. Period of Award: 01\\\/01\\\/2022-12\\\/31\\\/2024.

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                                2. NASA Citizen Science Program (Down-selection for CSESP<\\\/strong> 41 - by invitation only). Engaging Citizen Scientists to Monitor Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay<\\\/strong>. Total Funding: $1,120,078. Co-I\\\/Institutional PI (P. Neale, M. Tzortziou, A. Cawood). Period of Award: 10\\\/01\\\/2022-09\\\/30\\\/2025.

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                                3. Understanding climate and extreme weather events in the Greater New York Area, <\\\/strong>Department of Energy (DOE)<\\\/strong>, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP).<\\\/strong> $149,949, August 15, 2022\\u2013May 14, 2024. PI: Devineni, N. Co-PI: Booth, J.F.

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                                4. A Framework for improving analysis and modeling of earth system and intersectoral dynamics at regional scales, <\\\/strong>Department of Energy (DOE)<\\\/strong>, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, HyperFACETS-V3 Consortium<\\\/strong> Award # DE-SC0016605, $592,840. September 15, 2022\\u2013September 14, 2025. Consortium\\u2019s Institutional PI and Northeast Storyline Lead- Devineni, N.

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                                5. Ausable River Association: Survey of Climate Change in Adirondack Lake Ecosystems (SCALE) Pilot<\\\/strong>. Amount: $100,000 2022\\u20132025. Co-PI-Hamid Norouzi.

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                                6. Energizing Equity: Co-creating Scalable Urban Resilience via Climate Solidarity.<\\\/strong> $600 k. 2022. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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                                7. Developing Algorithms for Energy use Forecasting.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0$40k. 2022. Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

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                                8. Impact of Climate Change on Adirondack Lakes Using Remote Sensing Satellite Observations.<\\\/strong> Award Period: 2022-2024. Marzi Azarderakhsh Principal Investigator of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) grant. $100,000.

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                                9. The INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) Mission, awarded by NASA Earth-Venture Mission 3. <\\\/strong>PI: Susan van den Heever (co-I: Z. J. Luo). Total amount to CUNY: $1,347,504 (total mission funding amount: $177M). Period of award: 10\\\/1\\\/2022 - 9\\\/30\\\/2029.

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                                10. NSF-Advancement of Research Impacts on the Society (ARIS) Development of CUNY Broader Impact Framework NSF (subcontract for Rutgers University).<\\\/strong> 2022-2024. PI \\u2013 Shakila Merchant $25,000.

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                                11. Robin Hood Foundation,<\\\/strong> Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology -2 (City Tech).<\\\/strong> $750,000. PI-R. Blake, Co-PI- Norouzi). 2022-2023.

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                                12. National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, Implementation Grant: Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE). $7,339,241 (City Tech portion $1,061,858).<\\\/strong> Columbia University PIs (V. Ferrini, R. Bell, and V. Purdie-Greenaway), City Tech co-PIs-R. Blake and H. Norouzi. 2022-2027.

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                                13. Department of Energy<\\\/strong>, Sustainable DoE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution<\\\/strong>. $88,146. PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PIs ( Blake and A. Rahman. 2022-2024.

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                                14. National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, Implementation Grant: Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE).<\\\/strong> $7,339,241 (City Tech portion $1,061,858), Columbia University PIs (V. Ferrini, R. Bell, and V. Purdie-Greenaway), City Tech co-PIs -R. Blake and H. Norouzi). 2022-2027.

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                                15. National Science Foundation (NSF)<\\\/strong>, Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors. $1,499,481, PI (M. Villatoro), Co-PIs-H. Norouzi, M, Nakamura, D. Kang, and M. Ummy. 2022-2028.

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                                16. Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP and VIIRS NOAA-20 satellite sensors on the coastal LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises <\\\/strong>(NOAA-UMD). $71,999, PI Alex Gilerson.

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                                17. National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CESSRST: Enhanced Engagement.<\\\/strong> $590,500, PI-R. Blake, Co-PI-H. Norouzi. 2022-2025.

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                                18. Developing a satellite-based convective mass flux dataset for evaluating and improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO <\\\/strong>Science Team<\\\/strong> Recompete in April 2022. PI: J. Luo, Total amount: $573,240. Period of award: 10\\\/1\\\/2022 \\u2013 9\\\/30\\\/2025.

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                                19. Developing a satellite-based convective mass flux dataset for evaluating and improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team<\\\/strong> Recompete in April 2022. PI: Z. J. Luo, Total amount: $573,240. Period of award: 10\\\/1\\\/2022 \\u2013 9\\\/30\\\/2026.

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                                20. Exploring A-Train observations of land-ocean contrast in convective cloud characteristics and their ambient environment toward improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO<\\\/strong> Science Team<\\\/strong> Recompete in April 2022,. PI: Z. J. Luo.

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                                21. National Science Foundation (NSF): Implementation Grant: INSPIRE - Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education<\\\/strong>. Amount: $7,339,241. 2022\\u20132025. City Tech Co-PI - Hamid Norouzi.

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                                22. Exploring A-Train observations of land-ocean contrast in convective cloud characteristics and their ambient environment toward improving GCM cumulus parameterization, awarded by NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team<\\\/strong> Recompete in April 2022, PI: Hanii Takahashi (institutional PI: Z. J. Luo). <\\\/span>Total amount to CUNY: $42,456. <\\\/span>Period of award: 10\\\/1\\\/2022-9\\\/30\\\/2026.

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                                23. NYSERDA-Ground-based and satellite remote sensing of atmospheric dynamics and constituents.<\\\/strong> Fred Moshary, PI; $340,000. 2.5 years. 10\\\/1\\\/2022.

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                                24. NOAA<\\\/strong> Cooperative Science Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II<\\\/strong>. PI-Fred Moshary. $30,000,000 for 5 years 09\\\/1\\\/2022.

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                                25. NASA, <\\\/strong>Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Fred Moshary. $675,000. 3 years 02\\\/01\\\/2021.

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                                26. National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM), <\\\/strong>Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors.<\\\/strong> $1.5M. PI-Hamidreza Norouzi.

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                                27. International Research Experience for Students (IRES) National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, CUNY India Pollution Study (CIPS).<\\\/strong> $300,000, PI-Neal Phillip, Brian Vant-Hull, Paramita Sen.

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                                28. NOAA- Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program<\\\/strong>, Integrating Environmental Justice into NWS Services to Reduce the Vulnerability of Historically Underserved Socially Vulnerable Communities (HUSVCs) to Extreme Weather Events.<\\\/strong> $450,000, PI- Reza Khanbilvardi, Kaveh Madani.

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                                29. US State Department Public Diplomacy, <\\\/strong>CUNY- India Climate Collaborative (CICC).<\\\/strong> PIs-Neal Phillip, Paramita Sen.

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                                30. National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, Damage assessment of coastal structures subject to waterborne debris impact under extreme wind and wave conditions.<\\\/strong> $245,616. PI-Hansong Tang- <\\\/strong>2022-2025.

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                                31. US Department of Energy,<\\\/strong> Sustainable DoE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution.<\\\/strong> PI-Hamidreza Norouzi, Co-PI-Reginald Blake, Akm Rahman.

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                                32. US Department of Energy,<\\\/strong> Research Development and Partnership Pilot Program,<\\\/strong> Understanding Climate and Extreme Weather Events in the Greater New York Area<\\\/strong>. $150,000. PI-Naresh Devineni, Co-PI-James Booth.

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                                33. CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI),\\u00a0<\\\/strong>Providing Mentored Student Research Opportunity to Achieve Equity and Environmental<\\\/strong>. PI-Marzi Azarderakhsh, Co-PI-Hamidreza Norouzi, Reginald Blake.

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                                34. NSF-ARIS,<\\\/strong> Developing Research Impact on Society - Broadening Impact (BI) Toolkit. <\\\/strong>Co-PI-Shakila Merchant.

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                                35. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>Implementing Novel Solutions for Promoting Cultural Change in Geoscience Research & Education (INSPIRE).<\\\/strong> Co-PIs- Hamidreza Norouzi, Reginald Blake. \\u00a0

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                                36. NASA, Carbon Cycle Science,<\\\/strong> Arctic Deltas and Coastal Margins as Buffers and Transformers of Carbon Along a Rapidly Changing Land-Ocean Continuum.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2022-2024.

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                                37. Robin Hood Foundation: Responding to Learning Loss: Post-Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech)-2.<\\\/strong> Amount: $750,000 (2022\\u20132023). Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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                                38. Department of Energy (DOE): Sustainable DOE Partnerships to Advance Fundamental Research in Earth and Environmental System Sciences at an Underrepresented Institution.<\\\/strong> Amount: $88,445 (2022\\u20132025). PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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                                39. National Science Foundation (NSF): Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CESSRST: Enhanced Engagement<\\\/strong>. Amount: $590,500. 2022\\u20132025. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.

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                                40. National Science Foundation (NSF): Developing an Ecosystem of STEM Success for Built Environment Majors<\\\/strong>. Amount: $1,499,481 (2022\\u20132028). Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"4561288\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"Item #5\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"3f3c45f\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"
                                  1. Science and Management Support for GOES-R ABI Snow EDR, <\\\/strong>NOAA<\\\/strong>.<\\\/strong> Co-PIs-Jeff Key, Peter Romanov. $65K\\\/year, 2021-2023.

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                                  2. A Geometric Optical Radiative Transfer (GORT) Approach to Quantify Impacts of Ecosystem Structure on Land Carbon Stocks and Fluxes Using GEDI Full Waveforms in a Demographic Dynamic Vegetation Model, National Aeronautics and Space Administration <\\\/strong>(NASA)<\\\/strong> GEDI Science Team Program.<\\\/strong> PI: Wenge Ni-Meister, Co-I Nancy Kiang. $509K ($394K to Hunter). 1\\\/2021-12\\\/2024.

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                                  3. Robin Hood Foundation<\\\/strong>, Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech).<\\\/strong> $ 600,000. PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-H. Norouzi. 2021-2023.

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                                  4. High School Initiatives in Remote Sensing of the Earth System Engineering and Sciences (HIRES), Pinkerton Foundation.<\\\/strong> 2021-2024. PI \\u2013 Shakila Merchant. $285,000.

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                                  5. NSF-<\\\/strong>Convective Cloud Urban Boundary-layer Experiment.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Fred Moshary. $663,301, 3 years 08\\\/1\\\/2021.

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                                  6. CIRA,\\u00a0<\\\/strong>Machine learning for solar power forecasting in Puerto Rico using GOES-R cloud imagery<\\\/strong>.\\u00a0 $75,0000. I yearPI-Nir Krakauer, Tarendra Lakhankar. 2021-2022.

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                                  7. CUNY Interdisciplinary Research Grant,<\\\/strong>Biological Feedbacks in the Atmospheric CO2.<\\\/sub>\\u00a0<\\\/strong>$40,000,\\u00a0Co-PI-Nir Krakauer.\\u00a02021-2022.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  8. Department of Education (DOE), MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC),<\\\/strong>Development of Sustainable Heat Pump Systems for Electrified Transitions in Winter Markets<\\\/strong>. $700,000, Co-PI- Prathap Ramamurthy.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),<\\\/strong>Retrieval of water parameters from hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.<\\\/strong> $675,487. PI-Alex Gilerson. 2021-2024.

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                                  10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\\\/ Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS),\\u00a0<\\\/strong>Methane emissions from tropical wetlands: Characterizing a critical terrestrial carbon cycle process using inundation extent and dynamics derived from CYGNSS.<\\\/strong>$$, PI-Kyle McDonald. 2021-present.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  11. Robin Hood Foundation, <\\\/strong>Responding to Learning Loss: Post Pandemic Academic Recovery for In-Coming Freshmen at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech<\\\/strong>. $600,000<\\\/strong>,<\\\/strong> PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs (H. Norouzi. 2021-2022.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  12. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-WPO,\\u00a0<\\\/strong>A New Global 4-km Multi-Decadal Snow Cover Extent\\\/Snow Water Equivalent\\\/Snow Depth Dataset from Blended In-situ and Satellite Observations.<\\\/strong> $277,000. 2 years.<\\\/strong> PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2023.

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                                  13. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-STAR,\\u00a0<\\\/strong>GOES-R AWG Science and Management Support for Snow Cover Environmental Data Records.\\u00a0<\\\/strong>$66,000\\\/year, PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2022.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  14. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -STAR,\\u00a0<\\\/strong>Support to STAR for Eumetsat EPS-SG Snow Cover Products. <\\\/strong>$30,000\\\/year, PI-Peter Romanov.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0<\\\/strong>2021-2022.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  15. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR<\\\/strong>),<\\\/strong>Extending VIIRS Ocean Color Neural Network retrievals to High Chlorophyll-a Algal Bloom.<\\\/strong>\\u00a0$212,000, PI-Alex Gilerson. <\\\/strong>2021-2024.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  16. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR),<\\\/strong>Validation of Ocean Color VIIRS SNPP and VIIRS NOAA-20 satellite sensors on the coastal\\u00a0LISCO AERONET site and in ocean cruises.<\\\/strong> $70,175, PI -Alex Gilerson.\\u00a0<\\\/strong>2021-2022.

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                                  17. National Science Foundation (NSF) Build and Broaden 2.0,\\u00a0<\\\/strong>STEM Participation through Community Air Quality Sensor Networks & Data Science During the Pandemic<\\\/strong>. $179,950, Co-PI-Neal Phillip. 2021-2023.

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                                  18. National Science Foundation (NSF),\\u00a0<\\\/strong>IUCRC Phase 1: The City College of New York: Center for Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST).<\\\/strong> $1,500,000. PIs-Jorge Gonzalez, and Prathap Ramamurthy.\\u00a02021-2026.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  19. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA-STAR)<\\\/strong>, CICESS-CUNY-Science and Management Support.<\\\/strong> $213,731. PI-Peter Romanov. 2021-2023.

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                                  20. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong>\\u00a0Convective cloud Urban Boundary layer Experiment (CUBE).<\\\/strong> $660,000.\\u00a0PI-Prathap Ramamurthy. <\\\/strong>2021.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  21. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB), <\\\/strong>Coastal Arctic biogeochemical data synthesis in preparation for Arctic-COLORS.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2023.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  22. NASA<\\\/strong> Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program,<\\\/strong> Remote Sensing of Environmental Change in Arctic Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2024.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  23. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program,<\\\/strong> Retrieval of Coastal and Inland Water Inherent Optical Properties based on Scientific Machine Learning Methods and Comprehensive Radiative Transfer Simulations.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou.\\u00a02021-2024.

                                    <\\\/li>
                                  24. NASA Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program,<\\\/strong> Engaging Citizen Scientists to Monitor Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2021-2025.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"5b5923b\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"Item #6\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"9185f19\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"
                                    1. City University of New York Collaborative Incentive Research Grant (CUNY CIRG<\\\/strong>), <\\\/strong>Heat and The City: understanding the impact of urban thermodynamics on ecological and social vulnerability, CUNY CIRG.<\\\/strong> $50,000. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.

                                      <\\\/li>
                                    2. Department of Defense (DOD), Army Research Office (ARO), <\\\/strong>Resolving the dynamic interactions in the urban boundary layer.<\\\/strong> $360,000. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.

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                                    3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Remote Sensing Theory Effort, <\\\/strong>Parameterizing Microwave Scattering Models with Vegetation Structural Observations: Informing Multi-Frequency Radar with LIDAR.<\\\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. <\\\/strong>2020-present.

                                      <\\\/li>
                                    4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), <\\\/strong>Advancing Synergies Between ECOSTRESS and SAR for Study of Structure and Thermal Regimes in Tropical, Temperate and Cold Landscapes<\\\/strong>. Co-PI-Kyle Mcdonald.

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                                    5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Development and implementation of a new set of enhanced GOES-R ABI snow cover products.<\\\/strong> $160,000\\\/year. PI-Peter Romanov. 2020-2022.

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                                    6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), <\\\/strong>Cloud Mask and Quality Control (CM\\\/QC) for Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products from VIIRS.<\\\/strong> $218,192. PI-Irina Gladkova. <\\\/strong>2020-2021.

                                      <\\\/li>
                                    7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), <\\\/strong>Multi-sensor high-resolution gridded (super)-collated SST ACSPO L3C\\\/L3S products.<\\\/strong> $115.457. PI Irina Gladkova. <\\\/strong>2020-2021.

                                      <\\\/li>
                                    8. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>GEOPAths-UP: Recruiting and Retaining Non-geoscience Minority STEM Majors for Geoscience Service Learning and for the Geoscience Workforce.<\\\/strong> $294,354, PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs- Liou-Mark, H. Norouzi,<\\\/strong> M. Nakamura. 2020-2022.

                                      <\\\/li>
                                    9. National Science Foundation (NSF<\\\/strong>),<\\\/strong> Learning Transferable Visual Features.<\\\/strong> $241,143. <\\\/strong>PI-Yingli Tian. 2020-2022.

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                                    10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> SCC: Developing technological solutions to improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort in urban communities<\\\/strong>. $141,000, PI (Prathap Ramamurthy.

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                                    11. US Department of Education (DOE),<\\\/strong> CIPASS-ExL: Experiential Learning and Industry Engagement for Workforce Readiness.<\\\/strong> $3,000,000. PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2020-2025.

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                                    12. NSF DEB - Ecosystem Science,<\\\/strong> RAPID: Collaborative Research: Understanding linkages between nutrient quality and phytoplankton assemblage responses to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in an urban, estuarine system<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2022.

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                                    13. NASA NNH20ZDA001N-RRNES, Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES),<\\\/strong> Integrating multidisciplinary observations to understand the linkages between air quality and coastal ecology during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2022.

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                                    14. NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program,<\\\/strong> MRI: Acquisition of a versatile, integrative AUV system to support cross-disciplinary research and education in coastal and urban waters<\\\/strong>. Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2020-2023.

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                                    15. NASA NNH17ZDA004O-EVI5: Earth Venture Instrument \\u2013 5,<\\\/strong> GLIMR: A hyperspectral geostationary sensor for measurement of dynamic coastal ecosystem and carbon cycle processes.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou.<\\\/strong> 2020-2028.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"},{\"id\":\"0d2dd58\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true},{\"id\":\"777c636\",\"elType\":\"container\",\"settings\":{\"_title\":\"Item #7\"},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"2146d83\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"

                                      2019<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                      1. City College Initiative to Promote Academic Success in STEM (CIPASS),<\\\/strong> iWStress: An intelligent platform for understanding water stress in the United States.<\\\/strong> $15,000, PI- Naresh Devineni. Co-PI-Etemadpour, R. 2019.<\\\/li>
                                      2. Microsoft AI for Earth Grant, <\\\/strong>A data-driven tool to understand water stress in the United States<\\\/strong>. $15,000.\\u00a0PI-Naresh Devineni, Co-PI-Etemadpour, R. 2019\\u20132020.<\\\/li>
                                      3. NASA CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team Recompete, <\\\/strong>Using A-Train Observations to Explore Properties of Entraining Convection and Its Representation in Models.<\\\/strong> $106,574.\\u00a0<\\\/strong>PI-Hanii Takahashi, Co-PI-Johnny Luo. <\\\/b>2019-2022.<\\\/li>
                                      4. NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), <\\\/strong>A tropospheric transport diagnostic for chemistry-climate models<\\\/b>. $127,100. PI-Johnny Luo. 2019-2022.<\\\/li>
                                      5. NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), <\\\/strong>Faculty Mentorship Program.<\\\/strong> $100,000. PI-Barry Gross. 2019-2020.<\\\/li>
                                      6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Indian Space Research Organization Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (NASA-ISRO ASAR). <\\\/strong>Discerning Freeze\\\/Thaw State of Land Surface Components with L and S Band Radar.<\\\/strong> $$, Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2019-present.<\\\/li>
                                      7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), <\\\/strong>Characterizing Terrestrial Surface Hydrodynamics and Biodiversity with Synthetic Aperture Radar: Contributions to NISAR Science.<\\\/strong> $$, PI- Kyle McDonald. 2019-present.<\\\/li>
                                      8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),<\\\/strong> Fusing NASA ECOSTRESS and NOAA GOES-16 Datasets for Study of Thermal Regimes and Water Stress in Terrestrial Systems. <\\\/strong>$$, Co-PI-Kyle McDonald.<\\\/li>
                                      9. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\\\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS\\\/CREST Program), <\\\/strong>Intercalibration of satellite observations using Artificial Intelligence.<\\\/strong> $205,100. PI-Isaac Moradi. <\\\/strong>2019-2021.<\\\/li>
                                      10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-JPSS), <\\\/strong>AutoSnow and Ice (GMASI) products Enterprise Algorithm Migration.<\\\/strong> $100,000\\\/year. PI-Peter Romanov. 2019-2021.<\\\/li>
                                      11. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), <\\\/strong>Multi-sensor monitoring and analysis of pollutants distribution, dynamics and related meteorology in New York City and vicinity for better characterization of processes that lead to air quality episodes.<\\\/strong> $250,000. Co-PI-Barry Gross. 2019-2021.<\\\/li>
                                      12. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), <\\\/strong>An Integrated Modeling Approach for Sustainable Development for the Ichkeul<\\\/strong>. $79,540, PI-B. Bejaoui, US Partners-H. Norouzi and R. Blake. 2019-2023.<\\\/li>
                                      13. NY Sea Grant Program EPA Award LI96261317-0, <\\\/strong>Refined Integration of Remote Sensing with Biological Parameters for Improved Management of Long Island Sound Water Quality. <\\\/strong>PI- Maria Tzortziou. 2019-2022.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>

                                        2018<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                        1. Caltech Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS),<\\\/strong> Unlocking a New Era in Biodiversity Science: Linking Integrated Space Based and In-Situ Observations.<\\\/strong> Co-PI- Kyle McDonald. 2018-present.<\\\/li>
                                        2. Department of Defense (DOD), Army Research Office (ARO),<\\\/strong> Towards Understanding Urban Surface Energy Budget.<\\\/strong> $60,000 Partial Award, PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/li>
                                        3. NASA MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments<\\\/strong>)<\\\/strong>, A unified cloud-defined weather state dataset for process-resolving data analysis and model evaluation<\\\/strong>. $781,885, PI-George Tselioudis. Co-PI-Johnny Luo. 2018-2023.<\\\/li>
                                        4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),<\\\/strong> Addressing Essential Biodiversity Variables with Imaging Radar Remote Sensing. <\\\/strong>Co-PI-Kyle McDonald.<\\\/li>
                                        5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\\\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS Program<\\\/strong>), <\\\/strong>Radiative Transfer Models Inter-comparison in Support of GSICS and JPSS Satellite Data Calibration<\\\/strong>. $102,800. PI-Isaac Moradi. 2018-2019.<\\\/li>
                                        6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-JPSS), <\\\/strong>Science and Management Support for VIIRS Snow Cover Environmental Data Records.<\\\/strong> $140,000\\\/year. <\\\/strong>PI-Peter Romanov. 2018-2022.<\\\/li>
                                        7. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>GP-EXTRA: Expanding an Innovative Pathway to Replenish the Geoscience Workforce with Underrepresented Minority Non-Geoscience STEM Majors<\\\/strong>. $309,911, PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-J. Liou-Mark, Norouzi, D. Steele. 2018-2020.<\\\/li>
                                        8. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>CRISP Type 2: Integrated Socio-Technical Modeling Framework to Evaluate and Enhance Resiliency in Islanded Communities (ERIC).<\\\/strong> $2,068,000.\\u00a0PI-Jorge Gonzalez in partnership with Arizona State University, New York University and University of Puerto Rico-Mayag\\u00fcez. 2018-2022.<\\\/li>
                                        9. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>HSI Conference: URBANO-INCREASING ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN URBAN STEM PROGRAMS<\\\/strong>. $100,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez.<\\\/li>
                                        10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> RAPID: Supplemental<\\\/strong>. $10,000, PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/li>
                                        11. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>Urban Climate and Resiliency Workshop<\\\/strong>. $50,000.\\u00a0PI-Jorge Gonzalez.<\\\/li>
                                        12. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,<\\\/strong> Dynamics of atmospheric trace gases (ozone and NO2) over highly polluted estuarine and coastal regions.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2018.<\\\/li>
                                        13. NASA commercial data buy assessment,<\\\/strong> Evaluation of Commercial Satellite Observations for Coastal Ecosystem Science Studies.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2020.<\\\/li>
                                        14. NASA Remote Sensing of Water Quality Program, <\\\/strong>Impacts of estuarine processes on delivery of Arctic riverine materials to the near coastal environment: Implications for water quality and biogeochemical cycling. <\\\/strong>PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2018-2022.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>

                                          \\u00a0<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                          2017<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                          1. City of New York,<\\\/strong> New York City Built Environment: Wind Effects and Public Safety in a Changing Climate.<\\\/strong> $561,000, Co-PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2017-2018.<\\\/li>
                                          2. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Early CAREER, Award # DESC0018124,<\\\/strong> Multi-scale modeling of extreme events and impact information.<\\\/strong> $762,097. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2017\\u20132022.<\\\/li>
                                          3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), <\\\/strong>CASTOR Campus rainwater design. $3000, PI-Naresh Devineni. 2017\\u20132018.<\\\/li>
                                          4. NASA Aura Science Team and Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP)<\\\/strong>, Estimating Convective Entrainment Rates Using Aura CO to Guide GEOS-5 Convective Parameterization Improvements<\\\/strong>. $106,574. PI-Hui su, Co-PI-Johnny Luo. 2017-2020.<\\\/li>
                                          5. NASA Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction (MAP), <\\\/strong>Assessing Satellite-Based Estimates of Convective Mass Fluxes and Evaluating GCM Simulations of Tropical Convection. $813,908. PI-Johnny Luo. 2017-2021.<\\\/li>
                                          6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Carbon Cycle Science Project,<\\\/strong> Ecological and sociodemographic determinants and impacts of urbanization and restoration on intertwined urban-wetland estuarine systems.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2017-present.<\\\/li>
                                          7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Interdisciplinary Study,<\\\/strong> Coastal Hypoxia Analysis and Risk Tracking (CHART) through Remote Sensing and Process based Modeling in South and Southeast Asia.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2017-present.<\\\/li>
                                          8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/ Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)<\\\/strong> Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program (under CISESS Program), <\\\/strong>Radiative Transfer Modelling Studies in Support of JPSS Satellite Data Calibration and Data Assimilation.<\\\/strong> $102,800, PI-Isaac Moradi. <\\\/strong>2017-2018.<\\\/li>
                                          9. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>Collaborative Research: AGEP-T: The Hispanic Alliance for the Graduate Education and the Professoriate on Environmental Sciences and Engineering.<\\\/strong> $3,200,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez in partnership with U. of Texas-El Paso. 2017-2022.<\\\/li>
                                          10. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> UCRC Planning proposal: Center for Building Energy Smart Technologies. $15,000. Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/li>
                                          11. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>RAPID: Impacts of Post-Hurricane Land-Atmosphere Interactions on Convective and Precipitation Processes in the Caribbean Region.<\\\/strong> $175,000. Co-PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2017-2018.\\u00a0\\u00a0<\\\/li>
                                          12. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> RAPID: Impacts of post-hurricane land-atmosphere interactions on convective and precipitation processes in the Caribbean Region.<\\\/strong> $184,824. PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/li>
                                          13. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> Urban Climate and Resiliency Workshop. $50,000, Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/li>
                                          14. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), <\\\/strong>EMEP Faculty Mentor PhD Fellowship Support. $70,000. PI-Barry Gross. 2017-2018.<\\\/li>
                                          15. 80NSSC17K0365, NASA Science Mission Directorate,<\\\/strong> Tidal wetland inundation and vegetation phenology from space - A novel approach for characterizing ecological health and carbon exchanges in coastal wetlands. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2020.<\\\/li>
                                          16. 80NSSC17K0258, NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program,<\\\/strong> Ecological and sociodemographic determinants and impacts of urbanization and restoration on intertwined urban-wetland-estuarine systems. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2022.<\\\/li>
                                          17. 80NSSC17K0413, NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program,<\\\/strong> Coastal Hypoxia Analysis and Risk Tracking (CHART) through Remote Sensing and Process-based Modeling in South and Southeast Asia. <\\\/strong>Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2017-2022.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>

                                            2016<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                            1. Graduate Research Technology Initiative (GRTI), <\\\/strong>Characterizing energy fluxes in urban areas. <\\\/strong>$36,000. <\\\/strong>PI-Prathap Ramamurthy. 2016.<\\\/li>
                                            2. Graduate Research Technology Initiative (GRTI),<\\\/strong> Surface Heat Energy Balance Characterization in Urban Regions Using Ground and Satellite Observations.<\\\/strong> $75,100. PI- H. Norouzi, Co-PI-R. Blake and G. Shields. 2016-2017.<\\\/li>
                                            3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),<\\\/strong> Assessing Impacts of Climate-Induced Change on River Flow and Associated Economic Output in the High Mountain Asia Region.<\\\/strong> $1,151,980. Co-PI- Nir Krakauer. <\\\/strong>2016-2019.<\\\/li>
                                            4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mountain High Asia Study,<\\\/strong> Assessing Impacts of Climate Induced Change on River Flow and Economic Output in the High Mountain Asia Region.<\\\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2021.<\\\/li>
                                            5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Utilization of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Study,<\\\/strong> Monitoring seasonal soil frost dynamics in boreal-Arctic ecosystems with SMAP.<\\\/strong> PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2020.<\\\/li>
                                            6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Utilization of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Study,<\\\/strong> Assessing and Downscaling SMAP data for Organic Soil Fuel Moisture Estimation in Boreal-Arctic Ecosystems.<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Kyle McDonald. 2016-2020.<\\\/li>
                                            7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), <\\\/strong>A Multi-Sensor Calibration Algorithm for Improving Emissivity Retrieval by Integrating Microwave Brightness Temperature Diurnal Cycle.<\\\/strong> $363,397.\\u00a0PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI- M. Azarderakhsh. 2016-2021.<\\\/li>
                                            8. Professional Staff Congress of The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY),<\\\/strong> A novel climate impacts tool for managing risks in water utilities.<\\\/strong> $5,999. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2016\\u20132017.<\\\/li>
                                            9. US Department of Education,<\\\/strong> CCNY Initiative to Promote Academic Success in STEM (CiPASS<\\\/em>).<\\\/strong> $5,500,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. <\\\/strong>2016-2021.<\\\/li>
                                            10. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\\\/strong> Dynamics of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols in Korean coastal waters: Impacts on Ocean Color atmospheric correction and surface air-pollution studies<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016-2019.<\\\/li>
                                            11. National Science Foundation\\u2019s (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning,<\\\/strong> Northwest Passage Project (NPP).<\\\/strong> Co-PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \\u2013 2020.<\\\/li>
                                            12. NNX16AQ53A, NASA Applied Science Program,<\\\/strong> Satellite Ocean Color Observations from NASAs PACE and ACE missions: Applications and Societal Benefits.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \\u2013 2021.<\\\/li>
                                            13. NSF DEB - Ecosystem Studies,<\\\/strong> Ecosystems on the Edge - Tidal wetland-estuary margins as buffers, reactors, and transformers of organic C and N<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 \\u2013 2022.<\\\/li>
                                            14. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\\\/strong> (NOAA),<\\\/strong> Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center \\u2013 CESSRST<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2016 -2022.<\\\/li><\\\/ol>

                                              2015<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                              1. CUNY Collaborative Incentive Research Grant Program,<\\\/strong> New concepts for observing and understanding changing patterns of water limitation on ecosystem productivity. <\\\/strong>$30,000. PI-Nir Karkauer.<\\\/strong> 2015-2016.<\\\/li>
                                              2. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ARO<\\\/strong>, Instrumentation for Exploring Surface Energy Balance using a combination of Satellite and Ground-Based Observations<\\\/strong>. $70,752, PI-H. Norouzi. <\\\/strong>2015-2016.<\\\/li>
                                              3. Graduate Research Technology Initiative<\\\/strong> (GRTI),<\\\/strong> Characterizing Surface Fluxes and Aerosol Loading within NYC\\u2019s Heterogeneous, Urban Coastal Environment.<\\\/strong> $187,952. PI-R. Blake, Co-PI-H. Norouzi, Vladutescu, G. Gailani. 2015-2016.<\\\/li>
                                              4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\\\/CPO, <\\\/strong>Forecasting risk of seasonal temperature extremes with the North American Multi-Model Ensemble.<\\\/strong> $69,688. PI-Nir Krakauer. 2015-2017.<\\\/li>
                                              5. National Science Foundation (NSF), <\\\/strong>GP-EXTRA: Recruiting and Retaining Non-geoscience Minority STEM Majors for the Geoscience Workforce. <\\\/strong>$496,786. PI-R. Blake, Co-PIs-J. Liou-Mark, Norouzi, V. Vladutescu. 2015-2018.<\\\/li>
                                              6. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)\\\/ PowerBridge NY,<\\\/strong> Energy Forecasting for Dense Urban Environments.<\\\/strong> $150,000, PI Jorge Gonzalez. 2015-2017.<\\\/li>
                                              7. PSC-CUNY, <\\\/strong>Groundwater mapping and other applications of large-scale supervised classification.<\\\/strong> $3,500, PI-Nir Krakauer. <\\\/strong>2015-2016.<\\\/li>
                                              8. S. Army Research Laboratory (ARO<\\\/strong>) The Potential of Using Microwave Emission in Detecting Freeze and Thaw States.<\\\/strong> $238,375. PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI-R. Blake. 2015-2018.<\\\/span><\\\/li>
                                              9. S. Army Research Office, ARO, <\\\/strong>Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance.<\\\/strong> $49,785.\\u00a0PI-H. Norouzi, Co-PI-P. Ramamurthy. 2015-2016.<\\\/li>
                                              10. United States Agency for International Development (USAID), <\\\/strong>Improved Access to Relevant and Usable Climate Information.<\\\/strong> $306,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. 2015-2018.<\\\/li>
                                              11. University of Utah,<\\\/strong> Global Center for Advanced Studies on Water Subcontract<\\\/strong>. $200,000. PI-Nir Krakauer. 2015-2019.<\\\/li>
                                              12. US Army Research Office<\\\/strong> (ARO),<\\\/strong> Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance<\\\/strong>. $50,000, Co-PI-Prathap Ramamurthy.<\\\/li>
                                              13. USAID IPM-IL<\\\/strong>,<\\\/strong> Participatory Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment for Integrated Pest Management in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal.<\\\/strong> $804,777. PI Nir Krakauer. 2015-2019.<\\\/li>
                                              14. S. Army Research Office, ARO: Developing an Approach to Map Air Surface Maxima and Minima Temperatures by Exploring Surface Energy Balance.<\\\/strong> Amount: $49,785. 2015\\u20132016. PI- Hamid Norouzi<\\\/li><\\\/ol>

                                                2014<\\\/strong><\\\/p>

                                                1. National Science Foundation (NSF) Water Sustainability and Climate Program\\\/Columbia University,<\\\/strong> WSC-Category 3 Collaborative: America\\u2019s water\\u2013The changing landscape of risk, competing demand and climate,<\\\/strong> Award #1360446, $182,293. PI-Lall, U. Co-PI-Naresh Devineni. 2014\\u20132018.<\\\/li>
                                                2. National Science Foundation (NSF),<\\\/strong> Impacts of Urbanization and Climate Change on the Energy Infrastructure of Tropical Coastal Regions.<\\\/strong> $327,000, PI-Jorge Gonzalez. <\\\/strong>2014-2018.<\\\/li>
                                                3. National Science NSF Paleoclimate Program,<\\\/strong> Collaborative Research: P2C2\\u2013Multisite paleo-reconstruction of Missouri River streamflows from tree ring data,<\\\/strong> Award # 1401698. <\\\/strong>$117,120. PI-Naresh Devineni. 2014\\u20132017.<\\\/li>
                                                4. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program, <\\\/strong>Application of existing and new high-resolution, hyper-spectral observations in the UV-NIR to assess GEO-CAPE measurement and instrument requirements for capturing CDOM and DOC short-term & small scale dynamics\\u00a0and understanding impacts of O3 and NO2 on GEO-CAPE ocean color retrievals.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014 \\u2013 2017.<\\\/li>
                                                5. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\\\/strong> PACE Science Team Membership - PACE Ocean Applications: Maximizing the societal value while mitigating the risk of the PACE mission.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2018.<\\\/li>
                                                6. NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program,<\\\/strong> Land-Ocean Interactions in the Arctic: An Integrative Field Campaign to Assess the Impacts of Natural- and Anthropogenic Changes to Coastal Ocean Biology, Biogeochemistry and Biodiversity.<\\\/strong> PI- Maria Tzortziou. 2014 \\u2013 2018.<\\\/li>
                                                7. NASA\\\/USDA\\\/DOE\\\/NOAA Carbon Cycle Science Program,<\\\/strong> Tidal wetlands as sources and sinks of carbon in a changing world: Remote Sensing, Measurements and Modeling of Wetland-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions.<\\\/strong> PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\\\/li>
                                                8. NASA\\\/USDA\\\/DOE\\\/NOAA Carbon Cycle Science Program,<\\\/strong> The carbon budget of tidal wetlands and estuaries of the contiguous United States: a synthesis approach<\\\/strong>. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\\\/li>
                                                9. NASA Applied Sciences Program, <\\\/strong>DPA Lead for GEOCAPE - Geostationary for Coastal and Air Pollution Events mission. PI-Maria Tzortziou. 2014-2019.<\\\/li>
                                                10. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA-CREST Land Emissivity Products from Passive Microwave Observations.<\\\/strong> Amount: $50,000. 2012\\u20132014. Co-PI- Hamid Norouzi<\\\/li><\\\/ol>\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true,\"isLocked\":true}]},{\"id\":\"6d59015\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"space\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"34\",\"sizes\":[]}},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"spacer\"}],\"isInner\":false}]","_elementor_page_settings":null},"class_list":["post-1314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":207,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7445,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions\/7445"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}