Student Highlights: Said A. Mejia Manrique

Student Highlights: Said A. Mejia Manrique published a paper in Journal of Hydrology on, “Flood Impacts on Critical Infrastructure in a Coastal Floodplain in Western Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria” Said A. Mejia Manrique received the B.S degree in Civil Engineering from
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Women’s History Month 2022

March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. It is a time to celebrate women’s contribution to history through their many successes and achievements and recognize the vital role women play to society. During this month, the CUNY CREST Institute will celebrate
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New Grants from NASA and the USDA!

Learn more about new grants from NASA and the USDA! Click below for more information on grants about Earth science, agriculture, and more! Topic: ECOSTRESS Science and Applications Team Funding Agency: NASA Topic: B.7 Space Weather Science Application Research-to-Operations-to-Research Funding Agency: NASA Topic: ​A.36 Earth
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Women’s History Month: Dr. Jennifer Cherrier

Interviewing Dr. Jennifer Cherrier Dr. Jennifer Cherrier is Professor and Chairsperson in the Earth and Environmental Sciences at Brooklyn College-CUNY and the Graduate Center-CUNY. Dr. Cherrier is also the President and Founder of Waterway Ecologics and one of the developers of eco-WEIR,
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Women’s History Month: Gabriella Garcia

Interviewing Gabriella Garcia Gabriella Garcia is a Hispanic woman and the daughter of immigrants from Colombia, Cuba, and Spain. Currently, she is a high school senior at the City College Academy of the Arts and simultaneously taking courses at the City College
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Women’s History Month: Candace Agonafir

Interviewing Candance Agonafir Candace Agonafir is a PhD Candidate at the City College of New York (CCNY) in Civil Engineering. She received her MS at New York University (NYU) and BS at St. John’s University. She is originally from the Midwest. Currently,
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Women’s History Month: Dr. Shakila Merchant

Interviewing Dr. Shakila Merchant Dr. Shakila Merchant is Deputy Director of the CUNY CREST Institute and the Director for CUNY High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Engineering and Sciences (HIRES). Dr. Merchant is also the Associate Director for
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Black History Month 2022

CREST Institute began the month of February by joining the tradition of celebrating and recognizing the Black History Month (BHM). We acknowledged the 2022 BHM Theme – Black Health and Wellness. We salute the Black Americans across the country and in CREST
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