Jahnelle Howe Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the Graduate Center of New York | Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) Jahnelle’s inspiration for wanting to become a scientist stemmed from growing up in Montserrat, an island with an active volcano. Volcanic
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CUNY CREST HIRES Director and Deputy Director of the CUNY CREST Institute, Dr. Shakila Merchant represented the CREST at the Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) Summit 2025 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from April 22 to 25, 2025. The summit
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As part of the President’s 2025 Faculty and Staff Service & Excellence Awards ceremony held on May 6, 2025 at the City College of the City University of New York, CREST Executive Director and NOAA Chair and Professor at the Grove School
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CUNY CREST HIRES Director and Deputy Director of the CUNY CREST Institute, Dr. Shakila Merchant, CREST Research Scientist, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman and CREST Faculty Affiliate, Prof. Smita Ekka Dewan and CREST Faculty Affiliate Dr. Naresh Devineni visited the Tribal Nations of
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JK Goongoon received The CUNY CREST Medal in recognition of her outstanding leadership, research excellence, and commitment to community engagement on May 30, 2025, occasion of her graduation. Goongoon graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Earth Systems Science and Environmental Engineering
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CREST’s Business Development and Entrepreneurship Pillar Director and City University of New York Site Lead of the recently awarded planning grant – Center for Climate Risk Applications Industry University Cooperative Research Center’s (IUCRC), Harry Cikanek led the grant’s first mandatory planning meeting
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CREST Research Scientist, Dr. Vartika Chandra Saman and CREST Faculty Affiliate at NY City College of Technology, Prof. Smita Ekka Dewan attended the 23rd Session of the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII 23). The theme of the event
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CREST Faculty affiliate and Professor of Civil Engineering at CCNY, Dr. Naresh Devineni and the team welcomed the first cohort of research scholars, Paniz Peiravani and Chaw Nandar, on the Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) project. Paniz is currently pursuing
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CREST hosted the first United Nations University (UNU) Hub — Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS) informational session for students at the City College of New York on May 22, 2025. The session aimed to introduce prospective CCNY students
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Dr. Shakila Merchant, CUNY CREST The High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Science & Engineering (HIRES) Director and Deputy Director, CUNY CREST Institute participated in the Science Research Mentoring Programs Conference (SRMPCon) at the American Museum of Natural
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