CAMPUS:
CUNY - Graduate Center
COHORT LEVEL
Cohort-1 (2022)
ACADEMIC LEVEL
Doctoral (Ph.D.)
Research Title
Temperate Forest Tree Growth Response to Climate in the Northeastern U.S.
Cohort : 1
Level: PhD
Graduation Date: June 2024
Campus: CUNY – Graduate Center
Biography
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Ayo is a NOAA EPP/MSI Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing-II Scholar in Cohort 1 at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is a PhD student majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences. His research focuses on Temperate Forest Tree Growth Response to Climate in the Northeastern U.S.
Research
Temperate Forest Tree Growth Response to Climate in the Northeastern U.S.
This involves developing a mathematical model to synthesize field-based observations of forest growth at Black Rock Forest (BRF), other urban forests, and satellite-based remote sensing metrics of forest health to quantify how species-specific tree growth responds to water stress over a natural environmental gradient, utilizing dendrochronology and remote sensing, to promote experiential learning for the underrepresented, inner-city youth while advancing the understanding of forest response to changes in climate and forest composition.
Academic Mentor: Karin Block, Ph.D.
NOAA Mentor: Elena Shevliakova, Ph.D. (NOAA GFDL)
NERTO
NERTO Title: Carbon Sink Resiliency from the Forest to the Concrete Jungle (for CSC student)
Year: 2022
NERTO Mentor: Elena Shevliakova, Ph.D. (OAR/GFDL, Princeton)
NERTO Location: NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory