NOAA issues BAA for advance technologies in Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Coordination
Download BAA Announcement NOAA’ ‘s Office of Space Commerce is requesting white papers that could result in proposals and funded research to improve and advance technologies in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Coordination (STC) . OSC is interested in exploring the utility of data fusion, including but not limited to the fusion of state vectors to...Read More
CESSRST Fellows and Staff Attend 2025 EPP/MSI Forum at Princess Anne, Maryland
CESSRST Fellows and staff attended the 11th Biennial Education and Science Forum, which was hosted by the NOAA Cooperative Science Center in Living Marine Resources at University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. The event, which was held from March 4 – 6, 2025 in Princess Anne, Maryland, was an opportunity for the Cooperative Science Centers to showcase collaborative research and education...Read More
CESSRST at both AGU 2024 and AMS 2025
CESSRST-II had 28 oral and poster presentations from fellows, faculty, distinguished research scientists (DRS), and researchers at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference in Washington, DC. The Center also had 16 presentations at AMS in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 2025. American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 Highlights Name Title Alexandra Grant H33O-1150Tracking...Read More
CESSRST-II & CCNY Faculty Receives NSF Grant to study landslides using AI and ML Technologies
The National Science Foundation provided funding to Dr. Yingli Tian, an electrical engineering professor at City College of New York, and Dr. Te Pei, an assistant professor of civil engineering, as co-PIs for their study, “Unifying Landslide Domain Knowledge and AI to Understand Landslide Causality.” By fusing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...Read More
Two CESSRST-II Scientists honored by American Meteorological Society
CESSRST-II Mentors, Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, Professor at the Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at University of Albany (SUNY) and Dr. Reginald Blake, Professor of Physics at the New York City College of Technology (CityTech) were both honored for their efforts and contributions to STEM community by the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Gonzalez received the...Read More
CESSRST-II Scientist Joins NOAA Panel to Discuss the Impact of NOAA Research
Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy, CESSRST-II Researcher and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY) joined other panelists in showcasing research findings and some societal impacts of NOAA’s work in the 2023 NOAA Science Report. In working towards building a climate ready nation, the science report highlights NOAA’s research in air quality, coastal...Read MoreCESSRST-II Faculty and Students present at both AGU 2023 and AMS 2024
Several Fellows and CESSRST Faculty participated in AGU in San Francisco, CA from December 11 – 15, 2023 and AMS conference in January 2024 held in Baltimore MD. American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023 Highlights Harold Gamarro (CCNY PhD Cohort I) A51J-2059 : Modeling Anthropogenic Influences on Urban Meteorology and Air Quality: Insights from Coastal Urban Environments in the Houston...Read More
CESSRST Participated in the successful AEROMMA, CUPiDs and STAQS Mission.
Over the summer of 2023, NOAA and scientists around the world including CESSRST Faculty and students, participated in several field studies and campaigns including the AEROMMA, CUPiDs and STAQS Mission. CESSRST also join in a project called “Air (Ine)quality in New York City” which was a backpack/street level field mission. These campaigns combines data across multiple spectrums...Read More
EPP/MSI CESSRST Graduate Scholar, Stephanie Marquez Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Geological Sciences and Environmental Research
Stephanie Marquez, a CESSRST-II Fellow, is making waves in the field of geological sciences with her innovative investigation into multi-scale changes in soil moisture using remote sensing and geophysics techniques in the Chihuahuan Desert of North America. Her research has been highlighted in the July 2023 Newsletter of AGU’s Near-Surface Geophysics (NSG) Section. Having recently...Read More