January 2024 highlights
Student spotlight: CESSRST-II Fellows publish in peer-reviewed journals
CESSRST-II Cohort 1 Ph.D. Fellows, Keneshia Hibbert (CUNY) published a paper offsite link on sea surface temperature and vertical wind shear in Journal of Atmosphere and Danielle Lafarga (SDSU) published her research offsite link on sea surface temperature data reconstruction using three dimensional empirical orthogonal functions, a statistical method for studying spatial variability over time, in Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography.
CESSRST-II faculty appointed as lead author for the third decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan
Maria Tzortziou, Ph.D., professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the City College of New York (CCNY) was appointed to be the lead author for the third decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan. The Third Decadal Plan Author Working Group will be responsible for developing an updated, revised, or new science plan for U.S. carbon cycle science, identifying challenges and priorities for the next decade (~2025-2035) and involving the broader community.
CESSRST-II faculty and students are recognized at the annual NOAA NESDIS/STAR award ceremony
On December 14, 2023, the NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) held its annual award ceremony. During this event, several CESSRST faculty and students were recognized for their work and contributions including. Alex Gilerson, Ph.D., who was recognized for his contributions to Ocean Color Satellite Sensor and Product Validation and CESSRST-II Ph.D. fellow Keneshia Hibbert who was recognized for her work and publication on ocean analysis, sea surface temperature, and vertical wind shear. Also recognized was the CCNY Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas (AEROMMA) Team including Fred Moshary, Ph.D.; Yonghua Wu, Ph.D.; Harold Gamarro; Thomas Ely; Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D.; and Prathap Ramamurthy, Ph.D., for their contributions to the NOAA AEROMMA campaign.
Other CESSRST-II highlights
- Several CESSRST alumni joined NOAA including Veeshan Narinesingh, Ph.D., who is now working as a physical scientist at NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Engela Sthapit, Ph.D., who joined NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, as research scientist and Margarita Kulko, master’s at CCNY who is now working as a research scientist at IM Systems Group, Inc., in support of NOAA.
- CESSRST Faculty, Maria Tzortziou, Ph.D., was also appointed to Ocean Research Advisory Panel. Read More offsite link.
For more highlights and publications, view the CESSRST-II Quarterly Newsletter offsite link (PDF version offsite link).