CESSRST Weekly Digest is an initiative to keep you up to date on CESSRST's latest news, events, success stories, opportunities, developments, important dates, and more.
Upcoming CESSRST Event
Event: Virtual Screening of Dr. Kendall Moore’s documentary film “Can We Talk? Difficult Conversations with Underrepresented People of Color: Sense of Belonging and Obstacles to STEM Fields followed by a post-screening discussion moderated by Catalina Martinez, Regional Program Manager, NOAA, and Certified Diversity Professional.
Congratulations to NOAA EPP-MSI Undergraduate Alumna, Erin Wengerter on receiving the honor of being the ‘Grove School of Engineering Class of 2021 Salutatorian.’ She completed her NOAA mission-driven research titled, The Human and Economic Impact of Flooding within New York City under faculty advisor Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar, Research Scientist, The City College of New York to earn a B.E. degree in Environmental Engineering.
Ongoing Initiatives & Opportunities
GOES-R Hackathon
NOAA NESDIS will be organizing a virtual GOES-R Hackathon in September 2021. This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their talents and build credentials. Watch the video on the left to learn more.
Interested students must notify
Dr. Shakila Merchant, Associate Director
of NOAA CESSRST at smerchant@ccny.cuny.edu and register here.
You are invited to consider presenting your latest work at the SPIE Conference on Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging XXVIII in April 2022.
This 6-month Fellowship is designed to support, connect, and elevate an intergenerational group of leaders and storytellers of color working to connect people with nature and the outdoors. It's an invitation for Black, Indigenous, and people of color to draw on their own experiences and enhance their communications and leadership skills.
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