A national framework to integrate remote sensing sciences in STEM education and training

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology (NOAA-CREST) Center at the City College of the City University of NY, funded through a major grant by NOAA´s Educational Partnership Program (EPP) is one of NOAA´s lead research and education partner in the application of remote sensing science & technology in issues pertaining to assessment, monitoring and stewardship of the earth´s environment. NOAA/EPP´s goal to increase the number of students especially the underrepresented and for them to be trained and to graduate in the NOAA sciences resonates with CREST´s mission and is honed over the Center´s ten years to recruit, educate, train and graduate students through academic programs strongly complemented by hands-on participation in state-of-the-art research. CREST recruits and trains high school, undergraduate, master´s and doctoral students in NOAA sciences with a special emphasis on satellite and remote sensing technology to help increase a diverse STEM workforce of NOAA, other agencies and industries alike. CREST offers summer high school internships & science enrichment programs including a weather camp, and year-round seminars; summer internships with NOAA and industrial partners and school-year research assistantships for graduate and undergraduate students.