Dr. Liubov Kreminska
General Advisor
Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering Program (BE)
Earth Systems and Environmental Science and Technology (PSM and MS)
Masters Program
Earth Systems and Environmental
Science and Technology (ESEST)
A new PSM Option at City College of NY
Reza Khanbilvardi
Director, MS ESEST & PSM Program
The City College of the City University
ESES/REU Orientation Week
June 11, 2014
Earth System Science and Environmental
Engineering
Mission
Provide students with professionally oriented educational opportunities
to enhance their knowledge of theory, technical capacity, job-ready skill
sets in multidisciplinary earth system and environmental sciences and
engineering.
Earth System Science and Environmental
Engineering
Goals and Objectives
To educate a diverse student body in basic and applied academic and
research areas leading to new ideas, systems and solutions in the
environmental engineering, earth systems science and related fields.
To groom the next generation scientists and engineering by providing
appropriate internship opportunities to the students in private sectors,
industries, government agencies, and other academic institutions
What is the PSM?
• is an innovative, terminal graduate degree designed to
allow students to pursue advanced training and excel in
science while simultaneously developing highly-valued
business skills.
• is characterized by "science-plus," combining rigorous
study in science or mathematics with skills-based
coursework in management, policy, or law.
• is developed in concert with industry and is designed to
dovetail into present and future professional career
opportunities.
About MS ESEST
• Masters in Earth System Science & Environmental Engineering
(ESEST) officially began in Fall 2013 after the Dept. of Education
approval in Spring 2013
• MS in ESEST allows students to take a rigorous academic approach
that combines the basic engineering requirements with a
thorough scientific foundation.
• Flexibility is achieved by choosing courses of interest from a large
number of electives.
• Students are strongly encouraged to engage in cutting-edge
ongoing research at CCNY as well as industrial partners and federal
and local agencies through internships.
• Placement assistance is provided through the program.
Application deadline: May 15, 2014
Concentrations
• Water Resources Engineering Management
(WREM)
• Geoinformatics & Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
• Climate & Remote Sensing
• Energy
Interdisciplinary Program
Close collaboration between:
• Engineering: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical
• Earth and Atmospheric Science
• Sustainability in the Urban Environment
Admission requirements
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GRE Required: No
Minimum TOEFL Scores: 533 (PBT), 73 (IBT)
Degree Awarded: PSM/MS (ESEST)
Supporting Documents Required:
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Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
attended
2 letters of recommendation
Resume/CV
Personal Statement
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Curriculum
•The PSM Degree in Earth Systems and
Environmental Science and Technology
requires minimum 30 credits
•Each of the concentrations requires a core
of courses specific to it plus technical
electives
Curriculum Contd…
• 4 required courses covering core topics (12
credits)
• 1 distribution course and Internship (6 credits)
• 3 courses in a specific area of concentration (9
credits)
• Final project: Internship with an employer in
industry, government, or non-profit
organization (3 credits)
Ex. Fall’14: map of classes
(subject to change)
Convenient afternoon schedule
Reasonable Student Schedule
First Semester
Second Semester
Full-Time
Core 1 (3 cr.)
Core 2 (3 cr.)
Core 3 (3 cr.)
Distribution 1 (3 cr.)
Distribution 2 (3 cr.)
Core 4 (3 cr.)
Concentration 1 (3 cr.)
Concentration 2 (3 cr.)
Concentration 3 (3 cr.)
Final Project (3 cr.)
30 credits total
15 credits
15 credits
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
PartTime
Core 1 (3 cr.)
Core 2 (3 cr.)
Distribution 1 (3
cr.)
Core 3 (3 cr.)
Distribution 2 (3
cr.)
Core 4 (3 cr.)
Concentration 1
(3 c.)
Concentration 2 (3 cr.)
Concentration 3 (3 cr.)
Final Project (3 cr.)
30
credits
total
9 credits
6 credits
6 credits
9 credits
MS Program
History since 2013
• First students came in Fall’13
• Diverse group includes:
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first generation, Hispanic, AfricanAmerican, female students
• Average GPA is 3.63
MS Program
Fall 2014
• First 3 students are expected to graduate
• Eight more students are admitted
(admissions rate is 50%)
Who should apply
students with different backgrounds:
•not only in different engineering disciplines,
•from physics, chemistry, geosciences.
Where to find information?
•http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/enveng/psmgraduate.cfm
•http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/enveng/graduat
e.cfm
Potential Jobs opportunities
For ESEST Graduates
• NOAA CREST
• ESES GRADUATE INITIATIVE
Fellowships available
Thank you
Contact us!!
Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi
Executive Director, CUNY CREST
Director of MS – ESEST and PSM
Khanbilvardi@ccny.cuny.edu
Dr. Shakila Merchant
Assistant Director
NOAA-CREST Center
CUNY Remote Sensing Earth
System
merchant@ce.ccny.cuny.edu
Dr. Barry Gross
Professor of Electrical
Engineering and
Advisor, MS program
gross@ccny.cuny.edu
Dr. Liubov Kreminska
Program Administrator
Earth Systems and
Environmental Science and
Technology, MS
Grove School of Engineering
ese@ccny.cuny.edu