2021/2022 awards

2021/2022 Cooperative Science Center award recipients

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NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology II

Lead institution: Howard University

Principal Investigator: Sen Chiao, Ph.D.

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NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems II

Lead institution: Florida A&M University

Principal Investigator: Larry Robinson, Ph.D.; Center Director: Richard Long, Ph.D.

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NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II

Lead institution: City College of the City University of New York

Principal Investigator: Fred Moshary, Ph.D.

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NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center II

Lead institution: University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Principal Investigator: Paulinus Chigbu, Ph.D.

About CSCs

CSCs are established at Minority-Serving Institutions through NOAA cooperative agreements. CSCs are designed to create collaborative partnerships with academic institutions.

Each CSC must conduct education and research that directly supports NOAA's mission. The centers recruit, train and graduate students, particularly from underrepresented communities, to create a pool of diverse candidates from which the agency and others may select its future workforce.

CSC scientific research supports and stimulates interest in STEM disciplines that are aligned with NOAA’s mission, strategic plans, objectives and outcomes.