Students

Current PhD Students Expected Graduation Research Area
Shima Kamali Aug 2027 Urban Flash flood forecasting for NYC
Ana Mejia May 2028 Development of flood risk map for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Island
Niloofar Nejatian Aug 2027 Effect of Climate Change on NYC Droughts 
Richard Rivera Aug 2027 Impact of flooding on Underserved Communities in NYC
Ali Haider Dec 2027 Flood risk Hazard for Urban city in India
Marc Crampe Aug 2028 AI-Enhanced Precipitation Nowcasting for Urban Flood Resilience in New York City
Niloufar Soheili Aug 2028 Multi-Satellite Multi-System (MSMS) Urban Flooding
Eromosele E. Osuide May 2028 Development of a Community-driven Decision Support Model for Nature-based Solutions to Flooding in Puerto Rico
Graduated PhD Students Graduated Year Affiliation
Dr. Said Mejia 2025  Post-Doc, The City College of New York
Dr. Engela Sthapit 2023 Physical Research Scientist, NOAA/PSL
Dr. Candace Agonafir 2023  Data Scientist at Greenwich, Connecticut
Dr. Zahra Sharifnezhad 2022  Earth & Atmospheric Scientist, TX
Dr. Nilofar Nouri 2021 NYMTC
Dr.Ehsan Najafi 2020
Moody’s RMS
Dr.Saman Armal 2019 Sustainability & Climate Risk Modeling at BlackRock
Dr. Carlos Perez Diaz 2018 NASA/Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI)
Dr. Ali Hamidi 2017 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA
Dr. Elius Etienne 2017 Gedeon GRC Consulting
Dr. Simon Kraatz 2017 University of New Hampshire
Dr. Isabel Perez Hoyos 2016 AMEC LLC
Dr. Maryam Karimi 2016 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Dr. Jose Infante Corona 2016 Kleinfelder
Dr. Ousmane Sy Savanne 2015 NYC DEP
Dr. Heather Glickman-Eliezer 2015
Dr. Jonathan Munoz 2014 UPRM
Dr. Dugwon Seo 2014 Queensborough Community College, CUNY
Dr. Kibrewosson Tesfagiorgis 2012 Associate Professor at BMCC/CUNY
Dr. Geralda Shields 2012 City College of Technology, CUNY, NY
Dr. Marzi Azarderakhsh 2011 Associate Professor, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Dr. Hamidreza Nourouzi 2011 City College of Technology, CUNY, NY
Dr. Rouzbeh Nazari 2010 Rowen University, NJ
Dr. Yajaira Mejia 2007 The City College of New York
Dr. Amir Azar 2007 KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar 2006 CREST Institute, City University of New York
Dr. Bahar Zoghi-Moghadam 2006 Farmingdale State College, NY
Dr. Ozlen Ozkurt 2006 Dewberry Componies Inc.
Dr. David Stern 2001
Dr. Siamak Esfandiari 2001 FEMA, Washington DC
Dr. Fouad Adib 2000 Applemon Engineering
Dr. Yuri Gorokhovich 1999 Lehman College, CUNY, NY
Dr. Reginald Blake 1998 City College of Technology, CUNY, NY
Dr. Shariar Afshari-Tork 1994 Engineering Services Inc. New York
Dr. Shabbir Ahmad 1992 FEMA, Florida
MS Students Graduated Year Affiliation
Adrian Pena 2020  
Stephany Paredes Mesa 2018  
Adedoja Adeyeye 2018  
Nazanin Ghabari 2018  
Christine Chen 2011  
Samuel Altaye Kirub 2002  
Ali Amirrezavani 2008  
Zugh Ghias 1999  
Bill Blather    
Roya Nazari    
Jone Edwards    
A Molina    
Doralle Pellot    
Hiram Sanchez    
Laetitia Kumassi    
Zulamet Vega    
David Trillo    
Mohammad Hamudar Rahman 1993  
Mohammad Waqar Akhtar 1987  
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