Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Brett Branco will present at the CUNY Climate Consortium’s first Collaborative Research Workshop, which will focus on FloodNet and the work of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB). FloodNet is the first mobile-ready web dashboard that presents real-time flood data collected by an expanding system of low-cost, open-source sensors in flood-prone areas across New York City. FloodNet is a partnership between academic researchers at CUNY and NYU, the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation, New York State Sea Grant, and a network of community-based organizations. Branco is also the director of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, at Brooklyn College, and is a principal investigator on the FloodNet project. This workshop is open to CUNY faculty, students, and staff who are interested in learning about the innovative FloodNet project and advancing collaborative research, education, and community engagement across the university. The goal of the workshop is to create new teams of collaborators with specific project ideas for grant writing. The workshop will include: • An overview of the FloodNet project and CUNY’s role in its development; • Lightning talks from researchers utilizing FloodNet data to analyze its impact; • A moderated conversation focused on building interdisciplinary collaborations within CUNY and establishing connections with non-CUNY partners. The CUNY Climate Consortium (C3) Collaborative Research Workshops are designed to bring together CUNY’s diverse expertise in climate research, education, and community engagement. By harnessing the vast expertise across the technical, scientific, and social sciences at CUNY, these workshops aim to co-produce innovative and just climate solutions for urban communities facing climate-related challenges. Click here to register for the C3 FloodNet workshop. CUNY Climate Consortium Collaborative Research Workshop When: Thursday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Where: CUNY Central Office, 205 E 42nd St., New York, NY (Room 818)
