CSCR Students Make An Impact At MassGIS – August 2025
We are excited to share that the Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research (CSCR) was recently featured in the MassGIS newsletter, highlighting our new and growing partnership with MassGIS. This collaboration reflects our shared mission to empower high school students through community-driven, environmental research that leverages cutting-edge geospatial technologies. With support from MassGIS, CSCR is helping students build valuable GIS skills while contributing to real-world solutions for climate resilience and environmental stewardship in coastal Massachusetts.
As part of this partnership, CSCR students reimagined foundational ArcGIS Online lessons into locally focused, environmental projects using MassGIS data. Their culminating work—community-based analyses of open space, heat severity, flooding, and water quality—was presented to the State Geographic Information Officer and other state leaders through engaging ArcGIS StoryMaps and Experience Builder applications. We’re especially proud of students Rishik Kundu, Charlotte Lynch, Rosemary Guzek, and intern Kelly Kowenhoven, whose presentations and technical mastery earned official Certificates of Proficiency and high praise from state officials. We look forward to expanding this innovative program in Fall 2025 and continuing to prepare the next generation of geospatial leaders.
Read the full article in the MassGIS newsletter →
From left to right: Tom Mueller, Jack Buckley, Shyam Soundararajan (MassGIS Intern), Cy Smith, Kelly Kowenhoven, Rosemary Guzek, Charlotte Lynch, and Rishik Kundu