Chester B. Zarnoch

Baruch College, CUNY

Chester B. Zarnoch is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY), and is Graduate Faculty in the Biology Program at CUNY’s Graduate Center. He also serves as affiliate faculty at the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay and Director of the CUNY Climate Scholars Program. Chester has been an active researcher in marine ecology and aquaculture since 2001, with published papers on shellfish biology, sediment nitrogen cycling, salt marsh ecology, and intensive aquaculture. His current research aims to evaluate nature-based solutions for improving water quality in aquatic ecosystems and building urban shorelines resilience. Chester earned his PhD. in biology from the CUNY Graduate Center.