Learning research through practice
CUNY Research Scholars Program. Mineral mapping, micro-Raman spectroscopy, data interpretation and scientific communication.
RESEARCH / PLANETARY MATERIALSNEW YORK CITY
A JOURNEY THROUGH SCALE10 mmSpecimen → mineral
Image scale: original 40 μm bar
Image scale: original 40 μm bar
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Biology · Planetary materials · Scientific communicationSCROLL TO LOOK CLOSER ↓
Biology · Planetary materials · Scientific communicationSCROLL TO LOOK CLOSER ↓
01 / READING THE RECORD
TWO METEORITES. MANY HISTORIES.A meteorite is
more than a rock.
Its minerals remember pressure.
Its textures remember heat.
Its chemistry remembers transformation.
Its spectra help us read that history.
+Gujba
↗Pressure leaves a record
A micro-Raman investigation into shock metamorphism and high-pressure mineral transformations within the Gujba meteorite.
Optical microscopyMicro-Raman spectroscopyRaman phase mapping
+Sahara 97037
↗Inside a shock-melt vein
A petrographic, geochemical and spectroscopic investigation of an unusual LL7 ordinary chondrite and the shock-melt vein preserved within it.
Optical petrographyBSE imagingEPMA / WDS
02 / RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
From sample
to story.
Behind every map is a sample, an instrument, and a series of decisions.
Gloved hands, mounted samples and the care that comes before analysis.
03 / SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
From data
to dialogue.
Research matters when it can be communicated.
Presenting a result means making the evidence clear enough for someone else to question it.
March 11, 2025
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Houston, TexasGujba research
July 9, 2025
CUNY CRSP-Wide Research Symposium
LaGuardia Community College, New YorkGujba research
October 25, 2025
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Molloy University, New YorkGujba research
PRESENTING THE SCIENCE
The science,
in conversation.
A short moment from an oral research presentation.
Silent playback · no autoplayTHE ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Read the posters.
Zoom into the evidence. Follow the references. Explore the studies in their original form.
04 / THE WORLD
Curiosity doesn’t
clock out.
Connections across the subjects I’ve studied, the tools I’ve used, and the science I’ve communicated.
SELECTED CONNECTION / 01
Planetary science
Meteorite research and NASA H2O learning modules connect mineral evidence with questions about planetary history.
PERSONAL EXPLORATIONThere is always
There is always
something to notice.
Natural history, science spaces, and encounters that invite another question. Personal exploration, beyond the laboratory.
05 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK
I like questions
that require
looking closer.
I’m a biology student whose research has taken me into planetary materials. Through the CUNY Research Scholars Program, I’ve worked with meteorite samples, learned to collect and interpret Raman spectra, and presented the work to academic and public audiences. I’m interested in the step between making an observation and building an explanation.
Faruq AnjorinBiology · Undergraduate research
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06 / ACADEMIC JOURNEY
Source: supplied résumé ↗Learning,
in motion.
From biology at Kingsborough Community College to research, presentations, and campus leadership.
Planetary questions, beyond meteorites
Student participant in NASA H2O: Dragonfly Mission modules. Planetary geology, water systems and habitability; a simulated mission debrief on Titan.
Taking the work into the room
Research presentations at LPSC, the CUNY CRSP-Wide Research Symposium and Molloy University’s Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Finding other ways to contribute
Antheon art and literary magazine club president and student ambassador, alongside student government and peer mentoring experience.
* “Onward” reflects roles listed as “Present” in the supplied résumé. Dates and roles follow the résumé available with this portfolio.
LEADERSHIPA different kind
A different kind
of responsibility.
Student government finance and administration, campus outreach as a student ambassador, and editorial planning for Antheon.
SERVICEShowing up
Showing up
for other people.
CUNY ASAP peer mentoring, community food drives and Arabic tutoring at Itihad Islamic Mosque, and activity support at Garden Care Center.
RECOGNITION & AFFILIATIONS
- Dean’s List · 2023, 2024
- Phi Theta Kappa · joined 2023
- CUNY Research Scholars Best Oral Presentation Award
- CUNY Research Scholars Best Poster Award
μm mm cm specimenThe closer we look,
FARUQ ANJORIN
The closer we look,
the more history
we find.
FARUQ ANJORINResearch · Biology · Planetary materials · Curiosity
Continue the conversation ↗THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES
Let’s talk
science.
Research, collaboration, opportunities, or an interesting question — I’d be glad to connect.
Send me a message ↗faruq.anjorin52@login.cuny.edu