Category: Earth Science
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Michael Rawlins, UMass Amherst – Climate Change 2015
Discussions of climate change are everywhere. Michael Rawlins, geoscientist at UMass Amherst, explores climate change in the context of last winter, one of the coldest on record for the northeastern United States. Dr. Michael Rawlins is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and the manager of its…
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Michael Strager, WVU – Protecting Water Resources
Water is among our most precious resources. Michael Strager, associate professor in the Division of Resource Management, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design at West Virginia University, is working to mitigate the negative consequences of dangerous chemical spills and protect water. Michael P. Strager is an associate professor in the Division of Resource Management,…
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Abe Springer, NAU – Springs and Sustainability
Springs are a vital piece of our ecosystem. Abe Springer, professor at Northern Arizona University, studies springs and their integral place in our environment. Dr. Abe Springer is a professor of hydrogeology and ecohydrology at the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. For the past 20 years, he has studied local…
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Jeremy England, MIT – Life’s Physical Origins
Can physics be the branch of science that finally figures out the origin of life on Earth? Jeremy England, a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is using physics and working to unravel the beginning of life. Jeremy England was born in Boston and grew up mostly in New Hampshire. After graduating…
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Kit Wesler, Murray State University – Archaeological Climate Perspectives
Interdisciplinary studies can provide insights heretofore unexamined. Kit Wesler, a professor of archaeology at Murray State University, presents an archaeological understanding of climate change. Dr. Kit Wesler is Jesse D. Jones Endowed Professor of Geosciences and Director of the Mid-America Remote Sensing Center at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. He has conducted archaeological field work…
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Tim Mousseau, University of South Carolina – Radioactive Environments
Nuclear disasters, naturally, affect the life in the surrounding areas. Tim Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina, is studying both Chernobyl and Fukushima to see how far the radioactive damage may go. Timothy Mousseau is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina (USC). Former positions include Associate Vice…
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Richard Peltier, UMass Amherst – Indigenous Air Pollution
The term air pollution might evoke images of an industrialized city with many factories each with billowing smokestacks or a crowded freeway of cars pumping emissions into the atmosphere. But, as Richard Peltier, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at UMass Amherst, will show us, everyone should be aware of air they breathe. Dr. Richard…
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Tim Volk, SUNY ESF – Renewable Biomass
We’re facing a worldwide energy crisis, but biomass might be a revolutionary renewable resource we’re looking for. Tim Volk, a scientist at SUNY-ESF, profiles biomass and the potential benefits that this resource might hold. Dr. Tim Volk is a senior research associate at The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.…
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Jack Ridge, Tufts University – Geologic Time
The Earth is a few billion years old and a lot has transpired during that time. Dr. Jack Ridge, professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Tufts University, is working to more precisely understand geologic time in order to create an accurate record of the planet’s climate. Dr. Jack Ridge‘s…
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Shikha Sharma, West Virginia University – Isotopic Fingerprints
A clean source of energy might just save the world. Dr. Shikha Sharma, assistant professor of geology and the director of the WVU Stable Isotope Laboratory, is working toward that goal. Dr. Shikha Sharma earned her PhD. from the Center of Advanced Studies in Geology in India and then took German Academic Exchange Postdoctoral Fellowship…