Earth Science Archive

Michael Rawlins, UMass Amherst – Climate Change 2015

Discussions of climate change are everywhere. Michael Rawlins, geoscientist at UMass Amherst, explores climate change in

Michael Strager, WVU – Protecting Water Resources

Water is among our most precious resources. Michael Strager, associate professor in the Division of Resource Management,

Abe Springer, NAU – Springs and Sustainability

Springs are a vital piece of our ecosystem. Abe Springer, professor at Northern Arizona University, studies springs

Jeremy England, MIT – Life’s Physical Origins

Can physics be the branch of science that finally figures out the origin of life on

Kit Wesler, Murray State University – Archaeological Climate Perspectives

Interdisciplinary studies can provide insights heretofore unexamined. Kit Wesler, a professor of archaeology at Murray State

Tim Mousseau, University of South Carolina – Radioactive Environments

Nuclear disasters, naturally, affect the life in the surrounding areas. Tim Mousseau, a biologist at the

Richard Peltier, UMass Amherst – Indigenous Air Pollution

The term air pollution might evoke images of an industrialized city with many factories each with

Tim Volk, SUNY ESF – Renewable Biomass

We’re facing a worldwide energy crisis, but biomass might be a revolutionary renewable resource we’re looking

Jack Ridge, Tufts University – Geologic Time

The Earth is a few billion years old and a lot has transpired during that time.

Shikha Sharma, West Virginia University – Isotopic Fingerprints

A clean source of energy might just save the world. Dr. Shikha Sharma, assistant professor of