Jimmy Gasore Receives the 2018 Rossby Award

The prize is given for the best PhD thesis done the preceding year within PAOC. View all spotlights

Gateway to Antarctica

PAOC and Summons lab member Emily Matys searches around the globe to reveal the secrets of microbial life View all spotlights

Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM)

Results from the latest version of MESM compare favorably with those produced by more computationally intensive models. View all spotlights

Study Finds Climate Determines Shapes of River Basins

Results may help identify ancient climates on Earth or other planets. View all spotlights

Putting the microbiome on the map

Global Microbiome Conservancy scales up View all spotlights

Solving Microbial Mysteries with Autonomous Technology

Biogeochemical oceanographer Andrew Babbin and members of his group are leading a three-week research cruise aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor. They are studying the nitrogen cycle in one of the largest natural marine oxygen deficient zones in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Ocean. View all spotlights

Julien de Wit Begins MIT Faculty Appointment

He joins the EAPS department, bringing new perspectives to planetary science, astronomy and the hunt for exoplanets. View all spotlights

When The Wind Blows: Predicting How Hurricanes Change With Climate

Three MIT graduate students studying atmospheric science recently participated in a NOVA outreach event to engage the public on hurricanes and climate change. View all spotlights

Big Oceans. Tiny Microbes. Sea Biomes.

The Simons Foundation extends its support for microbial oceanography with the establishment of the Simons Foundation Collaboration on Ocean Computational Biogeochemical. View all spotlights

Tracking Air Quality Changes Across Space and Time

Modeling advance enables more efficient and precise estimates View all spotlights