Kelsey Tsipis | Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and ClimateAn update on efforts led by Prof. Carl Wunsch to build a foundational framework for understanding the behavior of the entire ocean.
Kelsey Tsipis | Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate Studies show cloud variability during El Niño events could help better predict long-term climate change.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeToxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeAGAGE network celebrates 40 years of measuring ozone-depleting and climate-warming gases.
Fatima Husain | EAPS NewsMars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the 2018 Carlson Lecture.
October312018
The Search Continues
Nicole Estvanik Taylor | MIT SpectrumMIT Spectrum on PAOC member Julien de Wit joining the TRAPPIST team.
October172018
How Hurricane Michael Became a 'Worst-Case Scenario'
Robinson Meyer | The AtlanticProfessor Kerry Emanuel speaks on Hurricane Michael's climate-addled rapid intensification with The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more.
Kelsey Tsipis | MITThe 2018 PAOC retreat, hosted at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, MA, gave students and faculty a chance to socialize and relax before the start of the semester.
Chawalit Charoenpong | Oceanus MagazineGraduate student Chawalit Charoenpong writes about his first dive to the seafloor in search of ingredients that may have sparked life on Earth.
Lauren Hinkel | EAPS NewsThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (MIT-WHOI JP).
Helen Hill | MIT Darwin ProjectB.B. Cael, a graduate student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, has been awarded one of nine 2018 Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology.
EAPS NewsEAPS congratulates Assistant Professor of Planetary Sciences Julien de Wit and his colleagues from the TRAPPIST-1 Science Team for earning a NASA Group Achievement Award.
Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and SocietySelin will spearhead the master's program for students whose research addresses societal challenges at the intersection of technology and policy.
Mary Knapp and Lauren Hinkel | EAPS NewsThis observation demonstrates proof-of-concept, that small spacecraft can perform high precision photometry.
August102018
Emanuel selected to the 2018 Class of AGU Fellows
Eric Davidson and Mary Anne Holmes | EOSThe elected Fellows are AGU members whose visionary leadership and scientific excellence have fundamentally advanced research in their respective fields.
Fatima Husain | Summons LabPAOC and Summons lab member Emily Matys searches around the globe to reveal the secrets of microbial life
July302018
From Simple Separations to Complex Questions
Fatima Husain | Summons LabGirls from the Circle Program in Groton, NH talk about STEM, geologic timescales, astrobiology, chromatography and pursuing STEM careers with Summons Lab member Fatima Husain.
July272018
NASA’s TESS Spacecraft Starts Science Operations
TESSNASA’s TESS has started its search for planets around nearby stars, beginning science operations on July 25, 2018. Sara Seager is the Deputy Science Director of the MIT-led NASA Explorer-class mission.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeResults from the latest version of MESM compare favorably with those produced by more computationally intensive models.
Australian Climate Policy Ignoring Billions in Potential Health Savings, Experts Say
Anna Salleh | Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports that "Australia is missing out on billions in short-term health savings that could come with tougher greenhouse emission targets, experts say." Noelle Selin comments that the health savings could offset climate polices.
June182018
Charting the Future of Decarbonization
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeMIT Joint Program workshop explores economic and environmental impacts of scaling up low-carbon energy.
Carl Wunsch and the Rise of Modern Oceanography
Michael White | ForecastCarl Wunsch speaks with Forecast about his experience in oceanography, the history of the field and how major science questions are conceptualized and addressed.
May292018
A Proposed Global Metric to Aid Mercury Pollution Policy
Noelle E. Selin | ScienceNoelle Selin writes about how a global-scale metric to assess the impact of mercury emissions policies would help parties assess progress toward their goals to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury in the journal Science.
May222018
Susan Solomon: At the Frontline of Research on the Ozone Layer and Its Role in Earth’s Climate
Dawn Stover | Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsMIT professor of atmospheric chemistry Susan Solomon receives the 2018 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She speaks with Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about her work the ozone hole, its affect on climate and policy.
May212018
2018 EAPS Student Awards
EAPS Education OfficeA roll-call of this year’s award recipients presented at the May 18th Student Recognition Dinner. PAOC graduate student Margaret Duffy receives the Award for Excellence in Teaching.
May182018
TESS Takes Initial Test Image
School of Science | MIT NewsExoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit. Prof. Sara Seager is the deputy science director of TESS.
TESS Successfully Launched
Lauren HinkelNASA’s new planet-hunting TESS satellite was successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6.51pm EST Wednesday April 18. The satellite rode into Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, beginning its two-year mission to study nearby star systems to look for alien worlds that might harbor life.
April232018
Urban Planning for a Changing Climate
Science in the News | Harvard UniversityHarvard's Science in the News speaks with John Bolduc, the Environmental Planner for the City of Cambridge, and Professor Kerry Emanuel about what local communities are doing to address the challenges climate change is creating for urban infrastructure.
School of Engineering First Quarter 2018 Awards
School of Engineering Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter, including PAOC member Noelle Selin.
March262018
Meet Tess, Seeker of Alien Worlds
Dennis Overbye | New York Times ScienceNASA’s new spacecraft, to be launched next month, will give
scientists a much clearer view of the planets orbiting stars near to us. Sara Seager, a member of the Tess team, shares her hopes and expectations.
March192018
Alumnae unite at MIT Women's unConference
Julie Barr | MIT Alumni Association Gathering brings alumni to campus to celebrate women and create connections to further societal changes. Opening keynote speaker Sara Seager shared her latest research on exoplanets and stories from her own personal triumphs and challenges in motherhood, marriage, and friendship.