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.
Mary Lide Parker | Schmidt Ocean InstituteBiogeochemical 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.
EAPS NewsThree MIT graduate students studying atmospheric science recently participated in a NOVA outreach event to engage the public on hurricanes and climate change.
Helen Hill | EAPS NewsThe Simons Foundation extends its support for microbial oceanography with the establishment of the Simons Foundation Collaboration on Ocean Computational Biogeochemical.
June272018
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.
Lauren Kipp | Oceanus MagazineA rise in radium in the ocean signals changes along the coast
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.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeNew method enables faster, more accurate simulation of aerosol-cloud interaction
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.
March72018
Storied Women of MIT: Eugenia Kalnay
MIT Video ProductionsEugenia Kalnay (PhD ‘71) is a world-renowned meteorologist and the first woman to earn a PhD in Meteorology from MIT. Storied Women of MIT is a series of 60-second historical profiles of MIT faculty, students, researchers, and staff highlighting the role of women at the Institute from its founding to today.
February222018
At the Intersection
Mayara Felix | MIT SpectrumFive grad students, including PAOC's Daniel Gilford, on finding their own routes into the policy sphere
February202018
How Close Are We To Finding Life On Another Planet?
TED Radio HourIn our galaxy alone there are hundreds of billions of planets, and the past few years have ushered in an explosion of new discoveries about our universe. MIT's Sara Seager speaks with TED Radio Hour about looking for the perfect planet in the "Goldilocks" zone — neither too hot nor too cold — that could support life.