When it comes to carbon storage, some MIT scientists think the best solution is to find the fastest way to turn carbon into rock.When it comes to carbon storage, some MIT scientists think the best solution is to find the fastest way to turn carbon into rock.
Paige Colley | EAPS NewsThe Executive Committee of the Corporation has approved the promotion of Tim Cronin to Associate Professor Without Tenure effective July 1, 2022.
Paige Colley | EAPS NewsGeophysicist Brent Minchew leads two proposals to better understand glacial physics and predict sea-level rise as part of MIT's effort to tackle complex, unsolved problems of climate change.
Helen Hill | CBIOMESA new CBIOMES paper presents, for the first time, an interpretation of observed, strain-level, basin-scale biogeography using genome-scale modeling of cellular metabolism, physiology, and fitness.
Paige Colley | EAPS NewsA new Museum of Science exhibit on sea level rise features input from oceanographer Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli about her work on the Venetian Lagoon’s MOSE barrier project.
Julia C. Keller | School of ScienceArlene Fiore uses satellite data paired with ground observations to refine our understanding of ozone smog and interactions with meteorology and climate.
Martin Velez Pardo, Phoebe Lin, Juliana Drozd, Brain Hoh and Lodovica IllariFall 2021 marks the first semester since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic where first-years could begin their MIT journey with some of the usual new student offerings, including pre-orientation programs.
Daniel Hentz | WHOIWith three major marine science institutions and over a century of research, the quaint Cape Cod village of Woods Hole may have a unique advantage in dealing with sea level rise, say government officials and scientists at a recent symposium.
Kelley Travers | MIT Energy Initiative One of seven novel energy research projects to win a MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund award will develop a siting and design methodology that can enable a more accurate risk analysis of wind farm development and energy grid expansion under climate change-driven energy resource uncertainty.
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate Charlene Xia is developing a low-cost system to monitor the microbiome of seaweed farms and identify diseases before they spread.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.
Aaron Krol | Environmental Solutions InitiativeMIT offers over 120 undergraduate classes related to sustainability, a sign of growing student and faculty interest in the environmental impacts of their fields.
Miriam Wasser | WBURIn light of hurricane Henri that threatened the Northeast, WBUR reporter Miriam Wasser spoke with climate and hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel about hurricanes, risk associated with them, and how climate change has influenced them over the years.
Helen Hill | CBIOMES NewsScientists extend a concept from network theory to develop a new diagnostic for fluid flows useful in understanding the structuring of marine phytoplankton distributions.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeStudy shows need to identify domestic and international pollution sources in policy design
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeApplied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.
2021 EAPS Student Awards and Commencement
EAPS Education OfficeA roll-call of this year’s Excellence in Teaching, EAPS Achievement, Crosby, and Goetze Award recipients and the inaugural EAPS Community Builder Award presented virtually on June 3, during the EAPS virtual Commencement ceremony.
May62021
From Mars to the deep
WHOIRussell Smith has his sights set on moving similar TRN-based navigation technology (called xVIO) into the hadal zone, the deepest, the darkest reaches of the sea
April282021
Learning the lay of the land
Alice McBride | EAPS NewsMIT’s Surface Processes group examines how physical factors like river networks and climate slowly shape the landscapes of Earth and other celestial bodies.
Learning the lay of the land
Alice McBride | EAPS NewsMIT’s Surface Processes group examines how physical factors like river networks and climate slowly shape the landscapes of Earth and other celestial bodies.
April282021
WHOI to Launch New Center for Ocean and Climate Research
WHOIWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) today announced the establishment of the Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate to seek new knowledge and new solutions at the intersection of oceanography and climate science.
Drilling molten rock to learn its secrets
Pamela Ferdinand | MIT Technology ReviewFew places on Earth are as hot as the Krafla caldera in Iceland, an enormous volcanic crater where magma was discovered about a decade ago at surprisingly shallow depths. For John Eichelberger ’70, SM ’71, reaching that magma is the terrestrial equivalent of going to the moon.
Jagoutz, Ono, and Selin Promoted to Full Professor
Lauren Hinkel | EAPS NewsThe Executive Committee of the Corporation has approved the promotions of Oliver Jagoutz, Shuhei Ono, and Noelle Eckley Selin to Full Professor, effective July 1, 2021.
January282021
TESS discovers four exoplanets orbiting a nearby sun-like star
Kelso Harper | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space ResearchMIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study planetary formation and evolution.
Weathering the storm
Ellie Immerman | Office of Graduate EducationProfessors Heald and Li provide stellar advising in challenging times.
November302020
An escape route for seafloor methane
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeLeakage from frozen layers was a puzzle, but a new study shows how the potent greenhouse gas breaks through icy barriers.
Zuber to present AGU's 2020 William Bowie Lecture
Lauren Hinkel | EAPS NewsE. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber to deliver the William Bowie Lecture at AGU's 2020 Fall Meeting.
November62020
EAPS features at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020
Lauren Hinkel | EAPS NewsEvery year, thousands of scientists from around the world gather to discuss the latest in geoscience research and connect with colleagues at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, but this year is different.