Lauren HinkelMIT atmospheric scientists and trailblazers Jule Charney and Edward Lorenz gave us numerical weather prediction and chaos theory, highlighting the value of basic research.
Helen Hill | EAPS NewsCongratulations to graduate students Daniel Gilford and Clara Maurel who have been awarded an Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) for their presentations at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union held in New Orleans in December.
Bendta Schroeder | School of Science This spring, the MIT School of Science welcomes three new professors including geophysicist Brent Minchew to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.
By Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeMIT Joint Program workshop highlights pathways toward sustainable water resources
Helen Hill | EAPS NewsA review article involving Stephanie Dutkiewicz and Oliver Jahn suggests the diatoms have more diverse roles in carbon cycling than previously understood.
Angela Ellis | EAPS Development OfficeThis academic year, thanks entirely to the generosity of past and present alumni and friends, we are proud to be supporting 18 graduate students on EAPS fellowships.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeMIT study projects potential impact of climate change on large power transformers in U.S. Northeast.
Helen Hill | EAPS NewsThis year, the Lorenz Center invited Susan Solomon to give the 7th annual John Carlson Lecture at the New England Aquarium on October 26th, 2017. Professor Solomon talked about past environmental challenges that were successfully overcome and how climate change, as perhaps “the mother” of all environmental challenges, compares.
Lauren HinkelBefore the start of the semester, fourteen incoming first year students joined researchers and students from MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) for a five-day exploration of extreme weather and climate.
Faculty Promotions
Helen Hill | EAPS NewsThe Executive Committee of the Corporation has approved the promotion of Michael Follows to Full Professor and David McGee to Associate Professor (effective July 2017.)
February12017
Water Scarcity, Air Pollution and Climate Change
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeSeveral MIT PAOC and Joint Program research affiliates share findings at the American Geophysical Union’s 2016 Fall Meeting
Witze Receives 2016 AGU Journalism Award
AGUAlexandra Witze XII BS '92 received the 2016 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–News at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony.
November212016
Climate Change: Ethics in Action
Lauren HinkelAt forum, MIT community tackles tough ethical questions of climate change and motivations for effective action
AGU Should Sever Its Ties with ExxonMobil
Michael E. Mann, Naomi Oreskes, and Kerry A. EmanuelAGU and its funders should be held to the same standards of evidence-based scrutiny that it expects of the scientists who publish in its own journals.
Back to the Thesis
Lauren HinkelHow Astrophysicist Sara Seager's PhD work founded the field of exoplanet study
June282016
The Perfect Planet
Lauren HinkelPlanetary scientist Sara Seager argues that the concept of exoplanets' "habitable zone" isn't helpful anymore
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Getting Back into Nuclear
Chris Mooney | Washington PostIt’s the first new U.S. nuclear reactor in decades. And climate change has made that a very big deal.
Congratulations to EAPS Class of 2016
MIT's Education OfficeDegrees awarded during the 2015/2016 academic year. Degrees are conferred in September, February and June