A listing of news, highlights, and accomplishments of EESI associates, affiliates, and staff.
2013 News, Highlights, and Accomplishments
- "Celebrating 20 years of Riparia" - project featured in the Department of Geography newsletter - December 2013
- Drained Lake Perez gives students a chance to study water chemistry - December 2013
- EESI researcher develops new seismometer for studying ice sheets - December 2013
- Journal paper by James Kasting asks: "How far have we come in Earth system science?" - December 2013
- Journal article by Shale Network: "Project asks: What's in the water after fracking at depth" - November 2013
- Journal paper by James Kasting on search for habitable planet - November 2013
- EMS researchers find greenhouse gases may have raised temperatures on ancient Mars - November 2013
- CDT Focus on Research: Team searches for climate change answers in the Andes - November 2013
- Buried leaves reveal precolonial eastern forests and guide stream restoration - November 2013
- EESI learns about university's expanded composting program - November 2013
- Feature story looks at EESI Affiliate Jenn Macalady's research in underground caves and extreme environments - October 2013
- Easterling to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award from UNC - October 2013
- Outmoded technology aids research on Delaware Bay by Meteorology graduate student - October 2013
- Science Friday looks at the fallout from the federal government shutdown in interview with Sridhar Anandakrishan - October 2013
- Harrisburg Patriot News article features EESI faculty and impact of government shutdown on research - October 2013
- Sridhar Anandakrishnan talks to WPSU radio about potential impact of government shutdown on Antarctica research - October 2013
- EESI director's research on water quality receives $4.9 million NSF grant - October 2013
- Video: EESI Meteorology faculty discuss workshop on impacts of climate change on communities in Africa - October 2013
- EESI and PSIEE to host talk on "The Risks and Rewards of Science Communication" - October 2013
- Slingerland Receives 2012 G. K. Gilbert Award: Citation - September 2013 [Full article]
- Work by Penn State ICE team featured in Collegian article - September 2013
- National Wildlife Federation to honor Michael Mann for his climate science work - September 2013
- Penn State EESI faculty part of research team to find an estuary under the Antarctic ice - September 2013
- EMS researchers share data through Data Commons - September 2013
- Michael Mann, one of 50 most influential people - September 2013
- Underlying Ocean Melts Ice Shelf... - September 2013
- Nancy Baron to share lessons learned from a decade working with scientists - September 2013
- EMS team offers glimpse of work in Antarctic in CDT's Focus on Research - August 2013
- EESI scientists part of INFLUX project that measures a city's greenhouse gas emissions - August 2013
- EESI professor part of project that brings together art and science - August 2013
- Three Penn State Geosciences Professors name Fellows of American Geophysical Union - August 2013
- Professor James Kasting weighs in on the question "Can we push the planet into a runaway greenhouse apocalypse?" in Scientific American article - July 2013
- Penn State EMS and EESI researchers' work on PA Breeding Bird Atlas featured in CDT - July 2013
- Shale Network focused on gathering facts about the impact of gas drilling - July 2013
- EESI project part of new NSF report focused on research taking place in the "critical zones" - July 2013
- Research looks at storing carbon dioxide in Marcellus Shale wells, could boost gas production - July 2013
- 'Citizen science' leads to new Pa. birding atlas - July 2013
- Opinion piece by Richard Alley and Michael Mann: Coming crisis demands action - June 2013
- Penn State key partner in new breeding bird atlas - Bernd J. Haupt co-authored the chapter "The Geography of Pennsylvania" - June 2013
- Richard Alley Discusses Climate Change With CNN's Christiane Amanpour - June 2013
- EESI research featured on YouTube and Facebook pages - June 2013
- WPSU coverage of recent ShaleNetwork workshop - June 2013
- 3 Billion-year old Microfossils Include Plankton - June 2013
- Mass Spectrometer Now Available - June 2013
- StateImpact coverage of the Shale Network Conference Hosted by EESI - June 2013
- EESI Director Discusses Need for Marcellus Shale Data - June 2013
- Chris Forest quoted in NY Times article "A Change in Temperature." - May 2013
- Students and faculty discuss the latest Shale Hills research at annual meeting - May 2013
- Study by Penn State and Pitt finds need for more data on Marcellus Shale water quality - May 2013
- Review finds need for more water quality data in the Marcellus shale region - May 2013
- EMS Faculty Address Climate Change in Wall Street Journal Letter - May 2013
- Sue Brantley, Richard Alley to receive honorary degrees - May 2013
- $2.2 Million Dollar Gift to Geosciences - May 2013
- Freeman elected to National Academy of Science - May 2013
- May 13 - Remediation and Field Reclamation Day, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research - April 2013
- Brooks Recognized by the Environmental Law Institute - April 2013
- Erica Smithwick's work featured in CDT Focus on Research - April 2013 (CDT took article offline)
- NPR's Christopher Joyce - Scientists & Journalists: Codependents in the Age of Disappearing Media (YouTube) - April 2013
- Heard on Campus: Christopher Joyce - April 2013
- State High students part of shale monitoring project with Penn State and Maryland school - April 2013 (CDT took article offline)
- Art meets science in students' spring break volunteer project in Jamaica - April 2013
- EESI Director continues discussion on natural gas fracking in International Herald Tribune - April 2013
- Lock Haven Express reporter learning to "think like a scientist" in MCOR class (Link is not available anymore) - April 2013
- University recognizes four from EMS with 2013 awards for teaching, research, service - March 2013
- Slingerland Early Career Professorship endowed in Earth and Mineral Sciences - March 2013
- Susan Brantley receives faculty scholar medals for the physical sciences - March 2013
- Peter Wilf one of six faculty to receive Atherton Award for excellence in teaching - March 2013
- EESI faculty discuss climate change in Harrisburg Patriot-News "As I See It" - March 2013
- EESI Meteorology faculty research on air pollution featured of CDT article - March 2013
- Student-run Environmental Symposium previewed in Collegian - March 2013 (Collegian took article offline)
- EESI director offers the "Facts on Fracking" in the International Herald Tribune - March 2013
- Earth-sized planets in habitable zones more common than previously thought - March 2013
- High school team part of Penn State Marcellus Shale water monitoring research - February 2013
- Richard Alley part of Penn State's move to offer free online courses through Coursera - February 2013
- EESI director gives talk on environmental impact of fracking in New Jersey - February 2013
- Jets' contrails contribute to heat-trapping high-level clouds - February 2013
- Penn State team uses innovative techniques to map water beneath Antarctic ice shelf - February 2013
- Flow of Research on Ice Sheets Helps Answer Climate Questions - February 2013
- Students to Host 16th Annual Environmental Science Symposium - February 2013
- Arava Institute Offers Environmental Study Abroad and Internship Opportunities - February 2013
- Richard Alley Recieves 2012 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award - February 2013
- Antarctic Ice Core Contains Unrivaled Detailed of Past Climate - February 2013
- Researchers to Investigate Everglades Ecosystem, Climate Change - February 2013 (Link expired)
- Researchers Develop Model for Identifying Habitable Zones Around Stars - January 2013 (Link expired)
- Michael Mann Named Distinguished Professor in EMS - January 2013 (Link expired)
- Fifth-graders dig in, become Penn State geoscientists for a day - January 2013
- Marcellus Shale - "Promised Land" - January 2013
- Fluctuating Environment May Have Driven Human Evolution - January 2013 (Link expired)
- PSU Research May Aid in Wildfire Response - January 2013