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Penn State Earth and Environmental Systems Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
University Park, Pa.
Joined December 2012
On November 6th, join EMS researchers, staff, students, and the public for the premiere of ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ โ๐๐๐๐โ a historical documentary on the people that put PSU at the front of Earth System Science research and education.
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"We think of wildfires happening mainly in the western states. But fire conditions are changing more quickly in eastern states than we anticipated." --Erica Smithwick, professor of geography, @PSUEMS A new research effort targets eastern-U.S. wildfires: https://t.co/a4TCZO0rTw
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Lithium is key for electric vehicles, electronics and other tech. And it appears in the Mercer Formation, long mined in central Pennsylvania for coal and claystone. Research Professor Tim White and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will discuss Dec. 15: https://t.co/hprxUQePSd
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What holds up clean sanitation in developing countries? Laura Schechter of @WIEconomics studied the impact of collusion. She'll speak at Penn State -- part of a series from the Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy. A preview: https://t.co/Hxe2KWxc74
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Happening Monday: Pennsylvania State Geologist Gale Blackmer, a @PSUEMS alumna, will be at University Park to deliver a seminar in our EarthTalks series. Her free presentation: "Critical Minerals Research at the Pennsylvania Geological Survey." Preview: https://t.co/hhUqgaWHmZ
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Amid the mountains of western Uganda, a collaboration led in part by @PSUEMS faculty members Sarah Ivory and Ida Djenontin is targeting climate-related disasters: deadly rainstorms, landslides and more. The strategy: trees. Story: https://t.co/quXNTUV0G9
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Members of the National Eclipse Ballooning project will be livestreaming during the eclipse from aboard their atmospheric balloons while they are in flight. These video streams will give you incredible views of the eclipse above the clouds! https://t.co/kBQf7l5pRd
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While filming for an upcoming project, we had the amazing opportunity to capture a photo of all of the directors EESI has had since its inception in 1986. From left to right: Drs. Alan Taylor, @EricaSmithwick, @BrantleyPSU, and Eric Barron. @penn_state @PSUEMS
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#FacultySpotlight Shujie Wang is an EESI Faculty Associate and Assistant Professor of @psugeography. Her research focuses on the mass balance and ice dynamics of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Learn more about Shujie on pg 34 of EESI Magazine at https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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Meet Nicolle Di Domenico, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & student in @psugeography, working with Shujie Wang. Nicolle is working to locate/research small ice-wedge polygons found in the Arctic tundra. Learn more about Nicolle on pg 11 of EESI Magazine. https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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Meet @shuyo5, an EESI Fogel Fund recipient pursuing a Ph.D. in geography & working with @VanmeterKVM. Her project is titled โDams, reservoirs, and nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: past trajectories and future horizons.โ
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Join us ๐TODAY๐ for another exciting edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley will talk "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets." ๐TODAY๐ | 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at: https://t.co/QW6lpSrsHq
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ICYMI: Jose Fuentes elected to the '22 cohort of @aaas Fellows for his work in uncovering the significance and workings of key interactions among the biosphere and the atmosphere, and their role in regional and global environmental change. Read more at https://t.co/HHoSbt3qOA
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Join us for another edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley, Associate Professor of Geosciences, will discuss "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets."๐ช Monday, April 3 | 4 pm | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at https://t.co/QW6lpSs0wY
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Meet Joy Adul, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & graduate student in @PennStateEME, working with advisor, @reneeobringer. The global issue of energy poverty/inequality inspires her drive to pursue her Ph.D. Learn more about Joy on pg 13 of EESI Magazine. https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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ICYMI: Peter Wilf elected to the '22 cohort of @aaas Fellows for distinguished research in paleobotany, specifically the evolution, paleoecology & conservation paleobiology of rainforests & plant-herbivore interactions in relation to environmental change. https://t.co/HHoSbt3qOA
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Meet Sarah Potter, EESI's Education Program Coordinator for our Landscape-U Initiative. Learn more about Sarah, and her incredible career path, on page 26 of EESI Magazine. https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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Check out this great feature, "A Conversation with Sue Brantley," and her reflection on nearly two decades as EESIโs director. The feature can be found on page 37 of the 2022 edition of EESI Magazine. https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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Join us ๐TODAY๐ for EarthTalks as @mclaurenseries, from @NASAJPL, talks "Spiders on Mars, Europa and in the Laboratory: Insights for Icy Planetary Surface Processes through Analog Experiments.โ 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Bldg & via Zoom Access the webinar: https://t.co/QW6lpSrsHq
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EESI's #FacultyFridays In this week's edition, we spotlight Laifang Li, an EESI Associate and Assistant Professor in @penn_state's Department of @psumeteo. Read more about Laifang and her research on pg 31 of EESI Magazine https://t.co/rnn5llOTxZ
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