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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
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Penn State EESI
2 years
On November 6th, join EMS researchers, staff, students, and the public for the premiere of ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ โ€œ๐˜Œ๐˜Œ๐˜š๐˜โ€ a historical documentary on the people that put PSU at the front of Earth System Science research and education.
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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
2 years
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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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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Penn State EESI
3 years
#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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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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Penn State EESI
3 years
Meet @shuyo5, an EESI Fogel Fund recipient pursuing a Ph.D. in geography & working with @VanmeterKVM. Her project is titled โ€œDams, reservoirs, and nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: past trajectories and future horizons.โ€
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Penn State EESI
3 years
Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰TODAY๐Ÿ‘ˆ for another exciting edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley will talk "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets." ๐Ÿ‘‰TODAY๐Ÿ‘ˆ | 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at: https://t.co/QW6lpSrsHq
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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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Penn State EESI
3 years
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."๐Ÿช Monday, April 3 | 4 pm | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at https://t.co/QW6lpSs0wY
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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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Penn State EESI
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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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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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Penn State EESI
3 years
Check out this great feature, "A Conversation with Sue Brantley," and her reflection on nearly two decades as EESIโ€™s director. The feature can be found on page 37 of the 2022 edition of EESI Magazine. https://t.co/G2dVCTEiPX
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Penn State EESI
3 years
Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰TODAY๐Ÿ‘ˆ 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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Penn State EESI
3 years
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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