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Science & Technology
April 25, 2019 | 03:02 pm

New view of how ocean ‘pumps’ impact climate change

A new Rochester study has found that factors such as wind, currents, and even small fish play a larger role in transferring carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere to the deep oceans than previously thought.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
Science & Technology
February 13, 2019 | 12:58 pm

Unearthing climate clues buried in ice

The Meliora flag flies over the Law Dome research station in Antarctica, where Rochester scientists are battling some of the toughest field conditions ever in their effort to understand humans’ impact on climate.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Peter Neff, School of Arts and Sciences, Vasilii Petrenko,
Science & Technology
January 29, 2019 | 03:30 pm

Earth’s inner core is much younger than we thought

Rochester researchers have gathered the first field data that show the Earth’s inner core is only about 565 million years old—relatively young compared to the age of our 4.5-billion-year-old planet.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, John Tarduno, magnetic field, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 23, 2018 | 09:25 am

CEE receives $1 million grant for campus solar project

The solar and energy storage system, to be built on the roof of the Goergen Athletic Center, will offset energy needs of a new office building south of Hutchison Hall.

topics: announcements, Carmala Garzione, Center for Energy and the Environment, climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, energy, featured-post-side, Goergen Athletic Center, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
In Photos
August 15, 2018 | 12:31 pm

A sparkling summer in the field

Geology major Ben Crummins ’20, left, and physics major Frank Padgett III ’19 accompanied John Tarduno, professor and chair of earth and environmental sciences, to Labrador, Canada, this summer where the group conducted field work. The students sampled a rock known as anorthosite, which contains labradorite crystals. Labradorite crystals have the special property of refracting and reflecting light, which results in a unique iridescence.  (University of Rochester photo / John Tarduno)

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, global engagement, John Tarduno, undergraduate research,
University News
August 2, 2018 | 11:06 am

Honorary professorships awarded for excellence in teaching

John Tarduno has been awarded the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship, and Thomas Eickbush and James Zavislan are recipients of the Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Zavislan, John Tarduno, Natural Sciences, professorships, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Eickbush,
Science & Technology
April 27, 2018 | 11:12 am

Why does ice make that sound?

What began as a “silly pastime” of tossing ice chunks down a borehole in Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, has led to a video with more than 8 million views and a collaboration between an acoustics expert and a climate scientist.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ice Core Lab, Mark Bocko, Peter Neff, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
April 20, 2018 | 01:04 pm

Tiny microenvironments hold clues to ocean nitrogen cycle

A new Rochester study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted “dead zones,” changing the way we think about the delicate nitrogen cycle.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,