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EAPS Scope 2020-21 Table of Contents
Articles
Letter from the Head of the Department

Dear Alumni and Friends —

Bergmann, Cahoy, And Heald are ‘Committed to Caring’

The MIT Committed to Caring (C2C) program recognizes outstanding mentors and promotes thoughtful, engaged mentorship throughout the Institute.

Solomon awarded MIT's highest faculty honor

Recognized for ongoing “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis” by her MIT peers, Solomon was also honored in 2020 by the American Meteorological Society with a daylong symposium featuring talks by colleagues and former students.

McGee named associate dept. head for DEI

With the creation of a new leadership role, Professor David McGee has been appointed to become Associate Department Head for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The new position—the first of its kind at MIT—will lead the department in best practices, awareness, and implementation.

New faculty announced

EAPS is pleased to announce Talia Tamarin-Brodsky will join the department as an Assistant Professor in climate science, in January 2022.

Summons elected to NAS

Roger Summons, Schlumberger Professor of Geobiology was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at the academy’s 157th annual meeting. Membership is among the highest honors scientists can receive in their career, in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Emanuel nominated to join Royal Society

Kerry Emanuel, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science is among 62 exceptional scientists elected as Fellows, Foreign Members, and Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society this year.

In Memoriam: Frank Press

The influential geophysicist and staunch advocate for international scientific cooperation, who served in science advisory roles to four U.S. Presidents and went on to become President of the National Academy of Sciences, has died at the age of 95.

In Memoriam: Mario Molina

The renowned atmospheric chemist, environmental leader, and Nobel laureate, who discovered that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) had the potential to destroy the ozone layer in the Earth’s stratosphere, has died at the age of 77.

Sea Change

EAPS postdoc Greg Britten explains the benefits and necessity of increased marine conservation, and why this grand challenge is an achievable step to a sustainable future.

By Lauren Hinkel

A climate influencer in the blue sky... from the deep blue sea

The Babbin group shifts gears to use data from the AGAGE station in American Samoa, successfully using wind circulation to trace nitrous oxide—a powerful greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance—emerging from oceanic dead zones.

By Lauren Hinkel

Branching Out

Associate Professor Greg Fournier traces Earth’s history along the phylogenetic Tree of Life.

By Sarah Schwartz

Curiosity Correspondent

Cultivating a career in science and science communication

By Fatima Husain

A New Signature?

In a surprise twist, evidence indicates that phosphine, a gas associated with living organisms, is present in the atmosphere of Venus, Earth’s nearest neighbor.

By Jennifer Chu | MIT News

Night shift

Wallace Observatory manager Tim Brothers is kept up nights by scientific exploration—and our dimming view of the night sky.

By Angela Ellis

From streams to teams

Graduate student Maya Stokes, a geomorphology expert and ultimate frisbee coach, shows her passion for teaching in the field and on the field.

By Laura Carter

New building 55 and Green Building renovations are a go!

New center for Earth-centered research and collaboration due to open by 2023.

Building 4 climate

The Rasmussen Laboratory — to become the new home of the Bosak, McGee, and Ono groups — nears completion in Building 4.

New Kolb lecture series

Aerodyne, family, and friends of the late Charles Kolb created the lecture series to foster Institute-wide participation in honor of his “collegial personality and multidisciplinary approach to science” with the first lecture expected in 2021 or 2022.

Funding a flexible future

Thanks to a generous pledge from Peter Gilman, a new unrestricted fund will grow over time providing the department an annual stream of funding to spur collaborations and meet urgent needs.


EAPS is delighted to announce that you can now help support the department in perpetuity through a gift or bequest of any amount to the newly established EAPS Endowed Fund.

New fund for a new strategy

With a mandate from the Visiting Committee, and generous funding from Ken Wang, EAPS seizes the opportunity to craft a strategic communications plan and upgrade
the department’s online presence.

Building new futures

Pat Callahan and David Dee invest in environmental sustainability at MIT
via EAPS graduate students and the future Earth and Environment Pavilion

An education on climate for everyone

New interactive website from Kerry Emanuel and ESI leads the public through the knowns (and unknowns) of climate change.

EAPS Scope Student research profiles 2020-2021

Hear directly from four of our graduate students as they talk a little about what drives their research curiosity and how they're working to investigate a wide range of probing questions about the natural world.

In this issue

Letter from the Head of the Department
Bergmann, Cahoy, And Heald are ‘Committed to Caring’
Solomon awarded MIT's highest faculty honor
McGee named associate dept. head for DEI
New faculty announced
Summons elected to NAS
Emanuel nominated to join Royal Society
In Memoriam: Frank Press
In Memoriam: Mario Molina
Sea Change
A climate influencer in the blue sky... from the deep blue sea
Branching Out
Curiosity Correspondent
A New Signature?
Night shift
From streams to teams
New building 55 and Green Building renovations are a go!
Building 4 climate
New Kolb lecture series
Funding a flexible future
New fund for a new strategy
Building new futures
An education on climate for everyone
EAPS Scope Student research profiles 2020-2021

 

 

 

 

For further information on giving opportunities or creating a named fund to benefit the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, please contact:

Megan Cokely
Senior Development Officer
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT
mecokely@mit.edu

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