Remote-Sensing of Surface-Level Ozone Sensitivity to Nitrogen Oxides and Volatile Organic Compound
Dr. Geddes is a Co-Investigator on a NASA grant that has been selected for funding! The total award is for $717,304 and is being led by a collaborator from the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) at NASA Ames Research Center (Dr. Sajeev Phillip), and involves other collaborators at NCAR, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the […]
In Memoriam: Dr. T.R. “Laksh” Lakshmanan
On February 20th, Earth and Environment Emeritus Professor T.R. “Laksh” Lakshmanan passed away. An institution builder at Boston University, Professor Lakshmanan was the Founder and Director of the Center for Transportation Studies and Founder of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Boston University. In addition, Professor Lakshmanan served as the Director of the Department of […]
Professor Robert Kaufmann and 2018 BA/MA graduate Caitlin Connelly publish two papers in Nature Energy
Dr. Robert Kaufmann, whose research focuses on global climate change, world oil markets, and land-use changes, published two papers in Nature Energy with 2018 BA/MA candidate Caitlin Connelly. Their first paper focuses on non-market effects, such as strategic decisions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, energy legislation and speculative bubbles, that move crude […]
PhD Students Chi Chen and Taejin Park Co-Author Article on Global Greening in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
PhD students Chi Chen and Taejin Park (graduated Aug 2019), together with Prof. Myneni co-authored an article in the inaugural issue of the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. The article reports, among other findings, that satellite data and models show global warming could be 20-25% higher were it not for the carbon trapping and […]
Arctic Worlds: A Symposium on the Environment and Humanities
The Pardee Center, CAS, and the Center for the Humanities are co-hosting a full-day symposium on February 26 titled “Arctic Worlds: A Symposium on the Environment and Humanities”. The symposium will feature a series of panel discussions and a keynote by Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary for Greenland. It’s free and open to the public! […]
Seeing The Invisible: From imagined to virtual urban landscapes
Dr. Suchi Gopal, Dr. Nathan Phillips, and PhD candidates Yaxiong Ma and Jessica Wright published an article in Volume 98 of Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. Their article is available here
Earth & Environment professors Knyazikhin and Myneni compile virtual book
The book titled “Remote Sensing of Vegetation Leaf Area” by Yuri Knyazikhin and Ranga Myneni is an edited compilation of lecture notes and key published papers covering the (1) theory, (2) data and (3) science of remote sensing of vegetation leaf area. It is built on more than three decades of research by the editors, their […]
Professor Bruce Anderson discovers ocean/atmosphere climate variation spanning the entire North Pacific
Similar to its equatorial brethren the El Nino/Southern Oscillation, this newly-discovered climate variation–which Earth & Environment Professor Bruce Anderson named the Ebessan/Pacific Precession (EPP) in honor of the Japanese god of fishing–is sustained and energized by basin-wide air-sea interactions unique to the mid- and high-latitudes. It directly impacts marine environments including those in the tropical Pacific, Kuroshio and Oyashio current systems, the […]
Students present ideas for improving food justice, local and sustainable food, and community and urban farming at the Massachusetts Statehouse
On December 4th students in the class Research for Environmental Agencies and Organizations presented their ideas for fostering sustainable farming to benefit communities – including those in need of fresh food – to Representative Hannah Kane of the Food Policy Council, to legislative staff, and to officials of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), […]
Emily Chua, Fulweiler Lab PhD Student, awarded a position as a Technology Business & Marketing Student
Emily Chua, of Dr. Wally Fulweiler’s lab, has been awarded a spot in a new program run by BU’s Office of Technology Development. This pilot program is modelled after Columbia University’s highly successful Technology Ventures Fellows Program. As a Technology Business & Marketing Student Analyst, Emily will gain hands-on experience in the growing field of technology […]