Yuri Knyazikhin and Ranga Myneni win research projects from NASA’s DSCOVR Program
Professors Yuri Knyazkhin and Ranga Myneni’s proposed research projects were recently selected for three-year funding by NASA under their DSCOVR program. Knyazikhin proposed “DSCOVR EPIC VESDR Product: Algorithm refinement, validation and scientific exploration,” and Myneni submitted “Vegetation hot spot signatures from synergy of EPIC-DSCOVR and EOS/SUOMI sensors to monitor changes in global forests.” According to […]
Chi Chen and Taejin Park publish widely covered article in Nature Sustainability
PhD students Chi Chen and Taejin Park, members of Ranga Myneni and Yuri Knyazikhin’s research group, recently published “China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management” in Nature Sustainability. NASA and several other organizations issued press releases that were covered widely in various forms of media. The article reports that the […]
Suchi Gopal pens editorial for Department of Transportation
Professor Suchi Gopal has written the editorial “The Internet of Things (IoT) for GIS in Transportation” for the newsletter published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. GIS for transportation is experiencing technological innovations with an increasing use of wireless communication, which is the cornerstone of smart city and smart transport (IoT). This technology offers significant […]
Cutler Cleveland talks to BU Today about Green New Deal
Professor Cutler Cleveland spoke to BU Today about the Green New Deal unveiled by BU alum Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “A 10-year window to eliminate all [greenhouse gas] emissions is unrealistic,” Cleveland told the news site. “The technologies to achieve this already exist to a large extent: electricity from wind and solar, electric vehicles, and net-zero […]
John Fegyverisi ships off to Antarctica
Adjunct Assistant Professor John Fegyverisi has joined a West Antarctica ocean drilling expedition as a member of the physical properties team, which takes measurements of sediment to better understand the glacial history of the west Antarctic ice sheet. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Ana Reboredo Segovia wins grant for land use change research in Colombia
Ana Reboredo Segovia, a second-year PhD student working with Christoph Nolte, has received a grant from National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration. Ana will use the more than $7,000 in support of her project, “Comparing Impacts of Payments versus Acquisitions on Land Use Change and Livelihoods in Antioquia, Colombia.”
Chi Chen receives presentation award at AGU Fall Meeting
PhD candidate Chi Chen has received an Outstanding Student Presentation Award from his presentation at December’s AGU Fall Meeting. The work, “Local land surface temperature response to the widespread Earth greening,” is advised by Ranga Myneni and Dan Li.
Cutler Cleveland talks to the Globe about carbon neutrality
Professor Cutler Cleveland this week spoke to the Boston Globe about city’s aspirations to be carbon neutral within three decades, and the hopes hinge on building standards, transportation emissions, and solid waste. Click to read the article.
Tony Janetos discusses recent climate assessment at summit
Professor and Chair Tony Janetos was recently featured earlier this month at the Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit, an annual event to bring climate scientists and broadcast meteorologists together. Dr. Janetos discussed the results of the 4th U.S. National Climate Assessment, of which he was an author. The assessment highlights the challenges posed by […]
Christine Regalla publishes on overriding plates in northwestern U.S. subduction zone
Assistant Professor Christine Regalla has published “Ongoing oroclinal bending in the Cascadia forearc and its relation to concave-outboard plate margin geometry” in Geology. In the article, Dr. Regalla and her colleagues present GPS and geologic data that show the overriding plate of the Cascadia subduction zone in Oregon, Washington and southwestern British Columbia have been […]