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Charlie Langmuir receives 2023 AGU Maurice Ewing Medal

September 14, 2023

Professor Charles H. Langmuir receives Maurice Ewing Medal in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The Maurice Ewing Medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences which includes for the advancement of oceanographic engineering, technology, and...

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Zhiming Kuang named Harvard College Professor

May 4, 2023

 

Five faculty members have been awarded a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching, in fields ranging from biophysics to cultural studies. Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced the recipients on May 2. They are:

• Fiery Cushman, professor of psychology
• Philip Deloria, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History
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Professor Steve Wofsy featured in The Harvard Gazette

March 27, 2023

For Steven Wofsy, the satellite is worth sticking around for.

Wofsy, an atmospheric scientist who spent decades investigating climate change, could be enjoying retired life at age 76, but he still has an active lab. Admittedly most projects there are winding down, with one exception: MethaneSAT, which could prove to be something of a game changer.

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Prof. Roger Fu and Grad Student Sarah Steele featured in Science Magazine

January 3, 2023
Once upon a time, scientists believe, Mars was far from today’s cold, inhospitable desert. Rivers carved canyons, lakes filled craters, and a magnetic field may have fended off space radiation, keeping it from eating away the atmospheric moisture. As the martian interior cooled, leading theories hold, its magnetic field died out, leaving the atmosphere undefended and ending this warm and wet period, when the planet might have hosted life. But researchers can’t agree on when that happened. Read the full article here: ... Read more about Prof. Roger Fu and Grad Student Sarah Steele featured in Science Magazine

Prof. Roger Fu and Grad Student Alec Brenner featured in Harvard Gazette

November 1, 2022
New research analyzing pieces of the most ancient rocks on the planet adds some of the sharpest evidence yet that Earth’s crust was pushing and pulling in a manner similar to modern plate tectonics at least 3.25 billion years ago. The study also provides the earliest proof of when the planet’s magnetic north and south poles swapped places.  Read more about Prof. Roger Fu's and Alec Brenner's worok here: Harvard researchers provide stronger... Read more about Prof. Roger Fu and Grad Student Alec Brenner featured in Harvard Gazette

Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Features Prof. Kaighin McColl

November 1, 2022
McColl’s General Education course aims to reach a non-technical audience interested in learning more about Earth’s water cycle. His collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums engages students, provides opportunities to apply their learning beyond the science classroom setting, and encourages them to analyze the enduring impact of water on human society.  You can read more here: Collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums | Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

Harvard Crimson Article Featuring Professor Peter Huybers and Postdoc Jonathan Proctor

October 12, 2022

A new research study by Harvard faculty is shedding light on the significant influence of water supply on global crop yields and its connection to climate change.

The team — led by Harvard Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Peter Huybers — included Harvard Center for the Environment postdoctoral fellow Jonathan Proctor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute postdoctoral fellow Duo Chan, and UC Irvine professor Angela Rigden.

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