Please join us in congratulating John Shaw on being awarded the 2019 Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching. Recipients of this award are nominated by the faculty at large and are recognized for exceptional teaching in introductory courses. Great work John!
It is with a very heavy heart that we note the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jim McCarthy, who passed away on December 11th after a long pulmonary illness. Engaged and brilliant to the end, Jim was an example of the very best that we all aspire to as both a scholar and human being. The many lives that he touched and the ways in which he will be missed simply cannot be overstated. http://environment.harvard.edu/remembering-jim-...Read more about In Memoriam - Jim McCarthy 1944 - 2019
Please join us in congratulating Dan Schrag on his election into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Founded in 1780, the AAAS "upholds the ideals of research and scholarship, creativity and imagination, intellectual exchange and civil discourse, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge in all its forms". Congratulations to Dan on this very significant and well deserved honor.
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...
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:
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.