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New Professor at ODU
In 2017, Rip Hale joined the staff at Old Dominion University (ODU) as an assistant professor in the Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences department. His research looks at sediment transport and deposition across a variety of spatial and temporal scales using acoustic and optical sensors to measure the movement of water and sediment in coastal environments. These observations are then compared...
Read MoreWater Treatment
During the water treatment process, toxic compounds are often oxidized into what scientists presumed were less harmful chemicals called “transformation products.” But less is known about these transformation products than scientists thought. “Once the chemical is gone, the job – it would seem – is done, but in fact we don’t always know what removal of the...
Read MoreNew Professor at JHU
Harihar Rajaram will join the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a Professor in September 2018. Rajaram was previously Professor, President’s Teaching Scholar and Clark Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Rajaram’s research focuses on mathematical modeling of environmental and earth systems, including computational, analytical...
Read MoreJob Opening
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) invites applications for the position of nonpoint source modeling analyst at the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) office in Annapolis in support of the CBP partnership to inform state, regional, and local decision-making on the implementation of the most cost-effective, efficient, and targeted nutrient and sediment reduction...
Read More2018 Blue Crab Numbers
Data from the 2017-18 annual Winter Dredge Survey collected by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) and Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) were analyzed by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) and compiled in the 2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report. CBSAC reported that based on current estimates of abundance (below) and exploitation, the blue crab stock is not...
Read MoreForests’ Response to Pollution
A researcher at Penn State University (PSU) is investigating how forests respond to elevated atmospheric nitrogen which can result from pollution. Jason Kaye, a biogeochemistry professor, has discovered that nitrogen entering forests through rainfall is leaving as a gas, helping his team understand how forests respond to pollution in the atmosphere. Previous research has shown up to 90% of...
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