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EAES News

Category: Faculty

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Professor is part of Nature Communication study on ancient marine DNA in Antarctic sediment

The study demonstrates the utility of ancient DNA preserved in ocean floor sediment (sedaDNA) for reconstructing past marine environments and ecosystems

sem image of iron-rich lake sediment

Professor’s work on coal ash in the environment attracting media attention

Dr. Deng in his lab

Professor’s Research Wins Gold at International Water Association Conference

Dr. Yang Deng received the Project Innovation Award in the Breakthroughs in Research and Development category

map of heat islands in New Jersey; Jersey City, Newark and Elizabeth

Urban heat islands fire up temperatures, day and night

Dr. Greg Pope, Earth and Environmental Studies, speaks with NJ Spotlight News regarding these heat islands

JOIDES Resolution docked

Professor Elected 2022 Geological Society of America Fellow

drought map and it's impact on wildfires in those areas

Tracking forest biomass and disturbance with NASA’s MISR

Dr. Mark Chopping, Professor, Earth and Environmental Studies, and colleagues have published NASA-funded research to map aboveground biomass and disturbance in southwestern forests using multi-angle imaging.

mounds of plastic bottles within plastic bags at Gaeta Recycling Co. Inc in Paterson

Will the plastic bag ban in N.J. help the environment? Here’s what experts say.

Dr. Pankaj Lal, Professor and Director, Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center, speaks with Jackie Roman about the upcoming bag ban

Feature image for Professor Receives Prestigious Presidential Award

NJ Transit electric bus pilot in Camden delayed as other agencies see battery tech snags

Dr. Pankaj Lal speaks with Colleen Wilson from northjersey.com regarding the significance of this electrification program for NJ Transit’s position compared to other agencies with decarbonization

Extreme weather events in New Jersey – why?

A recent episode of The Montclair News Lab featured department faculty to answer that question

Dr. Galster conducting field research

Dams disproportionately removed from areas with more non-Hispanic white residents

Dr. Josh Galster spoke with the Geological Society of America regarding dam removal in the US

assistant professor Ying Cui in her lab

New Research Uncovers Cause of Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction

Findings show rapidly rising carbon dioxide levels were behind the end-Permian event

Dr. Greg Pope CBS interview

West Coast Wildfires Causing Smoke and Air Quality Concerns on the East Coast

Dr. Greg Pope, Chairperson and Professor, Earth and Environmental Studies, spoke with various news outlets on the topic