Faculty at Work! #UrbanSoil #Green Infrastructure #CO2 #NanporousCarbon #ZirconZoning #LASSICPMS

Coauthored by Professor Josh (Zhongqi) Cheng of Brooklyn College in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Measuring the flow: green infrastructure grows in Brooklyn Coauthored by Professor Teresa J. Bandosz of City College in Carbon Evaluation of CO2 interactions with S-doped nanoporous carbon and its composites with a reduced GO: Effect of surface features on an apparent physical adsorption mechanism First authored by Professor Jeffrey Marsh of Queens College in Lithos Zircon U-Pb and trace element zoning characteristics in an anatectic granulite domain: Insights from LASS-ICP-MS depth profiling

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Prof Connolly (@vorlon) named Co-Investigator of #JAXA #Asteroid #SampleReturnMission #Hayabusa2

Harold C. Connolly Jr. has been appointed Co-Investigator of JAXA’s asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa2 The Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” will fly near the Earth to perform an Earth swing-by utilizing the Earth’s gravity on Dec. 3 (Thur.) for its orbit control. The Hayabusa2, which soared into space on Dec. 3, 2014, will coincidentally come close to the Earth on Dec. 3 (Thur.), 2015, to conduct the Earth swing-by. The explorer will fly closest to the Earth at around 7:07 p.m. on that day (Japan Standard Time). After the swing-by, the Hayabusa2 will head to its target asteroid “Ryugu”. The Asteroid …

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Faculty Publication on #WebOfData #TimeGeography & News on Student Work on #SharkTeeth #Evolution #DarwinInBama

First authored by Professor Carsten Kebler of Hunter College Querying and integrating spatial–temporal information on the Web of Data via time geography News Articles about the work of  EES graduate student Harry Maisch IV (@hmaisch) Scuba diving scientists find shark teeth and guns on the Sepulga River Alabama’s hidden role in Darwin’s theory of evolution

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Topics in #Geobiology and #SeasonalVariability in the #GreenlandIceSheet

Edited by Neil Landman of The American Museum of Natural History Topics in Geobiology Authored by EES student Michael Brown under the supervision of Professor Marco Tedesco of City College Intra- and Inter-Seasonal Variability of SupraGlacial 1 Streams and Lakes over the West Greenland Ice Sheet 2 from High-Resolution Satellite Optical Data

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Snowpack properties modeled with #SNTHERM by EES Faculty

Coauthored by Reza Khanbilvardi of City College in Geosciences Evaluation of the Snow Thermal Model (SNTHERM) through Continuous in situ Observations of Snow’s Physical Properties at the CREST-SAFE Field Experiment Abstract Snowpack properties like temperature or density are the result of a complex energy and mass balance process in the snowpack that varies temporally and spatially. The Snow Thermal Model (SNTHERM) is a 1-dimensional model, energy and mass balance-driven, that simulates these properties. This article analyzes the simulated snowpack properties using SNTHERM forced with two datasets, namely measured meteorological data at the Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology-Snow Analysis and Field …

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Doctoral Student Research Grant program – Round 11

Learn about a great funding opportunity available to Grad Center doctoral students in their 2nd through 6th year. The Doctoral Student Research Grant (DSRG) provides up to $1,500 to support, among other things, travel and accommodations for research or a conference, compensation for research subjects, and various other expenses. See the guidelines here: http://www.gc.cuny.edu//CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/DSRGguidelines.pdf The deadline to apply for Round 11 is January 31, 2016 — though we recommend you apply much earlier. (If you received the DSRG for Round 10, you are not eligible.) If you have any questions after having read the guidelines, email us at dsrg@gc.cuny.edu

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Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship

  The Graduate Center is allowed to nominate up to three students for the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship. The Graduate Center’s Internal Deadline is Monday, January 4, 2016, 5pm. Students who wish to be considered must submit a completed application (along with supporting materials) to Rachel Sponzo in the Office of the Provost (Room 8113).  Students should submit the application and supporting documents in hard copy (single-sided, no staples), along with sealed copies of reference letters and transcripts.  The applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Center to determine which three will be forwarded to the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund …

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