Congratulations to… Izak Hill, Ph.D. A student of Rainer Lohmann, Izak received $1,280 towards expenses for processing stable isotope samples from the Delaware River to better understand trophic dynamics of PFAS bioaccumulation and biomagnification by assessing diet resources with the use of stable isotopes. Sarah Lang, Ph.D. A student of Melissa Omand, Sarah received $1,000 […]
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Physical Oceanography Seminar, Dec. 5
Speaker Xuan Shan, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution High-Resolution Climate Model Projections of Beaufort Gyre Freshwater and AMOC Decline Abstract Increased liquid freshwater supply to the Arctic Ocean in a warming climate makes high-latitude regions susceptible to dramatic changes. To investigate future freshwater changes in the Arctic and Subarctic regions and its influence […]
Continue reading "Physical Oceanography Seminar, Dec. 5"New Funded Research in Q1 of FY2026
In the first quarter of FY 2026, GSO received $9.9 million in research funding. GSO researchers also submitted and/or participated in more than $46.1 million in proposals during this quarter. This table shows individual new awards made to GSO in Q1:
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Speaker Colin Meyer, Ph.D., Asst. Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth Glacier Sliding Controlled by Subglacial Water Flow Abstract Subglacial hydrology is the science of water motion beneath glaciers and ice sheets. It is important because pressurized water at the subglacial interface modulates glacier velocity. Subglacial water can lubricate frictional contacts and contribute to the […]
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Speaker Travis Miles, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rutgers University Expanding Ocean Observing Systems for Weather and Climate: From the Northeast US to the Caribbean Sea Abstract Over the past three decades in situ ocean observing capabilities have expanded rapidly, becoming robust multi-platform networks capable of supporting broad stakeholder needs with real-time data delivery. In parallel, the […]
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Speaker Megan Sullivan, Ph.D. “Linking Phytoplankton Physiology to Global Carbon Sequestration” Abstract Phytoplankton drive the ocean’s biological carbon pump by fixing carbon dioxide at the surface and transporting it to the deep sea, where it can be stored for decades to centuries. My research aims to connect cellular physiology to global biogeochemical cycles to understand […]
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Speaker Max Pierce, Ph.D. Candidate, Mass. Institute of Technology Determining Ocean Wave Intensity in a Sea Ice Sheet in the Marginal Ice Zone Abstract Inspired by the well-known Yablonovitch limit which provides an upper bound on the light intensity enhancement in a solar cell, we derive a simple expression relating the ocean wave intensity in […]
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Benjamin Santer, Ph.D., Honorary Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia When could we have first known that humans were changing global climate? Abstract When could scientists have first known that fossil fuel burning was significantly altering global climate? We attempt to answer this question by performing a thought experiment with model simulations […]
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Speaker Shaina Sadai, Ph.D., Five College Associate, Five Colleges Inc. Antarctic Meltwater Alters Future Projections of Climate and Sea Level Abstract Imperfect understanding of ice sheet-climate interactions poses challenges for projecting the impacts of ice sheet mass loss on future climate and sea level. New research investigates ice sheet-climate dynamics by coupling a dynamic Antarctic […]
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Speaker Larry J. Pratt, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Koopman Theory Applied to Ocean Data Abstract Koopman theory can be useful in the treatment of data from various fields of science and engineering. Applications include the formulation of data-based models, the analysis of data, reduction of order, and handling of certain types of big […]
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