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Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech Welcome to the College of Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology — we’re so glad you’re here. Learn morein this video, narrated by Susan Lozier, Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair in the College and President of AGU, and at: cos.gatech.edu Meet the Undergraduates of EAS: Madison Richardson – May, 2024 EAS Early Career Scientists highlight: Dr. Y oshiki Kanzaki Recent News Jean Lynch-Stieglitz Named School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Chair The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Lynch-Stieglitz as chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, effective September 2024. Weaker Ocean Currents Lead to Decline in Nutrients for North Atlantic Ocean Life During Prehistoric Climate Change, Research Shows The study, lead by researchers at Georgia Tech, uncovers how weakening prehistoric ocean currents impacted North Atlantic nutrient levels and ocean life, supporting predictions about how today’s oceans might react to a changing climate. College of Sciences Faculty and Staff Honored at Spring Sciences Celebration Members of the College of Sciences community gathered at Harrison Square on May 8 to recognize outstanding faculty and staff as part of the 2023-2024 academic year Spring Sciences Celebration. Tropical Revelations: Unearthing the Impacts of Hydrological Sensitivity on Global Rainfall Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up. More News Upcoming Events There are no upcoming events at this time. Please come back later. Experts in the News Improved biomass burning emissions from 1750 to 2010 using ice core records and inverse modeling Estimating fire emissions prior to the satellite era is challenging because observations are limited, leading to large uncertainties in the calculated aerosol climate forcing following the preindustrial era. This challenge further limits the ability of climate models to accurately project future climate change. In this study, researchers reconstruct a gridded dataset of global biomass burning emissions from 1750 to 2010 using inverse analysis that leveraged a global array of 31 ice core records of black carbon deposition fluxes, two different historical emission inventories as a priori estimates, and emission-deposition sensitivities simulated by the atmospheric chemical transport model GEOS-Chem. The study’s researchers include Bingqing Zhang , Takamitsu Ito , and Pengfei Liu of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences . Nature Communications April 30, 2024 A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate It’s possible for volcanoes to have a short-term impact on the climate – including global temperature cooling – due to the gases they inject high into the upper atmosphere. But Mount Ruang’s influence on the climate will likely be minimal, according to Greg Huey , professor and chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences . And the day-to-day weather conditions near Mount Ruang in Indonesia – things like temperature, clouds and rain – probably won’t be influenced by the volcano for long, Huey told CNN. The ash itself is short-lived in the atmosphere because it’s heavy, it’s big and it tends to settle out quickly,” Huey told CNN. It’s the gases that are able to reach much higher in the atmosphere. (This story also appeared at WRAL .) CNN April 23, 2024 Packs of dog-shaped robots could one day roam the moon — if they can find their footing on Earth first "A dog is a man’s best friend," the old saying goes. Can the same soon be said of robot dogs? This summer, a group of scientists including alumna Feifei Qian (M.S. PHYS 2011, Ph.D. ECE 2015) and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences assistant professor Frances Rivera-Hernández , will travel to Oregon’s snow-capped Mt. Hood to train a dog-shaped robot named Spirit how to walk. The slopes of Mt. Hood are strewn with volcanic rocks and sprinkled with glaciers, a rugged environment that researchers think resembles the moon — which Spirit is being prepared to eventually explore. (This story also appeared at BBC , Reuters , Sharjah 24 . and TAG 24 ). 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