Julie Lockwood, professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has been appointed interim director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) effective Feb. 3, 2022. A Rutgers faculty member since 2004, Lockwood is a global leader in the study of invasive species …
Häggblom, Lockwood, Reinfelder Elected as Fellows of the AAAS
By Carol Peters The three EOAS faculty members are among twelve Rutgers professors elected in 2022. Three EOAS faculty members have been elected to the newest class of fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are Max Häggblom, Julie Lockwood, and Ying Fan Reinfelder. The three are among twelve Rutgers professors elected this year, the …
U.S. Department of Education Awards $500,000 to Rutgers to Support Students Pursuing Advanced Education in Environmental Sciences
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) was awarded $500,000 in Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) funding by the U.S. Department of Education to support students pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Sciences. The GAANN program provides grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education in the U.S. to fund graduate fellowships for students with excellent …
Yuan Gao and Brooke Maslo Named Recipients of Faculty Awards
By Carol Peters The two EOAS faculty members were among only 31 from across the university to receive awards. Rutgers University has named two EOAS faculty members recipients of its 2020-2021 Faculty Year-End Awards. Professor Yuan Gao, in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University–Newark, has been awarded The Board of Trustees Award for Excellence …
National Science Foundation Awards Rutgers a $750,000 Convergence Accelerator Grant
NSF invests $21 million to tackle two complex societal challenges: the networked blue economy, and trust and authenticity in communication systems and will fund 28 teams to fast-track solutions toward with a positive societal impact The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers a $750,000 Convergence Accelerator grant for the project, “Regional climate change projections to enable equitable ocean planning for the blue economy.” …
Four From Rutgers Named 2022 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellows
Four Rutgers graduate students – the highest number from any institution of higher education in the United States – are among 74 finalists selected for the 2022 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Named after oceanographer and meteorologist John A. Knauss, one of the founders of the Sea Grant and …
Juliane Gross Awarded the Antarctic Service Medal
Gross received the award in recognition of the service she provides to the United States by conducting cutting-edge research in Antarctica. By Carol Heher Peters The United States of America Secretary of Defense has awarded EOAS faculty member Juliane Gross the Antarctic Service Medal “in recognition of valuable contributions to exploration and scientific achievement under the United States Antarctic Program.” …
Department of Environmental Sciences Wins Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
By the Office of Communications at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers Department of Environmental Sciences (DES) was named winner of the 2020 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, in the Environmental Education (Educator Led) category, at a virtual ceremony held on Dec 14. This award category recognizes “an educator, student, group of students, or class that has planned …
Robock Elected to lead the AGU College of Fellows
Professor Alan Robock has been elected Chair-Elect of the College of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). AGU is the world’s largest professional organization of atmospheric, earth, and ocean scientists. The College of Fellows is has been organized to provide a venue where Fellows can contribute to the AGU and to society through specific activities. Selection as an AGU …
SEBS Names Four EOAS Faculty Members 2020 Excellence Award Recipients
The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences honors Richard Lathrop, Janice McDonnell, Yair Rosenthal, and Silke Severmann for their “dedication and impactful work.” The Interim Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laura Lawson, has named EOAS faculty members Richard Lathrop, Janice McDonnell, Yair Rosenthal, and Silke Severmann recipients of the 27th Excellence Awards for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the …