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"People and the Earth are inextricably linked and we must apply the same interdisciplinary thinking to solve the environmental crises of our time."

- Julie Lockwood, EOAS Director

EOAS unites the Earth System Disciplines at Rutgers
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The Earth System, with its innumerable connections and feedback loops, demands the collaboration of scientists in the geo-sciences, biological sciences, and humanities.
Connecting Over 10 Departmental Units & Field Stations
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Over 120 Affiliated Faculty Members
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Elisabeth Sikes
Paul Falkowski
Ashaki Rouff
Roger Wang
Heidi Fuchs
Benjamin Lintner
Lauren Neitzke Adamo
Malin Pinsky
Åsa Rennermalm
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Grace Saba
Tony Broccoli
Kimberlee Thamatrakoln
Oscar Schofield
Brooke Maslo
Josh Kohut
Rachael Winfree
Yair Rosenthal
Including:

A Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Laureate

and fellows to the:

National Academy of Sciences
American Geophysical Union
Ecological Society of America
American Meteorological Society
American Association for the Advancement for Science
American Association of Geographers
Geological Society of America
Marine Technology Society

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EOAS Faculty members Kay Bidle and Kimberlee Thamatrakoln recently conducted a field campaign in Italy investigating the relationship between marine viruses, phytoplankton, and global carbon sequestration.

The Nexus of Education &
Research for the Earth System Sciences

EOAS has supported
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Graduate Students since 2018
awarding 93 one-year graduate assistantships (GAs)
EOAS Grad Students
EOAS faculty member Brooke Maslo and her graduate students investigate if bats can aid farmers through predating on pest insects and how to assist bat populations affected by the destructive white-nose syndrome.
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Where are EOAS Students now?
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0 graduated
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Fostering Transdisciplinary Research
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"Transdisciplinary teams expand your horizon of what is possible in science."
-Kay Bidle, EOAS Affiliated Professor
EOAS has employed
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Postdoctoral Researchers
with two-year contracts each
EOAS Postdocs
Fostering Transdisciplinary Research
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"Transdisciplinary teams expand your horizon of what is possible in science."
-Kay Bidle, EOAS Affiliated Professor
EOAS has employed
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Postdoctoral Researchers
with two-year contracts each
EOAS Postdocs

The EOAS Postdoc Program emphasizes working across the Earth Science disciplines. 

A core element of the program is for each Postdoc to have 3 advisers, each from separate departments across Rutgers University.
Downstream Postdoc Benefits

Where are EOAS Postdocs now?

0 currently employed
0 in new positions
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Publications by EOAS Students and Postdocs
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0 First-Authored Publications

Published in top journals including Nature, PNAS, Science Advances, Physics, Annual Review of Marine Science, and many more. 

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EOAS Supports Programs that Reach New Jersey Communities
Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience (C2R2) Initiative
Partnered with municipal leaders in communities such as Union Beach, Long Beach Island, and Perth Amboy.
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Blue Acres
Creating flood resilient landscapes in Woodbridge, NJ.
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EOAS develops and hosts events/programs that bring together students, postdocs, and faculty from different disciplines around shared problems.
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