Congrats to Kimberly Lau for being named a Sloan Research Fellow! “Receiving this fellowship is a huge honor." - Kimberly Lau Read more about Kimberly and her research, as well as the Sloan Foundation, at bit.ly/3ZLghf3

Meet @HoriskKatie, an EESI Fogel Fund recipient pursuing a Ph.D. in geosciences & working with Sarah Ivory. Her project is titled “Assessing changes in moisture availability in Dhofar, Oman from the mid-Holocene to present: compound-specific stable isotopes from a novel archive.”

James Kasting named Penn State inaugural Atherton Professor. Read more about James and the new Atherton Professorship at bit.ly/3JfYuWi

A Renaissance Man: Remembering Patryk Soika In Jan. of 2022, the EESI community lost a friend & dedicated member of the staff, Patryk Soika. His loss is felt by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. Read about Patryk on pg 35 of EESI Magazine at bit.ly/42ctU8p

Join us at #EarthTalks where William Moore, from Hampton Univesity, will discuss Venus, a Recently Transitioned Heat-Pipe Planet. March 20 | 112 Walker Building | 4 pm | Penn State's UP campus Learn more, and access the talk remotely at bit.ly/3IXHgym

EESI's #FacultyFridays In this week's edition, we spotlight Laifang Li, an EESI Associate and Assistant Professor in Penn State's Department of PSU Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. Read more about Laifang and her research on pg 31 of EESI Magazine bit.ly/42ctU8p

Join us 👉TODAY👈 for EarthTalks as Dr Lauren Mc Keown, from NASA JPL, talks "Spiders on Mars, Europa and in the Laboratory: Insights for Icy Planetary Surface Processes through Analog Experiments.” 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Bldg & via Zoom Access the webinar: bit.ly/3IXHgym

Check out this great feature, "A Conversation with Sue Brantley," and her reflection on nearly two decades as EESI’s director. The feature can be found on page 37 of the 2022 edition of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p

Meet Sarah Potter, EESI's Education Program Coordinator for our Landscape-U Initiative. Learn more about Sarah, and her incredible career path, on page 26 of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p

ICYMI: Peter Wilf elected to the '22 cohort of AAAS Fellows for distinguished research in paleobotany, specifically the evolution, paleoecology & conservation paleobiology of rainforests & plant-herbivore interactions in relation to environmental change. bit.ly/3wR5qmR

Meet Joy Adul, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & graduate student in EME @ Penn State, working with advisor, Renee Obringer. The global issue of energy poverty/inequality inspires her drive to pursue her Ph.D. Learn more about Joy on pg 13 of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p

Join us for another edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley, Associate Professor of Geosciences, will discuss "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets."🪐 Monday, April 3 | 4 pm | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at bit.ly/3IXHgym

ICYMI: Jose Fuentes elected to the '22 cohort of AAAS Fellows for his work in uncovering the significance and workings of key interactions among the biosphere and the atmosphere, and their role in regional and global environmental change. Read more at bit.ly/3wR5qmR

Join us 👉TODAY👈 for another exciting edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley will talk "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets." 👉TODAY👈 | 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at: bit.ly/3IXHgym

Meet Shuyu Chang, an EESI Fogel Fund recipient pursuing a Ph.D. in geography & working with Dr. Kimberly Van Meter. Her project is titled “Dams, reservoirs, and nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: past trajectories and future horizons.”

Meet Nicolle Di Domenico, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & student in Penn State Geography, working with Shujie Wang. Nicolle is working to locate/research small ice-wedge polygons found in the Arctic tundra. Learn more about Nicolle on pg 11 of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p

#FacultySpotlight Shujie Wang is an EESI Faculty Associate and Assistant Professor of Penn State Geography. Her research focuses on the mass balance and ice dynamics of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Learn more about Shujie on pg 34 of EESI Magazine at bit.ly/42ctU8p

While filming for an upcoming project, we had the amazing opportunity to capture a photo of all of the directors EESI has had since its inception in 1986. From left to right: Drs. Alan Taylor, Dr. Erica Smithwick, Susan Brantley, and Eric Barron. Penn State College of EMS

Members of the National Eclipse Ballooning project will be livestreaming during the eclipse from aboard their atmospheric balloons while they are in flight. These video streams will give you incredible views of the eclipse above the clouds! sites.psu.edu/paspacegrant/2…