Crossing Oceans and Disciplinary Borders
April 7, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzWhen Dr Katye Altieri set out in her postdoctoral research to understand the effects of air pollution on oceans, nobody anticipated the results. A recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) highlighted how little researchers…
Ocean Fertilization Could Be a Zero-Sum Game
February 1, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPEI associated faculty member Daniel Sigman participated in a recent study that found fertilizing the oceans with iron may not work as envisioned.
Secrets of the Southern Ocean
November 17, 2013 ・ Igor HeifetzEarth’s Wobble “fixes” Dinner For Marine Organisms
September 13, 2013 ・ Catherine Zandonella
Sigman Contributes to New Discoveries about Critical Link in the Earth’s Nitrogen Cycle
August 8, 2013 ・ Igor HeifetzDAVIS — Two species of bacteria living on the ocean floor have teamed up in a unique symbiotic relationship to form a critical link in the Earth’s nitrogen cycle, reports a research team that includes two University of California, Davis,…
Grand Challenges Awards Three New Investigator Awards on Ocean and Drought Research
June 13, 2013 ・ Holly P. WellesThe Grand Challenges Program has awarded three New Investigator Grants for 2013-2014. The awards support innovative mentorship of undergraduates working on multidisciplinary aspects of global climate change. Two of the supported projects will allow undergraduates to address issues at the…
How the Ice Ages Ended
April 30, 2013 ・ Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for ResearchStudy of Southern Ocean Critical to Understanding of Climate Change
December 3, 2012 ・ Nick DiUlio for the Princeton Environmental InstituteJorge Sarmiento, Professor of Geosciences and Geological Engineering and director of the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University. Photo courtesy of Jorge Sarmiento Whether it’s the economics of clean energy, the politics of Washington or claims over…
