Author: Travis Swaim

ESSIC Visiting Assistant Research Scientist Mohamad Hejazi is a co-author of a recently published study in Nature Energy. The paper titled “Vulnerability of US thermoelectric power generation to climate change when incorporating state-level environmental regulations,” finds that climate change alone has a smaller indirect impact on US thermoelectric generation, as compared to other modelling studies which have stressed larger impact. …

ESSIC researchers Ariana Sutton-Grier and Melissa Kenny were part of a University of Maryland (UMD) delegation that participated in Terps on the Hill 2017.  The annual event hosted by UMD’s alumni association, provides an opportunity for UMD Capitol-area alumni to reconnect and network.  This year’s event highlighted the federally-funded research conducted at UMD, featuring ESSIC and other university affiliated groups.  The event was held at the Rayburn House …

ESSIC Deputy Director Phillip Arkin was quoted recently in an article for Climatewire, a news source devoted to publishing stories regarding climate issues. The article, titled “Extreme sea levels could hit West Coast – study,” covers how researchers are modeling the effects of sea level rise, a problem that can have damaging effects when paired with hurricanes. Arkin spoke to the reporter about the ways in which scientists have measured temperatures and tides over time, …

ESSIC Associate Research Scientist Ariana Sutton-Grier recently published an entertaining blog post in the Science Communication (“SciComm”) section of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) website. The post, titled “Ariana Sutton-Grier’s Confessions of a Not-Quite-Broadway Scientist,” delves into how the researcher uses performance to communicate her scientific work and the importance of storytelling in a scientific setting.  Sutton-Grier’s post …

ESSIC / AOSC Professor Ross Salawitch recently provided comments for the Washington Post in a story titled, “The ozone hole is slowly healing – but this chemical could delay its recovery by decades.” The article, written by Chelsea Harvey, details that though the ozone hole is healing, a new study suggests that there are new threats to its recovery. As an expert in physics and atmospheric sciences, Salawitch provides commentary regarding the study and its ability to be a …