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A research team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has won part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to study geologically sequestering of carbon dioxide.

Daniel Hoffman and Lee Slone, working under the guidance of Prof.

Behzad Ghanbarian '14 will receive the Donald L. Turcotte award from the American Geophysical Union for his dissertation on the physical and hydraulic properties of rocks and soils.

Wright State biology professor Don Cipollini suggests use of white fringetree by emerald ash borer is likely to be widespread and that the beetle may move to close relatives.

Physics professor Dr. Allen Hunt recently published his work, which sought to answer the important question of "why rates of soil development and rock weathering slow over time".  

M. Reza Soltanian was recently recognized by the Wright State Graduate School by receiving the Graduate Student Excellence Award.  Congratulations, Reza!

On April 1, Prof. Wayne Carmichael will give the annual Carmichael Lecture "How Harmful are Harmful Algae Blooms?" in the Gandhi Auditorium (White Hall) at 6 PM.  A reception with refreshments at 5 PM will precede the lecture in the White Hall atrium.

Graduate environmental science student Alison Agather will measure mercury levels in the Arctic Ocean as part of an international expedition.

Katlin Bowman (advisor: Chad Hammerschmidt) and Ke Qin (advisor: Abinash Agrawal) successfully defended their dissertations in December.  Congratulations to Drs. Bowman and Qin!

Wright State biology professor Don Cipollini finds that the emerald ash borer has apparently spread to white fringetree in the United States.