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Research Spotlight
Assistant Professor Clara Blättler holding a vial of seawater dating from the last ice age.
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Bowen studies the climate of early Mars and rocky exoplanets.
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Edwin Kite is a planetary scientist interested in Mars and rocky exoplanets.
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DoGS Scientists Identify AI Hurricane Forecast Failure Mode
May 21, 2025
DoGS Y. Qiang Sun, Pedram Hassanzadeh, and Dorian Abbot published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled“Can AI weather models predict out-of-distribution gray swan tropical cyclones?”
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Prof. Edwin Kite co-writes “The case for Mars terraforming research” now published in Nature Astronomy
May 19, 2025
In a recent perspective paper in Nature Astronomy, twelve scientists, led by Pioneer Research Labs' Erika DeBenedictis and Associate Professor Edwin Kite, look at what would be needed to make the Martian surface environment more Earth-like — and research priorities to assess if the Red Planet can eventually support a second photosynthetic biosphere.
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Andrew Campbell Awarded Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize For Exceptional Service In The Physical Sciences Division
May 13, 2025
Andrew Campbell is a Professor in, as well as the Chair of, The Geophysical Sciences department. Learn more about his contributions to the division at the link above.
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Prof. Edwin Kite on Cool Worlds Podcast
April 29, 2025
Associate Prof. Edwin Kite talks about his research on Mars on the Cool Worlds Podcast, hosted by Prof. David Kipping of Columbia University.