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Archer and Kite Estimate the “Ultimate Cost of Carbon”
September 11, 2020
UChicago News covers Professor David Archer and Assistant Professor Edwin Kite’s recent work published in the journal Climate Change, estimating the “ultimate cost of carbon.”
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DoGS PhD Alum, Nan Liu awarded the 2021 Nier Prize
August 25, 2020
DoGS PhD Alum, Nan Liu, will be awarded the 2021 Nier Prize by the Meteoritical Society. This award is given in recognition of significant scientific contributions by an early-career researcher. Congratulations, Nan!
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Michael Henson awarded Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
August 25, 2020
Postdoc Michael Henson was awarded a Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Microbial Ecology. Mike is a postdoc in the Coleman lab studying the genetic and physiological diversity of microbes in the oceans. Congratulations Mike!
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Gabriel Vargas successfully defends PhD dissertation
August 25, 2020
PhD candidate Gabriel Vargas successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Molecular and environmental controls on aerobic anoxygenic phototrophy". Gabriel will head to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a postdoc. Congratulations Dr. Vargas!