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Virginia Tech has seismic role in earthquake center , articleThe National Science Foundation has awarded a $15 million grant over five years for the establishment of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center, and Tina Dura is the principal investigator for Virginia Tech.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
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In its seventh year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports new research efforts , articleThe Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards to support projects that include the discovery of non-opioid pain killers, wildlife disease, a mobile app for rural parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and bat guano. This year's awarded grants exceed $120,000.
Date: Aug 23, 2023 -
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Researchers prepare for the next earthquake in Oregon , articleThe Cascadia Subduction Zone fault line last experienced an earthquake in 1700. Some 300 years later, geoscientist Tina Dura and her team are taking core samples to reconstruct the seismic history of the coastal region to help its residents prepare for the next earthquake and resulting tsunami and flooding.
Date: Aug 15, 2023 -
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Scientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , articleCayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences, will serve as the lead principal investigator on a $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the first automated, real-time system to forecast the toxic blooms that endanger drinking water.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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Zooming in on microplastics , articleThese tiny particles are creating big challenges worldwide and are at the core of emerging fields of study for researchers, including many at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jul 19, 2023 -
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Ocean floor and surface is ever changing, likely making the search and recovery all the more difficult , articleThere’s a unique challenge for rescue personnel in this situation: The ocean – it’s seafloor topography and the water atop it – is in constant flux, according to Robert Weiss, a coastal hazards expert at Virginia Tech. And, more importantly, we know little about oceans that make up 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. We know more about other planets than the floor of the ocean.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
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Study explains unusual deformation in Earth’s largest continental rift , articleIn a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Associate Professor Sara Stamps and her team explored the processes behind the East African Rift System using 3D thermomechanical modeling developed by the study’s first author, Tahiry Rajaonarison, who earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech as a member of Stamps’s lab.
Date: Jun 07, 2023 -
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Expert available to discuss new report that puts globe on course for breaching benchmark high temperature , articleVirginia Tech geophysicist and environmental security expert Manoochehr Shirzaei studies climate change and uses publicly available satellite imagery to build maps of millions of instances of rising sea levels and coastal land subsidence.
Date: May 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Robert J. Bodnar and Shuhai Xiao elected to the National Academy of Sciences , articleBodnar, University Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry, and Xiao, a renowned paleobiologist and geobiologist, are among 120 new members and 23 international associates recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
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‘Left me with hope’: Virginia Tech researchers reflect on watershed United Nations conference , articleAs stewards of the natural world, how can humans protect and improve access to the planet’s most precious resource? Answering this question and more is the mission of dedicated researchers at Virginia Tech. A cohort from the university joined world leaders, scientists, activists, and fellow scholars at a historic United Nations Water Conference.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Dan Stilwell named Seale Coastal Zone Observatory Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Stilwell’s research is focused on marine robotics and autonomy and the design of advanced autonomous underwater vehicles. Stilwell is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Study: Sinking ground in parts of Chesapeake Bay area will worsen flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges , articleNew research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch — or 7 millimeters — a year. Further, up-to-date knowledge of where the ground in the Chesapeake Bay area is sinking and by how much is not included in the official planning maps that authorities use to assess the local flooding risk from rising sea levels, the researchers said.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Major? - Geosciences , video
Holly shares her studies in geoscience and through her focus in geology and geophysics, she learns not just about rocks, but what they do.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
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Researchers to investigate a gap in animal evolution between two of Earth’s most explosive biodiversity events , articleWith support from NASA’s exobiology program, Ben Gill is leading a team of geologists and geochemists from Virginia Tech, Florida State University, Smith College, and Yale University to collect and study sedimentary rocks and fossils deposited globally under the ocean during the 40-million-year delay in diversification between the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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Critical observations of sinking coasts , articleUsing publicly available satellite imagery, Manoochehr Shirzaei and the 15 student and postdoctoral researchers at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab measure millions of occurrences of sinking land, known as land subsidence, spanning multiple years. They then create some of the world’s first high-resolution depictions of the land subsidence, which when combined with other observations, such as sea-level rise, provide more clear projection of the potential impact of floods and natural disasters during the next 100 years.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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Safety and reliability for planes: Researchers explore atmospheric hazards to aircraft engines , articleVirginia Tech researchers Changmin Son, Wing Ng, Todd Lowe, and Mark Caddick are working with industry leaders at Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney to expand critical information about the impact of airborne particles and weather on gas turbine engines.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech geoscientists shed a light on life’s evolution 800 million years ago , articleIs nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team from Virginia Tech has unearthed evidence that may indicate yes.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
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New study: Scientists observe surface changes on a Venusian volcano in images from the 30-year-old Magellan mission , articleScott King is quoted in the Nature story on the apparent volcanic activity discovery. He has said making surface discoveries about Venus is “challenging” because of heavy clouds that shroud the planet.
Date: Mar 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Menah Pratt and Robert Weiss named American Council on Education fellows , articlePratt and Weiss will join a highly selective cohort of 36 individuals for a year-long leadership development program.
Date: Feb 23, 2023 -
Video ItemA tedious, time-consuming effort to unearth prehistoric life , video
Fossils from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and beyond are cleaned and prepared for study at Virginia Tech's Paleontology Prep Lab. "Everything in here is over 200 million years old," says Assistant Professor Michelle Stocker. "Everything that we're digging up is a fossil that no human has ever seen before, in most cases." These fossils not only further our understanding of past life on earth, but they also help us understand the biodiversity that we have today.
Date: Feb 22, 2023
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