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This document provides a core module syllabus for environmental studies courses. It outlines 8 units that cover topics such as the multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies, natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental pollution, social issues, human population, and field work. The syllabus includes learning objectives, key concepts, and the number of lectures recommended for each unit. It aims to equip students across various disciplines with knowledge of environmental issues and sustainable development.Read less
Ray Arvidson, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, received a grant from Johns Hopkins University/NASA to support Extended Mission 5 of the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM). Arvidson also received an award from JPL/NASA to support his role as interdisciplinary scientist for the Mars Odyssey Eighth Extended Mission.
Alexander S. Bradley, associate professor, received a grant from the Simons Foundation in support of research on the biogeochemical consequences of metabolic heterogeneity and marine microbial carbon degradation.
David Fike, professor of Earth and planetary sciences and director of environmental studies, received an award from NASA's Ames Research Center for a project titled "Abiotic and biological sulfate reduction in serpentinizing systems." Fike also received a grant from Agouron in support of the 2019 Midwest Geobiology Symposium.
Anne M. Hofmeister, research professor, received support from the National Science Foundation for a laser flash apparatus to simultaneously measure thermal diffusivity and heat capacity from 173-773K.
Bradley Jolliff, Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, received a grant from NASA/UNM to support his work with the University of New Mexico's Consortium for the Advanced Analysis of Apollo Samples.
Bronwen Konecky, assistant professor, received the Nanne Weber Early Career Award from the Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The award recognizes significant contributions in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology from researchers within 10 years of completing their PhDs. Honorees are selected on the basis of outstanding research impact, interdisciplinary work, leadership, and mentoring.
Rita Parai, assistant professor, was awarded support from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "Tracking carbonate from slab to surface with Sr and B stable isotopes and experimental geochemistry." Parai also received a grant from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration for a project titled "Seeing through the fission: Multi-modal analyses of actinides and noble gas isotopes in geological samples."
Philip Skemer, associate professor of Earth and planetary sciences and associate director of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative research project titled "Theoretical and experimental investigation of grain damage and the formation of plate boundaries." Skemer also won grants from the GeoPRISMS program of the National Science Foundation and from the Missouri Space Grant Consortium.
Douglas A. Wiens, Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor, will undertake a collaborative research project titled "Investigating ice sheet-solid Earth feedbacks in West Antarctica: Implications for ice sheet evolution and stability," supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Kelsey Prissel, a graduate student working with Mike Krawczynski, was awarded a second-year NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) for a project titled "Experimental investigation of lunar iron isotope fractionation and implications for mare basalt petrogenesis."
Ryan Watkins, a research scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, and Brad Jolliff, Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, were named members of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Science Advisory Board. Blue Origin's Blue Moon project is a scalable lunar transportation service that is designed to be able to land anywhere on the surface of the Moon.
Hazardous Gases: Risk Assessment on Environment and Human Health examines all relevant routes of exposure, inhalation, skin absorption and ingestion, and control measures of specifics hazardous gases resulting from workplace exposure from industrial processes, traffic fumes, and the degradation of waste materials and how they impacts the health and environment of workers. The book examines the risk assessment and effect of poisonous gases on the environment human health. It also covers necessary emergency guidelines, safety measures, physiological impact, hazard control measures, handling and storage of hazardous gases. Each chapter is formatted to include an introduction, historical background, physicochemical properties, physiological role discussing mechanisms of toxicity, its effect on human health as well as environment, followed by case studies and recent research on toxic gases. Hazardous Gases: Risk Assessment on Environment and Human Health is a helpful resource for academics and researchers in toxicology, occupational health and safety, and environmental sciences as well as those in the field who work to assess and mitigate the impact of toxic gases on the work environment and the health of the workforce.
Academic and researchers in toxicology especially hazardous chemicals and toxic gases, occupational health, and environmental science; Practitioners of industrial hygiene, occupational safety, and occupational medicine. Graduate students in toxicology, public health, occupational hygiene, chemistry; regulators; suppliers and distributors of toxic gases
Dr. Jaspal Singh is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. He has over 10 years of research and academic experience, and his research interests are chemical kinetics, synthesis of drugs, polymer science in emulsion and emulsion paint technology. He has authored book chapters and over 40 articles in reputed international and national peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as edited internationally published books. He has chaired various technical sessions, organized several conferences, delivered invited talks and presentations at national and international conferences.
Professor R.D. Kaushik is currently the Head of the Department of Chemistry for Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. He has over 40 years of academic and research experience and has authored over 200 publications. Prof. Kaushik has chaired several conferences and participated in national and international advisory committees of various conferences, workshops, and symposia. Prof. R D Kaushik has also served as a reviewer on various reputed journals such as the Journal of Molecular Liquids, Separation and Purification Technology, Corrosion Science, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
Malvika Chawla received her PhD in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidylaya, Haridwar. Her research focused on the development of an affordable drug for the treatment of asthma. She has over publications in reputed international and national peer-reviewed scientific journals, presented more than 10 research papers in national/international conferences, published articles in magazines and newspapers, book chapters, and edited internationally published books.
With research interests in nanomedicine, energy systems, and rare earth element recovery, three Florida Polytechnic University professors have been named to the prestigious global list of top scientists compiled annually by Stanford University.
Kaushik said he is now beginning to focus on making different nanomaterials for environmental monitoring as well. His goal is to detect pollutant gases and treat water by trapping or killing contaminants.
Mahmood studies energy systems integration and distributed generation control and optimization, as he works primarily on industrial control design. He also works on the design of battery monitoring and control systems. Mahmood said it is his innovations that attracted significant attention to his work in recent years.
Zhang, whose recent research focuses on recovering critical rare earth elements from phosphate processing, said he and his team have published several pioneering papers about understanding how rare earth elements exist in phosphate.
The intensity of the current climate change has strong consequences on high mountain tourism activities. Winter activities are currently the most studied (ski industry). However, the consequences of environmental changes are also strong in summer, as geomorphological processes are enhanced at high elevation. The Mont Blanc Massif (Western Alps) is a particularly favourable terrain for the development of research about these processes. Emblematic high summits (28 of the 82 peaks > 4000 m of the Alps), dozens of glaciers, strongly developed tourism with summer/winter equivalence, active mountaineering practice, etc. all contribute to the interest of studying this geographical area. A lot of work has been carried out on glaciological and geomorphological issues. These studies, which deal with "physical" impacts of the climate change on the high mountains, are also supplemented by studies of their consequences on human societies, as its impacts on practices such as mountaineering or glacier tourism. Risk-related issues are also taken into account with, for example, the stability of infrastructure (huts, ski lifts) or the impact of glacial shrinkage on the formation of new and potentially hazardous lakes. Accordingly, the aims of our presentation are to show the extent of the research developed on climate change in the Mont Blanc massif and how social and environmental sciences are interlinked to provide a holistic vision of the issues of this territory. As these experiments are not exactly interdisciplinary experiments, this presentation also aims to discuss the points that need to be further developed in order to promote inter- and trans-disciplinary research.
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