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EAES News

Category: Department Research

team investigating drinking water source in forest of Puerto Rico

Hurricane Chaser: Investigating Water Supply Resilience in the Eye of the Storm

Dr. Yang Deng is leading groundbreaking research to enhance hurricane-adaptive water supply systems in storm-prone regions, including Florida and Puerto Rico.

Md Shahnul Islam during presentation

Student receives prestigious 2024 Anchor QEA Scholarship

PhD candidate Md Shahnul Islam earned the award for his work studying trace metal contamination in the environment

Odera Richard Umeh with his poster at the NJWEA Poster Competition

Doctoral candidate takes third prize in NJWEA Poster Competition

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Non-pharmaceutical Interventions for COVID-19 Proved Most Effective When Universally Adopted, Studies Show

Professor co-authored two studies looking at mitigation strategies in U.S. and China

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Hot Summer Days Ignite Scientific Minds

As temperatures soared in July to the hottest in Earth’s modern history, Emily Cepin toiled inside a Montclair State University lab gaining insights into today’s climate crisis by extracting pollen fossils from rock sediment formed 56 million years ago. The work is both tedious and timely.

Qiufeng Lin with poster at NJWEA conference

PhD Student Takes Second Place in 2023 NJWEA Student Poster Competition

dinosaur artwork by Hermann Bermudez

Geological Society of America Awards PhD Student Memorialized Award and Grant

PhD candidate Hermann Bermudez received the award and grant to progress his research

dinosaur artwork by Hermann Bermudez

Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted weeks to months

PhD candidate Hermann Bermudez discusses the topic of his upcoming presentation at the Geological Society of America’s Annual Conference

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Professor is part of Nature Communication study on ancient marine DNA in Antarctic sediment

The study demonstrates the utility of ancient DNA preserved in ocean floor sediment (sedaDNA) for reconstructing past marine environments and ecosystems

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Professor’s work on coal ash in the environment attracting media attention

Dr. Deng in his lab

Professor’s Research Wins Gold at International Water Association Conference

Dr. Yang Deng received the Project Innovation Award in the Breakthroughs in Research and Development category

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Doctoral Student Joins Ocean Expedition to Investigate Climate Change

Victoria Hojnacki is one of 52 scientists selected for International Ocean Discovery Program expedition