FIU has several experts who are available to discuss various issues related to hurricanes and their consequences. Social and Political Impacts Richard Olson Director of Extreme Events Research, Division of Research and Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations 305-348-6398 Richard.Olson@fiu.edu Richard Olson researches the political fallout from natural disasters and [...]
Researchers uncover mystery of charcoal’s fate
By JoAnn Adkins
04/18/2013
An international team of researchers, led by FIU Chemistry Professor Rudolf Jaffé and Thorsten Dittmar of the German Max Planck Society, has uncovered one of nature’s long-kept secrets — the true fate of charcoal in the world’s soils. A seemingly ordinary topic, being able to determine the fate of charcoal [...]
Grant for Everglades research renewed
By Evelyn Perez
12/05/2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted FIU a $5.88 million grant renewal for the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. With the grant renewal, the program will conduct research to better understand how changes in climate and resource management interact to determine fresh and marine [...]
Student researches alternative way to grow plants
By Tim Long
09/20/2012
FIU Environmental Studies student Nall Moonilall would like to see food and plants grown in a more environmentally sustainable way, and he’s doing something about it. Moonilall is a senior agroecology student conducting research into the use of new compost materials made from the waste of insects reared for various scientific [...]
FIU 2012 hurricane season experts
By Sissi Aguila
05/29/2012
FIU has several experts who are available to discuss various issues related hurricanes and their consequences. Social and Political Impacts Richard Olson Director of Extreme Events Research, Division of Research and Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations 305-348-6398 Richard.Olson@fiu.edu Richard Olson researches the political fallout from natural disasters and [...]
When an FIU professor met the veep
By JoAnn Adkins
05/03/2012
Vice President Joe Biden recently joined U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., along the north shore of the Tamiami Trail Canal to show support for Everglades restoration. FIU professor Leonard Scinto was among the invited guests. Scinto, an aquatic biogeochemist, is the associate director of [...]
FIU awards $60,000 for student research in the Everglades
By Evelyn Perez
10/31/2011
Eight FIU graduate students were awarded the 2011-12 Cristina Menendez Fellowship by the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians to support their ongoing research in the Everglades. The grants, worth $7,500 each, were given to students in the Biological Sciences, Earth and Environment and Chemistry and Biochemistry departments in the College [...]
Students of math, science shine in South Florida Regional Science Bowl
By Karen Cochrane
02/25/2011
FIU hosted more than two dozen high school teams who came together to test their knowledge of math and science. For the second year in a row, the competition ended with an “overtime” round. It all came down to this: “Assuming the specific heat of aluminum is 0.9 Joules per [...]
FIU responds to Gulf oil crisis
By Sissi Aguila
05/13/2010
By Susan Feinberg The oil spill caused by an explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow, and could have devastating environmental, economic and public health consequences for coastal states. FIU scientists, environmentalists and scholars are mobilizing to help officials face [...]
Director of SERC to serve on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
By Sissi Aguila
10/19/2009
Joseph N. Boyer, director of the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been appointed to serve on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) for a two-year term. SAC consists of members appointed by NOAA, in consultation with the State of Florida, and includes representatives of commercial and [...]
CAS faculty awarded $2.75 million for environmental research
By Sissi Aguila
07/21/2009
Professors to investigate whether treated reclaimed water can be used in the restoration of coastal wetlands in southern Biscayne Bay. By Susan Feinberg Gary Rand, professor in the Department of Earth and Environment, and Piero Gardinali, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, recently received $2.75 million from the Miami-Dade County [...]
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