Mediterranean corals thrive in acidic volcanic seeps by eating more zooplankton. A new study lead by Dr. Ann Marie Hulver used stable isotope and radiocarbon mixing models to show the large contribution of zooplankton to the diet of corals living in acidic volcanic seeps compared to their conspecifics in adjacent non-acidified seawater. Eating more zooplankton provides more nutrition and allows these corals to grow and thrive under hostile ocean acidification conditions.
Award winner science reporter and alum from SES has article in NY Times. Click here to read it: Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time.
Dr. Ann Marie Hulver, 2024 Postdoctoral Scholar Mentor of the Year
School of Earth Sciences postdoctoral researchers Dr. Ann Marie Hulver is the Graduate School's 2024 Postdoctoral Scholar Mentor of the Year!
Congratulations to SES undergrad Denman winner Abby Smith
Congratulations to SES undergraduate Abby Smith for her 2nd place finish at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum in the Earth & Beyond category for her undergraduate thesis research "Examining the Impact of UZELA Technology on the Health of Nursery Corals". Abby is working on her thesis in Dr. Grottoli's lab. Congratulations Abby!
Congratulations to SES PhD graduate student candidate Shannon Dixon on her 2nd place win at the Hayes Advanced Research Forum.
Professor David Cole Elected a Fellow of AAAS
Dr. David Cole, Professor and Ohio Research Scholar Endowed Chair in Subsurface Science and Sustainability, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Council for AAAS honored Professor Cole "for distinguished contributions to the field of subsurface mineralogy and geochemistry from the molecular to the geological formation scale." The Council elects members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.
Postdoc Dr. Abinash Bal has joined Prof. Cole’s SEMCAL group to work on the DoE Tri-State CCS Hub project.
Abinash comes from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and is an expert in rock mechanics and petrophysics with emphasis on 3-D pore network modeling.
Professor Ann Cook is sailing on the European Consortium for Ocean Drilling (ECORD)-US National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Expedition 501, drilling offshore Martha's Vineyard for submarine fresh water. Expedition 501 has been ongoing for several weeks, and the team has already identified and pumped freshwater from an aquifer under the seafloor. Professor Cook is integrating seismic, well log and core data to help the team identify intervals for further coring, sampling and pump tests.
