Tag: Atmospheric Chemistry and Carbon

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Geology Professor and ESSIC Researcher James Farquhar received the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) Board of Visitor’s Distinguished Faculty Award, given out once every five years to recognize outstanding accomplishments that have had a major impact and significantly raised the profile of CMNS. Nominated by his Geology Department colleagues and ESSIC Director Antonio Busalacchi, Farquhar received the award for his work in stable isotope …

James Farquhar (ESSIC/Geology) has been selected by the CMNS Board of Visitors to receive the Board’s Distinguished Faculty Award. The Award, established by the College’s Board of Visitors, recognizes outstanding accomplishments over the previous five years that have had a major impact, and thereby contributed significantly to raising the profile and visibility of the College. Full article available here….

Professor James Farquhar co-authored a study published in Nature Geosciences March 18^th entitled, "A bistable organic-rich atmosphere on the Neoarchaean Earth."  The study focuses on how the Earth's early atmosphere periodically cycled between hazy and sunny in a way that would have had a profound effect on the climate of the young planet. "A bistable organic-rich atmosphere on the Neoarchaean Earth" Aubrey Zerkle, Mark Claire, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, …

Researcher: Russell Dickerson Grant-Sponsor: STMD-Maryland Department of the Environment Amount: $265,000 Grant-Study: “Air Pollution in Maryland-RAMMPP FY2012” …

A closer look into James Farquhar’s scientific career path might suggest either a series of well-timed coincidences or some larger destiny. His interest in geology started in college, but wasn’t solidified until his parents happened to move to France.

“I stuck with it completely by chance,” Farquhar said about his degree in geology from Washington and Lee University.

“I was flying back and forth between France to visit my parents and I saw all of these

ESSIC Scientist James Farquhar has been elected as a Fellow of the Geochemical Society, an honorary title for outstanding scientists majorly contributied to the field of geochemistry. The title is bestowed by the Geochemical Society and The European Association of Geochemistry.  According to the Geochemical Society website, the fellowship and other awards are given “as part of our mission to encourage the application of chemistry to the solution of geological and cosmological problems.”…

It’s been three months since Zhanqing Li and his team released their groundbreaking study on air pollution, and they’re still feeling the effects. Sitting in his corner office at ESSIC, Li excitedly Googles the terms “Li,” “pollution,” and “precipitation,” and sits back as the screen regurgitates millions of related links. Almost all of them are tied to his study, and as he scrolls down the page his own name flashes in front of him over and over again. The same search in …

Zhanqing Li gave an invited talk at the 30th American Association for Aerosol Research conference in Orlando, FL, October 3-7, on the long-term impact of aerosols on cloud and precipitation….

James Farquhar has been awarded a 2012 Gledden Visiting Senior Fellowship (http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/gledden-fellows) with the Centre for Microscopy Characterisation and Analysis at the University of Western Australia, Crawley (near Perth), Western Australia for his distinguished research record….

Researcher: Eugenia Kalnay
Grant Sponsor: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Amount: $102,597
Grant Study: “An Integrated Carbon Data Assimilation System to Advance Understanding and Predictions of the Carbon Cycle.”

Researcher: Zhanqing Li
Grant Sponsor: NSF
Amount: $144,656
Grant Study: “Converting AOT to CCN for Studying Global Impact of Aerosols on Cloud and Precipitation.”…