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Research interest: Planetary science

First-authored paper in revision

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EAS Undergraduate Student Highlight

Research interests: Paleoclimatology, oceanography, and climate policy

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Top Poster Contest Winners

Top poster contest winners in the conference of AAAR IAC September 2018.
Best Student IAC Poster Award

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Laughing gas was critical to the emergence of life on Earth

Early in the planet's existence the sun was dimmer than it is today

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Old data reveal 'plumes' on ocean world that could host life

Data from NASA's Galileo mission in 1997 shows evidence of plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa

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Atmospheric Seasons Could Signal Alien Life

Satellites monitor how ‘greenness’ changes with Earth’s seasons. UCR scientists are studying the accompanying changes in atmospheric composition as a marker for life on distant planets.

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Scientists want to search for life on Jupiter’s moon. They’re starting in Antarctic oceans

The harsh and icy ocean surrounding Antarctica may seem like a strange place to be doing research about Jupiter, but since 2014, a team of Georgia Tech engineers and scientists in Britney Schmidt’s.

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Recent News

Structure of a methane clathrate block found in Oregon. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Unlocking the Mystery of Methane Clathrates

An interdisciplinary research team wins funding to study methane clathrates on Earth and on outer moons of the solar system.

NASA Pushes Exploration of Oceans in Our Solar System in Georgia Tech-Led Alliance

Envision a yellow submarine on a rocket to Europa as a future highpoint of a research project led by Georgia Tech to search for life in our solar system's oceans.

Technique highlights Chandler Weather Chat Series

Statistics reveal that this very year our last sub-60 degree Farenheit day of spring occurred the earliest it ever has in 149 years, while our first 60 degree Farenheit day of autumn occurred the latest it ever has.

Upcoming Events

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2018

Mining Phosphate from Wastewater: Environmental Implications and Opportunity for Reuse

A seminar by Dr. Ashaki Rouff, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Fall 2018 Seminar Series

Employment Opportunities

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in Solid Earth Geosciences/Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosols & Clouds.

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