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yige zhang honored with fw clarke awardthe geochemical society bestows the honor on one scientist per yearmar 30 2022dr yige zhang assistant professor in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university has been honored with the 2022 fw clarke award from the geochemical society he will receive the prestigious clarke medal at the geochemical societys goldschmidt conference in july zhang is recognized for his contributions to the application and refinement of lipid biomarker proxies for paleotemperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide reconstructions including development of the "methane index" and "ring index yiges contributions to the improvement of paleoproxies exemplify his leadership in the field this award is well-deserved said dr shari yvon-lewis oceanography department head our planet earth has such a rich history including history of climate change zhang said we had geological periods that were so warm that the temperature of the tropical ocean was literally the same as my shower and there were intervals that was so cold that places like new york or chicago were under thick ice sheets but we need specialized tools such as proxies based on lipid biomarkers or ‘molecular fossils to read the climate signature from archives like marine sediments and one of my research focuses is to develop or refine these tools to better get the job done the clarke award is the highest honor for early-career scientists in geochemistry and it annually recognizes one early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic there was stiff competition for the clarke medal this year with a large number of nominations spanning the many diverse fields of geochemistry and it is a credit to yige that he rose to the top of this elite group said dr ethan grossman professor and michel t halbouty chair in texas a&ms department of geology and geophysics co-director of the stable isotope geosciences facility and nominator of zhang for this award the award consists of an engraved silver medal an honorarium and a certificate fw clarke was a chemist who determined the composition of the earth's crust and he has been called the father of geochemistry by leslie lee
dr yige zhang assistant professor in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university has been honored with the 2022 fw clarke award from the geochemical society he will receive the prestigious clarke medal at the geochemical societys goldschmidt conference in july zhang is recognized for his contributions to the application and refinement of lipid biomarker proxies for paleotemperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide reconstructions including development of the "methane index" and "ring index yiges contributions to the improvement of paleoproxies exemplify his leadership in the field this award is well-deserved said dr shari yvon-lewis oceanography department head our planet earth has such a rich history including history of climate change zhang said we had geological periods that were so warm that the temperature of the tropical ocean was literally the same as my shower and there were intervals that was so cold that places like new york or chicago were under thick ice sheets but we need specialized tools such as proxies based on lipid biomarkers or ‘molecular fossils to read the climate signature from archives like marine sediments and one of my research focuses is to develop or refine these tools to better get the job done the clarke award is the highest honor for early-career scientists in geochemistry and it annually recognizes one early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic there was stiff competition for the clarke medal this year with a large number of nominations spanning the many diverse fields of geochemistry and it is a credit to yige that he rose to the top of this elite group said dr ethan grossman professor and michel t halbouty chair in texas a&ms department of geology and geophysics co-director of the stable isotope geosciences facility and nominator of zhang for this award the award consists of an engraved silver medal an honorarium and a certificate fw clarke was a chemist who determined the composition of the earth's crust and he has been called the father of geochemistry by leslie lee
oceanography graduate students receive society for underwater technology scholarships two texas a&m oceanography graduate students received $2000 scholarships to further their research and studiesmar 29 2022the society for underwater technology – us branch (sut-us) awarded two of its 2021 scholarships to texas a&m oceanography graduate students samantha longridge and christena hoelscher sut is an international society founded in 1966 and includes members from over 40 countries longridge and hoelscher joined the community that supports similar interests in ocean science underwater technology and offshore engineering its a really cool program with people from different backgrounds like engineers physical oceanographers and biological oceanographers intermingling in this one society hoelscher said longridge noted that suts webinars seminars and mentorship program are very helpful to students in ocean sciences the $2 000 scholarships were awarded to longridge and hoelscher over two semesters and four students from other universities also received the scholarship i would like to thank professors dr steve dimarco dr chrissy wiederwohl and dr henry potter for their support in my studies and applying for this scholarship longridge said thanks to dr timothy delapena and dr kyeong park department head for the department of marine and coastal environmental science at texas a&m galveston this scholarship was very helpful in relieving a lot of stress with the financial support hoelscher said it allowed me to better focus on writing my thesis and defending my research longridge and hoelscher both received their scholarships in the second year of their masters degree program by justin agan ‘18
the society for underwater technology – us branch (sut-us) awarded two of its 2021 scholarships to texas a&m oceanography graduate students samantha longridge and christena hoelscher sut is an international society founded in 1966 and includes members from over 40 countries longridge and hoelscher joined the community that supports similar interests in ocean science underwater technology and offshore engineering its a really cool program with people from different backgrounds like engineers physical oceanographers and biological oceanographers intermingling in this one society hoelscher said longridge noted that suts webinars seminars and mentorship program are very helpful to students in ocean sciences the $2 000 scholarships were awarded to longridge and hoelscher over two semesters and four students from other universities also received the scholarship i would like to thank professors dr steve dimarco dr chrissy wiederwohl and dr henry potter for their support in my studies and applying for this scholarship longridge said thanks to dr timothy delapena and dr kyeong park department head for the department of marine and coastal environmental science at texas a&m galveston this scholarship was very helpful in relieving a lot of stress with the financial support hoelscher said it allowed me to better focus on writing my thesis and defending my research longridge and hoelscher both received their scholarships in the second year of their masters degree program by justin agan ‘18
ping yang named texas distinguished scientist van de hulst light scattering award honoreeboth awards recognize extraordinary scientific contributionsmar 25 2022dr ping yang has been named the 2022 texas distinguished scientist and the van de hulst light scattering award honoreethe texas academy of sciences (tas) recently named dr ping yang university distinguished professor in the department for atmospheric sciences and associate dean for research in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university the 2022 texas distinguished scientist this honor reflects distinguished contributions to science through research and publication that have garnered recognition at the national and international level tas said and recipients must have spent a significant portion of their careers in texas earlier this year yang was also named the recipient of the 2022 van de hulst light scattering award he will present a van de hulst lecture at the next international electromagnetic and light scattering conference (location tbd) the van de hulst award is the most prestigious award in the field of electromagnetic and light scattering by particles and the award selection is determined by an international committee dr yang continues to redefine superlative and these two most recent honors reflect how deeply admired and respected he is by the community said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences at texas a&m we are so fortunate to have a colleague as gifted and respected as dr yang yang holds the david bullock harris chair in geosciences at texas a&m has served as associate dean for research since 2019 and served as head of the department of atmospheric sciences from 2012 to 2018 his research focuses on light scattering radiative transfer remote sensing and numerical modeling of the optical properties of nonspherical particles and its applications yang is a fellow of the american physical society the optical society of america the electromagnetics academy the american geophysical union the american meteorological society and the american association for the advancement of science by leslie lee
dr ping yang has been named the 2022 texas distinguished scientist and the van de hulst light scattering award honoree
the texas academy of sciences (tas) recently named dr ping yang university distinguished professor in the department for atmospheric sciences and associate dean for research in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university the 2022 texas distinguished scientist this honor reflects distinguished contributions to science through research and publication that have garnered recognition at the national and international level tas said and recipients must have spent a significant portion of their careers in texas earlier this year yang was also named the recipient of the 2022 van de hulst light scattering award he will present a van de hulst lecture at the next international electromagnetic and light scattering conference (location tbd) the van de hulst award is the most prestigious award in the field of electromagnetic and light scattering by particles and the award selection is determined by an international committee dr yang continues to redefine superlative and these two most recent honors reflect how deeply admired and respected he is by the community said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences at texas a&m we are so fortunate to have a colleague as gifted and respected as dr yang yang holds the david bullock harris chair in geosciences at texas a&m has served as associate dean for research since 2019 and served as head of the department of atmospheric sciences from 2012 to 2018 his research focuses on light scattering radiative transfer remote sensing and numerical modeling of the optical properties of nonspherical particles and its applications yang is a fellow of the american physical society the optical society of america the electromagnetics academy the american geophysical union the american meteorological society and the american association for the advancement of science by leslie lee
knauss marine policy finalists receive official host office placements executive and legislative host office placements mark the beginning of the knauss fellowship for lauren howe-kerr and ed higgins mar 8 2022texas sea grant knauss fellows lauren howe-kerr and ed higgins have received their official host office placements effective feb 1 2022 howe-kerr is an executive fellow at the national science foundations division of ocean sciences office of the division director while higgins is a legislative fellow working at the office of senator brian schatz of hawaii i am excited to apply my scientific experience towards policy and management solutions that tangibly address climate change and ocean conservation howe-kerr said i am also looking forward to learning how researchers can be more civically engaged in national policy as a phd student at rice university howe-kerr studies coral reef microbial ecology by tracking the microbiomes of coral colonies she examines how viruses algae and bacteria can be used to support resilience in coral reef ecosystems she is interested in learning about the intersection of science and policy to tackle multifaceted issues higgins a phd student from the university of oklahoma studies the interactions between bivalves and environmental microbiomes which have an increasingly clearer connection with each other and their ecosystems he is also interested in the relationship between the language used in scientific policy documents and the legislative outcomes higgins said i'm excited for the chance to play a role in federal science policy and learn about the intricacies involved in integrating scientific knowledge with decision making on a national level it seems like it's going to be a lot of fun! higgins and howe-kerr are part of the 43rd class of the knauss fellowship and join nearly 1 500 professionals who have received hands-on experiences transferring science to policy and management through year-long appointments with federal government offices in washington dc knauss finalists are chosen through a competitive process that includes several rounds of review at both the state sea grant program and national levels students that are enrolled in or have recently completed masters juris doctor (jd) and phd programs with a focus and/or interest in marine and coastal science policy or management apply to one of the 34 sea grant programs applicants who are successful at the state program level are then reviewed by a national panel of experts for an inside look at the fellows experiences visit the knauss blog media contact: sara carney texas sea grant communications manager scarney@tamuedu 713-435-9585
texas sea grant knauss fellows lauren howe-kerr and ed higgins have received their official host office placements effective feb 1 2022 howe-kerr is an executive fellow at the national science foundations division of ocean sciences office of the division director while higgins is a legislative fellow working at the office of senator brian schatz of hawaii i am excited to apply my scientific experience towards policy and management solutions that tangibly address climate change and ocean conservation howe-kerr said i am also looking forward to learning how researchers can be more civically engaged in national policy as a phd student at rice university howe-kerr studies coral reef microbial ecology by tracking the microbiomes of coral colonies she examines how viruses algae and bacteria can be used to support resilience in coral reef ecosystems she is interested in learning about the intersection of science and policy to tackle multifaceted issues higgins a phd student from the university of oklahoma studies the interactions between bivalves and environmental microbiomes which have an increasingly clearer connection with each other and their ecosystems he is also interested in the relationship between the language used in scientific policy documents and the legislative outcomes higgins said i'm excited for the chance to play a role in federal science policy and learn about the intricacies involved in integrating scientific knowledge with decision making on a national level it seems like it's going to be a lot of fun! higgins and howe-kerr are part of the 43rd class of the knauss fellowship and join nearly 1 500 professionals who have received hands-on experiences transferring science to policy and management through year-long appointments with federal government offices in washington dc knauss finalists are chosen through a competitive process that includes several rounds of review at both the state sea grant program and national levels students that are enrolled in or have recently completed masters juris doctor (jd) and phd programs with a focus and/or interest in marine and coastal science policy or management apply to one of the 34 sea grant programs applicants who are successful at the state program level are then reviewed by a national panel of experts for an inside look at the fellows experiences visit the knauss blog media contact: sara carney texas sea grant communications manager scarney@tamuedu 713-435-9585
sediment cores from ocean floor could contain 23-million-year-old climate change cluestexas a&m oceanographers are examining ancient methane gas ocean cores that reveal clues about global and environmental changesfeb 18 2022methane gas bubbles rising from the ocean floor (photo credit: justin kim)sediment cores taken from the southern ocean dating back 23 million years are providing insight into how ancient methane escaping from the seafloor could have led to regional or global climate and environmental changes according to a study from two texas a&m university researchers dr yige zhang assistant professor in the department of oceanography at texas a&m and doctoral student bumsoo kim have had their work published in the current issue of nature geoscience the oceanographers examined cores – sediment samples from deep parts of the ocean floor – from the oligocene-miocene era roughly 23 million years ago from areas near tasmania and antarctica in the pacific sector of the southern ocean there are billions of tons of carbon stored beneath the ocean floor as gas hydrates – ice-like crystals composed of water and natural gas past releases of methane are believed to be related to huge earth events such as global warming and subsequent climate shifts for a long time people thought that methane released from the ocean floor could go into the atmosphere and directly contribute to the greenhouse effect leading to rapid warming and even mass extinctions zhang said but this idea is no longer popular in the last decade or so because we lack direct evidence of methane release in earths history also modern observations show that even when methane gases are released they rarely make it to the atmosphere however kim and zhang are now able to document past methane release by using markers that consume methane these methane-eating substances are preserved in sediments for tens of millions of years the researchers said they could provide direct evidence of methane release from different places in the southern ocean we saw that a methane release occurred during a peak glaciation about 23 million years ago zhang said glaciation is the formation movement and recession of glaciers and the process mostly commonly occurs in antarctica and greenland when large ice sheets form they draw in a tremendous amount of water that could lower the sea-level by tens to hundreds of feet zhang added that the methane gas release and its after-effects led to ocean acidification and hypoxia (a lack of oxygen in the water) something that has been observed after the deepwater horizon incident in 2010 when large amounts of methane were released in the gulf of mexico one implication of our study is that if gas hydrates start to decompose in the future due to ocean warming places like the gulf of mexico could suffer severely from ocean acidification and expansion of the low oxygen ‘dead zones kim said the project was funded by texas a&ms t3 grants and texas sea grant by keith randall texas a&m division of marketing & communications
methane gas bubbles rising from the ocean floor (photo credit: justin kim)
sediment cores taken from the southern ocean dating back 23 million years are providing insight into how ancient methane escaping from the seafloor could have led to regional or global climate and environmental changes according to a study from two texas a&m university researchers dr yige zhang assistant professor in the department of oceanography at texas a&m and doctoral student bumsoo kim have had their work published in the current issue of nature geoscience the oceanographers examined cores – sediment samples from deep parts of the ocean floor – from the oligocene-miocene era roughly 23 million years ago from areas near tasmania and antarctica in the pacific sector of the southern ocean there are billions of tons of carbon stored beneath the ocean floor as gas hydrates – ice-like crystals composed of water and natural gas past releases of methane are believed to be related to huge earth events such as global warming and subsequent climate shifts for a long time people thought that methane released from the ocean floor could go into the atmosphere and directly contribute to the greenhouse effect leading to rapid warming and even mass extinctions zhang said but this idea is no longer popular in the last decade or so because we lack direct evidence of methane release in earths history also modern observations show that even when methane gases are released they rarely make it to the atmosphere however kim and zhang are now able to document past methane release by using markers that consume methane these methane-eating substances are preserved in sediments for tens of millions of years the researchers said they could provide direct evidence of methane release from different places in the southern ocean we saw that a methane release occurred during a peak glaciation about 23 million years ago zhang said glaciation is the formation movement and recession of glaciers and the process mostly commonly occurs in antarctica and greenland when large ice sheets form they draw in a tremendous amount of water that could lower the sea-level by tens to hundreds of feet zhang added that the methane gas release and its after-effects led to ocean acidification and hypoxia (a lack of oxygen in the water) something that has been observed after the deepwater horizon incident in 2010 when large amounts of methane were released in the gulf of mexico one implication of our study is that if gas hydrates start to decompose in the future due to ocean warming places like the gulf of mexico could suffer severely from ocean acidification and expansion of the low oxygen ‘dead zones kim said the project was funded by texas a&ms t3 grants and texas sea grant by keith randall texas a&m division of marketing & communications
the billingsley family (all photos courtesy of lee and joanne billingsley)joanne and lee billingsley hiking together