Rifle Snowmaking in the Name of Science
Ken Williams recently custom-generated snow at DOE’s Rifle, CO, site, as part of an effort to measure the level of snowmelt infiltration into soil and groundwater at the site.
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New DNA Analysis Helps Cut through the Dirt
ESD’s Janet Jansson and fellow scientists from the JGI and Michigan State University report (in PNAS) the largest soil DNA sequencing effort to date—providing both a method for sifting through the data deluge and a reality check.
Read MoreARPA-E Video Cites Christer Jansson
Earlier this week, DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) hosted a summit and technology showcase in National Harbor, Maryland, in which they debuted four project videos. One of them, on biofuels, prominently mentions ESD’s Christer Jansson and his innovative work.
Read MoreFOA for the Bioenergy Technologies Incubator
FOA: DE-FOA-0000974 Bioenergy Technologies Incubator. FOA document download here. Submission Deadline for Concept Papers: 03/31/2014, Submission Deadline for Full Applications: 05/23/2014
Read MoreESD Hosts Complex Soil Systems Conference
ESD is pleased to host our first “Complex Soil Systems Conference,” taking place in the fall of 2014 (September 3-5).
Read MoreKey Photosynthesis Process Developed Before Oxygen
ESD’s Bob Buchanan was part of a team of researchers who recently discovered that a regulatory process activating photosynthesis in plants developed in ancient microbes long before oxygen was available on Earth.
Read MoreNigel Quinn Wins Water-Environmental Award
Nigel Quinn received the Distinguished Life Membership Award from the California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum—which cited his many years of outstanding service and his work to establish the framework for model peer review.
Read MoreChrister Jansson Putting Methane to Energy Use
ESD’s Christer Jansson leads a team of scientists working on producing an enzyme that will help convert methane, an abundant Earth resource, into a transportation fuel.
Read MoreNOVA: Janet Jansson Extols Bacteria’s Benefits
In a recent article on the PBS NOVA Next website, ESD‘s Janet Jansson discusses the enormous value that soil, ocean, and human-gut bacteria have within their various ecosystems.
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