New frontiers: AI for climate and nature On April 10-11, I was honored to attend and speak at a spring convening on AI for Climate and Nature hosted in New York by the Bezos Earth Fund and Columbia University where… Read More
Month: April 2024
Researchers track septic tank pollution in estuary
Scientists at the University of Florida are tracking the level of septic tank pollutants that reach the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) estuary. These efforts will support resource managers in estimating the amount of coliforms entering the estuary and prioritizing septic… Read More
Stephen Adusei follows his dreams
From the mines of Ghana to the beaches of Florida, Stephen Adusei journeyed a long way to follow his dream of becoming a geotechnical engineer. Driven by a strong interest in soil and rock mechanics and geospatial data analysis, Adusei’s… Read More
Ph.D. students mentor undergraduates in field work
In March, three undergraduate students got their first taste of what it’s like to do field research during a daylong field trip to St. Augustine research sites, organized by Ph.D. students Britney Hay and Adam Hymel from the UF Center… Read More
FUNWAVE: Modeling boat wake impacts on coastal erosion
Alex Sheremet, Ph.D., professor in the University of Florida Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, is modeling ship waves in the state’s inland marshes to understand to what extent ship traffic contributes to the degradation of coastal ecosystems. “I was interested… Read More
Watershed runoff has greater impact on downstream water quality than Lake Okeechobee releases, new study finds
A new study examining whether the timing of Lake Okeechobee releases could be adjusted to improve the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary’s (CRE) water quality found that while releases from Lake Okeechobee had an impact on water quality, nutrient concentrations in… Read More