The Global Nitrous Oxide Budget
Schiller Core Faculty: Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian, Institute Professor of Global Sustainability and professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences, co-led the study, which is the most comprehensive worldwide assessment to date of the potent greenhouse gas. The robust 100-page document, “Global Nitrous Oxide Budget 1980-2020,” was published in the leading journal Earth System Science Data. Dr. Tian is the director of the Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability (CES3), which is the Boston office of the Global Carbon Project, a leading group of researchers who routinely assess greenhouse gas emissions.
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BC researchers receive NSF support to cultivate STEM interest among rural Navajo youth
Schiller Faculty Affiliates: Avneet Hira and Marina Bers
The three-year, $1,240,345 award will be shared between BC and the Logan, Utah-based USU, a public university in Northern Utah, whose academic roots are in rural education. Leading the BC team, which includes undergraduate and graduate students, are two Schiller affiliate faculty members: Avneet Hira, the Sabet Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow and an assistant professor in the Engineering Department and Marina Bers, the Augustus Long Professor of Education in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
Third Chelsea Children's Cabinet in-person retreat
Schiller Faculty Affiliate: Becca Lowenhaupt
Becca Lowenhaupt, Professor of Educational Leadership & Higher Education in the Lynch School and Schiller affiliate faculty member, hosted the third Chelsea Children's Cabinet in-person retreat in early November. The retreat brought together leaders from all the key sectors in the city, to talk together about practical solutions to some of the challenges facing Chelsea's youth. Some of the students at the retreat also participated in the Youth Leadership Institute at 245 Beacon St this summer. The students shared their thoughts about the summer program and opportunity to learn at BC.
New associate editor for the Journal of Sustainable Marketing
Schiller Affiliate Faculty: Gergana Nenkov
Gergana Nenkov, Associate Professor of Marketing in the Carroll School of Management and Schiller affiliate faculty member, has been named Associate Editor for the Journal of Sustainable Marketing (JSM). JSM is a respected, peer-reviewed publication committed to advancing innovative research on sustainable marketing practices. By spotlighting topics critical to promoting environmentally and socially responsible production, consumption, and distribution, JSM provides valuable insights to global academic, business, and public policy audiences striving to drive sustainability worldwide.
New Fellow of the American Academy of Nursinng
Schiller Faculty Affiliate: Brittney van de Water
Brittney van de Water, Assistant Professor in the Connell School of Nursing and Schiller affiliate faculty member, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) in early November. The Fellows of AAN are selected through a rigorous nomination process. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally.
Schiller Core faculty member leads multidisciplinary idea exchange at American Chemical Society meeting
Schiller Core Faculty: Jier Huang
Jier Huang, the Institute's professor focusing on renewable energy and sustainability and associate professor in Chemistry, brought together the nation’s experts in the field at a three-day symposium at the American Chemical Society (ACS)’s Spring 2024 meeting. Attendees discussed cutting-edge processes, such as technology that could capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into clean energy and a carbon-negative process that uses sunlight and excess carbon from atmospheric water using new material known as quantum gels. Dr. Huang has received Department of Energy funding for her work in this field.