Climate

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Greener Cooling for a Warmer World

Using a new solid refrigerant rather than hydrofluorocarbons, graduating PhD student Jinyoung Seo hopes to reinvent the air conditioner—and contribute to the effort to fight climate change.

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Cheaper, Faster, Greener: Using Data to Streamline the Supply Chain

What does the transportation infrastructure of tomorrow look like? Jinyan Zang, PhD ‘21, has an idea. The co-founder and COO of Axle, Zang has built a universal data platform to improve trucking logistics and streamline the supply chain.

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Going with the Flow

Redox flow batteries could be a solution to the problem of large-scale energy storage—and be easier on the environment to produce.  

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An Eye in the Sky in the Fight against Climate Change

How MethaneSAT will help countries identify, manage, and ultimately reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to fight global warming.

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Hydro Heidi

Student Heidi Pickard seeks to uncover the prevalence of toxic chemicals in surface waterways—and their impact on the environment and human health.

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At the Nexus of Science, Society, and Survival

Charles Weiss, PhD ’65, says that the fate of humanity may well depend on its ability to understand and manage the intersection of science, technology, and world affairs.