Growing up in South Carolina, Ryan McManamay enjoyed a nature-rich upbringing. Both of his parents are retired teachers from the public school system and instilled in him early an appreciation for immersive learning as well as a love of the outdoors.
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Synchronous coupling of an Earth system model with an energy-economics model eliminates important sources of climate and human system prediction uncertainty
The inconsistencies associated with asynchronous, one-way coupling of human and Earth system model
To enhance Earth system models, researchers are examining how and why permafrost thaws and melts. Snowy peaks rise up in one direction; boggy tundra spreads across the other.
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified a novel microbial process that can break down toxic methylmercury in the environment, a fundamental scientific discovery that could potentially reduce mercury toxicity
Colleen Iversen’s quest to understand the world below ground has taken her to remarkably diverse ecosystems above ground.
The ecosystem ecologist came to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2003 as a graduate student working on a l
A numerical weather forecasting model (WRF) was used to simulate 120 storms over the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river basin to explore the effect of climate change on probable maximum precipitation (PMP).
Predicting how ecosystems might respond to environmental change could become more precise thanks to a new method known as a process sensitivity index developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Florida State University and Pacific Northwest National Labora
Five more nature walks are scheduled this spring on the Department of Energy ‘s Oak Ridge Reservation.
They include a wildflower walk Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 23, a bird walk Saturday, April 29, frog calls and bat monitoring Friday, May 19 and
Eric Pierce’s work studying the interaction between water and rocks has taken him from coast to coast, including a stop in Washington, DC, before settling in East Tennessee—all part of what he describes as a lifetime journey of learning.