Erica Goode
Erica Goode, a former science reporter and editor at the New York Times, is a visiting assistant professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where she teaches science and environmental journalism. In her career at the Times, she covered climate change, behavioral sciences, criminal justice and the war in Iraq. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, she lives in New York city and Syracuse and continues to work for the Times as a freelancer.
Danielle Agugliaro
Copy Editor
Undergraduate Student
S.I. Newhouse School of Publications
Danielle is a magazine journalism major at Syracuse University. She hopes to one day use her interest in environmental science to create stories that put a face to climate change, and make the topic palatable for the public.
Jessica Andreone
Fact-Checker
Undergraduate Student
Department of Biology
I am a biology major with a focus on environmental science and a minor in geography. My past research has been on animal behavior and the effect of pollination in agricultural areas.
Caroline Bartholomew
Designer
Undergraduate Student
S.I. Newhouse School of Publications
Caroline is a junior at Syracuse University majoring in magazine journalism with minors in German and European history. She spends all her free time working as a feature editor at The Daily Orange, SU’s independent newspaper. After graduation, Caroline hopes to work as a journalist in Germany.
Crystal Burgess
Designer
M.S. Student
Department of Earth Sciences
My research focuses on hydrology in urban environments. Currently, I am analyzing changes in the thermal and chemical properties of stormwater runoff and groundwater as vacant lots in Syracuse are converted to green infrastructure.
Samuel Caldwell
Deputy Managing Editor
M.S. Student
Department of Earth Sciences
I am broadly interested in water and groundwater science. My research has centered around the use of remote sensing technologies to observe and model water temperatures in urban streams.
Amanda Campbell
Photo Editor
Ph.D. Student
Department of Earth Sciences
She is currently working on the SWIFT Project (Shale Water Interaction Forensic Tools), investigating patterns of natural dissolved methane concentrations in domestic wells in the Southern Tier of New York.
Laura M. DeMott
Designer
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Earth Sciences
My research focuses on understanding mineral deposits of calcium carbonate in lake environments. I study the processes responsible for the formation of these deposits, as well as physical characteristics of the minerals, such as texture. I use this information to make interpretations about what the lake environment was like in the past.
Emily Gaub
Copy Editor
M.S. Student
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
My research interests are in hydrologic modeling. I use a program called Parflow to model baseflow recession in streams. I look at how stream flow is impacted by low precipitation events and what is causing this behavior.
Robin Glas
Copy Editor
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Earth Sciences
Robin comes to Syracuse after a decade-long career teaching physical science and mathematics at the K-12 level. Her research interests are climate change and groundwater/ surface water hydrology. Studies include groundwater resources in the glaciated Peruvian Andes and historical patterns of streamflow in New York State. After completing her PhD at SU this spring, she will be starting as Assistant Professor of Geology at Sonoma State University in the Fall.
Alaina Hickey
Copy Editor
M.S. Student
Department of Earth Sciences
My research interests have always been focused on sedimentary and organic geochemistry. Previous research included stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis on Devonian Rugose coral organic matter to understand their paleoecology and/or basinal conditions during that time. For my Masters, I will be focusing on carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur biogeochemical cycles of Fayetteville Green Lake and Glacier Lake, two local meromictic lakes.
Darci Pauser
Managing Editor
Ph.D. Student
Department of Political Science
Darci is a PhD student in Political Science with a focus on International Relations and Public Policy. She works on transboundary water politics and management in the Middle East—particularly state-level decision making, risk assessment and perception, and water foreign policy.
Skye Prentice
Photo Editor
Undergraduate Student
S.I. Newhouse School of Publications
I aspire to create documentary films about the world we live in; the environment, the people, and how both coexist and interact. Film is an extremely influential medium, and bringing issues like climate change to the forefront is important in the steps toward change.
Changcheng Pu
Fact-Checker
Ph.D. Student
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Changcheng’s research focuses on understanding the transport and fate of organic contaminants in natural and engineered aquatic systems, by combining analytical instrumentation with field-based research. He is currently working on a project to identify N-Nitrosamines and their precursors in urban water systems. The long-term goal of his research is to promote the control of contaminants in the aquatic environment.
Linnea Ritchie
Photo Editor
Ph.D. Student
Department of Biology
In lab, I am trying to combat the rise in antibiotic resistance by finding new antibiotics from unculturable bacteria. I am also working to better understand exactly how bacteria become resistant to our current antibiotics.
Yige Yang
Designer
Ph.D. Student
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Yige received her M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University and her B.S. in Environmental Science from Sun Yat-sen University, China. Her research interests include understanding the hydraulic and thermal performance of green roofs and the specific design of green roofs. She also enjoys all outdoor activities.
Nicholas Zaremba
Photo Editor
Ph.D. Student
Department of Earth Sciences
My research focuses on studying how climate has changed in the past by studying sediment records recovered from lakes in Central New York.
Special thanks to Jason Webb and Jason Kohlbrenner for all of their help!