Beth Potier
Beth Potier's Articles
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On High with Scott Ollinger
Scott Ollinger, professor of ecosystem ecology, understands our changing climate by studying the forests AND the trees.听 听 -
Meghan Howey Digs Durham
On the edge of Great Bay, Meghan Howey, associate professor of anthropology, digs for clues to New Hampshire's early 鈥 and violent 鈥 past. 听 -
Road Scholars
Rising groundwater can flood roads up to two miles from the ocean, new research from 91制片厂 has found. -
Rising Star
Michael Thompson received the Rising Star of Excellence award at a conference in Denver recently.听 -
Birdbrained
At their core, the findings of recent research led by Matt MacManes seem obvious: Males and females are different. Yet the work disrupts a long-held gender bias within experimental science. -
Ocean Invasives
91制片厂 researchers looked at seaweed populations during the last 30 years in the Gulf of Maine. -
CAREER Boost
Two 91制片厂 assistant professors, Marko Knezevic of mechanical engineering and Qiaoyan Yu of electrical and computer engineering, have received prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or... -
Broadband Grants
91制片厂鈥檚听Broadband Center of Excellence听has awarded two grants to 91制片厂 researchers. -
Winning at Brevity
How do you describe years of research in听lay terms and in just three minutes? 91制片厂 graduate students have the answer. -
Supporting Research and Economic Development
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen met with 91制片厂 faculty and student researchers in Durham听last week.听 -
Disability Data
This past November,4,405,000 people with disabilities in the U.S.had jobs. That鈥檚 300,000, or four percent, more people with disabilities who worked than in November 2015, but still just 31.1 percent... -
Disability Data
This past November, 4,405,000 people with disabilities in the U.S. had jobs. That鈥檚 300,000, or 4 percent, more people with disabilities who worked than in November 2015, but still just 31.1 percent... -
Spotlight on Graduate Research
91制片厂 graduate students took the spotlight last week during the Graduate Research Conference. -
Regenerating Tissue, Revitalizing Industry
In December, 91制片厂 was tapped to play a leading role in a major national public-private institute that aims to launch an industry, headquartered in New Hampshire, that will develop bioengineered human... -
Forging a Path for LGBT Physicists
Elena Long, a postdoctoral researcher in 91制片厂鈥檚 physics department, made news twice in the final months of 2016. First, the Department of Energy鈥檚 Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility... -
Engineering an Oasis
Growing up in India, Sid Nigam 鈥16 saw plenty of food insecurity and malnutrition. At 91制片厂, the mechanical engineering student channeled a passion for sustainable, affordable food into a project that... -
Living Longer, Living Stronger
At the heart of exercise scientist Summer Cook鈥檚 research lies a deceptively simple question. -
Marko Knezevic Snags CAREER Award
Scanning electron microscope image of a fractured magnesium alloy 听 -
Hall of Fame
Larry Mayer has been inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame. -
To the CoRE
91制片厂 has launched a new internal funding competition to support interdisciplinary collaborations across campus. -
Reduce, Reuse, REMADE
91制片厂 will join more than 100 partners from industry, academia and government in a new Department of Energy institute focused on the reduction of energy and emissions through more efficient material... -
Tissue, Organ Research Institute Coming to Manchester
91制片厂 will play a leading role in a major national public-private institute that will create an industry to regenerate human tissue and organs. Funded by $80 million from the U.S. -
Professor with a Porpoise
Chris Glass wouldn鈥檛 blame you if you鈥檝e never heard of the vaquita. The small porpoise is so secretive that it wasn鈥檛 discovered as a species until 1958. Plus, there are only about 60 of them in... -
How's the Weather in Space?
Rocket with instruments designed by 91制片厂 researchers blasted into space Nov. 19 (Photo: NASA) -
The Soggy Truth
Political ideology is the strongest predictor of survey respondents' perceptions of climate and weather. -
UCAR Board
Harlan Spence has been elected to serve as a member of the board of trustees of the UCAR. -
Rogue Black Hole
91制片厂 researcher听Dacheng Lin has discovered a massive black hole 鈥渨andering鈥 at edge of its galaxy. -
Eavesdropping on the Ocean
A new federal contract will help researchers like Jennifer Miksis-Olds eavesdrop on the ocean environment. The contract, worth up to $6.5 million, will support ongoing monitoring and research with... -
Sponges of the Caribbean
91制片厂 researchers are exploring how sponges, the less charismatic but essential reef neighbors of corals, contribute to overall coral reef health. -
Seeing the Data for the Trees
Michael Palace, associate professor of Earth and geospatial science, will use his extensive experience with drones on the project. -
Estuarine Expertise
This National Estuaries Week is a fitting time to shine a light on the work of estuary champion David Burdick, interim director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. -
Parched
Some researchers at 91制片厂 have found the record drought has changed the way they can conduct research. -
McConnell Is New SwRI-EOS Director
Professor of physics Mark McConnell is the new director of the collaborative Southwest Research Institute Earth, Oceans and Space听department at 91制片厂. -
Magnetic Mysteries, Decoded
A听NASA rocket carrying instruments developed by scientists, engineers and students from 91制片厂鈥檚听Space Science Center (SSC)听has obtained the first-ever data of an elusive phenomenon, providing never-... -
A Hole By Any Other Name鈥
When Captain听Andy Armstrong, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-director of the听91制片厂/NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center, first learned that a basin in the Gulf of Mexico... -
Polar Explorers
Halfway through their six-week research cruise of the Arctic Ocean, 91制片厂 researchers听Kevin Jerram听and听Evgenia Bazhenova听visited the North Pole. -
Digging Durham Point
91制片厂 archaeologists and community volunteers head to a site on Durham Point to look for clues about fortified garrisons that existed in the area around the time European settlers arrived on Great Bay... -
Prof with a Porpoise
Chris Glass wouldn鈥檛 blame you if you鈥檝e never heard of the听vaquita. The small porpoise is so secretive that it wasn鈥檛 discovered as a species until 1958. -
Artisanal Energy
It鈥檚 not just for the farmers market any more: 鈥淔resh, local, sustainable鈥 describes how 91制片厂 powers its five million square-foot campus. -
Union Fellow
91制片厂 physics professor Lynn Kistler has been named a听Fellow听of the American Geophysical Union, the largest single organization dedicated to the advancement of geophysics. -
Shiny and New
91制片厂 has a new, state-of-the-art research vessel that will help researchers map the coastal seafloor and better understand the ocean environment while providing training in the latest oceanographic... -
Michigan's Mystery Monuments
Merging an innovative modeling technique with old-fashioned sleuthing, researchers from the 91制片厂 have shed new light on the mystery of pre-European archaeological monument... -
Space Man Spence
Harlan Spence, director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, has been appointed to the听Space Studies Board听of the听National Academy of Sciences.听 -
Divins Drills Down
David Divins is EOS鈥檚 first full-time associate director since 2012. -
Arctic Appointment
President Obama named Larry Mayer to a four-year term on the听U.S. Arctic Research Commission,听an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress. -
Smart Campus
A new grant from 91制片厂鈥檚听Broadband Center of Excellence听to an interdisciplinary team of university researchers aims to showcase innovation in broadband technology and data analytics. -
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
When Captain Andy Armstrong听learned that a basin in the Gulf of Mexico would be named in his honor, he thought it was a mistake. -
Listening to the Ocean
Asking for time off on your first day at a new job can be awkward. -
Magnetic Reconnection
On October 16, 2015, dozens of 91制片厂 scientists, space physics researchers, engineers and students made history. -
Celebrating Cycling
This month, 91制片厂 will join communities and workplaces across the nation in a celebration of car-free commuting with Bike to Work Week (May 16 鈥 20) and Bike/Walk to Work Day (May 20). 91制片厂 is among...


























































































