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Professor of atmospheric chemistry honored for her contributions to atmospheric science
News and Outreach: Susan Solomon
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Joint Program projects advance water and food security
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Susan Solomon's John H. Carlson Lecture examines past environmental challenges in the context of today's fight against climate change
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MIT Joint Program-affiliated professor of atmospheric chemistry honored for her contributions to atmospheric science
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Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision-makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent
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Washington Post
MIT Joint Program-affiliated Professor Susan Solomon (EAPS) co-authors study in Nature Scientific Reports
Researchers published a scientific paper that explicitly refutes an assertion by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on climate change. Related Links: Popular Science EnviroNews
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Joint Program researcher Valerie Karplus awarded grant for project focusing on the response of industrial firms to energy-efficiency policies
Using detailed data from firms in China, Germany, and the United Kingdom, Karplus will investigate what characteristics of firms determine how policy affects production costs and firm competitiveness. Earlier seed grant led to U.S. EPA funding for Noelle Selin and Susan Solomon's project identifying new ways to evaluate the success of emissions-control measures tailored to reduce particulate pollution.
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Over the next century, southern Africa will see widespread decreases in maize production
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'This is not a view shared by us': After MIT professor emeritus Richard Lindzen writes letter urging Trump to withdraw from climate accord, faculty responds.
Related coverage: Climate@MIT, Boston Globe
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Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration
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Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, will receive the 2017 National Academy of Sciences, Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship
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How Models Can Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change Uncertainties
Recent Publications
Journal Article
Wang, P., S. Solomon, B.D. Santer, D.E. Kinnison, Q. Fu, K.A. Stone, J. Zhang, G.L. Manney and L.F. Millán (2025)
Nature, (doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08640-9)
Journal Article
Chen, C., S. Solomon and K. Stone (2024)
Frontiers in Energy Research, 12 (10.3389/fenrg.2024.1463450)
Conference Abstract
Wang, P., S. Solomon, M. Lickley, J.R. Scott, R.F. Weiss and R. Prinn
(2023)
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Board 1081
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Scientific American
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon and co-authors (Scientific American)
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MIT Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate
Components of the Environmental Solutions Initiative will become part of the Climate Project, CS3, Climate Policy Center and other MIT entities (MIT Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate)
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MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Founding Director Susan Solomon and other MIT CS3-affiliated researchers among key contributors (MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative)