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October 28, 2022
Hajo Eicken is an expert in glaciology. He specializes in the growth and evolution of sea ice, its role in the climate system and its importance for ecosystems and people, both as a provider of important services and a major hazard.
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October 28, 2022
Sea ice geophysics, with research interests that encompass changes in the Arctic sea ice cover, coastal dynamics, remote sensing of ice, ice-ocean interaction, historic sea ice records and the relationship between humans and sea ice.
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February 23, 2023
Nash's outreach and teaching focuses on healthy homes/efficiency, universal design/aging in place, extending greenhouse growing seasons, solar thermal storage efficiency, environmental factors for cellar storage, radon/air quality and mitigation, biomass gasification, biochar, nanogrids, cold weather home building and emergency disaster energy backup.
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