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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2017 Recipient: Bingjie Ouyang, Earth Sciences

    May 21, 2018
    Alumni Award Recipient Bingjie Ouyang

    In the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil and gas extraction directly from black shale, large volumes of wastewater, that includes fracturing fluids and natural brines from the underground rock formation, return to the surface within weeks after fracking. The total volume of wastewater production in Pennsylvania alone has exceeded 40 million barrels per year since 2012, and the number has been increasing. The wastewaters are often highly saline and contain elevated concentrations of radium (Ra) (up to 7000 pCi/L) and barium (Ba) (up to 10000 ppm).

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  • Mascoma: An Upper Valley Biotech Gem

    May 18, 2018
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    Mascoma LLC is a biotech company located in the Upper Valley that focuses on biofuels and cellulosic ethanol production. The company was founded in 2005 by Robert Johnsen and Dartmouth professors Lee Lynd and Charles Wyman. The company was acquired by the Montreal-based company Lallemand in 2014. Mascoma is a corporate research and development site for Lallemand and there are currently about 60 employees at the Lebanon, NH site.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2017 Recipient: Keith J. Fritschie, EEES

    May 16, 2018
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    In mid-October, among a parade of fallen leaves, I snorkeled the reach of the Dead Diamond River where Second College Grant historian Jack Noon ’68 thought I might find spawning fish. Dorsal vermiculation and yellow spots on a green background helped brook trout hide among the gravels, woody debris, and dappling sunlight that patterned the riverbed. Thankfully, after 20 minutes of searching, the white fins and blaze orange bellies of male brook trout revealed their spawning location.

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