Jeff Chanton

FSU researchers study Gulf of Mexico in international collaboration

Published: May 6, 2020 | 11:05 am | Posted in: News, Science & Technology

Rachel Kalin, left, an alumna of Eckerd College, and FSU research assistant Samantha Bosman transferring a core sample during a research cruise. (Photo: Devon Firesinger)

When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a blowout in 2010 and began spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists got to work understanding the effects of that disaster. But limited data on the typical conditions in the Gulf made understanding the potential changes from the spill more difficult. To make sure scientists weren’t […]

FSU researcher available to comment on unintended environmental impacts of COVID-19

Published: April 8, 2020 | 12:44 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches, News, Science & Technology

Jeff Chanton is the John Widmer Winchester Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science.

As people around the world isolate in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, research indicates there may be some positive environmental outcomes. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Jeff Chanton from the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science (EOAS) said data show significant decreases in air pollution since January 2020. Chanton explained how the change in people’s patterns because of […]

FSU experts available to comment on accelerating rates of sea level rise

Published: June 6, 2018 | 11:55 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Jeff Chanton has been named the 2017-2018 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, the highest honor given by the Florida State University faculty to one of its own.

Sea levels are rising at record-shattering rates, and coastal communities around the world are beginning to feel the effects. As global atmospheric temperatures continue to climb, land-based ice thawing will accelerate and ocean water will warm and expand. At present, sea levels are estimated to be rising at a rate of one-eighth of an inch […]

Commencement speakers urge graduates to be good stewards of the Earth, to embrace change

Published: December 16, 2017 | 1:25 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University's 2017 fall commencement. (FSU Photography Services)

Jeff Chanton, professor of oceanography, hired hundreds of Florida State University graduates for a job he said would provide lifetime benefits, even if it is unpaid. The job? To be good stewards of the earth. “Today, we are crowding other species off the planet,” he said. Chanton spoke to graduates during the first of two fall commencement ceremonies […]

The Big Story: April 10, 2017

Published: April 10, 2017 | 1:21 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Jeffrey Chanton, an acclaimed climate scientist who has also done extensive work investigating the effects of the BP oil spill, has been named the 2017-2018 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, the highest honor given by the Florida State University faculty to one of its own.

Acclaimed climate scientist named 2017-2018 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor

Published: April 5, 2017 | 10:55 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

Study: Warming global temperatures may not affect carbon stored deep in northern peatlands

Published: December 13, 2016 | 9:31 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

The SPRUCE research project is spread across seven acres in a natural spruce bog in northern Minnesota. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy

Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may be safe from rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions. And that is good news for now, the researchers said. Florida State University research scientist Rachel Wilson and University of Oregon graduate student Anya Hopple are the first authors on a new […]

Planning ahead: Researchers work to solve sustainability puzzle

Published: August 17, 2016 | 4:19 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

When most people think of Earth Month they think of recycling bottles and choosing paper over plastic. But these activities are just a small piece of the puzzle of humanity’s long-term existence on Earth, a puzzle that Florida State University researchers are helping to solve. “Sustainability means different things to different people, but at the […]