Beth Potier
Beth Potier's Articles
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Living Longer, Living Stronger
At the heart of exercise scientist Summer Cook’s research lies a deceptively simple question. -
Marko Knezevic Snags CAREER Award
Scanning electron microscope image of a fractured magnesium alloy -
Hall of Fame
Larry Mayer has been inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame. -
To the CoRE
ʤ has launched a new internal funding competition to support interdisciplinary collaborations across campus. -
Reduce, Reuse, REMADE
ʤ 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
ʤ 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’t blame you if you’ve never heard of the vaquita. The small porpoise is so secretive that it wasn’t 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 ʤ 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
ʤ researcherDacheng Lin has discovered a massive black hole “wandering” 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
ʤ 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 ʤ’s Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. -
Parched
Some researchers at ʤ 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 Spacedepartment at ʤ. -
Magnetic Mysteries, Decoded
ANASA rocket carrying instruments developed by scientists, engineers and students from ʤ’sSpace Science Center (SSC)has obtained the first-ever data of an elusive phenomenon, providing never-... -
A Hole By Any Other Name…
When CaptainAndy Armstrong, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-director of theʤ/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, ʤ researchersKevin JerramandEvgenia Bazhenovavisited the North Pole. -
Digging Durham Point
ʤ 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’t blame you if you’ve never heard of thevaquita. The small porpoise is so secretive that it wasn’t discovered as a species until 1958. -
Artisanal Energy
It’s not just for the farmers market any more: “Fresh, local, sustainable” describes how ʤ powers its five million square-foot campus. -
Union Fellow
ʤ physics professor Lynn Kistler has been named aFellowof the American Geophysical Union, the largest single organization dedicated to the advancement of geophysics. -
Shiny and New
ʤ 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 University of ʤ have shed new light on the mystery of pre-European archaeological monument... -
Space Man Spence
Harlan Spence, director of ʤ’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, has been appointed to theSpace Studies Boardof theNational Academy of Sciences. -
Divins Drills Down
David Divins is EOS’s first full-time associate director since 2012. -
Arctic Appointment
President Obama named Larry Mayer to a four-year term on theU.S. Arctic Research Commission,an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress. -
Smart Campus
A new grant from ʤ’sBroadband Center of Excellenceto 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 Armstronglearned 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 ʤ scientists, space physics researchers, engineers and students made history. -
Celebrating Cycling
This month, ʤ will join communities and workplaces across the nation in a celebration of car-free commuting with Bike to Work Week (May 16 – 20) and Bike/Walk to Work Day (May 20). ʤ is among... -
Research Support
A senior engineering student with an eye toward bringing reliable power to developing nations and a doctoral student looking at maternal care in carpenter bees are ʤ recipients of the National... -
Pier to Plate
Steelhead trout grow within nets suspended from a ʤ-designed raft. -
Making Waves
Lobsters, parasites, seabirds and sandbars were among the topics presented at the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering’s graduate student research symposium yesterday. -
ISE ISE Baby
Ice gave way to ISE — the Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Symposium — at the Whittemore Center yesterday, where 360 students presented 156 projects that spanned the disciplinary spectrum... -
Model Science
Call them the fortunetellers of climate change: Climate models, which draw on the physics and chemistry of the Earth and its oceans and atmosphere, are at the heart of understanding our changing... -
The New Normal
As our climate changes, our food and forests, our transportation, even our health will become vulnerable. From pines to pavement, weeds to wheezing, ʤ researchers are working on solutions to help... -
All Eyes on the Arctic
Each summer, a handful of ʤ researchers pass up New England’s hard-won summer and head to the remote glaciers, peatlands and oceans on top of the world. There, they’re exploring the Arctic’s... -
Grad Excellence
ʤ’s annual celebration of student scholarship and creativity launched April 11 with the Graduate Research Conference in the Whitt. More than 200 students from all academic disciplines shared... -
Miracle in Space
Six years ago, a team from ʤ’s Space Science Center performed a miracle. -
Passion for Policy
Master's student Samantha Werner '14 received the Ecological Society of America's Graduate Student Policy Award. -
CAREER Success
Three ʤ faculty members have received prestigious National Science Foundation awards to support work that aims to understand turbulent flows, flexible biomolecules and a unique category of... -
Simulating Biomolecules
Although it could one day lead to advances in drugs that treat HIV,Harish Vashisth’sresearch is far more likely to use supercomputers than the pipettes or microscopes more commonly associated with... -
Tackling Turbulence
Assistant professor of mathematics John Gibson, recipient of a NSF CAREER award. -
Finkelhor: Child Abuse in Youth Organizations Is Low
Child abuse at the hands of Scout leaders, priests or coaches is far less common than abuse of children or adolescents by family members or other adults. That’s the primary finding of new research... -
Networking Honor
It’s a distinction that won’t surprise anyone who’s met ʤ InterOperability Laboratory director Erica Johnson: Next week, ʤ Business Review (NHBR) will honor her with its Outstanding...