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A bloom of phytoplankton swirls in the currents off the western coast of Norway in this satellite photo. (Image source: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens.)
Three USC Dornsife faculty members named 2023 Simons Investigators
Earth Sciences Professors Recognized
Annie Bang and Darrin Joy has recently published a news mentioning some of our Earth Sciences professors – Naomi Levine, Seth John and J. Cameron Thrash who were among seven distinguished scholars to receive the 2023 Simons Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology Award.
A total of $4.7 million was given as grant for them to expand their research and investigations, read more about the details in the full article!