Penny Chisholm Archives

Professor Penny Chisholm presents TED Talk

July 13, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Institute Professor Penny Chisholm presented a TED Talk on “the tiny creature that secretly powers the planet,” prochlorococcus. Watch here. […]

Professor Penny Chisholm featured in “Storied Women of MIT” series

March 13, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Institute Professor Penny Chisholm was featured in the “Storied Women of MIT” video series for Women’s History Month. Chisholm is highlighted for her role in discovering Prochlorococcus, the smallest, most abundant photosynthetic organism. The series was […]

CEE New Research Reception provides update on department initiatives and research

November 7, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]The CEE New Research Reception, held on October 26, brought together CEE alumni, friends and community members to hear about updates on the department and new research initiatives. The event featured research presentations from Professor Oral […]

Simons Foundation funds alliance between CEE and EAPS

August 4, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]The Darwin Project, an alliance between oceanographers and microbiologists in CEE and the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), received funding from the Simons Foundation to expand computing resources to model microbial communities. The […]

Institute Professor Penny Chisholm profiled by Science Magazine

March 9, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

Institute Professor Penny Chisholm was recently profiled by Science Magazine for her long and esteemed career researching Prochlorococcus and for her significant contribution towards women’s equality in higher education. Read the full profile here. […]

Advice for #WomenInSTEM, from CEE Professors

February 10, 2017 | Women In STEM | ceemit

[fusion_text] [/fusion_text][fusion_text]In MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, 70% of civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students are female, but around the world the numbers of women pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are less […]

Professor Penny Chisholm couples research with writing environmental children’s books

January 31, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Institute Professor Penny Chisholm is featured on MIT News for her environmental children’s book series. Chisholm partnered with award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Molly Bang to create the “Sunlight Series,” a collection of four books […]

Exploring Elusive Details in Ocean Microbiome

September 12, 2014 | 2014 News in Brief | ceemit

Professors Edward DeLong, Penny (Sallie) Chisholm and Mick Follows are among the eight founders of the Simons Foundation’s new Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE), a five-year program centered at the University of Hawaii […]