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On NAI's annual list of patent output by U.S. Universities
Kenneth Sims and other research scientists recently discovered that mafic volcanism of Henrys Fork Caldera -- located in eastern Idaho and west of Yellowstone National Park -- occurred concurrently with second- and third-cycle rhyolite volcanism in and around the Yellowstone caldera.
The revelation, detailed in a recently published paper, helps provide a new and younger timeline of volcanic activity in the Henrys Fork Caldera region and adds knowledge to the chronology of mafic eruptions and their temporal relation to rhyolitic volcanism in the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field, of which little was previously known.
“Essentially, it changes our understanding of the Yellowstone magmatic system by showing how basaltic eruptions have ‘thermally primed’ Yellowstone's big caldera-forming eruptions and shows that there are some very young eruptions in the Henrys Fork Caldera,” says Sims, a University of Wyoming professor of geology and geophysics and a member of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
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Responsible harvesting and other small disturbances can help make forests in the eastern United States more resilient to climate change, according to research by a new University of Wyoming faculty member.
The study by scientists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is led by UW Botany professor Dr. Sara Germain. Dr. Germain completed the research as a Cary postdoctoral associate and recently joined UW’s Department of Botany. The study explores how Eastern U.S. forests are responding to climate change, how disturbances such as harvesting and pests can help or hinder climate adaptation, and what it means for carbon storage. The study was published in the journal Ecosystems in January. Eastern trees are becoming increasingly stressed by warming temperatures, which can slow their growth and reproduction.
“It was comforting to learn that Eastern forests, which hold the most carbon in the U.S., are actually doing OK,” Germain says. “With moderate, status quo levels of disturbance, Eastern forests have the capacity to remain an important carbon sink.”
UW has once again made the list of the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) top 100 universities in the U.S. with the most patents granted. NAI placed UW at No. 91 on its recently-released 2024 “Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents” list. UW was 91st as well on NAI’s 2022 list.
“UW’s patent output is a key driver of innovation, leading to startup companies, corporate engagement and job creation for Wyomingites," said Parag Chitnis, UW’s vice president for research and economic development. “This recognition continues to enhance UW’s reputation as a world-class research institution. Its inclusion in the NAI’s Top 100 is particularly remarkable, considering its small size.”
