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David Keith announces search for the next CSEi Faculty Director.

Supercontinent could have affected how Earth maintained stable temperatures

Undergraduate-built experiment collects particles 23 miles above Earth aboard a NASA high-altitude balloon.

The 2026–2028 cohort brings together five leading early-career researchers from diverse fields to explore and evaluate climate interventions aimed at reducing the risks of a warming planet.

CSEi’s first essay contest sparks undergraduate engagement on sunlight reflection methods (SRM), awarding $7,000 in prizes.

Elsworth brings deep expertise in applied climate and carbon research drawn from federal, academic, and industry settings, and will provide both technical and intellectual leadership across CSEi’s growing research portfolio.

A student-built instrument will sample rarely collected particles from the mid-stratosphere to fill a critical gap in atmospheric science, potentially improving future climate modeling and revolutionizing our understanding of the upper atmosphere.

Dan Cziczo, a leading expert in atmospheric aerosols and cloud formation, will join CSEi as a Professor of Geophysical Sciences later this spring. 

Eight new projects led by University of Chicago faculty and researchers will deepen understanding of climate interventions and their potential tradeoffs.

Undergraduate Geneva Kirk Drayson writes an account of her experience at the AGU 2025 Conference in New Orleans.