Miriam Bertram

On September 15th the PCC hosted our 20th Anniversary/Strategic plan release party at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Director Becky Alexander (ATM S) introduced the strategic plan which will be implemented over the next five years, and discussed the goals and priorities for the PCC during this time. This was followed by Former Director Jim Murray (OCN) as he looked back on the history of the PCC, the growth that has been made over the last 20 years, and his hopes for the future for the program.

In addition, speakers from across the PCC shared their research including Andrea Fassbender (NOAA/PMEL) who shared her research on observing and interpreting changes in ocean biogeochemistry, Abby Swan (ATM S/BIOL) and Soo-Hyung Kim (SEFS) and their research on climate ready crops, and Alex Turner (ATM S) and his research on atmospheric methane.

After presentations attendees enjoyed refreshments and met outside to celebrate. From undergrads to Post-docs, we met in person for the first time in a very long time and got to enjoy the company of others in the PCC.

Upcoming events were introduced as well, our 2022 Summer Institute at FHL of which we began to solicit themes and the Walker-Ames Lecture lead this year by Prof. Fiamma Straneo on October 19 at 7:30 in Kane Hall.

With the upcoming academic year ahead of us, we invite you to keep up to date with our events, seminars, lectures, and other PCC activities here on the website (and on our listserve).

The 2021-2026 PCC Strategic Plan can be found here!