A collaborative team of School of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) students was one of four winners in the 2026 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge.   The team competed against 37 teams from 8 countries, presented their work at the Carbon Unbound East Coast 2026 conference in Manhattan where they were …

New varieties of oysters that have become an important part of the global aquaculture industry have earned Rutgers researcher and RCEI affiliate Ximing Guo a 2026 Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey (RDNJ). Guo’s invention is one of two Rutgers innovations recognized this year with the state’s highest honor for inventors and innovation. Guo, …

As global temperatures keep climbing from anthropogenic climate change, scientists and policymakers are increasingly discussing geoengineering (GE), which are large-scale technologies designed to either remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reflect sunlight away from Earth. But a new study asks a question that hasn’t gotten much attention: who actually believes geoengineering should be the top priority for fighting climate …

Newark, New Jersey is home to dozens of parks where kids play soccer, families have picnics, and neighbors walk their dogs. But a new study finds that the soil in some of these green spaces contains higher-than-normal levels of two harmful metals: lead and arsenic. RCEI Affiliate Ashaki A. Rouff, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at …

Along the white sandy shores of the northern Gulf of Mexico, two endangered species share the same narrow strip of coastline — but they don’t always want the same things from it. From a new study published in the journal, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, RCEI Affiliate Brooke Maslo, alongside co-authors Lydia Heilferty, Sara Zeigler, and Thomas Schlacher explore what …

When the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River, New Jersey shut down in 2018, it wasn’t just an energy story — it was a rare opportunity for scientists to study how marine life responds when a major source of heat is suddenly removed from a coastal waterway. RCEI affiliate Thomas Grothues, Research Scientist in the Department of Marine …