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E. Davidson

Eric Davidson is Past President of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and director and professor of the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Previously, he served as president and executive director at the Woods Hole Research Center, where he worked as a scientist since 1991.
His research interests are in biogeochemistry and include studying the exchange of plant nutrients from the land to streams and groundwater and the exchange of greenhouse gases between the soil and the atmosphere. Eric has held postdoctoral positions in soil microbiology and biogeochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and the NASA Ames Research Center. He is a member of the Ecological Society of America and the Soil Science Society of America, as well as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Eric previously served as the president of the Biogeosciences section of AGU. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in forestry from North Carolina State University.

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Upcoming AGU Leadership Elections

by E. Davidson 23 July 202023 July 2020

AGU announces the full slate of leadership candidates. Voting will open at the end of September.

Schematic showing two independent methods used to estimate the change in CO2 fluxes due to widespread flooding across the U.S. Midwest region in spring and summer 2019.
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Toward Forecasting Crop Productivity and Carbon Flux Anomalies

by E. Davidson 27 March 202020 October 2021

Quantifying reductions in U.S. Midwest crop productivity and carbon uptake due to 2019 flooding using combined satellite observations of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and atmospheric CO2.

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AGU Board Vacancy Filled

by E. Davidson 22 November 2019

Members elected Catherine McCammon to the AGU Board of Directors.

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Special Election to Fill AGU Board Vacancy Begins 4 November

by E. Davidson 31 October 2019

Two highly qualified candidates are on the ballot. AGU members should vote by 18 November.

An aurora as seen from the International Space Station.
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AGU Advances Goes Online

by Susan Trumbore, A. Barros, E. Davidson, B. Ehlmann, J. Famiglietti, N. Gruber, M. Hudson, T. Illangasekare, Sarah Kang, T. Parsons, P. Rizzoli, V. Salters, B. Stevens, D. Wuebbles, P. Zeitler and T. Zhu 7 August 201913 August 2019

Featuring high-impact papers and a streamlined process, AGU’s new journal is ready to launch.

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Lessons from President George H. W. Bush for the Present Political Environment

by E. Davidson 1 February 20194 February 2019

The “White House effect” can compel support for science and protect the environment—or damage both.

Chicago skyline, Cloud Gate at Millennium Park
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AGU Announces Locations for the 2022 and 2024 Fall Meetings

by E. Davidson and Chris McEntee 9 December 201829 September 2021

Full slate of Fall Meeting locations through 2026 is set.

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Mentoring365: New and Improved Mentoring Interface

by E. Davidson 11 October 2018

With its revamped platform, Mentoring365 strives to improve mentorship opportunities for young geoscientists and early-career professionals.

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2018 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients Announced

by E. Davidson and M. A. Holmes 4 September 20184 September 2018

The world’s largest organization of Earth and space scientists honors 33 exceptional individuals.

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2018 Class of AGU Fellows Announced

by E. Davidson and M. A. Holmes 9 August 20185 January 2022

AGU is proud to have chosen 62 new Fellows and will honor them at the upcoming Fall Meeting 2018 in Washington, D. C.

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