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Unlocking history with geology and genetics
Fatima Husain grew up in the heart of the Midwest, surrounded by agriculture. “Every time you left your home, you saw fields of corn and soybeans. And it was really...
Fatima Husain named 2023 Graduate Woman of Excellence
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) PhD student Fatima Husain was selected as a 2023 MIT Graduate Woman of Excellence. The award, organized by the Office of Graduate Education, recognizes...
Doctoral Thesis Defense — Fatima Husain (EAPS)
“Geochemical and Phylogenomic Investigations of Life in Deep Time” A public presentation of the thesis will be given by the candidate. DATE: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 TIME: 9:00am PLACE: Room...
MIT Astronomy Field Camp returns to the Teide Observatory for second year
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MIT holds fourth astronomy camp at the Teide Observatory
This January marked the fourth year that the MIT Astronomy Field Camp was hosted by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). Coordinated by Wallace Astrophysical Observatory Director and Senior...
When Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater ponds
...valid candidates for where early eukaryotes could have sheltered during these planet-wide glaciation events,” says lead author Fatima Husain, a graduate student in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary...
Instagram users see Women Doing Science
...Doing Science has had a really positive, demonstrable impact on future women scientists around the world,” says Fatima Husain, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary...
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere
...the story of aerobic respiration,” says study co-author Fatima Husain, a postdoc in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). “Our study adds to this very recently emerging...
Looking forward to forecast the risks of a changing climate
...bars, the Earth is sectioned in an interconnected three-dimensional framework — only it’s divided 100 to 200 square kilometers at a time. Each node comprises a set of computations for...