Conflict and Supply Risks in Critical Materials for the Energy Transition
Creator:
Freeman, Sophia
Date of publication:
September 6, 2023
Abstract Tesim:
This research investigates the relationships between conflicts and the resources necessary to promote a clean energy transition, including lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and rare earth elements. It documents the current production and extraction of these resources, including the countries of origin and major global actors involved in the process. The next step will be to identify conflicts that have arisen around the extraction and production of these resources, including conflicts related to property rights, labor issues, ethnic and civil war, and international civil and military conflicts. Finally, the project explores the approaches of the US government and the European Union to balancing conflict resolution with the need for critical resources for the clean energy transition. Ultimately, this research provides insight into the role of resource control in fueling conflict and the potential for peaceful resolution of such conflicts in the context of clean energy transitions. This presentation summarizes such findings.
An Analysis of Potential Interactions between Heightened Alcohol Consumption, Systemic Inflammation, and Accelerated Brain Aging
Creator:
Walker, Ann
Date of publication:
August 25, 2023
Abstract Tesim:
This project aims to examine and draw potential associations of alcohol consumption throughout the lifespan (and addictive behaviors) with elevated concentrations of inflammatory markers and a heightened risk of accelerated brain aging (and potential development of memory-deficit disorders). This was done analyzing blood samples and MRI scans from a previously collected data set by the Cognition and Addiction Behavioral Neuroscience lab at Chapel Hill. MRI scans were analyzed using a machine-learning program called brainageR.
Using Oral History to Document Climate Change on the North Carolina Coast
Creator:
Hinton, Tara
Date of publication:
August 20, 2023
Abstract Tesim:
The frequency of storms, such as hurricanes and nor’easters, is increasing due to climate change (Pörtner et al., 2022), exposing coastal communities to renewed surges of threats. Further, the Core Banks (Carteret County) remains vulnerable to catastrophe, with higher poverty rates than Dare County (EPA, n.d.). In the context of this changing climate, eight oral histories were conducted with eleven participants in "Down East" Carteret County to document local understandings of environmental change and processes of remembrance and recovery from Hurricane Florence.
Sin’s Earliest Echoes: The Pattern of Sin, Sound, Sentence in Genesis’ Primeval History
Creator:
Spencer, Chase
Date of publication:
August 18, 2023
Abstract Tesim:
My research (referred to in these summary slides) analyzes the role of sound within the sin narratives of Genesis 1-11 as a case study for the hermeneutical utility of explicit sounds within the text of the Hebrew Bible. First, I establish a pattern of "sin, sound, sentence" in the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and the Tower of Babel. Next, I defend the unique presence of the pattern in the Primeval Narrative. Then, I investigate the pattern's apparent absence in the Biblical Flood account. Ultimately, I propose that the relationship between sin and sound in Genesis 1-11 is best explained by the tension between order and chaos in these passages: with each wrongdoing, a sound symbolizes how sin invites chaos back into an ordered world.
Interpreting marine and terrestrial landscape effects on Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) nurseries
Creator:
Cole Castillo
Date of publication:
August 18, 2023
Abstract Tesim:
This study investigates the impact of environmental conditions on the development of juvenile Atlantic horseshoe crabs (HSCs) in nurseries. By comparing protected and unprotected nurseries, the research examines how predator access affects juvenile growth and survival. Additionally, the influence of terrestrial landscape on nursery functionality is explored. The project combines aerial imagery and field measurements to analyze eight nurseries on Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools, the research aims to uncover patterns that affect nursery dynamics. The study addresses gaps in early-life HSC research, with implications for habitat conservation and the state of ecosystems.
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program - Environmental Studies
