Monthly Archives: June 2010

When disaster strikes, Carolina’s researchers respond

On May 12, BP finally released a 30-second video of the oil that had been spewing from its damaged well into the Gulf of Mexico for more than three weeks. A few days later, I got an email from two UNC professors, Richard McLaughlin and Roberto Camassa, who are experts in fluid dynamics. They and [...]

Learning and listening on energy and the environment

Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best. – Frank Zappa Energy and the environment are two of the toughest problems the world faces today. How do we use one without destroying the other? Carolina is a research university. It’s our job to put the brilliant minds of our faculty [...]