DOYLE AMONG RECIPIENTS OF 2018 DEAN'S AWARD
Martin Doyle, director of the Water Policy Program at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, was honored last month during the Graduate School's annual Dean's Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts in mentoring, teaching, and creating an inclusive environment for graduate education at Duke. Doyle received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
STUDY BY KONSCHNIK AMONG JOURNAL'S TOP READS
An article on underground natural gas storage facilities published in the journal Environmental Research Letters and co-authored by Kate Konschnik, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute, was among the journal's top 30 articles of 2017. The articles in the "Highlights of 2017" collection were chosen on the basis of reviewer and editor endorsement, significance, scientific impact, and breadth of appeal.
WORK EXAMINES COAL TO GAS TRANSITION 
In the Journal of Cleaner Production, the Nicholas Institute's Lauren Patterson and her co-authors look at changes in water consumption related to transition from coal to natural gas in Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2012. The study provides the first comprehensive representation of changing water consumption patterns associated with the state's coal-to-gas transition at a watershed level for both extraction of the resources and generation of electricity.
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