John Petersen ’88
- Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
- Director of Environmental Studies and Sciences Program
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John Petersen and Community Hub Awarded 2024 Civic Collaborator Award
Environmental Studies and Biology professor John Petersen and his company, Community Hub, were honored with the 2024 Civic Collaborator Award by MidTown Cleveland Inc., a community-development organization on the city’s near east side. Based on Petersen's Community Dashboard model of digital screens piloted in the city of Oberlin, the MidTown Community Dashboard promotes social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability, and includes a newly developed job board and community calendar. Community Hub content is created and maintained by Oberlin students.
Cindy Frantz and John Petersen Receive Award from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental studies professors Cindy Frantz and John Petersen were honored with an Outstanding Project Award by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for their ongoing work on two grant-funded projects related to the “Environmental Dashboard,” a digital tool used to promote environmental sustainability among schoolchildren. The projects, which incorporate real-time resource usage feedback and community voices, have involved numerous Oberlin students over the past decade.
John Petersen Coauthored Paper to Appear in "Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems"
Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology John Petersen recently published the paper "Biochar has positive but distinct impacts on root, shoot, and fruit production in beans, tomatoes, and willows" in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems with undergraduate collaborators and coauthors Sunniva Sheffield and Taylor Hoeffer. Additional Oberlin College students acknowledged for their research contributions include: Grace Gao, Aidan Kirchgraber, Stephanie Macedo, Elise Steenburgh, Qiao Hui Zhang, and Sophia Cartsonis.
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