Across seven projects, IBES faculty researchers are taking environmental research beyond campus and into the field, working alongside communities while opening new doors for undergraduates to participate.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Meredith Hastings
George Ide Chase Professor of Physical Sciences, Professor of Environment and Society & Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Research Interests
Atmospheric chemistry, Nitrogen biogeochemistry, Stable isotopes
Recent News
Swearer Center
Meredith Hastings named Swearer Center Faculty Fellow
The Brown professor and community-engaged researcher will help advance university-wide efforts to strengthen support for community-engaged scholarship.
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News from IBES
New scholars bring fresh perspectives to IBES this fall
Meet the newest members of the IBES community, whose work spans climate science, economics, agriculture, sociology, public health, and global policy.
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From the Division of Research
Announcing the 2026 Internal Funding Awardees
Awards include the 2026 Division of Research Seed Program and the Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards.
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Journal of Participatory Research Methods
Do You See What I Smell? A Participatory Visual Arts Method for Documenting Residents’ Experiences With Odors in Providence, Rhode Island
Members of IBES' Breathe Providence project, including Professor Meredith Hastings, contributed to this paper, which draws on the work of the Breathe Providence Resident Task Force and provides practical guidance about the use of collage in community-engaged action research.
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This article was written by an undergraduate student in IBES' Science Journalism class and features insights from IBES Professor Meredith Hastings, leader of the hyperlocal air monitoring initiative Breathe Providence.
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