187771 news 1359470257 1475896413 <![CDATA[Nenes's Atmospheric Bacteria Paper Accepted into PNAS, Receives Worldwide Attention]]> On January 28th, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study that found the presence of living microogranisms in the middle and upper troposphere, which is approximately four to six miles above the Earth’s surface. Athanasios Nenes, Professor and Georgia Power Faculty Scholar in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, is part of this research team. 

Since this is believed to be the first study of its kind, the article, titled “Microbiome of the upper troposphere: Species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications,” has received worldwide attention from sources such as NPR, National Geographic, German Public Radio, the BBC, and the Los Angeles Times and London Times.

For more information about the study, click here.

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