Elinor Benami

Delighted to join the @VTAgEcon faculty this fall! Excited to return to Appalachia🌄& engage w/ @globalchangevt on interdisciplinary research to predict, detect, & remedy environmental hazards affecting human welfare in the US & beyond. Reach out to explore MS/PhD opportunities.

What deeply affects us, is largely invisible, but is right before our very eyes? Our socio-economic backgrounds. As a trucker's son, I have felt this but having some evidence is always useful. And, a fabulous new study from a superstar group of scholars estimates such effects for academics. One passage that jumps out for me: "academics from poorer backgrounds introduce more novel scientific concepts, but are less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards." It gives some hope that while we might not know the hidden curriculum or have the fancy degree, our different views of life can be our super power! First gens everywhere should be celebrating, not hiding, our backgrounds. nber.org/papers/w33289

I'm so excited to finally introduce Fields of The World (FTW!) - the largest & most diverse ML dataset for field instance segmentation in satellite images. FTW has >70k samples from 24 countries (4 continents), with semantic & instance labels + Sentinel-2 RGB-NIR from 2 dates. 🧵

2 papers out this week - US towns limit new buildings in floodplains more than you think - and can do better, using routine local tools Brief write up: udel.edu/0012471 @katharine_mach @_miyukihino @UNC_IE @MiamiRosenstiel @UDELDRC @UDelaware @udceoe @OUPAcademic

Wharton professor here! Here are the Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates: — Harris’ proposal increases the deficit by $1.2 trillion, with low- and middle income households benefiting disproportionately. — Trump’s proposal increases the deficit by $5.8 trillion. Details below 👇

Please share the word / recommend people! @JolaAdapts @katharine_mach @robverchick @Vervoort_Joost @_david_ho_ @melissakenney @theAAG @usaadapts @adaptpros @ESG_Project

After six years of hard work alongside @starbeia and @jcristobal_rt , I’m thrilled to see this article finally in press 😄

@pazjusticiavida Congrats, Beth! So glad to hear it and looking forward to reading the great work that stems from it!

Excited to share I received an NSF CAREER award for addressing flood justice and equity impacts of adaptation and urban expansion with satellite observations-so the Social Pixel lab beth-tellman.github.io/opportunities.… is #Hiring a new #postdoc to work with us- arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careers… 1/4

@MissChangHe @UVA Congrats, and welcome to the Commonwealth!

I am excited to share that I will be joining the University of Virginia (@UVA) as an assistant professor of Economics in the Fall of 2024! 🤩 Words cannot express how grateful I am to my advisors, family and friends, and especially my fiancé for their continous support. ❤️

Thanks to great coauthors (esp @colbyfisher + Michaela). We cover different perils, but our discussions @theAGU helped realize common issues. @profadamsobel @pazjusticiavida @PeterLacovara @janewbaldwin @rosacuppari @BeckerInbal/@NASAHarvest @tobi_dal @hobbservation & Gregor

The cost of inaction on these issues is borne out in people's lives and livelihoods. A small but increasing number of counterexamples we mention in our piece illustrate that it doesn't have to be that way, however.6/n

How can science & practice help in(en)sure resilience in a changing climate? Our new note in JCRR this week identifies 6 core issues impeding fast and fruitful feedback between these groups and how to build stronger bridges between the state of the art and state of play. ​​A 🧵

Beth's group does great work and is full of savvy as well as kind people - excellent opportunity for relevant folks!

The Social Pixel lab at @SGDE_UArizona is #hiring a new postdoc to start in 2024! You will be improving #MachineLearning learning algorithms on new #satellite sensors for flood mapping for operational use at NASA! arizona.csod.com/ui/internal-ca…

@LilyYHsueh @ASU @Val_Mueller_ASU @danaehernandezc @KailinKroetz @AereOrg A joy to present and engage with you all - thanks for hosting! Enjoyed all the questions from the presentation as well as the chance to learn more about the very interesting work happening by all the folks I met with throughout the day.

Delighted to host @ebenami @ASU #CEESP last week!Looking forward to following your fantastic research: “Drop a Line, Submit on Time? Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Pre-Deadline Reminders on Pollution Reporting”. @Val_Mueller_ASU @danaehernandezc @KailinKroetz @AereOrg

We have several open faculty positions in @VirginiaTechCEE, including an open rank position in water resources. Please consider applying and/or let folks know about these great positions! cee.vt.edu/Apply.html