Moran and Boutt publish new paper in Water Resources Research
PhD student Brendan Moran, Dr. David Boutt, and Dr.
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UMass Geosciences at AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco
Several students and faculty are presenting their research at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union this week in San Fransisco. Below is a list of when and where you can find them:
U-Mass Geosciences selected to participate in AGU's Bridge Program
U-Mass Geosciences is one of 14 departments selected, among 52 applicants, to participate in the newly inaugurated American Geophysical Union Bridge Program, part of the Inclusive Graduate Education Network, to increase success of URM graduate students in geosciences.
Geosciences PhD students at IPCC COP 25
PhD students Hannah Baranes and Dr. Benjamin Keisling presenting on ice sheet stability models and estimating flood hazards at the COP25 Cryosphere Pavilion at the U.N. IPCC COP-25 meeting in Madrid! See more, including video of their Early Career talks, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6IS3Rnw4I.
Raquel Bryant featured in the Atlantic
PhD student Raquel Bryant and her colleague Rehemat Bhatia are featured in The Atlantic this week: speaking about their scientific collaboration, resulting friendship, and buiding networks of mutual support as two of the few women of color in the geosciences. Read More...
New department newsletter now available
Our 2019 department newsletter is now available. Click here to find out about major changes, new faculty, etc... in the deparment and read old newsletters
UMass Geography Club Competes in NESTVAL Geography Bowl
The UMass Geography Club attended the NESTVAL Geography Bowl on October 18th, 2019, hosted by Framingham State University. UMass competed against five other teams and placed 3rd. Salem State University took the top spot, followed by the University of New Hampshire in second place.
U-Mass Geosciences at NESTVAL
U-Mass Geosciences will be attending the The New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society annual meeting at Framingham State University this week. Dr. Eve Vogel and students will be presenting several papers there on Quebec hydropower and the Northern Pass project, and the U-Mass Geography Club will be competing in the Geography Bowl, defending their previous titles.
Dr. Rob DeConto named co-director of School of Earth and Sustainability
The School of Earth and Sustainability (SES) has announced that Curt Griffin, environmental conservation, and Rob DeConto, geosciences, will serve as co-directors of U-Mass Amherst's School of Earth and Sustainability.
Karin Lehnigk selected for NSF GROW-Norway award
PhD student Karin Lehnigk (advisor: Isaac Larsen) has been selected for an NSF GROW-Norway award. GROW (Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide) is a program open to active NSF graduate fellows. Karin will spend Jan-August 2020 in Bergen Norway to study the erosion of Hellemobotn canyon and collect samples for cosmogenic isotope surface dating.
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