Department of Geosciences at UMass Amherst

This is among the most prestigious distinctions in the earth, climate and space sciences, awarded to less than 0.1% of members. AGU, a nonprofit organization that supports a worldwide membership of 130,000, ranging from enthusiasts to experts, annually recognizes a select number of individuals as part of its Honors and Recognition program. DeConto joins just 54 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows.

PhD student Laura Fattaruso revives their acclaimed podcast to interview alums Dr. Raquel Bryant and Dr. Benjamin Keislin, along with Dr. Rachel Bernard (Amherst College), and other participants at the conference.

Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette is leading a new $3M National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will support a three-year collaboration with Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks to bring academics from across the US together with indigenous Yupik and Cup’ik communities in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta.

In a recent piece in Anthropology News Dr. Eric Thomas offers analysis and discussion of Chiles recent vote on a new Constitution and what that means for addressing economic inequality in the region.

Dr. Juilie Brigham-Grette has received the Distinguished Career Award from the American Quaternary Association for her important career-long contributions towards our understanding of environmental change in the Arctic.

Dr. Matthew Winnick has been designated part of the College of Natural Science's ADVANCE Faculty Fellow cohort for 2022-2023. The 44 selected faculty members, each representing different units, will partner with UMass ADVANCE to promote gender and racial equity for faculty at UMass Amherst.

In their latest piece in temblor PhD student Laura Fattaruso discusses the most recent WA-DNR report highlighting areas in Puget Sound that are at risk of tsunami inundation if a large earthquake occurred.

Dr. Jonathan Woodruff and several colleagues are part of a team led by Indigenous scholars proposing a new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science that will emphasize scientific research conducted in partnership with Indigenous communities on issues that are central to those communities.

In a recent paper in the American Journal of Science, Dr. Matthew Winnick and colleagues re-examine the relationships between Lithium isotopes and global weathering regimes to revise how such isotopes should be used in models that link weathering rates to changes in climate.