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andrew dessler named 2019 agu fellowatmospheric sciences professor and climate change expert honored with prestigious recognition aug 19 2019photo by chris mouchyn college of geosciencesdr andrew dessler professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university and the holder of the reta a haynes chair in geosciences has been named an american geophysical union (agu) fellow each year agu elects as fellows members "whose visionary leadership and scientific excellence have fundamentally advanced research in their respective fields" this year 62 members are in the 2019 class of fellows this is such a truly deserved honor for dr dessler he is one of the brightest minds in climate science and he has leveraged this thought leadership to engage the public and policy-makers in the causes and consequences of contemporary climate change said dean of the texas a&m college of geosciences dr debbie thomas we are all so grateful for his efforts and thrilled for his recognition! agu will honor the new class of fellows dec 11 at its 2019 fall meeting in san francisco "the agu is the premier geosciences organization in the world and being named a fellow is an incredible honor dessler said when i look at the rest of the fellow pool i'm humbled to be joining a group who has made such incredible scientific contributions i think i would be remiss however if i didn't acknowledge my colleagues and students without whom i could not have made the scientific contributions that i have" read the full announcement from agu by leslie lee 09
dr andrew dessler professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university and the holder of the reta a haynes chair in geosciences has been named an american geophysical union (agu) fellow each year agu elects as fellows members "whose visionary leadership and scientific excellence have fundamentally advanced research in their respective fields" this year 62 members are in the 2019 class of fellows this is such a truly deserved honor for dr dessler he is one of the brightest minds in climate science and he has leveraged this thought leadership to engage the public and policy-makers in the causes and consequences of contemporary climate change said dean of the texas a&m college of geosciences dr debbie thomas we are all so grateful for his efforts and thrilled for his recognition! agu will honor the new class of fellows dec 11 at its 2019 fall meeting in san francisco "the agu is the premier geosciences organization in the world and being named a fellow is an incredible honor dessler said when i look at the rest of the fellow pool i'm humbled to be joining a group who has made such incredible scientific contributions i think i would be remiss however if i didn't acknowledge my colleagues and students without whom i could not have made the scientific contributions that i have" read the full announcement from agu by leslie lee 09
the dudley j hughes '51 microscopy learning laboratory (photo by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)mrs robbie w hughes in the historic halbouty building at texas a&m (photo by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)
today at texas a&m university geology and geophysics undergraduate students learn microscopy skills in a state-of-the-art laboratory thanks to a gift from mrs robbie w hughes the $2-million gift to the texas a&m department of geology and geophysics in the college of geosciences established the dudley j hughes '51 microscopy learning laboratory which was officially approved for renaming by the texas a&m system board of regents aug 8 located in the historic halbouty building the lab has added significant opportunities for hands-on learning for geology and geophysics students impacting future geoscientists for generations to come forever will we be grateful to mrs hughes for her immense generosity and strategic vision said dean of the college of geosciences dr debbie thomas mrs hughes inspires us with her passion for geology and with her desire to support those who seek to follow in her husbands footsteps and this gift celebrates both in the most impactful way imaginable by transforming the professional development of our current and future students the gift also supports the universitys lead by example campaign a fundraising effort to raise $4 billion in support of texas a&m students faculty colleges and programs by 2020
mr jack buchanan dean of the college of geosciences dr debbie thomas mrs robbie hughes and geology and geophysics department head dr mike pope at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the dudley j hughes '51 microscopy learning laboratory (photo by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)mrs hughes cuts the ribbon for the opening of the dudley j hughes '51 microscopy learning laboratory (photo by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)
a lifetime of leadership and generosity dudley j hughes was a legendary aggie geologist and his family has continued his legacy of excellence and generosity with the establishment of this new teaching laboratory equipped with the latest technology the gift was given in honor of mrs hughes late husbands devotion passion and generosity for texas a&m university and the department of geology and geophysics mr hughes was an acclaimed exploration geologist and celebrated philanthropist mr hughes grew up near palestine texas and graduated from texas a&m in 1951 with a bachelors degree in geology robbie received her bachelors degree from texas womans university also in 1951 and she and dudley married later that year he then served as a first lieutenant in the us army in the korean war and was awarded the bronze star medal after returning from the war mr hughes and his twin brother dan hughes started a company hughes & hughes for independent operations in mississippi mr hughes had an accomplished 40-year career in exploration geology dudley and robbie lived in jackson mississippi and also championed numerous philanthropic causes in the arts sciences and church-related organizations he received numerous professional and civic honors including a lifetime achievement recognition from the alabama oil and gas board in 1994 induction into the mississippi business hall of fame in 1996 the american association of petroleum geologists' 2008 outstanding explorer award and the 2010 colonel edwin l drake legendary oilman award honoring a lifetime of achievement with the oil and gas industry in 2010 he was given the distinguished alumni award by texas a&m university the highest honor a former student can receive from the university mr hughes was also instrumental in the establishment of the berg-hughes center for petroleum and sedimentary systems in 2009 the berg-hughes center was named for distinguished professor dr robert berg and for the hughes family dan a hughes '51 and dudley j hughes '51 and dan a hughes jr '80 in recognition of their generous financial support survived by his beloved wife of 64 years his two daughters vikki and cynthia and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren dudley died on april 21 2015 as aggies around the world gathered for aggie muster by leslie lee 09 to learn more about supporting high-impact learning in the college of geosciences visit leadbyexampletamuedu/geosciences
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i never had the typical dream jobs of nurse ballerina or what have you that most children dream of running around with bug-catchers and rocks in my pockets i aspired to be an astronaut or a geologist it was only natural then that as a student i was attracted to science as a high school student i contemplated studying medical or earth sciences in college but as a junior fate connected me with geox i didn't know it then but it was a match made in history and one that would change my life i remember laboring up the steps of the o&m building with my duffel bag pillow and feelings of excitement that fluttered in my stomach i knew that what awaited me on the second floor was a room full of people who opted out of the cliché childhood dreams students and faculty alike who dreamed of being among rocks and wanted the earth as their classroom from day one geox established the college of geosciences at texas a&m university as a seemingly magical place for geoscience buffs spending hours immersed in the geosciences engaged in actual college lectures as well as participating in hands-on activities for an entire week allowed me to not only experience texas a&m and life as a college student but to build relationships with students with common interests and passions from the professors and college student counselors who dedicate a week of their summer to the camp to the community presenters from various geosciences career fields there is an energy surrounding geox campers that fosters learning and interest as a camper my dream came true as i finally was surrounded by students who knew exactly what i was talking about when i gushed about carbonates and minerals the opportunity to delve into various majors and shadow various geoscience career fields hooked my interest the counselors make the difference what impacted me the most though were the counselors who joined in just as excited as the campers if not more to the conversations and genuinely shared their passions skill sets and knowledge geox revealed how all the studying and hard work you do not only in high school but also in college can lead you to a career geox gives you a small glimpse of what you could end up doing in your life during and after college what this showed me then was that you can take a passion and make it not only a college major but a career by the end of those aggie spirit learning and tradition filled days i knew that i could call texas a&m and the college of geosciences home for the next four years it is because of geox that i have chosen to pursue a major in environmental geosciences with minors in geology and gist i also credit my ability to study abroad in costa rica as a freshman intern for the texas a&m transportation department and conduct research as an undergraduate to my geox experience going into my senior year of high school i was fully content to study geology and live among the rocks for the rest of my life as a mineral hermit before i was exposed to all the possibilities in the realm of the earth sciences during my time at the camp i soon found out there was so much more to both geosciences and geology than i understood
i realized after getting a taste of meteorology oceanography geography and geophysics that i wanted to do it all in regards to earth science now i hope to graduate earning both a bachelors in environmental geosciences and a masters in geography to become a geospatial intelligence officer in the us air force ultimately the advice and college exposure i received as a geox camper set me up for success as a student because i knew the campus i knew some professors and i had an idea of the level of coursework before i even attended my first day of class as a freshman i knew exactly what interested me and what i didnt care for i even had the chance to meet my academic advisor and establish a communication connection the camp highlighted the admissions process and gave me a sense of confidence that college was most definitely for me i learned science was so much more than just math experiments and textbooks science could change the world because i know that science can change the world i hope to inspire others to pursue it as well investing in the future through geox i now serve as a geox counselor and becoming a counselor for the camp gave me an opportunity to share what i love i know that most if not all of the high schoolers i get to work with will contribute greatly to the world around them solving problems and catalyzing change within the week of geox i try my hardest to answer all of the campers questions and engage each camper because their dreams and ideas of college and geosciences are still being shaped for this reason my level of enthusiasm and knowledge matters geoxs main purpose to me is to inspire greatness and a passion for knowledge of geosciences in all who attend and are involved in the program as a counselor for geox i have learned that this camp is an investment in the future providing an opportunity for both the high school students and college students to collaborate with the end result of not just interesting students in higher education but changing the world one mind and one geoscience enthusiast at a time by marissa castillo 20 geox 2020 will be held june 21-27 2020 applications are not yet open; please contact our recruiters with any questions about geox
a patch of recovering scleractinian reef on the se hancock seamount at 650m (photo by a baco-taylor fsu eb roark tamu nsf with hurl pilots t kerby and m cremer)lost trawl net from on the nw hancock seamount at a depth of 400m (photo by a baco-taylor fsu eb roark tamu nsf with hurl pilots t kerby and m cremer)
for decades overfishing and trawling devastated parts of an underwater mountain range in the pacific ocean near hawaii wrecking deep-sea corals and destroying much of their ecological community but now after years of federally mandated protection scientists see signs that this once ecologically fertile area known as the hawaiian-emperor seamount chain is making a comeback the research team who discovered the evidence of recovery was led by dr brendan roark associate professor in the department of geography at texas a&m university dr amy baco-taylor florida state university (fsu) associate professor of oceanography and fsu doctoral student nicole morgan the research was funded by nsfs division of ocean sciences and involved four research cruises out to the central and north pacific ocean to investigate the ecological communities of the region because of the slow-growing nature of the corals and sponges that live on seamounts its been hypothesized that these areas if theyve been trawled that theres not much hope for them baco-taylor said so we explored these sites fully expecting to not find any sign of recovery she said but we were surprised to find evidence that some species are starting to come back to these areas the researchers published their findings this week in science advances the overall understanding that a trawled seamount could recover is a game-changer in terms of fishing management this is a high-impact paper that bears directly on fishery management issues in the northwest hawaiian islands and is timely relative to some changes the current administration is thinking about with respect to opening up marine monuments for more fishing roark said scientists and policymakers regularly debate whether protected areas could be reopened for fishing this is a good story of how long-term protection allows for recovery of vulnerable species baco-taylor said
a mixed bed of scleractinian and octocorals that appear to be recovering on the koko seamount at a depth of 500m (photo by a baco-taylor fsu eb roark tamu nsf with hurl pilots t kerby and m cremer)a young colony of h laauense amid a bed of other octocorals (photo by a baco-taylor fsu eb roark tamu nsf with hurl pilots t kerby and m cremer)
the hawaiian-emperor seamount chain is a mostly underwater mountain range in the pacific ocean from the 1960s through the 1980s the area was a hotbed for fishing and a practice called trawling where fishermen use heavy nets dragged along the seafloor to capture fish in the process the nets scrape other animals off the seafloor as well the practice of trawling has devastated seamounts around the world and scientists have generally believed that an ecological recovery was unlikely however in the case of the hawaiian-emperor seamount chain there is a glimmer of hope they specifically wanted to examine whether there was any recovery of life on the seamount chain because unlike other submerged mountain chains around the world this one had been federally protected from fishing and trawling for decades in 1977 the united states claimed the region as a part of the us exclusive economic zone (eez) which prevented foreign fleets from trawling the area in 2006 then president george w bush included the area as part of the papahānaumokuākea marine national monument further protecting it from human disturbance people started realizing how vulnerable seamounts were relatively recently so seamounts in other locations have only been protected for 5 to 15 years baco-taylor said establishment of the us eez in this region has provided protection for these sites for close to 40 years providing a unique opportunity to look at recovery on longer time scales the team analyzed 536 000 images in them they could not only see the remnant trawl scars on the seafloor they also saw baby coral springing up in those areas they could also see coral regrowing from fragments on fishing nets that were left on the seafloor we know the stuff growing on the net had to come after this practice stopped in the area morgan said most importantly they found evidence of a few precious areas that were not harmed by the trawling these untouched areas are crucial to further populating the seamounts with a variety of fauna researchers said its too early to say how long it took for the new coral to arrive and whether the area will return to its former glory scientists are still analyzing coral samples to determine the age and diversity of species in the area roark said this study and the ongoing work provides critical knowledge for policymakers examining the effectiveness of protecting these areas written in collaboration with kathleen haughney florida state university
on july 16 an underwater feature located in the flower garden banks national marine sanctuary in the gulf of mexico was officially named howard trough after approval by the us board on geographic names howard trough is named in honor of the late dr matthew k howard who was the data management and communications manager for the gulf of mexico coastal ocean observing system (gcoos) and research scientist in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university
bathymetry of the west flower garden banks black arrow indicates the location of howard trough (figure courtesy of dr chris simoniello as modified from m nutall 2019)the late dr matthew k howard served as the data management and communications manager for gcoos and as a research scientist in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university (photo courtesy of texas a&m oceanography)
photo of dr matthew k howard with the gcoos data management team from left to right bob currier felimon gayanilo dr matthew k howard marion stoessel and dr shin kobara (photo courtesy of dr chris simoniello)photo of dr matthew k howard during the gcoos 2017 staff retreat at point clear alabama from left to right felimon gayanilo dr chris simoniello marion stoessel laura caldwell dr shin kobara dr matthew k howard jen vreeland dr barb kirkpatrick bob currier grant craig and nadine slimak (photo courtesy of gcoos)
the world is a far better place for matthew having been here simoniello said matthew was the most humble and unassuming genius ive ever had the pleasure of knowing i think he would suggest that any time a texas a&m cruise passes over his feature they must raise their glasses in a toast! i am deeply grateful and humbled by the team of experts who helped make howard trough happen to pay a fitting tribute to one who lived so expertly by bumsoo kim
from making their own sediment core to trying on an authentic at-sea survival suit to learning about the mysteries of the deep ocean brazos valley children received a week of world-class oceanography education this summer thanks to the department of oceanography at texas a&m university during july 8-12 oceanography faculty and other researchers collaborated to host the second annual under the sea camp for local youth held at the childrens museum of the brazos valley students who participated were 4 to 12 years old and each had the opportunity to complete hands-on science experiments and lessons each day many faculty staff members and graduate students helped make the camp happen including: dr chrissy wiederwohl oceanography instructional associate professor and dr jason sylvan oceanography assistant professor; tacey hicks and serena smith oceanography graduate students; drs denise kulhanek laurel childress and emily estes of the international ocean discovery program (iodp); and drew casey and meredith faix from texas sea grant we had a great time working with the childrens museum for the under the sea camp again this year said wiederwohl who also serves as oceanography assistant department head for engagement and graduate affairs we saw a lot of familiar faces of campers attending for their second year and we loved all the campers enthusiastic in-depth questions it was really exciting for us to see young kids show such a great interest in learning more about the ocean the vision of the camp started back in 2017 when wiederwohl dropped her daughter off at a science camp at the childrens museum i asked the director of the museum if they would be interested in doing an ocean science camp then met with their director of education and the camp grew from there she said after that the summer camp became one of the outreach programs of the oceanography department during the camp different ocean-related topics were covered each day by experts in the field and children were able to get their hands wet in learning marine science
dr denise kulhanek helping a student try on the ‘gumby survival suit (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)dr chrissy wiederwohl teaching students how adding salt to water changes density (photo courtesy of the childrens museum of the brazos valley)
on the first day iodp staff scientists introduced iodp research with short videos including footage of a research expedition in antarctica they talked about how safety is important when working in polar regions and children had the opportunity to wear a survival suit nick-named the gumby suit that is used in the field students made their own sediment core using sands gravels and shells and also learned how iodp scientists describe sediment cores by identifying different grain sizes on tuesday wiederwohl taught the group about density and students learned how adding salt can change the density of a fluid campers also did an activity demonstrating the difference between ice melting in fresh water versus salt water on the third day of the camp texas sea grant experts talked about plastic pollution in the ocean and discussed how it harms marine organisms such as sea turtles students also did a craft project creating a paper-plate sea turtle on thursday oceanography graduate students discussed ocean acidification and how it affects coral reef health students conducted a small experiment using cabbage juice as a ph (acidity) indicator by blowing bubbles (which added carbon dioxide into the fluid) to see how it changed the ph in addition they talked about small ways of reducing carbon emissions in our daily life to protect the beautiful and important ocean ecosystem on the last day of the camp sylvan introduced how scientists study the deep ocean he showed videos and photos of deep-sea organisms and taught how their living environment is different from the surface ocean using models of fish texas a&m oceanography is planning to bring their expertise back to the under the sea summer program again next year for more detailed information about the camp visit the childrens museum of the brazos valley anyone from the local community interested in having texas a&m oceanography visit their classroom or speak to their group can email ocean-outreach@geostamuedu by bumsoo kim