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as a former division i athlete my new years resolutions always focused on training harder and smarter to achieve my potential on the court and in the classroom as dean i resolve to work harder and smarter to make the texas a&m university college of geosciences a household name because we improve individual lives while at the same time improving the quality of life for billions of lives so for 2021 i resolve to increase the number of students who seek and receive a degree from the texas a&m university college of geosciences by improving access to higher education through awareness and financial support in summer 2021 we plan to offer our geox camp for high schoolers both in-person and remotely vastly enhancing the numbers of students who will be inspired to attend the texas a&m university college of geosciences to ensure that the best and brightest students are able to attend the texas a&m college of geosciences we seek to create 21 new scholarships in 2021 just like athletes academic leaders require support to achieve their new years resolutions please help us become the household name and consider contributing to endowments in support of geox and our 21 in 21 goal! if you'd like to support these critical initiatives contact geosciences senior director of development david bacot thank you and gig em!dean dr debbie thomas
geosciences honors faculty and staff with 2020 awardsthe recipients will be formally recognized at an online event jan 15 2021 dec 17 2020aerial of texas a&m university campus credit: texas a&m university division of marketing & communicationsthe college of geosciences has announced the 2020 dean's distinguished achievement award honorees all of whom will be recognized at the annual ceremony which will be held virtually jan 15 2021 carria collins a business administrator in the department of geography received the deans distinguished achievement award for exemplary service luz romero a technical laboratory coordinator in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for exemplary service dr mark everett professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in service dr nick perez assistant professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in teaching dr franco marcantonio professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in research and this year the texas a&m association of former students recognized two college of geosciences faculty members with college-level teaching awards for their talent expertise and devotion to conveying knowledge to students: dr oliver frauenfeld associate professor in the department of geography and dr benjamin giese professor emeritus in the department of oceanography
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the college of geosciences has announced the 2020 dean's distinguished achievement award honorees all of whom will be recognized at the annual ceremony which will be held virtually jan 15 2021 carria collins a business administrator in the department of geography received the deans distinguished achievement award for exemplary service luz romero a technical laboratory coordinator in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for exemplary service dr mark everett professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in service dr nick perez assistant professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in teaching dr franco marcantonio professor in the department of geology and geophysics received the deans distinguished achievement award for faculty excellence in research and this year the texas a&m association of former students recognized two college of geosciences faculty members with college-level teaching awards for their talent expertise and devotion to conveying knowledge to students: dr oliver frauenfeld associate professor in the department of geography and dr benjamin giese professor emeritus in the department of oceanography
december 2020 graduates recognized with awards and honorsthe college of geosciences graduation celebration was held dec 9dec 17 2020the texas a&m university college of geosciences would like to congratulate its december 2020 graduates commencement ceremonies were held dec 10 in reed arena and prior to that the college of geosciences december 2019 commencement reception and awards ceremony was held virtually dec 9 graduating seniors families and friends faculty and staff gathered online to celebrate and recognize the students accomplishments the following students were honored with awards during the event outstanding student award cierra george emily mills roberto reyna nicholas pontikes kaylee umberhocker sam norris ana ramos college of geosciences medallion milestone scholars gold tarik brown william lyle silver petra garza madison gordon cassidy hyslop bavani kathir bronze jillannie lowenfield emily mills nicolas pfeifer nicholas pontikes ana ramos christopher ruiz hollie schaper learn more about the medallion scholars program environmental programs outstanding graduating senior awards heather roberts - environmental geosciences cierra george and emily mills - environmental studies gamma theta upsilon honor society zeta zeta chapter michael matticola ryan earl department of geography outstanding student awards william lyle - outstanding geography student award sam norris - outstanding gist student award department of geology and geophysics outstanding graduating senior awards nicholas pontikes kaylee umberhocker charles babendrer
the texas a&m university college of geosciences would like to congratulate its december 2020 graduates commencement ceremonies were held dec 10 in reed arena and prior to that the college of geosciences december 2019 commencement reception and awards ceremony was held virtually dec 9 graduating seniors families and friends faculty and staff gathered online to celebrate and recognize the students accomplishments the following students were honored with awards during the event outstanding student award cierra george emily mills roberto reyna nicholas pontikes kaylee umberhocker sam norris ana ramos college of geosciences medallion milestone scholars gold tarik brown william lyle silver petra garza madison gordon cassidy hyslop bavani kathir bronze jillannie lowenfield emily mills nicolas pfeifer nicholas pontikes ana ramos christopher ruiz hollie schaper learn more about the medallion scholars program environmental programs outstanding graduating senior awards heather roberts - environmental geosciences cierra george and emily mills - environmental studies gamma theta upsilon honor society zeta zeta chapter michael matticola ryan earl department of geography outstanding student awards william lyle - outstanding geography student award sam norris - outstanding gist student award department of geology and geophysics outstanding graduating senior awards nicholas pontikes kaylee umberhocker charles babendrer
texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics fast track degree student rachel schroeder was recently awarded the maby scholarship from the houston geological society the maby scholarship is awarded to the highest overall ranked student applicant schroeder was nominated for the award by dr anne raymond professor of geology and geophysics at texas a&m winning this scholarship really feels like the culmination of a lot of hard work during my entire undergrad schroeder said balancing my schoolwork research organizations an on-campus job and my own mental health has been tough and this summer was one of the craziest times for me the fast track program is an accelerated 5-year path leading to a bachelor of science degree and a thesis option master of science in geology i had a full-time internship was a co-chair for fish camp (during the transition to a fully virtual experience) continued to give tours on campus and started my graduate research all at once winning this scholarship makes me feel like all of my hard work over the last three years has really paid off and it refueled my passion for my schoolwork going into the spring semester a much-needed boost of confidence that the hard work was being noticed by others and makes me feel like i can continue to succeed
schroeder and ale briseno 20 at the top of the permian reef trail guadalupe mountains national park texas this picture was taken while on the geology 250 geological field methods courses spring break field trip (photo courtesy of rachel schroeder)schroeder pictured enjoying the view in the blue mountains australia (photo courtesy of rachel schroeder)
schroeder is working with dr nick perez on the peruvian andes as part of perezs national science foundation career award rachel joined my group as part of our first class of fast track students and has been a joy to work with perez said despite the existing challenges of continuing to work a job and finish her undergraduate curriculum she has taken on graduate coursework and is a graduate teaching assistant all while continuing to excel in what she does schroeders research has implications for reconstructing the style of mountain building during the cenozoic including testing how known phases of shallow subduction may have impacted deformation of the south american continent her unique dataset will help assess how the rates of erosion and depositional processes are linked to plate margin processes it already feels as if she is a true early career scientist – she is reading papers asking the right questions works well independently and as a team member perez said "she has taken the lead on contacting collaborating labs for sample analyses and is very quickly learning new techniques including detrital zircon double dating with u-pb and u-th/he as part of her research goals this project really feels like the right fit for me in graduate school and it was a driving factor for me applying to the fast track program schroeder said so far i have done grain picking and packing in dr perezs lab but i am most looking forward to my trip to connecticut and the chance to travel to peru and do field work! i also enjoy that this project focuses on large-scale tectonics and understanding the complexities of subduction zones
field work on the fylde coast england from schroeders study abroad trip in fall 2019 (photo courtesy of rachel schroeder)schroeder hiking and enjoying local geology in austin texas (photo courtesy of rachel schroeder)
schroeder first became interested in the fast track program after it was announced earlier this year she knew she wanted to go to graduate school but with the uncertainty of covid-19 she was unsure about securing a spot in a graduate program at another university i had been working with dr perez since summer 2019 and felt that he would be a great advisor for my masters and would benefit from doing grad school with him and his team schroeder said it really just felt like the right decision at the time with all of the benefits of working with an advisor i knew on a really interesting project and i would get the same degree as going to another school in a year less the cards just all fell into place and looking back it was a great decision! for students interested in applying to the geology and geophysics fast track program schroeder recommends students get involved in research as early as possible research at texas a&m ignited my passion for geology and has given me hands-on experience in different fields schroeder said undergrad research gave me the chance to learn how to read papers work with a team and do independent study all of which are core pieces of my graduate school experience thus far" because the program is accelerated she said already having an advisor who you work well with and having the beginnings of a project discussed helps start your fast track program off on the right foot studying abroad was also a great chance to see how geology was taught at other universities and learn from other advisors and i would recommend that to any student she said upon graduation schroeder is considering pursuing a phd in geology with the possibility of becoming a professor or joining the workforce before eventually returning to graduate school for a phd i have seen the positive impact that professors can have on students lives and i know how valuable it would be to teach the next generation of geoscientists schroeder said i want to thank the department for the nomination and all of the professors here who have helped believe in me and push me to be the best geoscientist that i can be! the houston geological society (hgs) is a professional society for petroleum energy and environmental geoscientists the hgs provides opportunities for continuing education networking outreach scholarships and professional development the houston geological society foundation was established in 1984 with the intent of providing scholarships to geoscience undergraduates by ali snell
atmospheric sciences doctoral candidate wins prestigious nasa fellowshipadam bell was chosen as the quarterly winner of the npp awarddec 17 2020adam bell a phd candidate in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university was recently selected as a fellow in the prestigious nasa postdoctoral program (npp) a quarterly award that only four fellows receive each year the program seeks to give highly qualified early-career scientists and some senior scientists the opportunity to work with nasa on high-level research projects in a broad range of topics typically over the course of one to three years bells current research is centered on the remote sensing of ice clouds from satellites primarily using microwaves with wavelengths below 1 mm cloud ice particles in particular are stronger scatterers of microwaves at these wavelengths and the amount of light scattered is proportional to the mass of ice in clouds bells research is aimed at quantifying the sensitivities of the various microwave bands below 1 mm and then leveraging that information to develop a method for determining the mass of ice in a given cloud and the ice particle size this research is intended to expand our understanding of the interaction of sub-mm radiation and ice particles in advance of two upcoming satellite launch missions the european organization for the exploitation of meteorological satellites (eumetsat) ice cloud imager (ici) mission and nasas compact submm-wave and lwir polarimeters for cirrus ice cloud properties (swirp) mission which both use sub-mm radiometers the npp fellowship will involve performing and/or analyzing aerosol retrievals either from airborne and satellite polarimeters such as the parasol mission satelliteor from lidarsuch as nasas hsrl or calipso lidars as part of nasas aerosol cloud meteorology interactions over the western atlantic experiment (activate) two of the goals of this project are improving our understanding of aerosol-cloud interactions and improving satellite retrieval algorithms so bells current work leans into the goals of this project well many of the tools and methods ive learned through my current work such as the general process of inferring physical atmospheric and cloud properties from spaceborne measurements can be adapted to help accomplish my research goals as a nasa postdoctoral fellow bell says bell defended his dissertation this semester and will begin work on the npp research projects after graduationby david coates
adam bell a phd candidate in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university was recently selected as a fellow in the prestigious nasa postdoctoral program (npp) a quarterly award that only four fellows receive each year the program seeks to give highly qualified early-career scientists and some senior scientists the opportunity to work with nasa on high-level research projects in a broad range of topics typically over the course of one to three years bells current research is centered on the remote sensing of ice clouds from satellites primarily using microwaves with wavelengths below 1 mm cloud ice particles in particular are stronger scatterers of microwaves at these wavelengths and the amount of light scattered is proportional to the mass of ice in clouds bells research is aimed at quantifying the sensitivities of the various microwave bands below 1 mm and then leveraging that information to develop a method for determining the mass of ice in a given cloud and the ice particle size this research is intended to expand our understanding of the interaction of sub-mm radiation and ice particles in advance of two upcoming satellite launch missions the european organization for the exploitation of meteorological satellites (eumetsat) ice cloud imager (ici) mission and nasas compact submm-wave and lwir polarimeters for cirrus ice cloud properties (swirp) mission which both use sub-mm radiometers the npp fellowship will involve performing and/or analyzing aerosol retrievals either from airborne and satellite polarimeters such as the parasol mission satelliteor from lidarsuch as nasas hsrl or calipso lidars as part of nasas aerosol cloud meteorology interactions over the western atlantic experiment (activate) two of the goals of this project are improving our understanding of aerosol-cloud interactions and improving satellite retrieval algorithms so bells current work leans into the goals of this project well many of the tools and methods ive learned through my current work such as the general process of inferring physical atmospheric and cloud properties from spaceborne measurements can be adapted to help accomplish my research goals as a nasa postdoctoral fellow bell says bell defended his dissertation this semester and will begin work on the npp research projects after graduationby david coates
geology and geophysics students honored with department awardsthe department of geology and geophysics recently presented awards for teaching research and best research paper dec 16 2020texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics graduate student awards for undergraduate teaching research and best research paper were announced ondec 8 during the department end-of-semester virtual gathering matt dorsey received the teaching award and james teoh received the research award cuiting qi was awarded the award for best research paper award for her paper titled influence of time-dependent ground surface flux on aquifer recharge with a vadose zone injection well in the journal of hydrology may 2020 qis research focuses on the theme of vadose zone well (vzw) injection a promising technique to implement managed aquifer recharge in semiarid and arid regions her study includes a time-dependent ground surface flux (gsf) generated by surface infiltration or evapotranspiration in the analytical model of a vzw to establish an innovative mathematical model the obtained solutions are utilized to assess the influences of time-dependent gsf generated by infiltration or evapotranspiration the proposed semi-analytical solutions can serve as guidance for vzw design and management and provide a solid contribution in the subsurface hydrology i would like to thank the department of geology and geophysics college of geosciences and texas a&m university for the award; it represents great recognition and encouragement for my work qi said i would also like to thank my advisor dr hongbin zhan for his guidance and support in completing the paper teohs research revolves around examining the mineralogical controls on dolomitization and how dolomitization can affect fluid flow in carbonate deposits more specifically he studies how the starting material for dolomitization can affect the reaction rate texture and stoichiometry of the dolomite produced these findings are then translated to an outcrop model to run flow simulations on to understand how dolomitization affects fluid flow this research has potential implications on the observation of selective dolomitization in nature and on the optimization of petroleum production from dolomitized reservoirs winning this award was a pleasant surprise and a strong reassurance that my research is meaningful and deserving of merit teoh said "when a student answers their own question shortly after stating it this ultimately means they have learned something they didnt even realize they had learned dorsey said i take pride in sparking these types of student experiences and strive to facilitate a learning environment where all students can gain the confidence to make data-driven interpretations and decisions of their own the department is justifiably proud that all our graduate students as notably exemplified by the award recipients have shown tremendous perseverance and resilience in their research efforts and execution of their teaching duties this past year " said associate department head for graduate affairs dr mark everett by ali snell
texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics graduate student awards for undergraduate teaching research and best research paper were announced ondec 8 during the department end-of-semester virtual gathering matt dorsey received the teaching award and james teoh received the research award cuiting qi was awarded the award for best research paper award for her paper titled influence of time-dependent ground surface flux on aquifer recharge with a vadose zone injection well in the journal of hydrology may 2020 qis research focuses on the theme of vadose zone well (vzw) injection a promising technique to implement managed aquifer recharge in semiarid and arid regions her study includes a time-dependent ground surface flux (gsf) generated by surface infiltration or evapotranspiration in the analytical model of a vzw to establish an innovative mathematical model the obtained solutions are utilized to assess the influences of time-dependent gsf generated by infiltration or evapotranspiration the proposed semi-analytical solutions can serve as guidance for vzw design and management and provide a solid contribution in the subsurface hydrology i would like to thank the department of geology and geophysics college of geosciences and texas a&m university for the award; it represents great recognition and encouragement for my work qi said i would also like to thank my advisor dr hongbin zhan for his guidance and support in completing the paper teohs research revolves around examining the mineralogical controls on dolomitization and how dolomitization can affect fluid flow in carbonate deposits more specifically he studies how the starting material for dolomitization can affect the reaction rate texture and stoichiometry of the dolomite produced these findings are then translated to an outcrop model to run flow simulations on to understand how dolomitization affects fluid flow this research has potential implications on the observation of selective dolomitization in nature and on the optimization of petroleum production from dolomitized reservoirs winning this award was a pleasant surprise and a strong reassurance that my research is meaningful and deserving of merit teoh said "when a student answers their own question shortly after stating it this ultimately means they have learned something they didnt even realize they had learned dorsey said i take pride in sparking these types of student experiences and strive to facilitate a learning environment where all students can gain the confidence to make data-driven interpretations and decisions of their own the department is justifiably proud that all our graduate students as notably exemplified by the award recipients have shown tremendous perseverance and resilience in their research efforts and execution of their teaching duties this past year " said associate department head for graduate affairs dr mark everett by ali snell