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oceanography dr gerardo gold bouchot came to texas a&m as a professor a position he held at the center for research and advanced studies merida mexico he is recognized internationally for his research on environmental levels of pollutants in marine and coastal ecosystems he studies the use and validation of biomarkers of various species from the molecular to community levels he has broad expertise and experience related to research on oil in the sea a continuing issue of concern to the gulf of mexico and texas dr gold bouchot has published 53 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 10 book chapters and edited two books dr gold bouchot is also involved in coastal management issues and programs including the development of the gulf of mexico large marine ecosystem project
join us for the 2015 graduation awards ceremony & reception apr 28 20152015 graduation awards ceremony & reception on may 14 2015please join us for the 2015 graduation awards ceremony and reception on may 14 we will be honoring the 2015 graduating class at 3:30 in the koldus building room 110-111 the ceremony will be followed by cake punch and coffee rsvp to rrussell@tamuedu by may 12
cara milligan named senior development director for college of geosciencesapr 23 2015new senior director for development brings a range of fundraising experience to the college of geosciencescara milligan 08 joined the college of geosciences march 1 as senior director of development she will be responsible for providing donor relations in support of major gift donors to achieve the fundraising goals for the college milligan joined the a&m foundation in july 2010 and previously served as director of development in the college of agriculture and life sciences and assistant director of development with mays business school as a fundraiser for texas a&m milligan has raised nearly $20 million in pledges and commitments including gifts ranging from six to eight figures she has contributed to the success of several large fundraising projects such as the texas a&m gardens and greenway the nontraditional student success program and the business honors program i am extremely excited to be a part of the geosciences team and i am ready to accept the challenge of significantly increasing our major gift fundraising success said milligan i look forward to working with cara in reaching the college of geosciences development goals especially as we enter a capital campaign said kate miller dean cara brings the fundraising experience organizational skills and ability to mentor our faculty and staff that this college needs cattle clays and camping before joining the texas a&m foundation milligan was operations manager for kallion farms a local business that specializes in sugar cane and cotton production as well as brahman cattle breeding milligan helped increase production and organization in all operations developed marketing and collateral communications materials and spearheaded the campaign that led to the registration of more brahman cattle than any other breeder in the brahman association nationwide milligan is a passionate equestrian and has been riding since childhood she is an avid outdoors enthusiast and enjoys hiking camping fishing and visiting texas state as well as national parks it is on my bucket to see all 58 of our national parks says milligan she also spends her free time shooting sporting clays and hitting golf balls at the driving range milligan received her bachelors of science degree in animal science from texas a&m with a minor in business she also has a certificate in non-profit management from the bush school of government and public service and is continuing her education by pursuing a master's degree in public administration by karen riedel cara milligan '08 senior development director
chris houser receives award for leadership in honors education apr 20 2015the texas a&m honors program recognizes dr christopher a houser for outstanding contributions in undergraduate programs among chris houser's research interests are dune geomorphology dr chris houser associate dean for undergraduate and faculty affairs has been awarded the 2015 betty m unterberger award for outstanding service to honors education dr houser is being recognized for his exemplary record of commitment for providing research opportunities for undergraduates advising undergraduate students in the college of geosciences and spearheading the honors programs in geosciences geography and geographic information science and technology dr houser is an associate professor with joint appointments in the departments of geography and in geology and geophysics he is also global faculty ambassador in support of global engagement in the office of the provost he conducts research and helps faculty develop academic programs at the soltis center for research and education in costa rica where he has directly and indirectly made it possible for hundreds of texas a&m undergraduates to conduct research and complete service learning projects in the rainforest and in the surrounding communities in addition students from around the nation participated in his national science foundation program at the soltis center ecohydrology of a tropical montane cloud forest between 2010 and 2013 established in 2004 the award was initiated to honor dr betty miller unterberger first female full professor at texas a&m mentor to numerous graduate and undergraduate students and advocate for honors education at texas a&m dr houser is the first to receive the award from the college of geosciences dr houser will be recognized in at the honors and undergraduate research recognition ceremony at 10 am may 14 in the msc bethancourt ballroom dr housers undergraduate and masters degrees are from the university of guelph his doctorate is from the university of toronto at scarborough his research interests are process geomorphology in coastal and aeolian environments with a specific focus on the impact of extreme storms on and recovery of barrier islands following storms he also investigates the role of boundary conditions in swash zones where sediment is exchanged between land and sea wave attenuation through submerged vegetation geological controls on beach-dune recovery and the evolution of blowouts and parabolic dunes along the coast of texas karen riedel communications manager 979-845-0910 dr christopher a houser associate dean for faculty and undergraduate affairs
dr christopher a houser associate dean for faculty and undergraduate affairs
wendy jepson is honored by geography professional society for her considerable contributions in creating a more inclusive learning environment
geosciences welcomes new academic advisorapr 20 2015new academic advisor joins geosciencesbrady dennis is the new undergraduate academic advisor ii in meteorology and he will also assist in advising undergraduate students in geology and geophysics dennis has a bachelor and masters degree from texas a&m and he is working on his dissertation in educational administration before coming to the college of geosciences dennis was assistant director of external relations in the division of marketing & communications he has also been an advisor in biomedical sciences in the college of veterinary medicine in addition to advising dennis has experience in student recruitment event planning campus-visits coordination and web development his achievements include a bronze quill award from brazos valley iabc 2014; texas a&m leadership institute 2010; texas a&m partners in learning award from the diversity awards 2009; and the presidents award for academic advising 2008 dennis will split his time between o&m 105 and halbouty brady dennis academic advisor ii
dan goldberg receives diversity award apr 13 2015students say he creates an inclusive learning environmentdan goldberg assistant professor of geography is being honored april 15 at texas a&ms annual diversity awards ceremony the partners in learning award of excellence sponsored by the department of disability services recognizes faculty or staff who go above and beyond to provide an inclusive academic experience for students with disabilities goldberg was cited in his nomination letters for his ability to mentor encourage and provide opportunities for all students in a field that has traditionally not been inclusive in one nomination letter a student writes that dr goldberg demonstrates a commitment to both providing quality interactions between different groups of people and allowing them a space for that to occur not only does he provide opportunities to all groups he devotes his time to assisting students so they can enter the workforce and change the face of stem another student who has struggled in her academic subjects since suffering from traumatic brain injury in a car accident writes: until i had a class with dr goldberg no professor seemed approachable or impressed with my efforts not only did goldberg encourage her to develop a mobile application of a student project she did on crowdsourcing aggieland sustainability he also funded her trip to a developers conference in california she was offered an internship at the conference which turned into a full-time job i have a job because of him and how he believed in me she writes goldberg an assistant professor whose degrees are in computer science teaches geographic information science (gis) in the college of geosciences he also holds a joint appointment in computer science in the college of engineering his research interests include applying gis techniques to assess risk and exposure in the areas of health and the environment dan goldberg has made impressive contributions to stem education in the college and university in the short time he has been here said kate miller dean of the college of geosciences dans commitment to creating an inclusive learning environment that nourishes and mentors all students reflects our core values faculty and staff receiving awards will be honored at 3 pm april 15 in 2300 msc the event is sponsored by the division of student affairs department of multicultural services office of the vice president and associate provost for diversity department of disability services and aggie allies karen riedelcommunications manager979-845-0910 dr dan goldberg
join us for the 50th anniversary of geosciences celebration!apr 1 2015october 2015 marks the 50th year of the college of geosciences at texas a&m we will celebrate the anniversary with events october 1-3 2015 details to followalthough the first degrees in geology were awarded in 1930 merging the departments of geology and geophysics geography oceanography and meterology came decades later october 5 1965 as part of the sweeping changes that gen james earl rudder instituted at texas a&m during his tenure the creation of the college of geosciences became official to commemorate the many achievements and distinctions of the past 50 years of geosciences at texas a&m we will host a variety of activities october 1-3 2015 more information to come join the celebration as the college of geosciences celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2015
college honors scholars and their donorsfeb 26 2015students and the donors who helped make their education possible will be honored at the college of geosciences' annual donor recognition and scholarship dinner friday march 27 in the jon l hagler center"this event celebrates both our donors who have so generously given and the students who have worked hard for their education " said kate c miller dean the college annually gives almost 200 scholarships and fellowships although the primary aim of the dinner is to give the young scholars a chance to meet and thank their donors it also gives the college the opportunity to celebrate scholarship and individual achievements said cara milligan senior director for development in addition to remarks from miller and milligan guests will view a presentations of students' activities in the field in the classroom and in the lab as well as a special video thanking the donors reservations for faculty staff students and donors can be made at geosciencestamuedu/scholarshipdinner for questions or more information please contact the event coordinator rachel rodriguez at 979-845-3651 or rrodriguez@tamuedu resources: 2013 donor thank-you (video) karen riedel '80 '92kriedel@tamuedu 979-845-0910
meteorology student wins grand prize for virtual posterjan 28 2015carlos martinez a junior meteorology major in the college of geosciences was awarded the grand prize in the virtual student poster showcase at the 2014 american geophysical unions (agu) annual conference the largest geosciences conference in the world held each december in san franciscothe virtual poster showcase is for students who cannot attend the conference but who want to participate by sharing their research they submit their posters to the conference and explain their research through a video on youtube martinez submitted north atlantic atmospheric blocking and multidecadal oscillation in cesm1le simulations the research reflected his work as a participant in the significant opportunities for atmospheric research and science (soars) program this past summer at the national center for atmospheric research (ncar) in boulder colo his mentors were justin small at ncar and young-oh kwon and hyodae seo both from woods hole oceanographic institution the undergraduate experience and education at texas a&m university in addition to the soars program is surreal martinez said i never imagined being able to experience such an enriched involvement in the science during my undergraduate career i say this with a heart of gratitude to my mentors professors friends family and faith for the life i am incredibly blessed to have poster submissions are first judged by other students during the peer judging process followed by an expert judging session martinez placed second in the peer judging and first in the expert judging the final announcement names the grand prize winner for the first two placements martinez received a student membership in agu a gift certificate from amazon and a plaque his grand prize is an all-expense paid trip to the 2015 agu fall meeting jan 26 2015 karen riedel(979) 845-0910 richard orville research professor (left) and gerald north university distinguished professor congratulate carlos martinez (center) on receiving the american geophysical union's grand prize for his poster and a free trip to the 2015 agu fall meeting
richard orville research professor (left) and gerald north university distinguished professor congratulate carlos martinez (center) on receiving the american geophysical union's grand prize for his poster and a free trip to the 2015 agu fall meeting
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peter knappett published in nature communicationsjan 30 2017the current issue of nature communications features an article about the work of dr peter knappett a texas a&m assistant professor of hydrogeologypeter knappett assistant professor of hydrogeology at texas a&m and colleagues have had their work published in the current issue of nature communications ﻿this publication represents what their team of scientists have accomplished in the most recent first four years of a sixteen year major project knappett has been going to bangladesh since 2008 to conduct his research many of the worlds megacities depend on groundwater from aquifers that are threatened by contamination a team of international scientists and our own texas a&m researcher dr peter knappett have studied groundwater pumping under urban landscapes and how it poses drinking water contamination problems that have the potential to kill millions of people the group focused on the widespread naturally occurring arsenic in shallow deltas of the ganges-bramhaputra-meghna river delta in aquifers underlying dhaka the capital of bangladesh with a large population like the 15 million people in dhaka intense pumping occurs may pull the arsenic-contaminated shallow groundwater down into deep groundwater the intensive urban pumping will cause the toxic shallow and deep groundwater to mix dhaka shares many of the water management problems common to other major cities using computer models and field observations the team is demonstrating how important it is for dhaka to minimize their impact on deep aquifer water levels by slowing their pumping rates and installing wells that are farther away from the city as well as develop the capacity to treat abundant surface water for drinking in general intensive urban groundwater pumping can cause an incredible amount of change in the chemistry of the aquifer in some cases making it toxic to drink cities can deplete the quantity and quality of water through numerous sources of pollution as they have a regional footprint future research in the study area will include monitoring water levels and water chemistry and studying how this will impact the area in terms of viable water sources for drinking and human exposure to arsenic the study was funded by the national institutes for environmental health superfund research program journal reference: mahfuzur r khan mohammad koneshloo peter s k knappett kazi m ahmed benjamin c bostick brian j mailloux rajib h mozumder anwar zahid charles f harvey alexander van geen holly a michael megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality nature communications 2016; 7: 12833 doi: 101038/ncomms12833 dr peter knappett in bangladesh
angela and kerry stein establish scholarship endowmentsdec 19 2016the giving spirit of aggieland is alive and well with angela m 85 and kerry w stein 85 when the opportunity came along for the couple to continue the kindness that was once given to them from other fellow aggies they didnt hesitateboth angela and i were aided by the generosity of others through scholarships this of course helped us with the cost of college so by contributing funds to establish a series of scholarships at texas a&m we are only continuing the generosity that was started by others said kerry one way for a person to give back to texas a&m is establishing a planned gift with the texas a&m foundation which involves donors designating the foundation as a beneficiary of their will or trust from a specific percentage of their estate value distributions from the steins estate gift will be used to support the angela m 85 and kerry w stein 85 scholarship in the college of geosciences for undergrad students along with the angela m 85 and kerry w stein 85 presidents endowed scholarship for students meeting the established guidelines angela and kerrys contribution specifically designates funds for the college of geosciences there are currently over 200 scholarships available within the college that allow students opportunities such as conducting research & field work and paying for tuition since 1968 the merit-based president's endowed scholarship (pes) program has been inspiring high-achieving high school seniors to make texas a&m university their school of choice a pes can be established by an individual or group with a one-time gift or through a series of installments over a period of up to five years the endowment established by the gift funds a stipend for one student for four years plus a bonus for a study abroad experience from their own personal experiences kerry and angela understand the level of impact that a scholarship can provide in my case the scholarship was funded by pat olsen ‘22 and for angela it was walter lechner ‘16 we can never repay these gentlemen directly but we can certainly follow their example and hopefully honor them in doing so said kerry angela earned a degree in geography and kerry graduated with a degree in geophysics education touches all of society education allows not just the student but all of society the opportunity to adapt and enhance any landscape whether it is social environmental technical or other kerry added the steins hold a strong belief in education as one of the most meaningful ways a person can impact someones life ­– and as graduates of texas a&m theyve lived it and continue that legacy to help others for more information on giving to the college of geosciences contact cara milligan:cmilligan@txamfoundationcom (979) 862-4944 angela and kerrys contribution specifically designates funds for the college of geosciences there are currently over 200 scholarships available within the college that allow students opportunities such as conducting research & field work and paying for tuition
angela and kerrys contribution specifically designates funds for the college of geosciences there are currently over 200 scholarships available within the college that allow students opportunities such as conducting research & field work and paying for tuition
congratulations to our award winners: andrew klein michael cannon hongbin zhan anita rapp kristine mcroberts and mary jo richardson
a visiting postdoc prepares for a high-pressure experiment in texas a&ms john w handin laboratory for experimental rock deformation the instrument pictured here is a triaxial griggs deformation apparatus which allows scientists to perform compression experiments at pressures and temperatures of the middle crust to upper mantle
dr ethan grossman; professor michel t halbouty chair (top) dr brendan roark; associate professor geography (middle) dr niall slowey; professor oceanography (bottom)
renyi zhang recognized as 2016 aaas fellownov 22 2016dr renyi zhang university distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university has been recognized as a 2016 fellow of the american association for the advancement of science (aaas)zhang earned a phd from mit and completed his postdoctoral work at caltech/nasa jet propulsion laboratory he is holder of the harold j haynes endowed chair in geosciences his research at texas a&m has led to breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in several atmospheric fieldsphotochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons; formation growth and properties of aerosols; urban and regional air pollution; ambient measurements of trace gases and aerosols; and assessment of aerosol-cloud-climate interactionand provided critical insights into the impacts of human activities on the environment weather and climate he has received numerous awards including honorary professorships at peking university and fudan university in china the outstanding international collaboration researcher award from the china national science foundation the association of former students distinguished achievement awardresearch the bush excellence award for faculty in international research and the cheung-kong distinguished scholar award from the ministry of education china zhang joins hongcai joe zhou in the college of science karen-beth goldberg scholtof and bir bahadur singh in the college of agriculture and life sciences and jyotsna vaid in the college of liberal arts among the 391 aaas members honored this year for scientific or socially distinguished efforts to advance the study of science the aaas fellows will be presented with an official certificate in a ceremony during the 2017 aaas annual meeting on saturday february 18 in boston they were formally announced on november 21 in the widely circulated journal published by aaas science aaas was founded in 1848 and became the first permanent organization that promoted the development of science and engineering at the national level it has become the worlds largest general scientific society serving over 10 million people with around 250 affiliated societies and academies of science visit wwwaaasorg for further information dr renyi zhang university distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and harold j haynes endowed chair in geosciences
dr renyi zhang university distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and harold j haynes endowed chair in geosciences