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1 000th oceanography degree to be awardedmay 2 2016on friday may 13th the department of oceanography will hand out its 1 000th degree1 000 degrees is a beautiful milestone and yet the worldwide legacy of our program is so much bigger than the sum of those degrees one thousand tamu oceanographers have applied their degrees toward improving our understanding of the oceans past present and future (actually 1 003 now!) far more inspiring is how tamu oceanography alumni have ‘paid forward the impact of their tamu experience by inspiring and mentoring innumerable others in the ocean sciences and beyond says oceanography department head dr debbie thomas the 1 000th degree will be awarded to dr zhao jing (phd) the inaugural winner of the chapman award for graduate research during the 4-years of dr jings graduate tenure (2012-2016) he has published 8 papers including 2 in natures scientific reports dr jing has 2 other papers currently under review including one submitted to nature in addition to a number of others that are in preparation for publication as degree recipient number 1 000 we are absolutely thrilled to celebrate dr zhao jings accomplishments and all of his exceptional potential as an emerging leader in physical oceanography dr jing truly exemplifies the global impact of a tamu oceanography degree his research initiative originality and creativity are truly impressive and he is a genuinely wonderful member of our team notes dr thomas beginning with four professors the department of oceanography at texas a&m became the first university department of oceanography in the country when it was established in 1949 on friday may 13th the department of oceanography will hand out its 1 000th degree
on friday may 13th the department of oceanography will hand out its 1 000th degree
melodie french 2014 geophysics phd joins rice facultyapr 29 2016dr melodie french 14 (phd) has accepted a faculty position in the department of earth sciences at rice university beginning july 1 2016melodies berg-hughes center-funded research is published in geofluids her southern california earthquake center- and earthscope-related phd research is published in geophysical journal international (1 paper) and in the journal of geophysical research-solid earth (2 papers) melodie received her ba in physics with honors in geology from oberlin college in 2006 and a ms in geology from the university of wisconsin - madison in 2009 while here melodie was an active member of the center for tectonophysics earning a phd in geophysics in 2014 after completing her degree in september of 2014 she worked with dr wenlu zhu at the university of maryland - college park as a postdoctoral scientist in december of 2014 melodie was awarded an nsf postdoctoral fellowship and is a 2015-2016 earthscope distinguished speaker melodie will be developing a new experimental rock deformation laboratory at rice university this new lab will contribute to the strength in rock deformation research in the mid-continent region and will enhance the opportunity for student and faculty collaboration between the university of oklahoma university of texas at arlington texas a&m university and rice university dr melodie french 14 (phd) has accepted a faculty position in the department of earth sciences at rice university beginning july 1 2016
dr melodie french 14 (phd) has accepted a faculty position in the department of earth sciences at rice university beginning july 1 2016
michel t halbouty '30 visiting chair in geology and geophysicsapr 28 2016the department of geology and geophysics at texas a&m university is pleased to announce the michel t halbouty '30 visiting chair in geology and geophysicsthe purpose of mr halbouty's generous gift is to "promote excellence in the teaching and research of the department of geology and geophysics" we expect to appoint 4 to 5 distinguished scholars to the visiting chair over the next few years and provide them the opportunity to visit our campus and interact with department faculty and students for six to twelve months duration the appointment provides partial salary support and additional funds to cover lodging and travel as well as proposed engagement activities interested persons are encouraged to contact faculty members in the department of geology and geophysics (http://geowebtamuedu/) applications should identify potential faculty proponents include a cv a 2-page proposal identifying engagement activities in teaching and research as a visiting chair holder availability for visiting the department in the upcoming academic year and tabulation of desired funds needed for salary and other expenses texas a&m university is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty and student body and compliance with the americans with disabilities act the university is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment we strongly encourage applications from women underrepresented ethnic groups veterans and individuals with disabilities texas a&m university also has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career partners (hrtamuedu/employment/dual-careerhtml) please send your application materials to fm chester chair of the halbouty visiting chair committee (chesterf@tamuedu) for further information contact fm chester or other faculty members of the department (http://geowebtamuedu) the department of geology and geophysics at texas a&m university is pleased to announce the michel t halbouty '30 visiting chair in geology and geophysics
the department of geology and geophysics at texas a&m university is pleased to announce the michel t halbouty '30 visiting chair in geology and geophysics
geology & geophysics student research symposium highlights graduate and undergraduate workapr 27 2016on march 31st th department hosted its annual student research symposium this is an effort made possible by the geology & geophysics graduate student council (gggsc) a total of 59 students participated which was composed of 23 undergraduate and 36 graduate students the final results were calculated based on the project overview methods conclusions presentation style and visuals the winners of the 2016 research symposium were: undergraduate research1 melanie bowen2 oby ebere3 tied melissa altobelli3 tied kyle gillespie & gerardo valenzuela master research1 john reed2 chase stanford3 kaytan kelkar phd anticipated research1 szu-ting kuo2 tanner mills3 kittipong somchat phd research1 maria a reimi sipala2 lauren holder3 yongchae cho the department would like to thank the individuals that helped judge the 2016 geology & geophysics student research symposium: adrian purdy - bhp billiton joseph chandler - bhp billiton eric peterson - bhp billiton eleanor yudelman - bhp billiton elizabeth collins - bhp billiton kenneth elsbury - baker hughes dr kam lulla - nasa dr mike pope - tamu geology professor dr franco marcantonio - tamu geology professor dr carlos dengo - tamu geology professor/berg-hughes director dr hiroko kitajima - tamu geophysics professor dr earl hoskins - emeritus professor jeff fitzgerald - jacobs engineering matt hammer - tamu alumni carl steffensen - geodec chris breed - baylor university graduate angela van boeing - tamu graduate student michelle chrpa - tamu graduate student lauren holder - tamu graduate student bronwyn moore - tamu graduate student matt jackson - tamu graduate student connor moore - tamu graduate student holly goggin - tamu graduate student katie bales - tamu graduate student philip tesch - tamu graduate student congratulations to the winners and again thank you to everyone who helped participated and attended the symposium ￼winners of the geology & geophysics student research symposium
dr christian brannstrom receives bush excellence awardapr 25 2016congratulations to geography professor and environmental programs director dr christian brannstrom on receiving the bush excellence award for faculty in international teachingdr brannstroms research focuses on social and political aspects of renewable energy and unconventional fossil fuels in texas and environmental governance in brazil where he has conducted field work since 1994 he has supported collaborators working on perceptions of rip currents and pedagogical aspects of his study abroad experiences his work has been supported by the national science foundation and the national geographic society congratulations to geography professor and environmental programs director dr christian brannstrom on receiving the bush excellence award for faculty in international teaching
congratulations to geography professor and environmental programs director dr christian brannstrom on receiving the bush excellence award for faculty in international teaching
college of geosciences celebrates parents weekendapr 21 2016the college of geosciences celebrated the campus-wide annual parents weekend on april 9ththe event consisted of a breakfast facility tours discussions with student researchers and faculty/student demonstrations at various locations of the college activities included a tour led by atmo students of the cloud & visibility observatory on the 15th floor of o&m a seismic demonstration at the halbouty building and a tour of the ocean observatory learning/teaching lab since 1919 parents' weekend has been a special tradition at texas a&m university as aggies we pride ourselves on making our visitors feel welcome this is a special time for parents and guests to feel the warm greeting of aggieland parents' weekend has become our official "howdy!" we thank our parents for their continued support and we look forward to celebrating with you again next year! the college of geosciences celebrated the campus-wide annual parents weekend on april 9th
the college of geosciences celebrated the campus-wide annual parents weekend on april 9th
grad students place 3rd at aapg competitionapr 20 2016a team of five graduate students from texas a&m universitys department of geology and geophysics competed against 11 other schools in the gulf coast regional for the american association of petroleum geologists (aapg) imperial barrel award (iba) aapg's imperial barrel award program is an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world university teams compete to win scholarship funds for their geoscience department and the international recognition that comes from competing or winning in the competition the program is rigorous and contributes to aapg's mission of promoting petroleum geoscience training and advancing the careers of geoscience students in this competition university teams analyze a dataset in the eight weeks prior to their local competition each team delivers their results in a 25 minute presentation to a panel of industry experts judges select the winning team on the basis of the technical quality clarity and originality of presentation the five ms students on the team walker ligon john phillips meagan depugh ryan wilcoxson and tyler ruchala placed 3rd and won $500 the team was mentored by two alumni petroleum geologists vernon moore (marathon oil) and tim powell (independent) the faculty advisor for the team was assistant professor dr nicholas perez walker ligon john phillips megan depugh ryan wilcoxson and tyler ruchala placed 3rd and won $500
walker ligon john phillips megan depugh ryan wilcoxson and tyler ruchala placed 3rd and won $500
david eller 59 receives distinguished alumnus awardapr 19 2016congratulations to david eller 59)on receiving the distinguished alumnus awardeller received bachelors degrees in business administration and geological engineering he is currently founder and ceo of a biotechnology firm eller also served as a&m system chancellor and board of regents chair awarded since 1962 to some 250 of texas a&ms 440 000 former students the distinguished alumnus award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of texas a&m university presented jointly by the university and the association of former students the award recognizes aggies who have achieved excellence in their chosen professions and made meaningful contributions to texas a&m university and their local communities congratulations to david eller (59) on receiving the distinguished alumnus award
congratulations to david eller (59) on receiving the distinguished alumnus award
halbouty nominations through may 20thapr 18 2016it is with great pride and anticipation that dean kate miller and the college of geosciences invite nominations for the 2016 michel t halbouty medalsince its inception in 1978 the halbouty medal represents the highest distinction that the college of geosciences bestows for distinguished achievement in the development of earth resources and in the application of geosciences to the discovery use and conservation of earth resources the list of previous recipients clearly demonstrates the high caliber of character guidelines and qualifications for the award can be found on our website at http://geosciencestamuedu/about/awards-recognition/halbouty-medal/indexphp and there you will also find the link to the nomination form nominations will be accepted from today april 18 through friday may 20 2016 at 5:00 pm we will honor the award recipient on november 11 2016 on a grand college of geosciences scale
a love for travel geology and texas a&m university led vivian and tim powell 79 to make the first contribution toward a $5 million field camp endowment the college of geosciences hopes to fund over the course of the lead by example campaign
geosciences student selected as maroon coatapr 15 2016congratulations to nathalie simoes (17) for being selected as a maroon coatnathalie joined the college of geosciences in the spring semester of her freshman year shes pursuing an environmental geoscience degree consisting of courses related to environmental history earths systems and the future of policy and research maroon coats are student leaders from across the tamu campus that serve the texas a&m foundation through service and ambassadorship i chose to be a maroon coat because of the purposeful mission behind the organization which is to form relationships and most importantly thank the supporters of a&m as a member of the aggie family i am extremely grateful for the lasting traditions and legacies but also the new renovations and events our ever-changing university hosts and believe it is important to recognize where those resources and visions come from and how they change the campus says nathalie being a maroon coat has provided me an outlet to give back to a university that has done so much for me by: andrew vernon '06 being a maroon coat has provided me an outlet to give back to a university that has done so much for me
being a maroon coat has provided me an outlet to give back to a university that has done so much for me
new program funded by national science foundation brings multiple tamu colleges togetherapr 15 2016the national science foundation has funded a grant on cyber-healthgis (geographic information science) at texas a&m university (college station) for the summers of 2016 2017 and 2018the 10-week program invites undergraduate students from all disciplines who are interested in pursuing research in technology geospatial analysis mapping & visualization and human health the program will also bring in 5 faculty experts from around the country each summer to act as project mentors for the students involved we hope to provide students with interdisciplinary research experiences that get them interested in pursuing graduate degrees and careers in stem (science technology engineering mathematics) – particularly with respect to gis health computing and engineering says geography assistant professor dr daniel goldberg the programs principle investigator the program will bring together 10 undergraduate students for each of the next three summers with 1/3 coming from geography & gis 1/3 from computer science & engineering and 1/3 from public health & pre-med programs students from allied stem disciplines with interests that match the program are also being sought the university has 27 other reu (research experiences for undergraduates) and summer research programs but this is a unique one in that it spans geosciences engineering and public health – and it also fits in with the tamu one health initiative dr goldberg explains some of the research projects students will undertake include: tracking disease outbreaks using social media applying hazard simulation and supercomputing for disease spread and food accessibility analysis during natural disasters and combining very large heterogeneous data sets to investigate food deserts on national and global scales this reu research program blossomed out of the coalition for healthy active living (chal) an initiative led by dr tracy hammond director of the sketch recognition lab in the computer science & engineering department and copi of the reusite to develop an interdisciplinary cyber-healthgis program using seed funding from the college of engineering im excited about this reu because computer science is often developed within a box – where students are not aware of how their research really affects the people around them this program provides a great opportunity for computer scientists to start using their skills in a way that can better affect the entire world dr hammond notes dr goldberg echoes this sentiment theres a catch phrase geographers always use – ‘spatial is special if you dont know where people are then you cant truly make advances that improve health and well-being everything happens somewhere; location is the key to health more information can be found at: cyberhealthgistamuedu by: andrew vernon ‘06 we hope to provide students with interdisciplinary research experiences that get them interested in pursuing graduate degrees and careers in stem – particularly with respect to gis health computing and engineering says geography assistant professor dr daniel goldberg
we hope to provide students with interdisciplinary research experiences that get them interested in pursuing graduate degrees and careers in stem – particularly with respect to gis health computing and engineering says geography assistant professor dr daniel goldberg
norman guinasso named research professor emeritus apr 15 2016dr norman l guinasso jr has been named research professor emeritus approved by the tamu board of regents effective feb 11 2016dr guinasso began his career at texas a&m in 1972 he has authored over 60 scientific papers and numerous reports in the areas of marine chemistry marine geology and physical oceanography he has served as senior scientist or chief scientist on more than 58 cruises to the atlantic and pacific oceans and european mediterranean sea – where he directed coring operations hydrographic data collection and continuous underway data collection dr guinasso served as director of gerg (geochemical and environmental research group) from 2004 to 2010 he holds ba degrees in mathematics and physics from san jose state college along with m s and phd degrees in oceanography from texas a&m university by: andrew vernon ‘06 dr norman l guinasso jr (right) began his career at texas a&m in 1972
dr norman l guinasso jr (right) began his career at texas a&m in 1972
three faculty receive chairs & professorship awardsapr 14 2016the college of geoscience is pleased to announce three new chairs & professorship holders: dr lisa campbell dr andreas kronenberg and dr courtney schumacherlisa campbell – professor william r bryant chair in oceanography dr campbell joined the faculty in the department of oceanography at texas a&m in 1996 as an associate professor and has served as full professor in the department since 2006 her research statistics are inspiring: over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles with and h-index of 40 and over 5000 lifetime citations to her papers such intense research productivity has been powered by a prolific funding record – since joining tamu in 1996 dr campbell has received nearly $5m in grant funding as a pi and co-pi her research focuses on phytoplankton ecology phytoplankton community structure and diversity harmful algal blooms and flow cytometry and in situ imaging the william r bryant chair was established in 2008 in honor of professor william bryant by 22 of his colleagues and former students andreas kronenberg – professor michel t halbouty chair in geology dr kronenberg's expertise spans topics in structural geology tectonophysics and mineral physics with emphasis on the mechanical properties of earth materials and the deformation mechanisms that govern rheology his research addresses the plasticity creep and failure of minerals and rocks examining the roles of crystalline defects grain boundaries interfaces and fluids in determining macroscopic behavior of the earth's lithosphere dr kronenberg is president of the deform consortium and is an active member of agu's mineral and rock physics (mrp) community and its focus group on physical properties of earth materials (ppem) the michel t halbouty chair was established in 1982 by the late michel t halbouty a 1930 texas a&m graduate and pioneering wildcatter who founded halbouty energy co and was the first recipient of texas a&m¹s professional degree in geological engineering courtney schumacher – ed brockett professorship in geosciences dr schumachers research includes tropical meteorology ­­– from small cumulus to large mesoscale convective systems radar meteorology – utilizing both ground-based and space-borne radars and mesoscale-climate interactions – with observations of precipitation and storm structure the ed brockett professorship was established in 1974 by e d brockett a texas a&m graduate who began his career in the oil industry in 1934 when he joined the gulf oil corporation as a roustabout in the oil fields of texas he later became president of the british american oil company limited by: andrew vernon '06 the college of geoscience is pleased to announce three new chairs & professorship holders: dr lisa campbell dr andreas kronenberg and dr courtney schumacher
the college of geoscience is pleased to announce three new chairs & professorship holders: dr lisa campbell dr andreas kronenberg and dr courtney schumacher