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hunter adams graduated from the science and engineering magnet high school in dallas texas is a third-generation aggie and is one of the first oceanography undergraduate freshman oceanography was the perfect major for me to pursue since i enjoyed every science class and was interested in environmental research such as climate change during high school he said also while searching for different degree programs i actually reached out dr piers chapman and he gave me great influence on my decision to apply here the in-depth graduate programs and numerous experiences of professors in the field that is what drew me to texas a&m oceanography i am so excited to be one of the first undergraduate student in oceanography i feel like it is making history for the entire degree program like a pioneer and i find a lot of excitement because i can make the degree program better for students following me adams said
oceanography senior victoria scriven (photo courtesy of victoria scriven)
victoria scriven is a senior student who switched from environmental geosciences to oceanography major her undergraduate research project is focused on coastal studies i chose to change my major to oceanography because it was already my research focus and getting the opportunity to shift gears to a degree entirely based on classes and the department that i loved was a very natural fit scriven said being the first oceanography student is definitely exciting she said it means more than i can say to be a part of a group of ocean-minded students that will help define a degree that will continue on for generations knowing we have such a strong department of professors and faculty that want to help us succeed is personally what drew me to the program and what made the decision to change my major transfer all the more rewarding
i feel proud of myself to be one of the first oceanography undergraduates said samantha longridge who started as a freshman in biology major switched to environmental geosciences and finally to oceanography major i actually started my undergraduate degree as a biology major; i quickly realized that the biology major is geared towards people with an interest in medical school and i discovered geosciences longridge said i had never heard the word ‘geoscience until i came to college and took ocng 251 because i thought i might be interested i quickly realized after taking that class that oceanography was what i wanted to do i love this department and this subject and i think its amazing that the oldest oceanography department in the united states has finally made an undergraduate program she said
krista barentine is a junior student who transferred from texas state university to texas a&m environmental geosciences major and switched to oceanography i had always been interested in the ocean growing up and knew that is what i wanted to do; that is why i switched my major to oceanography when the new undergraduate degree was finally made barentine said becoming one of the first oceanography undergraduate student is really cool it is rewarding to be able to raise awareness and get others interested in the ocean because i think the ocean is our future to find out more information about the bs in oceanography visit the department of oceanography degree program or contact the department of oceanography academic advisor by bumsoo kim
nasas high-altitude er-2 research aircraft will be used to study the impact of strong summer storms on the stratosphere (nasa photo by jim ross)
from grand junction to moab geophysics grad students journey on unforgettable tripfunded in-part by chevron the 6-day field trip immersed texas a&m and university of houston graduate students in world-class geological experiencesoct 19 2018photo courtesy of dr nick perezwhen the texas a&m department of geology and geophysics plans a field trip you can bet it wont be your average higher-education field trip sept 29 – oct 6 10 texas a&m university graduate students and 11 university of houston graduate students spent an anything-but-average week in some of colorado and utahs most unforgettable landscapes we started in grand junction colorado and eventually ended up near moab utah said dr nick perez assistant professor in the department of geology and geophysics we made a transect across the paradox basin beginning in the uncompahgre uplift composed of plutonic and metamorphic basement lithologies and ending outside moab perez co-led the trip with dr joel saylor assistant professor at the university of houston most of the trips texas a&m graduate students are currently enrolled in geop 628 – basin architecturephoto courtesy of dr nick perezbookended with travel days the trip included six full days of true field geology perez said the graduate students focused on the permian cutler formation looking at multiple sites along a source-to-sink transect spanning the uncompahgre uplift near gateway colorado to the kane creek anticline near moab and canyonlands national park there is a saying that ‘the best geologist is the one whos seen the most rocks perez said and this trip gave students an immersive week-long learning experience in a world-class geologic setting they measured multiple stratigraphic sections collected paleocurrent and clast count data mapped basement/cover contact and described growth strata geometries near a salt diapir and each evening included paper discussions and every student co-led a paper discussion at some point in the week field experiences are invaluable for students because they get to investigate real geologic problems by seeing the rocks in person as opposed to working with remote or subsurface data perez saidphoto courtesy of dr nick perezon this trip they saw a range of depositional environments and rock types collected different types of data evaluated published literature against their own observations and were asked to work individually and as part of a team the students got to observe a variety of sedimentary rock types from various depositional environments: debris flow alluvial fan braided and meandering rivers shallow marine carbonates evaporites and eolian (wind-blown) he saidphoto courtesy of dr nick perezphoto courtesy of dr nick perezthe students will now work with data collected in the field during the trip as part of a group final project for the course the trip was funded in-part by chevron by leslie lee 09
when the texas a&m department of geology and geophysics plans a field trip you can bet it wont be your average higher-education field trip sept 29 – oct 6 10 texas a&m university graduate students and 11 university of houston graduate students spent an anything-but-average week in some of colorado and utahs most unforgettable landscapes we started in grand junction colorado and eventually ended up near moab utah said dr nick perez assistant professor in the department of geology and geophysics we made a transect across the paradox basin beginning in the uncompahgre uplift composed of plutonic and metamorphic basement lithologies and ending outside moab perez co-led the trip with dr joel saylor assistant professor at the university of houston most of the trips texas a&m graduate students are currently enrolled in geop 628 – basin architecture
bookended with travel days the trip included six full days of true field geology perez said the graduate students focused on the permian cutler formation looking at multiple sites along a source-to-sink transect spanning the uncompahgre uplift near gateway colorado to the kane creek anticline near moab and canyonlands national park there is a saying that ‘the best geologist is the one whos seen the most rocks perez said and this trip gave students an immersive week-long learning experience in a world-class geologic setting they measured multiple stratigraphic sections collected paleocurrent and clast count data mapped basement/cover contact and described growth strata geometries near a salt diapir and each evening included paper discussions and every student co-led a paper discussion at some point in the week field experiences are invaluable for students because they get to investigate real geologic problems by seeing the rocks in person as opposed to working with remote or subsurface data perez said
on this trip they saw a range of depositional environments and rock types collected different types of data evaluated published literature against their own observations and were asked to work individually and as part of a team the students got to observe a variety of sedimentary rock types from various depositional environments: debris flow alluvial fan braided and meandering rivers shallow marine carbonates evaporites and eolian (wind-blown) he said
the students will now work with data collected in the field during the trip as part of a group final project for the course the trip was funded in-part by chevron by leslie lee 09
the geology and geophysics fall 2018 open housethe department of geology and geophysics held their open house this october that concluded of faculty talks and dinner being served oct 18 2018the department of geology and geophysics held their open house on friday october 12 2018 a series of short informative talks about faculty and student research was given the faculty talks were presented by: dr ethan grossman dr david william bapst dr franco marcantonio dr mauro r becker marion nachon (postdoc) dr christina belanger dr nick perez dr brian balta and dr bobby reece after the faculty talks dinner was provided for faculty students and other guests to enjoy outside department head dr pope with his wife and dr franco marcantonio graduate students conserving after dinner photos of the event may be viewed here: txag/flnicjo photos taken by: mariana figueroa '19
the department of geology and geophysics held their open house on friday october 12 2018 a series of short informative talks about faculty and student research was given the faculty talks were presented by: dr ethan grossman dr david william bapst dr franco marcantonio dr mauro r becker marion nachon (postdoc) dr christina belanger dr nick perez dr brian balta and dr bobby reece after the faculty talks dinner was provided for faculty students and other guests to enjoy outside department head dr pope with his wife and dr franco marcantonio graduate students conserving after dinner photos of the event may be viewed here: txag/flnicjo photos taken by: mariana figueroa '19
texas sea grant welcomes new natural resource specialistoct 15 2018morgen ayers an experienced environmental scientist with a background in local government and academia joined texas sea grant in july 2018 as the programs natural resources specialist i most look forward to the face to face conversations in coastal communities to help solve unique environmental and natural resource needs ayers states whether i am planting marsh leading students to science initiatives or identifying resource gaps for water quality and conservation – i believe texas sea grant has the functionality to meet those needs i am thankful to be here with such a motivated group of specialists and program leads ayers worked for several years in the hill country of bandera county texas where she monitored water quality facilitated programs on riparian health education and flood risk awareness and assisted with the management of other natural resource needs she also assisted with an awarded application on behalf of bandera county for a 2016 flood protection grant project from the texas water development board ayers has participated in the texas clean rivers program in partnership with the san antonio river authority and in invasive species management with the nueces river authority and texas parks and wildlife department while completing undergraduate courses she worked as a research assistant on a toxicological toolset via contract with the texas commission on environmental quality she holds a bachelors degree in environmental science with a minor in spanish from west texas a&m university we are thrilled to bring morgen on as a natural resource specialist at texas sea grant said heather wade texas sea grants senior associate director for planning and extension morgens experience with watershed science and outreach is invaluable and her certification in floodplain management brings a new expertise to texas sea grant and the community resilience collaborative morgen is a leader in the state of texas for floodplain management and we are excited to see where she takes our healthy coastal ecosystems program into the future
morgen ayers an experienced environmental scientist with a background in local government and academia joined texas sea grant in july 2018 as the programs natural resources specialist i most look forward to the face to face conversations in coastal communities to help solve unique environmental and natural resource needs ayers states whether i am planting marsh leading students to science initiatives or identifying resource gaps for water quality and conservation – i believe texas sea grant has the functionality to meet those needs i am thankful to be here with such a motivated group of specialists and program leads ayers worked for several years in the hill country of bandera county texas where she monitored water quality facilitated programs on riparian health education and flood risk awareness and assisted with the management of other natural resource needs she also assisted with an awarded application on behalf of bandera county for a 2016 flood protection grant project from the texas water development board ayers has participated in the texas clean rivers program in partnership with the san antonio river authority and in invasive species management with the nueces river authority and texas parks and wildlife department while completing undergraduate courses she worked as a research assistant on a toxicological toolset via contract with the texas commission on environmental quality she holds a bachelors degree in environmental science with a minor in spanish from west texas a&m university we are thrilled to bring morgen on as a natural resource specialist at texas sea grant said heather wade texas sea grants senior associate director for planning and extension morgens experience with watershed science and outreach is invaluable and her certification in floodplain management brings a new expertise to texas sea grant and the community resilience collaborative morgen is a leader in the state of texas for floodplain management and we are excited to see where she takes our healthy coastal ecosystems program into the future
an example of terrain showing fluvial sorting in iceland (photo by ewan reid)
if youre looking for a place on earth thats similar to the environment found on mars where would you go one scientifically correct answer is iceland specifically near thingvellir and askja and thanks to nasa thats where texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics associate professor dr ryan ewing will be conducting research next summer ewing is the lead principal investigator of a project recently funded by a $11 million grant from nasas planetary science and technology through analog research program in this program scientists go to environments on earth that are similar to environments on other worlds and conduct scientific research but we also do it in a way that mimics how that research might be approached on another world ewing said so were doing a science project but also an operational engineering project examining icelandic terrain an analog of mars ewing and a team of researchers will travel to two sites in iceland that are similar to environments on mars because the terrain includes: an abundance of igneous basaltic rock and sediment; glaciers; fluvial systems similar to martian ancient river systems; and wind-blown material similar to the sand dunes and ripples that cover mars today the project officially begins in january 2019 and the team will conduct research in iceland in the summer of 2019 and summer of 2020 our science question is how does the sediment in these basaltic environments chemically and physically evolve he said how are sediments chemically altered from their source rock from weathering in a cold climate how do sediments change through physical abrasion and sorting across different environments whether its in a river or in a windblown system the project team includes: dr elizabeth b rampe nasa johnson space center astromaterials research and exploration science division; dr briony horgan purdue university department of earth atmospheric and planetary sciences; dr mathieu lapotre stanford university department of geological sciences; and dr karl iagnemma massachusetts institute of technology robotic mobility group ewings science team is also partnering with a private space company mission control space services inc led by ewan reid this public-private collaboration will also include mission control investigators melissa battler and michele faragalli three texas a&m students two undergraduates and one doctoral will also be part of the research team from start to finish he said and will conduct research in iceland
dr ryan ewingthis rover will be used by the research team in iceland it is pictured here at white sands national monument new mexico (photo by ryan ewing)
well spend about three weeks in iceland each summer and well go to two different locations ewing said both of them are near glaciers on different parts of the island im very excited about it and it should be really interesting aggie-led research will inform the 2020 mars mission in addition to examining sediment processes in iceland the team will also conduct operational and engineering studies well be using a robotic rover and it will be instrumented with cameras and sensors that assess the terrain as its driving ewing explained a big part of this research is to test how autonomous terrain-analysis can be incorporated in scientific work flows for example if the rover senses a terrain thats sandy that can be useful information if its fed back to the science team which is making the decisions about where to go next or what to test next this research projects results will potentially influence and inform future mars rovers designs and operations the mars mission that will launch in 2020 will have a rover and a drone so we are testing both a rover and a drone in iceland he said the mars helicopter a small autonomous rotorcraft will travel on the mars 2020 rover mission scheduled to launch in july 2020 so what were doing will specifically inform operations for mars 2020 by leslie lee ‘09
texas a&m oceanography and atmospheric sciences welcome new academic advisormeet madeleine denison new academic advisor in the college of geosciencesoct 2 2018texas a&m universitys departments of oceanography and atmospheric sciences welcomed a new academic advisor madeleine denison this fall semester denison serves both graduate and undergraduate students in both departments my goal is to help every student to succeed whatever goals that they have denison said i am willing to learn as much as i can about the programs in texas a&m university so i can be the best resource to help students achieve their goal denison received an undergraduate degree in english from the university of louisiana at lafayette she began her career as an academic advisor at south louisiana community college (slcc) after serving there for five years she moved to texas to be an academic advisor at the university of houston and then an advisor at lone star college (lsc)-north harrison eventually moving up in leadership and serving as a program coordinator at lsc during her position at slcc she pursued a masters degree in communication to complement her role as an academic advisor and completed it while at lsc i lived in south louisiana so i was fascinated in waterways as well as weather which were very important in my culture denison said when i saw the new academic advisor position opening in the oceanography and atmospheric science department and as i had experience in advising i was very interested and decided to apply for the positionmadeleine denison in her office eller o&m 114 (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)i have met really great people – students faculty and other people who work here she said so far i am very happy to be here as an academic advisor and glad that people are eager to help me learn through the process and help me along denisons office is located in eller o&m building room 114 for questions regarding academic information contact advising-ocng@geostamuedu or advising-atmo@goestamuedu by bumsoo kim
texas a&m universitys departments of oceanography and atmospheric sciences welcomed a new academic advisor madeleine denison this fall semester denison serves both graduate and undergraduate students in both departments my goal is to help every student to succeed whatever goals that they have denison said i am willing to learn as much as i can about the programs in texas a&m university so i can be the best resource to help students achieve their goal denison received an undergraduate degree in english from the university of louisiana at lafayette she began her career as an academic advisor at south louisiana community college (slcc) after serving there for five years she moved to texas to be an academic advisor at the university of houston and then an advisor at lone star college (lsc)-north harrison eventually moving up in leadership and serving as a program coordinator at lsc during her position at slcc she pursued a masters degree in communication to complement her role as an academic advisor and completed it while at lsc i lived in south louisiana so i was fascinated in waterways as well as weather which were very important in my culture denison said when i saw the new academic advisor position opening in the oceanography and atmospheric science department and as i had experience in advising i was very interested and decided to apply for the position
madeleine denison in her office eller o&m 114 (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)
i have met really great people – students faculty and other people who work here she said so far i am very happy to be here as an academic advisor and glad that people are eager to help me learn through the process and help me along denisons office is located in eller o&m building room 114 for questions regarding academic information contact advising-ocng@geostamuedu or advising-atmo@goestamuedu by bumsoo kim
save the datesbe sure to mark the following department of geology & geophysics events down in your calendar!sep 28 2018save the date for the distinguished achievement awards ceremony date: october 5 2018 time: 6 pm location: gates ballroom texas a&m memorial student center save the date for the fall geosciences tailgate date: october 6 2018 time: 2 hours before kickoff location: simpson drill field save the date for the g&g fall open house date: october 12 2018 time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm faculty talks 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm dinner location: halbouty building please rsvp for the fall open house by monday october 8 2018 at 5:00 pm at txag/rho3atf or scan the qr code below! we look forward to seeing you!
save the date for the distinguished achievement awards ceremony date: october 5 2018 time: 6 pm location: gates ballroom texas a&m memorial student center save the date for the fall geosciences tailgate date: october 6 2018 time: 2 hours before kickoff location: simpson drill field save the date for the g&g fall open house date: october 12 2018 time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm faculty talks 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm dinner location: halbouty building please rsvp for the fall open house by monday october 8 2018 at 5:00 pm at txag/rho3atf or scan the qr code below! we look forward to seeing you!
dr julie loisel (center back row) and the patagonia expedition team photo by patrick campbell