Dr. Timothy Hawthorne has gone viral mapping good deeds. Inspired by the legendary performer Garth Brooks’ song “People Loving People”, Dr. Hawthorne has created a website where people can go and map the good deeds they’ve done or had done for them. With support from National Geographic and ESRI, the website has blown up and… more »
Congratulations to Geosciences students, Rachel Luu , Alie Lepp and Paulita Bennett-Martin, ( from left to right with the Dean of the college of Arts and Science Dr. Bill Long) for being recognized at the Honors Night celebration on April 16, 2014 during which departments, schools and institutes celebrate the most outstanding undergraduate and graduate… more »
Dr. Nadine Kabengi, assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences has received a five-year, $750,000 award from the Early Career Research Program of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science.
Dr. Kabengi is one of 35 scientists from across the nation, including 17 from DOE’s national laboratories and 18 from U.S. universities, to receive… more »
Three of the Geoscience department’s most familiar faces have been accepted into top notch graduate schools, and though they will be sorely missed, we couldn’t be more proud. Eric Main will be going to GA Tech’s school of Geographic Information Science and Technology. Paulita Bennett-Martin will be attending Emory University’s Development Practice Program. And, Sam… more »
GSU Geoscience students Amber Boll and Paulita Bennett-Martin were both awarded a nationally competitive travel grant from the Association of American Geographer’s International Geographic Information Fund for $500. Both students will be using the funds for travel to the AAG convention in Tampa, FL. Amber Boll, one of our first year MS students, will be… more »
Amber Boll, on of our first year MS in Geosciences students working with Dr. Tim Hawthorne, has been selected to receive a prestigious national internship with the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC this coming summer. Amber was selected from a competitive pool of over 160 applicants nationwide. As part of her duties for this… more »
New Community-Based Research Center Opens in the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State
ATLANTA-Georgia State University’s Department of Geosciences is introducing the Atlanta Community Mapping and Research Center (ACMRC) to enable Georgia State students, faculty and staff to work with local groups to address complex, community-defined urban issues.
The center’s seven-person staff uses skills including… more »
Hope everyone had a great summer and the semester is starting off well. Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) will have its first meeting on Thursday, September 5th at noon in Kell 314. GTU is a nationally recognized geography honor society here at Georgia State. This organization has come a long way in supporting exceptional geography students… more »
Geosciences’ professor Jeremy Diem was recently featured on 11Alive news regarding his research on rain patterns in the metro Atlanta area.
For the news report:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/300853/40/More-Rain-From-Less-Pollution
This summer, students from Georgia State University and several other public universities took part in the Georgia State University Community-Soil-Air-Water (CSAW) Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, funded by The National Science Foundation and the Georgia more »
