GEOSCIENCES NEWS
Read below for the most up to date news from the Department of Geosciences.
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Recent News
GEOS Spotlight December 2022: Dr. Daniel Gebregiorgis
Our final GEOS spotlight of 2022 shifts from our wonderful students to our newest faculty member, Dr. Daniel Gebregiorgis! Daniel isn't new to GSU or GEOS, but he transitioned from his role as a postdoctoral researcher into a tenure-track faculty position this past...read more ❯
Geosciences Researchers Awarded Nearly $7.2 million for Community-Based Environmental Projects in Atlanta
The funding will support partnerships between Georgia State University scientists and local environmental organizations.read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight November 2022: Zach Draper
This month's GEOS Spotlight shines on Zach Draper, a senior environmental geosciences major originally from Newport News, Virginia. Zach came to GSU in early 2020 after taking a long break from school and found his passion in Geosciences after originally intending to...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight October 2022: Stephen Wegmann
This month we're excited to feature Stephen Wegmann, a master's student in the Department of Geosciences who came right out of our undergraduate concentration in environmental geosciences, and out of Perimeter College before that.
Where are you from...read more ❯
Testing the Waters
As an intern at the Georgia Environmental Protection Division over the summer, Gabrial Goldner (B.S. ’21) got to learn what life is like in the lab.read more ❯
Georgia State Geosciences Alum Improving Atlanta One Project At A Time
Jeffrey Johnson's work has ranged from traffic planning for Super Bowl LIII to assessing how the city can best respond to needed sidewalk repairs.read more ❯
Geosciences Faculty Receive Prestigious AGU Honors
The Department of Geosciences is proud to announce that Dr. Sarah Ledford and Dr. Christy Visaggi have both been named recipients of prestigious honors from the American Geophysical Union.
Dr. Ledford is the recipient of the Sulzman Award for Scientific Excellence...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight September 2022: Serenity Wright
As we start a new academic year, we're excited to keep featuring some of the amazing students who make up the core of our department. Our first spotlight for the 2022-23 academic year is Serenity Wright, a junior geography major and GSU Honors College student.
Where...read more ❯
GEOS Awarded $150,000 Grant from US Department of Energy
The GSU Department of Geosciences is excited to announce a new $148,524 grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for “Broadening participation in (sub)urban watershed science in the Southeast (BUSS)” over the next 22 months. Led by PI Sarah H. Ledford, with...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight August 2022: Laurel Sparks
Our last Geosciences Spotlight for the summer focuses on undergraduate major Laurel Sparks, who's been busy participating in their second National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
Where are you from originally?
I’m...read more ❯
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