GEOSCIENCES NEWS
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Recent News
GEOS Spotlight September 2023: Dr. Rachel Scarlett
With the start of a new academic year, we are so excited to also welcome some new faculty into the fold here in the Department of Geosciences. This month's spotlight shines on one of our new faculty, Dr. Rachel Scarlett, who joined GEOS as an assistant professor...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight August 2023: Geosciences Sustainability Fellows
With the summer ending, we wanted to share a special GEOS spotlight to highlight students participating in GSU's Sustainability Fellowship Program (SFP), administered by the Department of Geosciences. A total of 16 students from across the university took part in...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight July 2023: Dre Presswood
Even though we're in the middle of summer, GEOS faculty and students are still busy teaching and working on their research. This month's GEOS spotlight shines on Dre Presswood, a water sciences master's student in the department, who just completed his first year of...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight June 2023: Magnolia McLaughlin
This month, the GEOS spotlight shines on geology grad student Magnolia McLaughlin, who is also an undergrad alum of our department! Magnolia excels in the classroom while keeping busy with work and internships, all while being an excellent departmental citizen. For her...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight May 2023: Mia Wood
As we close out the 2022-2023 academic year, we turn the monthly GEOS spotlight onto one of our graduating seniors, Mia Wood. An Atlanta native, Mia has been racking up the awards lately, winning not only our department's Borden Dent Award for Excellence in Cartography...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight April 2023: Sean Max
This month we're excited to use the GEOS Spotlight to feature Sean Max, a third-year Geosciences major concentrating in Urban Studies, who excels not only in the classroom, but also on the disc golf course. Learn more about Sean in our Q&A below!
Where are you...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight March 2023: Kiersten Crye
This month's GEOS spotlight turns to Kiersten Crye, a master's student in geology and undergraduate alum of the department. Kiersten is currently wrapping up her master's thesis work, but has already been honored for her work as a teaching assistant through a national...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight February 2023: Jada Nimblett
Now that 2023 is in full swing, we're excited to transition back into featuring our excellent GEOS students at the beginning of each month. This month's spotlight shines on Jada Nimblett, a senior from Trinidad and Tobago concentrating in geology with aspirations of...read more ❯
GEOS Spotlight January 2023: Dr. Carrie Freshour
We are so excited to start 2023 off by featuring another new addition to the GEOS faculty and family, Dr. Carrie Freshour! Dr. Freshour is the newest addition to our departmental faculty this spring semester, joining us as an assistant professor from the Department of...read more ❯
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 ❯
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