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Charlotte Heat Mappers Nominated for 2025 Sustain Charlotte Inspiring Nonprofit Award
The Charlotte Heat Mappers, an interdisciplinary research team based in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences, have been nominated for a 2025 Sustain Charlotte “Inspiring Nonprofit” award. Nominees are recognized for their efforts in advancing smart growth and sustainability in Charlotte. Dr. Katherine Idziorek, who leads the Charlotte Heat Mappers, was also nominated in the […]

Dr. Casey Davenport receives teaching award
Congratulations to Dr. Casey Davenport, the recipient of the 2025 Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching! This award recognizes a faculty member who has exhibited excellent teaching early in his or her career. Since joining UNC Charlotte, Dr. Davenport has distinguished herself as an engaging and innovative instructor and supportive mentor. She has contributed six new […]

Professors Gang Chen and Colleen Hammelman Receive Education Abroad Curriculum Design Award
Professors Gang Chen and Colleen Hammelman have been selected as this year’s recipients of the UNC Charlotte Education Abroad Curriculum Design Award for their innovative summer program, Thailand: Lasting Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Landscape Change in Tropical Crop Cultivation. This award recognizes faculty who demonstrate exceptional innovation in designing education abroad programs that […]

Dr. Collins takes students to the Peruvian Amazon over spring break
Dr. Collins led twelve UNC Charlotte students in the Sustainability Field Study course over Spring Break in the Peruvian Amazon. Students gained an international perspective of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as they met with local elders from the Yagua and Maijuna villages to discuss how they measure and evaluate innovative sustainability practices in […]

Teena Power wins College Staff Award
On Friday, March 21st Teena Power won the first annual CHESS Going the Extra Mile award, which is given to a staff member in the college who has worked on campus for over a year and demonstrates exceptional qualities in each of the following categories: Service, Initiative and Proactiveness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Problem-Solving and Innovation, […]

Join EEGS to Celebrate the Power of Art + Earth Science April 4!
Kick off Earth Month April 4th with Prof. Eppes’ and PhD Alum Monica Ramussen’s research combined with creative inspiration of Prof. Marek Ranis (Arts+Architecture) for a one-night experience of art and science. Conveniently located by the Bland St. light rail stop! Hope you will join us!

Students collect samples in the Lake Norman watershed
On Monday (3/17), the Stable Isotope class taught by Dr. Lin Li conducted a field trip to collect surface water samples in the Lake Norman watershed for their class projects. The students gathered water samples, which they will analyze for oxygen and hydrogen isotopes using our department’s water isotope analyzer to better understand local hydrological cycles. Below are pictures from the […]

EEGS Annual Career Fair a Huge Success!
On Friday, March 14th the annual EEGS Career Fair was held in the McEniry lobby. Regional Professionals and our newly formed Advisory Alumni Board were on hand to discuss internship and full-time job opportunities. Over 150 students stopped by to chat, make new connections, and to have some pizza! The department would like to thank […]

Meteorology students go back to 5th grade!
Last week, three meteorology undergraduates (Ian Shank, Emily Bennett, and Chris Germano) were invited to Pineville elementary to talk to the 5th grade class about cloud types, fronts, severe weather, and instrumentation. The students had a lot of great questions and hopefully some will become environmental scientists someday!

Dr. Michelle Zuñiga receives research award
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Zuñiga, the 2023-2024 recipient of the James H. Woodward Faculty Research Award. The James H. Woodward Faculty Research Award was established in 2021 and is awarded annually to an untenured member of the faculty who was reappointed to a tenure-earning position in the preceding academic year. By recognizing a promising program of research, scholarship, […]