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A great time was had by all at our first Open House in the lobby of McEniry. Students of our large enrollment General Education courses were welcomed by faculty and our majors and invited to browse our undergraduate and graduate programs, our student clubs, and the undergraduate research opportunities we offer. Bonus: EEGS slap bracelets […]

EEGS Students, Faculty and Alumni enjoyed the 2024 GSA Connects annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Anaheim California last week!  They presented their MS research (Sophie Barnett; Patrick Webb), attended field trips with GSA student grant funds (Patrick Web), chaired a session on the Critical Zone with colleagues from Utah and Idaho (Dr. Eppes and […]

Professional Geologist John Lopez (Geology, 2009) and Madeline (Sesma) Price (Geology, 2024), from Hart & Hickman consultants, demonstrated how groundwater is collected for analysis using the monitoring well located along Toby Creek by Hauser Alumni Pavilion. Approximately 15 students were in attendance representing a diverse set of majors including Geology, Earth & Environmental Science, and Engineering, among others. […]

GEO and SGE teamed up over the weekend to “Keep Mallard Creek Beautiful.” Participants were rewarded for their hard work with free donuts and camaraderie. Thanks to the record-setting number of volunteers that included current and former undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty, as well as family members and friends.  If you’re interested in joining future […]

Students and faculty were treated to an “electrifying” tour of the Albemarle King’s Mountain lithium mine, which will provide the raw materials for lithium batteries used in electric vehicles. The mine operated previously for 50 years, but closed in 1988 when cheaper lithium could be obtained from other sources. The increased demand for lithium, and the […]

Roger Riggin, an Infrastructure and Environmental Systems PhD student working with Dr. Davenport, was recently honored with an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. He was particularly commended for excellence in developing relationships with students in all of his courses. Congratulations, Roger!

On July 14, the Charlotte Heat Mappers and 60+ volunteers carried out a successful community science mapping campaign, gathering temperature and humidity data across 100 square miles of Charlotte’s urban heat island. The goal of the mapping effort, funded by a grant from NOAA, is to better understand disparities in the effects of urban heat across Charlotte communities and to identify specific […]

Students in both the REMUS REU and OUR programs will be presenting the research they have worked on with throughout the summer of 2024. Details: August 2nd, 9am-1pm, Popp Martin Student Union. The table below highlights all students from the EEGS department. Here is a link to the event and details of attending. Student Poster […]

Over the summer of 2024, Dr. Lin Li is doing fieldwork across the northern Tibetan Plateau. The target of this work is to carry out basin analysis work (measure sedimentary sections in different parts of the basin) and collect sandstone/carbonate samples in the Wenquan Basin within the East Kunlun Mountains. The purpose is to explore […]

Dr. Idziorek, research lead for the Charlotte Heat Mappers, was recently quoted in a New York Times article about the urgency of developing strategies for responding to more frequent and intense heat waves. “We should consider this the new normal,” said Katherine Idziorek, an assistant professor in geography and community planning at the University of North […]