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Geography PhD student earns national TA award

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Logan Twohey, a Geography 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 his substantial efforts going above and beyond to ensure success for all students in a very challenging course. Congratulations, Logan!”

REMUS students showcase summer research

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This past Friday, July 25, our current cohort of undergraduate researcher interns within both the UNC Charlotte College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) and the UNC Charlotte College of Engineeringtook to the Pop-Martin Student Union to share their spectacular research efforts to address multi-disciplinary issues across Urban Sciences with the broader University […]

Dr. Clinton discusses algal blooms on WFAE

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Sandra Clinton, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences was featured as part of a WFAE story on the recent algal blooms in Lake Norman. Along with LeeAnna Chapmann, Ph.D., from Davidson College, Clinton shared information about why algal blooms occur and their potential to harm people and wildlife via production of cytotoxins. […]

Department mourns the passing of Dr. Wayne Wallcott, Professor Emeritus

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With great sadness the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences announces the passing of Dr. Wayne Wallcott on April 11th, 2025. Wayne joined the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte as a PhD candidate from the University of Illinois in 1970. His primary research area was in Transportation Geography.  After the […]

Ryan Carter Wins NCAFPM Berry Williams Scholarship

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We are proud to announce that Ryan Carter, a senior majoring in Geography with a minor in Data Science and advised by Professor Gang Chen, has been awarded the prestigious NC Association of Floodplain Managers (NCAFPM) Berry Williams Scholarship. A native of Kure Beach, Ryan developed an early interest in architecture and coastal community development […]

EEGS students named as graduation speaker and bell ringer

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Two EEGS students will be honored at this years graduation ceremonies. Fatima Ghaleb is the class speaker for the commencement ceremony at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 10, for the Graduate School. She will be presented a Master of Science in Earth Sciences.   Fatima has been an important member of EEGS’s MS program, an undergraduate mentor, and […]

Casey Davenport and Colleen Hammelman win university awards

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On Thursday, May 1, at the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony in the Popp Martin Student Union Drs. Davenport and Hammelman were honored for their work on campus in teaching and civic engagement. During this event, Casey Davenport was named the recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching, and Colleen Hammelman received the Bonnie E. […]

Lauren Burns wins PhD teaching award

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Geography PhD student Lauren Burns won the university Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Instructor of Record Award for the 2024-25 academic year. This award recognizes graduate students performing all the responsibilities of a stand-alone Instructor fully in charge of the course.  Lauren has taught multiple sections of both ESCI 1101 (Physical Geography) and METR 1102 (Introduction […]

Department holds year end awards ceremony

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On Thursday, May 1st the department held its annual awards celebration to honor the accomplishments and achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students. The event took place in the Cone Center and was made possible by Carla Ashton and the communication and outreach committee. A big thank you to everyone who helped organize and all […]

STEAM Innovation Expo 2025

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GEO, SGE, CAGIS and ASPRS partnered to share their passion for Earth science. Visitors hunted for minerals and were entertained by the virtual reality sandbox, stream table, and drone technology. Thanks to all those who volunteered!  Several photos of the event can be seen below: