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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, […]

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! 

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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, […]

PhD Student, Yetimoni Kpeebi, was recently featured in Planetizen, on their work focusing on the role of tiny house villages as a housing solution for the homelessness crisis in the U.S.  Drawing on their prior research, Yeti discusses how self-help and community-driven housing models, and lessons from Ghana’s informal housing sector, could inform more inclusive and adaptive […]

Professor Gang Chen of our department was recently named a Fellow of the AAG (American Association of Geographers). The AAG Fellows is a recognition and service program that applauds geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. Prof. Chen was recognized by AAG for “an exemplary track record of leadership and service at multiple levels”. AAG […]

In December 2024, Calvin Cupini, was one of 10 alumni of UNC Charlotte who was selected as a recipient of the 2024 “10 Under Ten” Award by the UNC Charlotte GOLD Alumni Network. The GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Alumni Network describes the 10 Under Ten as alumni who have “not only made significant impacts […]

With the support of the STORM club, SGA, the Department of EEGS, and Carla Ashton, STORM was able to send 22 undergraduates to the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society’s conference from January 10-12, 2025 in New Orleans, LA. In addition to the students, four meteorology faculty also attended: Terry Shirley, Matt Eastin, Casey […]