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Adrian Croland, a second-year master’s student in geography, participated in the NASA DEVELOP National Program, which conducts feasibility studies that bridge the gap between earth science, information and society. Working closely with DEVELOP science advisors and mentors to apply observations of Earth to address real-world problems, participants conduct 10-week research projects in interdisciplinary teams of […]

Natasha Kroll, a senior double major in Earth & Environmental Science and Data Science with a minor in Statistics, has been awarded the 2025 North Carolina ArcGIS Users Group (NCAUG) Undergraduate Scholarship. Check the link for details. The NCAUG is the largest non-profit organization in North Carolina dedicated to advancing the geospatial industry across public […]

Sonia Birla, BA Geography ’25, is one of 65 Americans selected to study and work in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program. Read more here.  Congratulations, Sonia!

This summer four students from Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (Claire Casey, Ashana Sankar, Lily Witcher and Tori Teague) joined Dr. Heather Smith, faculty and students from the Levine Scholars Program as they explored climate change in Santander, Spain. In partnership with Departamento de Geografía, Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio and a team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of […]

With the support of our department and the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), we are excited to announce that our department has become a member of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), making us the second institution in North Carolina to join after NC State. This membership means that all our […]

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!”

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]