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Several members of the department will be attending and presenting at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting from Jan 5-10 in Austin, TX. The AMS meeting attracts over 6000 representatives of the atmospheric sciences community. Undergraduate meteorology majors Brandy Stimac, Reid Strickler, Philip Ware, Gonzalo Agudelo, Daniel Cunningham, David Goldmintz, and Albert Washington will be […]

Kory Jeter, a URBS minor who will study at East China Normal University in spring 2013 has been awarded a Gilman Scholarship of $4,500.00. You can learn more about the Gilman scholarship at http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program. We are very pleased Kory has won this award and that he will represent the UNC Charlotte and the College of […]

Kunwar Singh (Geography PhD student) won the PhD Poster Competition ($500 prize) for his research entitled “DETECTING AND MAPPING SUB-CANOPY INVASIVE PLANTS IN URBAN FORESTS USING LIDAR-DERIVED METRICS”.

Whalen Dillon (Geography PhD student) won the John Fraser Hart PhD Paper Competition at the 2012 annual SEDAAG conference. Whalen’s written paper and presentation was entitled “RANGE-WIDE RISKS TO A FOUNDATION TREE SPECIES FROM DISTURBANCE INTERACTIONS”. This is the fourth year in a row that UNC Charlotte has won this prestigious $1000 award in honor […]

Dr. Jean-Claude Thill was awarded the Hirotada Kohno Award of the Regional Science Association International (http://www.regionalscience.org/Competitions-and-Awards/The-Hirotada-Kohn…). Professor Thill currently serves as the vice president for RSAI and will begin his term of president of the organization next year. From the RSAI webpage: “The Award honours and thanks a member of the RSAI who has provided […]

Many of the GES Department faculty worked hard on preparations and hosting of the successful national Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting, which was held in Charlotte from November 3-7 (http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2012/). There were approximately 5800 attendees and by all accounts the meetings were a great success. The local organizing committee was chaired by Professor John […]

GES Speaker Series 2012-2013 details are now available at http://geoearth.charlotte.edu/Speaker-Series/speaker-series.html. Our next speaker will be Professor Yuh-Lang Lin from NC A&T who will discuss Orographic Effects on Tropical Cyclone Track and Rainfall on Oct 26. He will be hosted by Professor Matt Eastin.

Congratulations to the newest Ph.D. graduates of the Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Doctoral Program, Dr. Elizabeth Delmelle and Dr. Ryan James. Dr. Delmelle’s advisor was Professor Jean-Claude Thill and Dr. James advisor was Associate Professor Harry Campbell.

Ms. Dorning’s dissertation research is titled “Landscape Change and Human Environment Interactions: Implications for Natural Resource Management in Urbanizing Areas”. This Fellowship is among the most prestigious awards given by the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte. Established in honor of Professor Baker, in recognition of her vision and passion for interdisciplinary research, the Fellowship recognizes […]

Sara’s dissertation research is titled “The Best Deal in Town? Associations Between Public Housing and Labor Market Inequality in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner MSA”. The Faye Jacques Fellowship was established by the friends and family of Ms. Jacques, a longtime employee in the Graduate School, to recognize her dedication to higher education. The fellowship provides a […]

Congratulations to Paul McDaniel, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Urban Regional Analysis who has secured a position as Project Researcher with the Center for Citizenship and Immigrant Communities at Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), in Washington, DC. Paul will be working primarily with CLINIC’s Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC) of Unaccompanied Children – […]

Ray Atkinson (B.S. Geography) has been selected to participate in the 2012-2013 CLASS ACT (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Students – giving Advice, making Connections, and receiving Training) Student Advisory Board. The purpose of the Board is to engage students in initiatives and special projects within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS). […]

This award is sponsored by the Graduate School to recognize outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte.

As an EPIC Energy Research Assistantship recipient, Seth will be given a research assistantship worth $15,000 during the 2012-13 academic year. Additionally, his sponsoring mentor, Dr. Diemer, will receive a $5,000 research stipend to furthermore support Seth and his research.

Sarah Haas (Geography Ph.D. student) has been selected as the recipient of the 2012-13 Lucile and Edward Giles Dissertation-Year Fellowship at UNC Charlotte. This $21,000 award was established by Lucille Giles to allow students to focus full-time on the completion and writing of their dissertation, and to support travel associated with their research. Sarah’s dissertation […]