Petroleum Experts Limited Donates MOVE Software License to the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
We are pleased to announce the donation of the MOVE software package to the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences by Scotland-based Petr...
Dr Ellen Cowan honored with Chancellor's Award
Nov 12, 2019
Dr Ellen Cowan was the inaugural winner of the Chancellor's Award, which recognizes career-long research achievements. An Appalachian Today artic...
Congratulations to Dr. Steve Hageman, newly elected GSA Fellow!
Nov 6, 2019
Dr. Steve Hageman has recently been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, based on his research of fossil and modern bryozoans,...
Department, with faculty senate, pushes App to commit to climate-neutral practices
Nov 4, 2019
Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution pushing Appalachian administrators to commit to becoming a climate-neutral campus by 2035. GES professo...
GES alum Jake Dorsett ('18) research profiled
Nov 4, 2019
GES alumnus Jake Dorsett ('18) describes his research experience modeling Southern California fault dynamics in a recent Appalachian Today article. Do...
Appalachian Today showcases GES alumni Hannah Krueger '17
Oct 22, 2019
Hannah Krueger '17 is interviewed in Appalachian Today about her current PhD work in seismology at Brown University. Hannah was a BS Geology - Q...
GES student and professor highlight Department's commitment to transfer students
Oct 10, 2019
Transfer students make up 7% of Appalachian's student body, and are faced with unique challenges during their college experience. Because transfer stu...
Gregg Marland quoted in Washington Post article on Amazon's efforts to cut carbon emissions
Sep 20, 2019
Dr Gregg Marland, adjunct faculy in Geological and Environmental Sciences, was quoted by the Washington Post in an article about the online retai...
Environmental Field Days for Watauga County 5th Graders
Sep 8, 2019
The GES Department participated for the first time this year in the county-wide 5th Grade Environmental Field days hosted by the Watauga Soil and Wate...
GES Hosts Two More Summer Workshops for Teachers
Aug 27, 2019
Our GES Summer Workshops for Educators series continued this summer with a repeat of the well-received Rockin' NC program that we offered for the firs...