SAFE Student Spotlight: Erika Hernandez '23
Feb 27, 2024
Hernandez received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to spread the word about the inaugural Watauga County BioBlitz. The goal ...
From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
Sep 26, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — This fall, Appalachian State University has once again rolled out its Geobago recreational vehicle to bring hands-on science...
Environmental Science Program Director Robert Swarthout part of team that receives $531,902 NSF Grant
Sep 25, 2023
Environmental Sciences Program Director Bob Swarthout and professors from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded a three-year grant...
Drs. Robert Swarthout, Chris Thaxton and James Sherman Receive $531,902 NSF Grant
Sep 25, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — A group of faculty members from the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a three-year grant from...
Dr Sarah Evans receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
Apr 3, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Evans, who recently won the prestigious NSF CAREER award, making her the third professor in App State's history to do...
Marta Toran's SAFE grant spotlighted by the College of Arts and Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
Marta Toran's SAFE grant, “An Undergraduate Outreach Experience: Bilingual Environmental Science Enrichment Program for Elementary Students,” is s...
Dr. Sarah Carmichael named to The Explorers Club 50 for pushing the boundaries of exploration
Dec 6, 2022
She will share her geomicrobiology, mass extinction research Dec. 14 as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series....
Dr Ellen Cowan investigates history of environmental contamination by coal ash
Oct 24, 2022
Dr Ellen Cowan's work documenting the history of environmental contamination by coal ash (a byproduct of burning coal for energy production) in five N...
Dr. Johnny Waters named Fellow of the Paleontological Society
Sep 22, 2022
Emeritus Professor Dr. Johnny Waters has been named a Fellow of the Palaeontological Society for his research on echinoderms and contributions to Asia...
Dr. Sarah Evans' Work Highlighted by AGU in EOS
Jul 18, 2022
Dr. Sarah Evans' most recent first-author paper, which was published in JGR: Biogeosciences and titled “Control of short-stature veg...