student research

Erika Hernandez '23

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.

student research

Skye-Anne Tschoepe receives Sigma Xi award to study Greenway water quality
Jan 13, 2021

Sophomore GES major Skye-Anne Tschoepe won an award from Sigma Xi, a scientific honor society, to advance her thesis work studying the impact of... student honors, student research

2020 Senior Honor Thesis Presentations
Apr 30, 2020

We may not have been in the usual Rankin Science lecture hall, but it was a great day of Honors Thesis presentations.

student research
An artist's representation of the new tyrannosaur

GES alum Jared Voris ('16) discovers & names new tyrannosaur
Feb 17, 2020

Jared Voris, a Department alumnus ('16) and now University of Calgary PhD student, discovered and named a new genus and species of tyrannosaur.... student research

Dorsett and faculty advisory Scott Marshall conducting research

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... student research

Emily presenting her research

Senior Emily Fedders wins student research award at international conference
Jan 29, 2019

Emily Fedders, a senior Geology major with a Quantitative Geoscience concentration, won an... student honors, student research

GES faculty and student research improves University flood preparedness
Oct 29, 2018

Much of the City of Boone and Appalachian State University (ASU) lie very close to a river or creek.

faculty research, student research, outreach