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SES Geologist Donna Shillington elected AGU Tectonophysics Secretary

Posted by SiteSteward on January 16, 2021

SES Associate Professor Donna Shillington was recently elected by her peers to serve as Secretary of the Tectonophysics Section of the American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest earth and space science society.  The Tectonophysics Section represents a large community of scientists focused on a broad spectrum of dynamic Earth processes.  As secretary, Shillington will be a member of the Tectonophysics leadership… Read more

Filed Under: Faculty Awards, Tectonics & Earth's Interior

SES ecologist Clare Aslan receives grant to study improvements in pollinator habitat and biodiversity

Posted by SiteSteward on January 8, 2021

Dr. Clare Aslan is an Associate Professor in SES and co-director of the Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a nonprofit organization that funds scientific research to help utility companies make sustainable decisions, has awarded Aslan and colleagues a $379,177 grant to study the potential for improving pollinator habitat in power line rights-of-way. The four-year study… Read more

Filed Under: Ecology & Conservation, Research Grants

Geology alum shows the importance of groundwater to the Colorado River

Posted by SiteSteward on December 10, 2020

SES alum Riley Swanson and Dr. Abe Springer have a new paper out in Hydrogeology Journal showing that the Colorado River gets an important part of its flow from groundwater that flows into the river from springs in the Grand Canyon region. Read more at NAU News.

Filed Under: Research in the News, Student News, Water Research

Two SES ecologists named AAAS fellows

Posted by SiteSteward on November 24, 2020

Nancy Johnson and Laura HuennekeCongrats to our own Nancy Johnson and Laura Huenneke, who have been selected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their contributions to science, including ecological research, leadership, and education! Read more at NAU News. A huge honor for these leaders and our School!

Filed Under: Faculty Awards, Research in the News

“This is how we read our history from the magma”

Posted by SiteSteward on November 20, 2020

SES Postdoctoral researcher Aurora Silleni was recently interviewed about her research on the Campanian Ignimbrite by Il Messaggero, an important newspaper in Rome.  Her work has characterized the volume and distribution of ash and pumice from a huge eruption in the Campi Flegrei, outside Naples, Italy, at 39.8 Ma.  It was the largest eruption in Europe in the past 200,000… Read more

Filed Under: Research in the News, Volcanology

Congrats Gold Axe Geologists!

Posted by SiteSteward on October 30, 2020

This Fall’s Gold Axe winners for exceptional undergraduate achievement include two Geology majors – Sarah Nolt-Caraway and Natasha Voss. Congrats grads-to-be!

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