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School of Geosciences professor earns AAG Honors, celebrating a legacy of advancements in the field of geography
School of Geosciences professor, Dr. Jennifer Collins, is awarded the 2024 Distinguished Scholarship Honors by the American Association of Geographers.
January 19, 2024Honors and Awards, Research
These caves mean death for Himalayan glaciers
Jason Gulley has spent 19 years crawling through the insides of glaciers, from Alaska to Nepal. Sometimes these caves, carved through the ice by running water, are large enough for a truck to drive through. Other times, they’re so narrow that he slides along the slippery floor on his belly. If he pauses, his clothing can freeze to the ice.
January 10, 2024Research
Professor Jennifer Collins earns AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honor for her hurricane research
The 2024 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honor is awarded to Jennifer Collins for her research in physical climatology and human geography, most notably for her studies of hurricanes, hurricane risk, and hurricane evacuation behavior.
January 9, 2024Honors and Awards
Register Now: Geology Alumni Society Annual Banquet
Join the Geology Alumni Society for their annual banquet! Sponsorship and registration proceeds to benefit RAD, GFSOF, GFSEF and SUFSSF. A portion of the registration and sponsorship proceeds will be used to help fund upcoming GAS programs and events.
January 8, 2024Alumni News, Events
School of Geosciences PhD student travels to France to study rock samples for Chateaubriand Fellowship
A PhD student in the School of Geosciences, John Henson, attained the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship in the Spring of 2022.
December 11, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
Yasin Elshorbany: Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awardee
The Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award program celebrates exceptional teaching at the undergraduate level, recognizing those who go above and beyond to foster student learning.
December 7, 2023Honors and Awards
Welcome New Academic Program Specialist: Angelika Kirkham!
Letter of Introduction from Osvaldo Meireles: Please join me in welcoming Angelika Kirkham as the new Academic Program Specialist for the School of Geosciences!
November 29, 2023Department News
Welcome Lab Manager for the Center for Geochemical Analysis (CGA)/ICP lab, Shannon Letscher!
Letter of Introduction from Dr. Joni Downs Firat: I want to formally introduce you to our new teaching and lab manager for the Center for Geochemical Analysis (CGA)/ICP lab, Shannon Letscher.
November 9, 2023Department News
With community help, USF developing app to show neighborhood-level flooding, climate risks
The USF Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience will use outreach efforts similar to this town hall meeting on flooding to get community input on the CRIS-HAZARD app USF is developing in partnership with Georgia Teach Community.
October 17, 2023Community Engagement
‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather
A University of South Florida expert on erosion and coastal resiliency is working with Pinellas County to help identify beaches in need of nourishment following Hurricane Idalia, which washed away parts of the coast as it roared past Tampa Bay earlier this month.
September 13, 2023Research
Study looks at why Florida beaches severely eroded after Idalia
It's been a week and a half since Hurricane Idalia slammed Florida's Big Bend, and the coastline is still recovering from significant beach erosion. Researchers out of University of South Florida are studying these impacts a bit closer and why it was particularly this bad for this area.
September 5, 2023Research
USF geoscientist creates oceanic tracking model to urge investigators to revive search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight
The new method can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing over the Indian Ocean with 239 passengers onboard.
August 23, 2023Research