The department has several representatives presenting at this year’s Annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in New Orleans. The meeting is one of the largest Earth and space science gatherings in the…
Research on sea surface salinity by new PhD student Cynthia Garcia-Eidell was recently featured in the American Geophysical Union’s magazine, EOS. In this research, Garcia-Eidell used satellites to study sea surface salinity in…
The department has several representatives presenting at this year’s Annual Geological Society of America (GSA) Meeting in Seattle. The meeting attracts thousands of geoscientists from around the nation. Roy Plotnick – Oral Presentation…
Anthony Bellagamba wins an Illinois Space Grant Fellowship for $10,000 for the 2017-2018 academic year to continue his research studying sublimation in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Tony is a 2nd year Ph.D.…
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor who pursues fundamental…
Shannon Hsieh received a Provost/Deiss Award in Spring 2017. The award provided him with the funds to participate in a 5-week field course during summer 2017 called “Taphonomic and Ecological Processes in Tropical…
Professor Carol Stein has been elected as Chair of the Division of Geophysics and Geodynamics of the Geological Society of America. The term is for two years from fall 2017 to fall 2019.…
Graduate student Lauren Schurmeier wins the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award sponsored by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Lauren has gone above and beyond during her five years as a TA for various…
We welcome Lee Falkena and Andrew Malone to EaES. Lee is originally from Iowa and has degrees in geoscience and secondary science education and will serve as the new coordinator of undergraduate labs.…
Three undergraduate EaES students presented original research at the 2017 UIC Student Research Forum. The Forum showcases students’ scholarly efforts and celebrates the diverse research occurring at UIC. As part of the forum,…