Bringing geosciences to the senate

Dr. Andrew Klein, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and one of four faculty senators for the College of Geosciences, joined the Faculty Senate after Dr. Robert Bednarz, also a senator for the College, encouraged him to get involved. This fall, Dr. Klein will begin a 3-year term with the Faculty Senate.

ODP member's interest spans geosciences to creative writing

After working in the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) for more than sixteen years, 2007 will be the year that Jennifer Pattison-Rumford, the Electronic Publications Specialist for ODP, will bid adieu to the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M when her publication releases its final volume.

National Science Foundation workshop focuses on diversity within geosciences

The Texas A&M University recently hosted a weeklong workshop to aid in enhancing diversity in the College of Geosciences, particularly in the field of atmospheric sciences. Colleagues at Texas A&M University and system schools, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M International University and Texas A&M-Kingsville, collaborated on this project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The workshop took place May 14th through the 20th in College Station at Texas A&M University.

Antarctic Feature Named for Geosciences Professor

The US Board on Geographic Names officially approved the Geographic name Kennicutt Point following the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN). The name will be published in future editions of the Antarctic Gazetteer and will also be available through the Nation's official automated geographic name repository, the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) at geonames.usgs.gov.

Surface Temperature Reconstructions Report

You are invited to participate in an hour-long public briefing on Thursday, June 22, at 11 a.m. EDT for the release of Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years, a new congressionally requested report from the National Academies' National Research Council.

Dr. Robert Stewart

Dr. Robert Stewart, a professor in the physical section of the Texas A&M Department of Oceanography, has a long history of serving on advisory committees. After serving on several important committees at the University of California at San Diego (where he received his PhD), Dr. Stewart previously served as a senator on the Texas A&M University Faculty Senate in 1996. He will return to the TAMU Faculty Senate for the 2006-07 academic year, although is has yet to be determined exactly which positions and committees.