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"It is because of GeoX that I have chosen to pursue a major in environmental geosciences, with minors in geology and GIST."
Marissa Castillo ’20, Environmental Geosciences
faculty and student focus
Joseph Trujillo
Joseph Trujillo ’19 recorded daily weather forecasts for a local Spanish radio station while earning a double degree in meteorology and Spanish.
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Mia Self
Mia Self dove 2,500 meters deep in HOV ALVIN during a NSF-funded research cruise, led by a Texas A&M Oceanography professor.
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Dr. Wendy Jepson
Geography Professor Dr. Wendy Jepson recently helped bring the realities of water insecurity to life in a multimedia exhibit at the Michigan Science Center, in Detroit, Michigan.
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News
Ping Yang Selected As AAAS Fellow
Texas A&M Geosciences Interim Associate Dean for Research and atmospheric scientist Dr. Ping Yang will receive the 2019 honor from AAAS for his extraordinary achievements.
Life On ‘Mars’: Ewing Leads Aggie Team In Iceland, Conducting Research For NASA
Dr. Ryan Ewing, two Texas A&M students and one postdoctoral researcher conducted research for three weeks on Mars-like terrain in Iceland to test rover technology for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and to study how the planet evolved over time.
Up, Up, And Away
Learn about a familiar annual sight on the Texas A&M campus: the Geography 213 blimp.
Graduate Students Receive Geological Society of America’s Medlin Award
Michelle Chrpa and Samuel Neely make Department of Geology and Geophysics history, as this is the first time that both Antoinette Lierman Medlin Research Awards have been awarded to students in the same department.
Berg-Hughes Center Hosts 10th Anniversary Celebration and Research Symposium
The Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems recently celebrated a decade of cutting-edge research.
Undergraduates Gain Valuable Experience In Summer Research Course
Julia Reece provided geology and geophysics undergraduate students valuable, hands-on laboratory experience in her summer research class.
