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 team and will be responsible for communicating with the community… Read more
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Geology alum shows the importance of groundwater to the Colorado River
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.
“This is how we read our history from the magma”
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 years, depositing 10 cm of ash outside Moscow, Russia, 2500… Read more
SES grad students win awards for water research
SES researcher partners with Apache tribe and USFS to restore Emory oaks
NAU SES Research Professor Sara Souther is working with Apache Elders and the US Forest Service to help restore Emory Oak groves. Learn more in this KNAU piece about the partnership!
Congrats Stéphanie Arcusa – NAU Grad Student of the Month!
It’s no surprise to us, but great to see Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability PhD student Stéphanie Arcusa recognized as NAU’s Graduate Student of the Month! Stéphanie is an NAU Presidential Fellow, is doing great research on the links between drought, dust, and environmental health, and is also active in student government and NAU sustainability initiatives. Learn more about everything she is up to in her recent Office of Graduate… Read more