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Terry Shirley Wins UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to our own Terry Shirley for being this years winner of the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence. Full article here

Eric Webb (MS, 2020) Wins Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Eric Webb, MS Earth Sciences in Fall 2020, is the winner of the 2023 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award from the UNC Charlotte Graduate School in the “Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering” category. Eric joined UNC Charlotte after finishing his BS in Meteorology from NC State, and his Masters thesis was titled “Reanalysis of the Extended […]

Dr. Heather Smith Named Interim Department Chair
With Dr. Thomas stepping into her new role as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Dr. Heather Smith will be taking over as Interim Department Chair for the remainder of the accademic year.

NSF Funded Study Abroad Summer Program in Thailand
Join an interactive research experience in Thailand to learn about tropical food systems while growing your skills in remote sensing data analytics and land-use science. This 8-week summer program/course is FULLY funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It provides undergraduate and graduate students, particularly students from underrepresented groups, a unique opportunity to study the […]

Recent Graduate, Claire Patrick, Received a National Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
One summer morning, Claire Patrick ’22 and her mentor, urban geographer Colleen Hammelman, settled in at a Colombian bakery on Atlanta’s Buford Highway. A bell over the door chimed an alert to people’s comings-and-goings, while the aroma of oranges scented the air in the bustling, inviting neighborhood spot. Patrick and Hammelman were there to talk […]

Dr. Harry Campbell
We are immensely sad to share that Dr. Harry Campbell passed away Saturday, Oct 8. Dr. Campbell’s wisdom, his dedication to students, his fellowship, and laugh will be missed immensely. His impacts and influences are far-reaching to all of the students he guided, in the support and friendship he provided to colleagues, to his dedication […]

Terry Shirley Named Finalist for UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence
Terry Shirley Jr., Senior Lecturer is one of this year’s finalists for the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence. Recipients for each award will be announced Friday, Sept. 30, at the UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Shirley exudes passion. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring, the field of meteorology, advocating for students […]

Two GES Faculty named Gambrell Faculty Fellows
Dr. Katherine Idziorek and Dr. Michelle Zuñiga were named Gambrell Faculty Fellows. As the Charlotte region reckons with both the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 and longstanding challenges such as segregation and educational inequities, the Gambrell Faculty Fellows program has named a new cohort of scholars to help illuminate the way to a more equitable community. […]