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casellas connors conducting nsf-funded human-wildlife interaction researchthe recently awarded nsf grant will fund a research team studying white-tailed deer populations and managementsep 18 2019dr john p casellas connorsdeer in a residential neighborhood in ithaca ny (photo by dr casellas connors)as human populations increase and change landscapes how does this change human-wildlife interactions as white-tailed deer roam suburbs across the nation how will their growing numbers affect people and forests how do communities go about making decisions about how to manage and live with these non-human residents¬¨‚Ć the national science foundations interdisciplinary¬¨‚Ćcnh2 program recently funded a new research project that will examine those questions and more and¬¨‚Ćdr john p casellas connors assistant professor in the department of geography at texas a&m university is a co-principal investigator on this research team many species of wildlife take up residence and even flourish alongside humans in urban and suburban environments casellas connors said as some wildlife populations increase in human-dominated landscapes people and animals interact in new and sometimes problematic ways¬¨‚Ć this interdisciplinary project will explore how communities decide to manage wildlife populations and what factors may affect the outcomes of these management efforts we are interested in how an array of human activities from gardening to hunting affect white-tailed deer populations in suburban landscapes and how myriad strategies may or may not succeed at altering deer populations he said the project will provide new approaches to estimating deer populations in suburban landscapes and offer insights into how communities make decisions about environmental management under great uncertainty¬¨‚Ć dr¬¨‚Ćanne short gianotti associate professor of earth and environment at boston university will serve as principal investigator for the research team which also includes dr timothy van deelen professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the university of wisconsin-madison and dr randall boone professor of ecosystem science and sustainability at colorado state university by leslie lee 09
dr john p casellas connorsdeer in a residential neighborhood in ithaca ny (photo by dr casellas connors)
as human populations increase and change landscapes how does this change human-wildlife interactions as white-tailed deer roam suburbs across the nation how will their growing numbers affect people and forests how do communities go about making decisions about how to manage and live with these non-human residents  the national science foundations interdisciplinary cnh2 program recently funded a new research project that will examine those questions and more and dr john p casellas connors assistant professor in the department of geography at texas a&m university is a co-principal investigator on this research team many species of wildlife take up residence and even flourish alongside humans in urban and suburban environments casellas connors said as some wildlife populations increase in human-dominated landscapes people and animals interact in new and sometimes problematic ways  this interdisciplinary project will explore how communities decide to manage wildlife populations and what factors may affect the outcomes of these management efforts we are interested in how an array of human activities from gardening to hunting affect white-tailed deer populations in suburban landscapes and how myriad strategies may or may not succeed at altering deer populations he said the project will provide new approaches to estimating deer populations in suburban landscapes and offer insights into how communities make decisions about environmental management under great uncertainty  dr anne short gianotti associate professor of earth and environment at boston university will serve as principal investigator for the research team which also includes dr timothy van deelen professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the university of wisconsin-madison and dr randall boone professor of ecosystem science and sustainability at colorado state university by leslie lee 09
texas a&m geosciences announces 2019 distinguished achievement awards the awards will be presented to four outstanding geoscientists at the distinguished achievement awards gala oct 11sep 12 2019each individually renowned for their geosciences expertise service to the aggie family and legacy contributions to science four exemplary award recipients have been named by the texas a&m university college of geosciences the recipients will be celebrated and receive their respective awards oct 11 at the college of geosciences distinguished achievement awards gala which will be held at 6:30 pm at the georges statesman ballroom in college stationdr inda immega 71colonel david e bacot '90dr inda immega 71 dr inda immega 71 the first woman to graduate from texas a&m with an undergraduate geology degree is being honored with the michel t halbouty geosciences medal after graduating from texas a&m with a bachelors degree in geology in 1971 immega earned her masters in 1973 and phd in 1977 both from indiana university   a trailblazing mineralogist immega retired from shell e&p international ventures in 1999 after decades of service since then she has donated countless hours volunteering for the houston geological society and as a docent for the houston museum of natural science leading tours and sharing her passion for geology with thousands of visitors over the years from kindergarteners to heads of state  colonel david e bacot 90 colonel david e bacot '90 commander of the air force reserve officer training corp detachment 330 at the university of maryland has been awarded the geosciences distinguished alumni award col bacot enlisted in the air force in 1984 graduated from the air force rotc program at texas a&m university in 1990 and earned his bs in meteorology from texas a&m in 1990 in 1999 he earned a masters in meteorology from the air force institute of technology today col bacot chairs the department of aerospace studies and directs and administers an officer training program to provide the united states air force with high-quality officers and leaders of character he is a command meteorologist with diverse assignments supporting defense strategic space policy fighter and bomber operations tactical and operational command and control centers us army aviation and maneuver and global weather operationsdr dawn wrightdr elizabeth satterfielddr dawn wright 86 (ms) dr dawn wright chief scientist of esri has been awarded the geosciences innovator award wright aids in strengthening the scientific foundation for esri software and services while also representing esri to the national and international scientific community she also maintains an affiliated faculty appointment as a professor in the college of earth ocean and atmospheric sciences at oregon state university wright holds an individual interdisciplinary phd in physical geography and marine geology from uc-santa barbara an ms in oceanography from texas a&m and a bs cum laude in geology from wheaton college a specialist in marine geology wright has authored and contributed to some of the most definitive literature on marine gis she is a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science the geological society of america and stanford university's leopold leadership program and she holds lifetime achievement awards from the american association of geographers and the geological society of america dr elizabeth satterfield 10 (phd) dr elizabeth satterfield has been awarded the geosciences young alumni award satterfield serves as a meteorologist at the us naval research laboratory (nrl) in monterey california she also serves as editor of the monthly weather review and chair of the american meteorological society (ams) committee on probability and statistics satterfield earned her phd in atmospheric science from texas a&m in 2010 and then joined the nrl marine meteorology division in july 2010 as a postdoctoral national research council research associate she became a meteorologist at nrl in october 2012 satterfield actively contributes to the us and international meteorology and atmospheric sciences communities through ams editorships ams committees and organizing conferences and symposiums for more details on the colleges awards program read about our awards and recognitions by leslie lee 09
each individually renowned for their geosciences expertise service to the aggie family and legacy contributions to science four exemplary award recipients have been named by the texas a&m university college of geosciences the recipients will be celebrated and receive their respective awards oct 11 at the college of geosciences distinguished achievement awards gala which will be held at 6:30 pm at the georges statesman ballroom in college station
dr inda immega 71 dr inda immega 71 the first woman to graduate from texas a&m with an undergraduate geology degree is being honored with the michel t halbouty geosciences medal after graduating from texas a&m with a bachelors degree in geology in 1971 immega earned her masters in 1973 and phd in 1977 both from indiana university   a trailblazing mineralogist immega retired from shell e&p international ventures in 1999 after decades of service since then she has donated countless hours volunteering for the houston geological society and as a docent for the houston museum of natural science leading tours and sharing her passion for geology with thousands of visitors over the years from kindergarteners to heads of state  colonel david e bacot 90 colonel david e bacot '90 commander of the air force reserve officer training corp detachment 330 at the university of maryland has been awarded the geosciences distinguished alumni award col bacot enlisted in the air force in 1984 graduated from the air force rotc program at texas a&m university in 1990 and earned his bs in meteorology from texas a&m in 1990 in 1999 he earned a masters in meteorology from the air force institute of technology today col bacot chairs the department of aerospace studies and directs and administers an officer training program to provide the united states air force with high-quality officers and leaders of character he is a command meteorologist with diverse assignments supporting defense strategic space policy fighter and bomber operations tactical and operational command and control centers us army aviation and maneuver and global weather operations
dr dawn wright 86 (ms) dr dawn wright chief scientist of esri has been awarded the geosciences innovator award wright aids in strengthening the scientific foundation for esri software and services while also representing esri to the national and international scientific community she also maintains an affiliated faculty appointment as a professor in the college of earth ocean and atmospheric sciences at oregon state university wright holds an individual interdisciplinary phd in physical geography and marine geology from uc-santa barbara an ms in oceanography from texas a&m and a bs cum laude in geology from wheaton college a specialist in marine geology wright has authored and contributed to some of the most definitive literature on marine gis she is a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science the geological society of america and stanford university's leopold leadership program and she holds lifetime achievement awards from the american association of geographers and the geological society of america dr elizabeth satterfield 10 (phd) dr elizabeth satterfield has been awarded the geosciences young alumni award satterfield serves as a meteorologist at the us naval research laboratory (nrl) in monterey california she also serves as editor of the monthly weather review and chair of the american meteorological society (ams) committee on probability and statistics satterfield earned her phd in atmospheric science from texas a&m in 2010 and then joined the nrl marine meteorology division in july 2010 as a postdoctoral national research council research associate she became a meteorologist at nrl in october 2012 satterfield actively contributes to the us and international meteorology and atmospheric sciences communities through ams editorships ams committees and organizing conferences and symposiums for more details on the colleges awards program read about our awards and recognitions by leslie lee 09
three geosciences faculty named center directorseach of the centers is conducting critical research and is housed within the college of geosciencessep 12 2019dr sarah brooksdr ping changdr john nielsen-gammonthree faculty members in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university have recently been named directors of research centers department of atmospheric sciences professor dr sarah brooks has been named director of the center for atmospheric chemistry and the environment (cace) an interdisciplinary center cace aims to facilitate collaborative laboratory and field research projects with faculty members across campus addressing the roles of atmospheric chemistry in fundamental chemical processes environmental threats resulting from climate change the exploration of new technologies and mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change as well as chemical aspects of air quality and human health cace also now houses a state-of-the-art micro-pulse lidar that is available to the campus science community for on and off campus field measurements lidar which stands for light detection and ranging uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to generate vertical maps of aerosol and cloud properties  professor of atmospheric sciences and oceanography and holder of the louis and elizabeth scherck chair in oceanography dr ping chang has been named director of the international laboratory for high-resolution earth system prediction (ihesp) this new laboratory seeks to develop a new advanced modeling framework for high-resolution multiscale earth system predictions and provide reliable information at both global and regional scales taking full advantage of the combined expertise of three world-class institutions: qingdao pilot national laboratory for marine science and technology (qnlm) texas a&m and national center for atmospheric research (ncar) regents professor in atmospheric sciences and texas state climatologist dr john nielsen-gammon has been named director of the texas center for climate studies (tccs) the mission of tccs is to initiate encourage and support climate-related programs in research education service and outreach particularly as they relate to improving the quality of life and economic health of residents of the state of texas the center advances understanding of why and how the climate is changing and what those changes will mean for the state of texas it promotes translational research that takes what we learn from climate models and puts it into the hands of those who need it finally tccs takes an active role in communicating information about climate change and its potential impacts to the public by leslie lee 09
three faculty members in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university have recently been named directors of research centers department of atmospheric sciences professor dr sarah brooks has been named director of the center for atmospheric chemistry and the environment (cace) an interdisciplinary center cace aims to facilitate collaborative laboratory and field research projects with faculty members across campus addressing the roles of atmospheric chemistry in fundamental chemical processes environmental threats resulting from climate change the exploration of new technologies and mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change as well as chemical aspects of air quality and human health cace also now houses a state-of-the-art micro-pulse lidar that is available to the campus science community for on and off campus field measurements lidar which stands for light detection and ranging uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to generate vertical maps of aerosol and cloud properties  professor of atmospheric sciences and oceanography and holder of the louis and elizabeth scherck chair in oceanography dr ping chang has been named director of the international laboratory for high-resolution earth system prediction (ihesp) this new laboratory seeks to develop a new advanced modeling framework for high-resolution multiscale earth system predictions and provide reliable information at both global and regional scales taking full advantage of the combined expertise of three world-class institutions: qingdao pilot national laboratory for marine science and technology (qnlm) texas a&m and national center for atmospheric research (ncar) regents professor in atmospheric sciences and texas state climatologist dr john nielsen-gammon has been named director of the texas center for climate studies (tccs) the mission of tccs is to initiate encourage and support climate-related programs in research education service and outreach particularly as they relate to improving the quality of life and economic health of residents of the state of texas the center advances understanding of why and how the climate is changing and what those changes will mean for the state of texas it promotes translational research that takes what we learn from climate models and puts it into the hands of those who need it finally tccs takes an active role in communicating information about climate change and its potential impacts to the public by leslie lee 09
"julie newman appointed geology and geophysics department headshe began serving as department head sept 1 2019sep 10 2019dr julie newman professor and head of the department of geology and geophysicsthe college of geosciences at texas a&m university is pleased to announce the appointment of dr julie newman as the new head of the department of geology and geophysics newman brings to this position her comprehensive leadership experience deep knowledge of the department of geology and geophysics and a forward-looking perspective for the department we are so thrilled that dr newman is taking on the critical role of department head said dean of the college of geosciences dr debbie thomas she is a trailblazing researcher in structural geology and tectonics a gifted educator and as the first woman ever to lead the department of geology and geophysics we add selfless leader to her growing list of accolades we know the department will continue to thrive and become a top program in the nation under dr newmans leadership newman has been with the college of geosciences for over 20 years an expert in her field newman has spent her career researching the strength and behavior of the earths lithospheric layers and mountain-building processes she has been a principal investigator on numerous national science foundation grants and is highly regarded by her peers in academia newman is also recognized as an exceptional educator in 2010 she was designated as a texas a&m montague - center for teaching excellence scholar for the college of geosciences her continued dedication to educating both undergraduate and graduate students ensures the next generation is passionate about geology and geophysics newman succeeds dr michael pope who had served as head of the department since 2015 thomas commended pope for his leadership of the department  selfless service and leading ""an absolutely transformational redesign of the undergraduate curriculum which quickly is gaining national recognition as a model for modern undergraduate training and development"" pope is looking forward to returning to full-time research and teaching by stephanie taylor 10"