The University of Alabama, Department of Geological Sciences seeks highly qualified Ph.D. and M.S. students with specializations in topics that complement faculty research interests. Exceptional Ph.D. students will receive Research
Geosyntec awards two graduate students
Alabama alumnus Will Burke (BS in Geology 2008, MS in Geology 2012) presented MS student Jonathan Riddle and Ph.D. student Rebecca Greenberg $2000 each as winners of the Geosyntec Outstanding Research
First student chapter of AIPG established at Alabama
Geology majors established a University of Alabama chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). This is the first chapter in the state of Alabama, and will be a valuable
Dr. Kim Genareau’s research featured on cover of journal Atmosphere.
Volcanologist Dr. Kim Genareau conducts fascinating interdisciplinary research into the complex interplay of explosive eruptions of ash, volcanic lightning, and atmospheric processes of ice nucleation, resulting in a recent publication
Professor Rona Donahoe is Faculty Senate President
Dr. Rona Donahoe is the new President of the University of Alabama Faculty Senate. More details can be found in this profile. Dr. Donahoe will continue to be an active
Daniel Montiel’s work featured
Coastal work on the role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in the nutrient budget of Mobile Bay (AL) by Daniel Montiel (Ph.D candidate at DSG) brought attention again in a
Congratulations students!
Congratulation to Souvik Bhattacharjee, Raleigh Koeberle, Lauren Parker, and Leah Travis Taylor on earning a 2018 Research Grant from the Geological Society of America. Great job!!
Ph.D. Student Christine Bassett’s research profiled in the Wenner Gren Foundation’s Sapiens
Sapiens, a publication of the Wenner Gren Foundation, wrote a profile on Ph.D. student Christine Bassett’s ongoing research into paleoclimate records in Unalaska, part of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Her research
Delores Robinson elected Fellow in Geological Society of America
Professor Delores Robinson was recently elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Her important contributions to understanding the Himalayas, among many other investigations, makes this honor richly
Dr. Becky Minzoni’s Antarctic glacier research profiled
Dr. Becky Minzoni is part of an international team that was recently funded to investigate glacial dynamics and related paleoclimate records in Antarctica. The project was recently awarded funding by