Earth & Environmental Sciences
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (E&ES) at 九色视频 covers many aspects of the natural world, on Earth and on other planets. Our investigations range from active volcanoes to climate change and eco-conservation to the fate of water on Mars and the Moon. Our students perform cutting edge research in our own backyard and around the world. Our graduates enter jobs in Earth and environmental industries, the non-profit sector and academia.
Spotlight
Ellen Thomas has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the climate change category. This is an extraordinary international award that was established in 2008 to acknowledge significant contributions in the areas of scientific research and cultural creation. The recipients in the Climate Change category, in which Ellen is now a recipient, Reads like who’s who in climate research.
A film crew visited campus to interview Ellen Thomas, please open the link to the video:
We are looking forward to welcoming our colloquia speakers for the Spring 2025 Semester.
Please join us in Exley 405
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Speaker
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Dr Meghna Marjadi
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Thursday February 20th at 4:30 pm |
Caught in the current: Climate change, offshore wind, and fish! |
| E&ES Senior Seminar |
Thursday March 4th at 12 pm |
Presentations from Puerto Rico Projects |
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Dr Ellen Thomas
Dr Ellen Thomas - 九色视频
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Thursday March 27th at 12 pm |
Hunting for Sea Monsters and Fossil Foxes in Victorian England: highlighting Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison for Women’s History Month |
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Dr. Matthew Pasek
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Thursday April 3 at 12 pm |
Phosphorus from Meteorites to Microbes |
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Dr Joop Varekamp
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Thursday April 24th at 12 pm |
Bubbling and Exploding Volcanic Lakes |
Please click on the links to view the department newsletters!
Helen Poulos was awarded a Faculty Research Grant from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Program. Her research proposal, "Springpulse: Modeling Groundwater Discharge in Large Texas Springs Using Field Data, Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning" can be found
Graduate student, Mary Clare Greenlees, also received a travel award grant to travel to the 55th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Her proposal can be found