2022 News
Congratulations to Tiffany Barker-Edwards, 2022 Dean’s Fund for Excellence Award Recipient
Tiffany is a junior Geosciences major focusing on earth system and climate.
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#AwesomeAlum: Heidi Harwick
Heidi is a 2022 Geosciences MS graduate.
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Dr. Saugata Datta Received the GSA Geology and Health Division Meritorious Service Award
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the mission of the GSA Geology and Health Scientific Division.
Student Ruben Olivares Awarded GSA Geology and Health Division Student Research Grant
The GSA Geology and Health Division's focus is to develop the highest quality understanding of the origins and fates of naturally occurring materials that affect health and the earth processes that affect health.
#ThisIsWhatAScientistLooksLike: Tom Varner
Tom is an Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE) PhD student.
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Stephen Ackley Awarded the 2022 SCAR (Scientific Committe on Antarctic Research) Medal for International Coordination
An important SCAR activity is recognition of excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research and outstanding service to the international Antarctic community.
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PhD Student Kuzipa Kapayi Received an NSF/GSA Graduate Student Geoscience Research Grant
The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
PhD Student Tom Varner to Travel Abroad, Access Academic Opportunities as Fulbright Scholar
Tom is one of three UTSA students awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. In India, Tom will conduct field work on arsenic poisoning in drinking water.
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PhD Student Protik Banerjee Received a Geological Society of America (GSA) Research Grant
The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
PhD Student Mansi Joshi's Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science Technology (FINESST) Proposal Accepted
FINESST solicits graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) science, technology, and exploration goals. Mansi's proposal was one of 62 out of 394 selected in the field of earth science.
Dr. Saugata Datta Named a 2022 GSA Fellow
Society Fellowship is an honor bestowed on the best of the profession by election at the spring GSA Council meeting in recognition of a sustained record of distinguished contributions to the geosciences and the Geological Society of America.
PhD Student Karen Mendiondo Featured in San Antonio Woman's STEM Showcase
The May/June 2022 edition of San Antonio Woman included a Women in STEM special section.
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Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez a University Excellence Award Winner
Dr. Mestas-Nuñez was part of the Explore STEM @ UTSA team that received the Innovation & Impact Award.
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MS Student Jordan Arnold Received the Graduate School Award for Outstanding Thesis in the College of Sciences
The Outstanding Thesis Award recognizes outstanding and innovative work by Master’s students. Jordan's thesis project on the significance of tributary sediment input in controlling main stem river morphology was supervised by Dr. Judy Haschenburger.
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PhD Student Tom Varner Qualified for a Fulbright Scholarship
The title of his Fulbright project is "The Iron Curtain: Impacts on Arsenic Mobility along the Banks of the Hooghly River." Tom will be working with two prominent universities in India.
MS Student Angie De La Cruz Awarded STGS Jones-Amsbury Research Grant
This research grant is awarded on a competitive basis to candidates currently enrolled in graduate school at a Texas University who are conducting research toward a Master's Degree in Geology or Earth Science.
#ThisIsWhatAScientistLooksLike: Ashley Aguilar
Ashley is a Geosciences M.S. student.
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Dr. Hongjie Xie Recipient of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Visiting Scholarship
Dr. Xie will visit the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. His visit will support further capacity building of Antarctic research on remote sending of sea ice, ice sheets, and ice shelves, and on the better understanding of Antarctica's contribution to global sea level rise.
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Drs. Saugata Datta and Harshad Kulkarni Awarded NSF RAPID Grant
"RAPID: Impacts of High Magnitude Wildfire on Volcanic (Lava Tube) Cave Water Chemistry, Nutrient Transport, Activity and Diversity of Cave Microbiome"
RAPID is a type of proposal used when there is a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to, data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events.
