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Congratulations to 2024 Flint Memorial Field Geology Award Recipients

We are so happy that members of the Flint family joined us as we celebrated this year's Flint recipients. Congratulations to: Amelia Aceves (not pictured), Luke Coburn, Emily Hoag (not pictured), Hannah Kovic (not pictured), Emily Kriner, Landy Simboro, Noah Stein, Emily Wallace, and Tyler Weinberger

Congratulations to the 2024 Leighton Memorial Graduate Award Recipients

Congratulations to: Mari Avkopashvili, Abiodun Ayo-Bali, Poushalee Banerjee, and Camille Butkus

Congratulations to 2024 Sitler Graduate Award Recipients

Congratulations to: Tashane booth and Abby Yancy

Congratulations to 2024 Sarg Research Recipients

Congratulations to: Beth Eberle, Emeka Emordi, Geetika Godavarthy, Eli Hall, Sara Khan (not pictured), Laura Lopera Congote, Giannina Ramirez, and Hailey Sinon

Congratulations to the 2024 Heinz Field Experience/Study Recipients

Congratulations to Violet Olivetti (pictured here), Sascha Rose-Smith, and Andrew Schwab

Congratulations to the 2024 Frazier Undergraduate Book Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to: Geetika Godavarthy (pictured here), Amber Simeone and Ashley Solenday

Congratulations to Our First Gutierrez Fellowship Recipient!

Congratulations to the department's very first Gutierrez Fellowship Recipient -  Laura Lopera Congote!

Congratulations to 2024 Mellon Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to Laura Lopera Congote, Punwath Prum, and Godspower Ubit on being awarded the Mellon Fellowship!

GES Faculty Awarded Grant from NASA

Mike Ramsey has been granted funding from NASA’s Solar System Workings Program for his proposal for Modeling the Open-Channel Lava Flows of Venus: Constraining Emplacement Conditions, Cooling Rates, and their Implications for Future Orbital Data.

Women's History Month

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Dr. Emily Elliott

Chloë Glover Awarded the Mendenhall Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Geology and Environmental Science Student Awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Research PostDoctoral Fellowship

GIS Classes Featured in ESRI's ArcUser Magazine

Daniel Williams, teaching assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science, is featured in this ArcUser article which showcases the teaching deep learning of modern GIS skills using resources available from Esri.

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Pitt has joined the Keystone Space Collaborative to bolster out-of-this-world research

Michael Ramsey, professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science, is pictured in this article which showcases the University joining the Keystone Space Collaborative which took place in December 2023 at the Observatory. Pitt’s recently launched space initiative focuses on three areas: basic science, engineering and space medicine and biomanufacturing. Partnering with Keystone, which connects more than 700 participants, can help make the connections needed for truly cutting-edge science. 

Clare Sierawski Receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Pitt’s Department of Geology and Environmental Science

We are pleased to announce that Clare Sierawski, senior energy counselor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the 2023 recipient of the Department of Geology and Environment Science Distinguished Alumni Award.

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