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  Department of Geology faculty members Dr. Adam Milewski, Dr. John Dowd, and Dr. Erv Garrison participated in a multidisciplinary research event between the Vietnamese government, UGA, and the U.S. Department of Defense. The focus of the visit was on the discussion and demonstration of a multidisciplinary research approach to strengthen efforts to recover the country's missing war dead.   UGA, Vietnam deepen partnership to recover…
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Geology faculty members represent the Department of Geology during campus visits between the Vietnamese government, UGA, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

The August 2026 issue of Georgia Magazine published by the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, features a story by Mark Woolsay about natural springs in Georgia and their great value to the public. In the article, Dr. Milewski is quoted as saying, “Geologists love springs because they’re like the canary in the coal mine,” he says. “They show the level of groundwater. That gives them a heads-up on what’s going on subsurface without…
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Dr. Milewski quoted in Georgia Magazine feature story about Georgia's natural springs.    

  Congratulations to Dr. Milewski, Geology Professor and Department Head, for his selection as a GSA Society Fellow.   Society Fellowship is an honor bestowed on the best of our profession by election at the spring GSA Council meeting. GSA members are nominated by other GSA members in recognition of a sustained record of distinguished contributions to the geosciences and the Geological Society of America through such avenues as…
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Dr. Milewski elected to Geological Society of America Fellowship.

  Computers & Geosciences: "GraphRAG and LLM-driven semantic exploration of critical mineral data"       Authors:  Armita Davarpanah - Environmental and Health Sciences Department, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, 30314, USA Hassan A. Babaie - Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA W. Crawford Elliott - Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA…
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Dr. Schroeder co-authored a new Critical Minerals publication in Computers & Geosciences

Congratulations to the The University of Georgia for earning the IBA AAPG North America Semi-Finals Judge’s Choice award. A well-deserved recognition for an outstanding presentation and strong technical work. AAPG. From left to right: Catie Donohue, Amanda Johnston, Franklin Ijigad, Allen McInally, Christine Majeni, Hailey Bos, Jack Ruse, Allison Hidalgo, Kimberly Howell, and…
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Congratulations to the UGA Geology IBA Team for earning the IBA AAPG North America Semi-Finals Judge’s Choice award.

  Dr. Pistone has been awarded the Research Intensification System (RIS), Rapid Interdisciplinary Proposal (RIP), and International Research Collaboration (IRC) grants.   RIS (Research Intensification System): "Powering the high-temperature and high-pressure capabilities of MAGMA MIA Lab", Research Intensification System, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, University of Georgia, US The MAGMA MIA Petrology & Volcanology…
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Dr. Pistone awarded three grants to advance the research conducted at the MAGMA MIA Lab.

Congratulations to Hailey Bos on being selected for the Presidential Award of Excellence—one of the University of Georgia’s most distinguished honors for undergraduate students. The Presidential Award of Excellence is awarded to undergraduate students in their final year of study who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, strong extracurricular involvement, and/or service to and engagement within their respective school or college.…
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Hailey Bos, geology undergraduate student, selected for the Presidential Award of Excellence

UGA’s Industry Forward symposium strengthens industry-university collaboration The University of Georgia’s Industry Forward program hosted its first symposium on Feb. 23, bringing together faculty, staff, and industry partners at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. Industry Forward is a program facilitated by Business Engagement in conjunction with other industry-facing units to empower faculty and staff to engage…
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University program aims to prepare faculty for industry partnerships

MDPI Environments: "Pulse of the Storm: 2024 Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Riverine Nutrient Fluxes Across the Oconee River Watershed in Georgia"   This work was a collaborative effort, led by undergraduate researchers from multiple departments, who played a central role in both the analysis and manuscript preparation. The study examines how intense stormwater runoff from Hurricane Helene caused substantial, watershed-scale nutrient…
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Dutta Geomicrobiology Lab has a new publication in MDPI Environments.

"Rethinking the cosmos: UGA astronomy research shakes up the heavens”  by Michael Terrazas   The article focuses on the work of computational astrophysicist Dr. Cassandra Hall at the University of Georgia, it describes how high-resolution data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) matched predictions Hall had made years earlier using simulations.The article further explores the growing planetary research…
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Dr. Klimczak featured in recent UGA Research article highlighting planetary research at UGA.

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