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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:38am
Water: "Groundwater Level Prediction Using Machine Learning and Geostatistical Interpolation Models" Authors: Fabian J. Zowam1 and Dr. Adam M. Milewski1 1-Water Resources & Remote Sensing Laboratory (WRRS), Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Correspondence: Dr. Adam Milewski NOTE: Exciting new developments in groundwater management! Doctoral candidate, Fabian Zowam, and…
Fabian Zowam and Dr. Adam Milewski have a new publication in Water
Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:39am
Title: Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Evaluation of Local and Regional Surface and Groundwater Hydrology using Alternative Conceptual Models Collaborative effort between College of Engineering and the Department of Geology (Franklin College of Arts & Sciences) PI: C. Brock Woodson, College of Engineering Co-PI: Adam M. Milewski, Department of Geology (Franklin College of Arts & Sciences) Duration: October 2024 – September 2027 Support…
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southeast Georgia
Dr. Milewski is a Co-PI on new grant looking at the development of a regional and local groundwater model for southeast Georgia and surrounding areas
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 11:53am
Geobiology: "Morphological and Microbial Diversity of Hydromagnesite Microbialites in Lake Salda: A Mars Analog Alkaline Lake" Authors: Yagmur Gunes1, Fatih Sekerci1, Burak Avcı2, Thijs J. G. Ettema2 , Nurgul Balci1,3 1 Department of Geological Engineering, Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and…
Dr. Nurgul Balci has co-authored a new publication in the Geobiology
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 11:35am
AGU: "Earth Sciences are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene" Dr. Paul Schroeder has co-authored an article in the American Geophysical Union’s Perspectives of Earth and Space Sciences that points the emerging importance of Earth Sciences in society today. We are pleased to see that UGA Geology’s Georgia First is at the core of this message addressing issues of water, sustainable energy, critical minerals,…
Dr. Paul Schroeder has co-authored an article in the American Geophysical Union’s Perspectives of Earth and Space Sciences.
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 2:15pm
International Society for Microbial Ecology ISME: "Microbial community composition predicts bacterial production across ocean ecosystems" Authors: Elizabeth Connors1,2,*, Avishek Dutta3,4, Rebecca Trinh5, Natalia Erazo1, Srishti Dasarathy1, Hugh Ducklow5, J.L. Weissman6,7, Yi-Chun Yeh6 , Oscar Schofield8 , Deborah Steinberg9, Jed Fuhrman6 , Jeff S. Bowman1,2 Abstract: Microbial ecological functions are an emergent…
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Dr. Avishek Dutta has co-authored a new publication in the ISME.
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 2:39pm
The Department of Geology, in collaboration with the Lamar Dodd School of Art, has the honor to exhibit the work of UGA Alumna Ansley West Rivers titled Holding Time. The artwork maybe viewed at the third floor Geological Gallery in GG. The Artwork: Holding Time brings together three distinct bodies of photographic work by the artist to show the disquieting intersection of landscape and humanity. About the Artist: Ansley West Rivers…
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Ansley West Rivers
Department of Geology to exhibit UGA Alumna Ansley West Rivers work titled Holding Time
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 11:51am
Book: "Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals" edited by Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee Chapter 6: "Role of Water in Sanitation (SDG 6.2)" authored by Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta Water Matters is authored by about 100 authors across the world. It provides interdisciplinary content that bridges knowledge on water sustainability, technology, and security, with global and regional reviews as well as detailed case studies. The role of…
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water sustainability
Dr. Duttagupta has a new chapter publication in "Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals" - Elsevier
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 11:46am
Dr. Mattia Pistone, University of Georgia: “Moho Mission to the Foundation of Continents: The ICDP DIVE Drilling Project” Abstract: It is more difficult to access the Earth’s interior a few miles below our feet than it is to explore the surface of another planet hundreds of thousands to million miles away. Drilling has made it possible to explore the Earth’s interior and thus, go deep. But the thrill to drill is quickly contrasted by the…
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Geological Society of America
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Continental Scientific Drilling Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Mattia Pistone nominated as the 2024-2025 Distinguished Lecturer by the Continental Scientific Drilling (CSD) Division of the Geological Society of America.
Fri, 08/30/2024 - 2:04pm
The Annual Georgia Environmental Conference (GEC) is the largest, most diverse educational opportunity in Georgia, typically attended by government agencies and environmental professionals seeking to exchange knowledge and share ideas about environmental concerns in Georgia and across the Southeast region. The GEC Student Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Georgia Brownfield Association, is a college-level research award hosted by the GEC. On…
Tracy Chukwuma, Geology PhD student, wins the Georgia Environmental Conference's Student Scholarship Program Award
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:48am
Article by Meghan Bartels (SCIAM) This Ancient Sea Cow Was Killed by a Croc and Eaten by a Shark - Scientists re-create the last moments of a manateelike animal that was eaten by both a crocodilian and a shark. "The circle of life is beautiful and gruesome—sometimes so gruesome that it makes the fossil record downright macabre, millions of years after the fact. That’s what happened with an ancient manateelike animal whose remains were uncovered…
Scientific American explores the last moments of a manateelike animal that was eaten by both a crocodilian and a shark.
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