Geo-Happenings
Nov. 14, 2022
Geosciences at the VT Science Festival
Geosciences had a great presence at Saturday's Science Festival, including three booths: one by the Paleo group, one by the Museum, and one by Tina Dura's Coastal Geoscience group. Participants included Jess DePaolis, Michael Priddy, Mariah Green, Rose McGroarty, Brenna Knight, Emily Keeble, Morrison Nolan, Erika Goldsmith, Prescott Vayda, Jack Stack, and Simba Srivastava.
Dr. Caddick Presents at Open House
Associate Professor Mark Caddick gave terrific presentations to prospective undergraduates and their families (over 1,000 people in total) on behalf of the College of Science at the Open House this past weekend. The presentation featured a video of Ryan Pollyea discussing his research on wastewater injection-induced earthquakes and was hosted by Samantha Hannah of the College of Science.
VT-Geos Booth at Open House
Our booth at this past weekend's VT Open House was well attended, by both Geosciences faculty and students. We had a great turnout of prospective undergraduates from all over Virginia and beyond. Many thanks to April Newcomer for organizing this, and to the many volunteers who staffed the booth and talked up the department, including faculty Mark Caddick, Ying Zhou, Maddy Schreiber, and Megan Duncan, and students Michala Puckett, Mary Verne, Gavin Belcher, Isaiah McKinney, Sam Phillips, Ben Avellaneda, Priya Bose, Adam Laxton, Ella Davis, and David Bruce. Thank you for helping us grow VT-Geosciences!
GEOS Tuesday: CV/Resume Workshop
Jen Heinold from Career and Professional Development held a workshop on CV/resume building at last week's GEOS Tuesday event.
Seen on Facebook: Alumnus Dan Needham in Derring Hall
Alum Dan Needham (MS, 1987, Geophysics) visited campus for the VT/Georgia Tech game and posted this picture on Facebook, along with a with this explanation (which only emphasizes how little Derring has changed over the years): "Went back to campus for only the 2nd time since getting my grad degree in Geophysics in 1987. Saw the Hokies battle GT at Lane then took a stroll across campus. Really miss the place! Wandered by the geophysics grad student offices in Derring and found that a Farside comic I taped to the door in 1986 was still there (replaced many times I am sure)! Thanks to all the grad students who laughed at it and kept it going!"
Sean Bemis heads back to Nepal
Research Scientist Sean Bemis attended the 35th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop (HKT – 2022) in Pokhara, Nepal last week. He presented work led by grad student Elizabeth Curtiss and enjoyed some spectacular views of the Himalaya.
Communicating Science through Art
The GS(art)S team, including grad students Amy Hagen, Cece Wood, Jess DePaolis, and Erika Goldsmith, led a workshop on communicating science through art. GSRS chair Kayla McCabe assisted with logistics.