Howdy Ags,
Well if it wasn’t a busy day! Our first day of the conference was day three for many geoscientists who have been here since Sunday, so we spent much of the day just getting into the hustle and bustle of things. We began the day by visiting the Texas A&M Geosciences booth in the Moscone North hall alongside other major companies and universities in the geosciences, such as Google, the USGS, AMS, NOAA several oil and gas exploration companies, as well as schools in Texas such as University of Texas and University of Houston. Google and organizations such as NOAA and the USGS showcased their newest and top-of-the-line technology and innovations from the past year. Google held interactive presentations at their booth demonstrating how geosciences are used in throughout various outlets, and NOAA had a captivating three-dimensional globe hanging from their both from which the presenter pulled up virtual screens on the globe to explain different meteorological phenomena.
Graduate students Iliyana Dobreva and Alexander Vanplantinga were representing Texas A&M Geosciences as booth hosts at what became our home base, in Moscone North, 1319. AGU members came by to see what types of research we pursued in “good ‘ole” College Station. We, as a collective college, received praise for our research opportunities for graduates as well as undergraduates and for our wide variety of geoscience programs, most notably from a scientist who stopped by from England’s Royal Society. We are one of only a few colleges around the country to offer programs in Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Geology and Geophysics, Environmental Programs and Geography in the same college; that is something remarkable that many of the universities here try to strive for.
Our friendly rivals, the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas, invited us to their alumni and student luncheon where we mingled and networked with many geoscientists from our neighboring school, as well as professionals in the field. The similarities the two colleges have with each other are astounding and the opportunities to advance geoscience education and research within the state of Texas is apparent in international conferences such as AGU. “Bring the Talent to Texas,” as Graduate Coordinator for UT Jackson School, Phillip Guerrero, said. Texas has established itself as a leader in geoscience research ad education. Collaboration with schools such as UT will help bring some of the leading geoscientists to this state to study, teach, and do research. We were also fortunate enough to see some of our very own TAMU professors who are UT alumni at the event, such as Dr. Ryan Ewing and Drs. Robert and Julia Reece, all in the department of geology. Photos can be found in the “Day 1” Gallery under the “Photos” tab.
We ended the day with some great Texas Aggie Geoscience professors discussing their research as well as their students’. We were able to catch up with Dr. Chris Houser, professor of Geography and Geology, who spoke about the opportunities that his undergraduate students received from the Costa Rica Research Experience for Undergraduates this past summer, Dr. Oliver Fraunfeld, professor of Geography, who spoke about how students bring what they have learned from undergraduate research opportunities to the classroom, and Dr. Eric Riggs, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Graduate Student Development, who gave several presentations Monday and Tuesday about furthering geoscience research within the graduate student community. Dr. Matthew Schmidt, professor of Oceanography, presented a poster yesterday and his graduate student, Jennifer Hertzberg, gave a talk in today’s afternoon session.
It makes us proud to see all these Aggie Geoscientists at the forefront of scientific collaboration and innovation.
Until tomorrow Aggies, thanks and gig ‘em!
Well if it wasn’t a busy day! Our first day of the conference was day three for many geoscientists who have been here since Sunday, so we spent much of the day just getting into the hustle and bustle of things. We began the day by visiting the Texas A&M Geosciences booth in the Moscone North hall alongside other major companies and universities in the geosciences, such as Google, the USGS, AMS, NOAA several oil and gas exploration companies, as well as schools in Texas such as University of Texas and University of Houston. Google and organizations such as NOAA and the USGS showcased their newest and top-of-the-line technology and innovations from the past year. Google held interactive presentations at their booth demonstrating how geosciences are used in throughout various outlets, and NOAA had a captivating three-dimensional globe hanging from their both from which the presenter pulled up virtual screens on the globe to explain different meteorological phenomena.
Graduate students Iliyana Dobreva and Alexander Vanplantinga were representing Texas A&M Geosciences as booth hosts at what became our home base, in Moscone North, 1319. AGU members came by to see what types of research we pursued in “good ‘ole” College Station. We, as a collective college, received praise for our research opportunities for graduates as well as undergraduates and for our wide variety of geoscience programs, most notably from a scientist who stopped by from England’s Royal Society. We are one of only a few colleges around the country to offer programs in Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Geology and Geophysics, Environmental Programs and Geography in the same college; that is something remarkable that many of the universities here try to strive for.
Our friendly rivals, the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas, invited us to their alumni and student luncheon where we mingled and networked with many geoscientists from our neighboring school, as well as professionals in the field. The similarities the two colleges have with each other are astounding and the opportunities to advance geoscience education and research within the state of Texas is apparent in international conferences such as AGU. “Bring the Talent to Texas,” as Graduate Coordinator for UT Jackson School, Phillip Guerrero, said. Texas has established itself as a leader in geoscience research ad education. Collaboration with schools such as UT will help bring some of the leading geoscientists to this state to study, teach, and do research. We were also fortunate enough to see some of our very own TAMU professors who are UT alumni at the event, such as Dr. Ryan Ewing and Drs. Robert and Julia Reece, all in the department of geology. Photos can be found in the “Day 1” Gallery under the “Photos” tab.
We ended the day with some great Texas Aggie Geoscience professors discussing their research as well as their students’. We were able to catch up with Dr. Chris Houser, professor of Geography and Geology, who spoke about the opportunities that his undergraduate students received from the Costa Rica Research Experience for Undergraduates this past summer, Dr. Oliver Fraunfeld, professor of Geography, who spoke about how students bring what they have learned from undergraduate research opportunities to the classroom, and Dr. Eric Riggs, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Graduate Student Development, who gave several presentations Monday and Tuesday about furthering geoscience research within the graduate student community. Dr. Matthew Schmidt, professor of Oceanography, presented a poster yesterday and his graduate student, Jennifer Hertzberg, gave a talk in today’s afternoon session.
It makes us proud to see all these Aggie Geoscientists at the forefront of scientific collaboration and innovation.
Until tomorrow Aggies, thanks and gig ‘em!