Geohog Times Newsletter of the Department of Geosciences Summer 2019
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GeoHog Times Newsletter of the Department of Geosciences Summer 2019 Rebecca Hunt-Foster Dinosaur National Monument Paleontologist and Museum Director BS Earth Science 2003 Software Donations UA Geosciences Projects UA Geosciences Research Grants FY19 Q1-Q3 Grants Awarded Principal Investigators 7 6 Total Awarded Dept Rank in College Data Donations $1.03M 5/19 UA Geosciences Publications Jun 2018 - Jul 2019 Peer Review Papers Non-Peer �eview Papers 67 18 Books Conference Abstracts 3 80 2 Geosciences Department Overview Christopher Liner, Chair in Slovenia. Two of our faculty re- The department received a major ceived competitive Cambridge Faculty software donation from Ikon Sciences This has been a year of changes. In Fellowships to spend time in England. (market value $2.4M). RocDoc is used spring Ralph Davis announced his re- Ted Holland was awarded a full year to analyze well and seismic data, de- tirement from UA and his moving on fellowship at Wolfson College and Ce- termine value and apply quantitative to be VP of Research at the South Da- lina Suarez will spend the spring se- methods to predict rock, fluid and kota School of Mines. Davis was on the mester at Lucy Cavendish College. In pressure properties. Thank you ikon faculty from 1994-2019, and served as all off campus duty assignments, the for supporting our students. Geosciences Department Chair 2008- faculty submits a teaching and ad- As always, the faculty and stu- 2016, a period during which the PhD vising plan explaining how their nor- dents of our department are very program began and the Maurice F. mal duties will be covered. It follows grateful for the financial donations Storm Endowed Chair of Petroleum that on-campus faculty this year are of our generous alumni. These funds Geology was established. He further stretched thin. often come into named scholarship served as Associate Vice �rovost of Assistant Professor Glennn Shar- accounts, such as Manger, Zachry or �esearch at UA from 2017-19. Ralph man has formed the first industry Jackson. Over the last few years we was a steady and wise voice in the de- consortium in the long history of our have had a campaign aimed at PhD partment whose absence will be long department: The Detrital Geochronol- fellowships and can report that those felt. ogy Laboratory Consortium at the Uni- efforts, along with a match from the In late summer Lisa Milligan an- versity Of Arkansas. Founding mem- Walton Foundation, have allowed the nounced she would leave the GEOS bers include Chevron and California department to pick up two PhD lines staff to work with the large and grow- Resources Corporation. Great work that were previously centrally fund- ing industrial engineering online de- Glenn. ed. Overall, our named scholarship gree program. For 12 years she was Congratulations are in order for accounts generate over $100k/yr to the daily contact between our depart- several faculty receiving major re- support students. ment and students/alumni. Lisa, too, search awards, including Steve Boss, It has long been noted, however, will be sorely missed. Jack Cothren, Song Feng, Fred Limp, that giving restrictions on the named Turning the other direction, we John Shaw and Celina Suarez. accounts make these funds uneven- have two new faculty. Dan Sui joins Full �xternal �dvisory �oard �eet- ly available to students. Certainly UA from Ohio State as Vice Chancel- ings were held on November 16 and we continue to encourage giving to lor of Research and Innovation at the April 2, and six new members were named accounts, but we are also be- rank of distinguished professor and added: Drew Kremen (OKC), Dawn ginning a new campaign - GeoVision he is tenured into the geosciences Warrick (�ulsa), Randy Lawson (Ben- - to raise unrestricted student funds. department. Assistant �rofessor Katia tonville), Garrett Clemens (Denver), GeoVision is needed because avail- Fernandes studies climate and envi- Robert Liner (Ft. Smith), and Mark able named scholarship funds allow ronmental change, joining us from Cooper (Fayetteville). Changes to the us to raise compensation for some TAs Columbia University. board leadership structure were pro- on par with peer schools, but others As the Geosciences Department posed that would have Mark Cooper remain far below, and there are no has grown, the need for more staff as Chair Elect, Heath Wallis as Chair, remaining funds to help MS students became clear. We are very grateful and Bill Coffee as Past Chair. The Board here on their own money, or under- to the Fulbright College of Arts and continues to be a primary driver for graduates not attending field camp. Sciences for supporting our request change and progress in the depart- I hope you will consider contributing to add a third staff member. Ashley ment. Special shout out to Bill Coffey to GeoVision. Contributions in any Chua joined our staff as fiscal sup- who provided cash prizes at the annu- amount are welcome and your gen- port specialist and has made a signif- al fall GeoHog research conference. erosity just might change a student's icant difference by dealing with post- Thank you �ill! life. award management for our research-active faculty. This year saw three GEOS faculty promoted from assis- tant to associate professor and granted tenure; Mohamed Aly, Adriana Potra, and John Dhaw (who went up a year early). Con- gratulations to all our promoted faculty! Four of our faculty will spend at least part of the up- coming academic year off cam- pus. Fred Limp will take sabbat- ical staying local in Fayetteville. Matt Covington will take a sab- batical living and doing research 3 2019-20 Faculty ADRIANA POTRA MOHAMED ALY Ore Geology, Radiogenic Isotope ERIK POLLOCK InSAR, GPS, GIS, Geochemistry Isotope Geochemistry Crustal Deformation Modeling, GLENN SHARMAN BARRY SHAULIS Geohazard Assessment Stratigraphy Isotope Geochemistry STEPHEN BOSS JOHN B. SHAW SETH WARN Geophysics, Marine Geology, Sedimentology Geoinformatics Lacustrine Geology, Earth Systems, DAVID STAHLE Sustainability Studies Global Change, Dendrochronology, INSTRUCTORS LINYIN CHENG Paleoclimatology PAULA ANDERSON Hydrologic, Climatic Studies General Geology, JACKSON COTHREN Sustaining Earth Director CAST The University of Arkansas RASHAUNA HINTZ Geospatial Methods Department of Geosciences Human Geography MATT COVINGTON presents HENRY TURNER III Hydrogeology, Geomorphology, General Geology Karst, Glacial Hydrology FIONA DAVIDSON GeoHog EMERITUS Department Vice Chair J. VAN BRAHANA Political Geography, Hydrogeology European Studies, MALCOLM CLEAVELAND Urban Morphology Planning Research Dendrochronology GREG DUMOND JOHN DIXON Structural Geology, Tectonics Geomorphology, SONG FENG Conference Weathering and Soils, Climate Change, Paleoclimates Geoarcheology, KÁTIA FERNANDES Alpine Geography Climate Variability, Tropical 2019 THOMAS GRAFF Environmental Change Political Geography EDWARD HOLLAND Saturday MARGARET GUCCIONE Political/Cultural/Religion Novermber 16 8AM-2PM Geomorphology Geography, International Studies, Pryor Center Atrium JOHN G. HEHR Conflict and Political Violence, 1 E Center St., Fayettevile, AR 72701 Meteorology, Europe and Asia RSVP: Jessica Eckberg ([email protected]) Climatology, ANDREW LAMB Paleoclimatology, Geophysics Global Change FRED LIMP CELINA SUAREZ WALTER MANGER Leica Endowed Chair Stable Isotope, Stratigraphy Computer Applications, Low-�emperature Geochemistry, RICHARD SMITH Economic Anthropology, Paleontology Geography Midwestern Archeology DANIEL SUI DOY ZACHRY CHRISTOPHER LINER Vice Chancellor for Stratigraphy Department Chair Research and Innovation Maurice F. Storm Endowed Chair Geoinformatics ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS Geophysics, Petroleum Geology JASON TULLIS MAC McGILVERY JILL MARSHALL Remote Sensing, GIS, Petroleum Geology Geomorphology Ecosystem Services STEVE MILLIGAN THOMAS PARADISE Petroleum Geophysics Hazards, Historic Preservation, RESEARCH FACULTY JAMIE WOOLSEY Cartography, Middle East, PHILLIP HAYS Petroleum Geology Mediterranean Geography US Geological Survey SEAN YOUNG Isotope Geochemistry Geospatial and GIS 4 Department Overview Fall Total Enrollment Degrees Awarded Fall Undergraduate Enrollment Fall Graduate Enrollment Student Gender Student Underepresented Groups 5 2018-9 Graduate Thesis Titles 6 Distinguished Scholar of the Year; Presentation at Oxford Summit on University-Industry Partnerships Distinguished Scholar. Daniel Sui, �is- universities can be used for the good his appointment at UA, he served as tinguished �rofessor of �eosciences of the economy and society, primarily division director for social and eco- and �ice �hancellor for �esearch and through technology transfer and col- nomic sciences at the National Sci- �nnovation, received the 2019 Distin- laboration with business. ence Foundation. He is an internation- guished Scholar Award by the Inter- Sui's presentation focused on ally renowned researcher in the area national Association of Chinese Pro- three broad topics: of GIS-based spatial analysis and mod- fessionals in Geographic Information • Why academic social scientis need eling for urban, environmental and Sciences. The award is given each year to work with industry. public health applications. for outstanding research contribu- • Why businesses and industry need tions to the field of geographic infor- social sciences. mation science. • Overcoming barriers Xinyue Ye, director of the Urban that block engage- Informatics & Spatial Computing Lab ment between social and a core faculty member of data sciences and industry. science at the New Jersey