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2025 Franklin College of Arts & Sciences - Alumni Awards   Congratulations to Jeff Shellebarger (Geology class of ’78) for receiving the “Lifetime Award” as part of the 2025 Franklin College Alumni Awards! The Lifetime Award celebrates Franklin College of Arts and Sciences alumni who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments and sustained impact over their lifetime.   Lifetime Award  Jeff Shellebarger (BS ’78 Geology) Jeff…
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Jeff Shellebarger receives the 2025 Franklin College "Lifetime Award"

Communication Biology: "Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works."   Abstract The transition from day to night brings sweeping change to both environments and the organisms within them. Diel shifts in gene expression have been documented across all domains of life but remain understudied in microbial communities, particularly those in extreme environments where small changes may have…
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Dr. Avishek Dutta is a co-author on a new publication in Communication Biology

  "A Reinterpretation of the Jelm and Popo Agie Formations (Triassic, Wyoming) as a Distributive Fluvial System (DFS) and the Role of the Accommodation/Sedimentation Ratio in DFS Deposition"   Authors: Max E. Deckman1 David M. Lovelace2 Steven M. Holland3   1 - Geologist at Ethos Geological / Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA 2 - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geoscience, Madison…
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Max Deckman, Dr. Steve Holland and Dr. Lovless recent publication in The Mountain Geologist

Congratulations to Davis Huber who passed through several peer-review hoops to be able to present his undergraduate research in front of five judges at the AAAS meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (Feb. 14, 2025).   2025 AAAS Annual Meeting - Science Shaping Tomorrow The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest multi-disciplinary science society. It publishes research through its Science Family of…
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Geology undergrade Davis Huber present his research at 2025 AAAS meeting.

  Annual Department of Geology Awards and Alumni Event    
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Geology Year End Celebration & Alumni Event

On January 26th, we said goodbye to a legend. A dedicated educator and mentor to thousands, Dr. Gilles Allard will be remembered for his expertise, wisdom, generosity, and, undeniably, his humor. He was, and will always be, a most beloved professor of the UGA Department of Geology.  It’s been an honor, Gilles. Thank you. Dr. Gilles Allard  December 12, 1927- January 26, 2025   During a 50+ year career as a Professor and…
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It’s been an honor, Gilles. Thank you.

IFP is featured in an article in the Red & Black! Article by: Ellis Goud   It’s the last big hike of the summer. 10 miles in, after the wrap around Jenny Lake and the steady uphill climb of Cascade Canyon, the horizon gives way to Ava Macie’s destination: Lake Solitude. As her peers jump into the glacial water of Grand Teton National Park, Macie takes everything in. She is in what she refers to as “the most beautiful place in the…
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UGA’s Interdisciplinary Field Program takes students across the country

Perfect fall weather helped UGA students participate in long-term mineral weathering experiments led by Dr. Rebecca Lybrand at the University of California Davis (UCD). Specially designed mesh bags (looking like tea bags) filled with different rock types (granite, basalt, and quartz sandstone) have been deployed in the soil for several years.  This mid-November weekend Sierra Wermuth, Rita Dwivedi, and Taran Bradley assisted Ph.D.…
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UGA students help retrieve mesh bags for study of mineral weathering.

UGA Geology is the first overseas collaborator in this European initiative, and Grace Lang, an undergraduate in the geology department, is the first student ever involved in this initiative. Much of the video shows Grace in the field, in the lab, and being interviewed. She is the unique one speaking English (with subtitles!) - Kudos to Grace for a great job! The video recording occurred during the field campaign conducted at Mt Etna in June 2024…
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UGA Geology hightlited in Sharing Minds Ep1: "Sampling Rocks"

  The rapid-response research investigates Hurricane Helene’s impact on the Oconee River watershed, a vital water source for Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.  As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, understanding their effects on natural water systems has become increasingly important. Hurricane Helene’s heavy rainfall and flooding likely carried pollutants from urban,…
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Dr. Avishek Dutta and Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta awarded NSF-RAPID grant focused on extreme events.

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