The Department of Geography is now officially the "Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment"
Congratulations class of 2013! You can view graduation photos here.
Follow the blog of student's adventures in Costa Rica in our summer 2013 field course Tropical Environment, Society, and Sustainability, taught by Dr. Hapke and Dr. Allen.
Dr. Wasklewicz was awarded the 2013 Gladys Cole Memorial Research Award from the Geological Society of America to fund his project entitled "Quantitative Debris Flow Risk Assessment, Phoenix, Arizona".
Dr. Popke was the recipient of a UNC Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award.
Dr. Wasklewicz received a 2012-13 ECU Scholar-Teacher Award.
Congratulations to sophomore applied atmospheric science major Thomas Vaughan, who received the prestigious National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hollings Undergraduate Scholarshipfor 2013! The NOAA Hollings Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship and internship program which is awarded each year to only about 100 students nationally. Read all about Thomas' achievement at ECU News Services.
This spring our newest member of the department is David Morgan, who is serving as our Technology Support Technician.
Mr. Sol Wuensch received the G. Herb Stout Award for "Visionary Use of GIS by a Local Government." Congratulations!
Dr. Montz receives research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to understand the social and behavioral influences on weather-driven decisions, leading to improved forecast products from the National Weather Service.
Dr. Mitchelson, former department chair named interim vice chancellor for research and graduate studies.
Dr. Wubneh awarded Fulbright for researching new urban development policies in Addis Ababa, Fall 2012.
Dr. Crawford awarded Fulbright for Cross-national Analysis of the Impacts of Urban Form on Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Spring 2013.
Dr. Mukherji Awarded Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) short term fellowship for 2012-13
Drs. Jeff Popke and Scott Curtis along with Dr. Doug Gamble from UNCW were awarded a 3-year $250,000 NSF research grant to study the Jamaican agricultural sector's response to regional climate change.
The Best Viz Challenge Yet! Half of the entrants to 2012’s Viz-Wall Challenge were from Geography and four them were winners.
