University of Arizona Geosciences

Calling all graduating Geosciences students!🎉 Join us right after your College of Science convocation for refreshments, photos, and more!🎓 Where: Gould Simpson Lobby When: 11am-1pm, Friday, May 15th, 2026 Who: Graduating Geosciences students along with their family and friends

Field trip season is in full swing! Dr. Diane Thompson recently took Ocean Sciences (GEOS 412A/B) students to the southern California coast to gain hands-on experience with observational methods and data collection. 📸: Postdoctoral Fellow Elke Zeller #geosciences #fieldtrip

March marked the 54th annual GeoDaze Symposium, led by co-chairs Holly Thomas and Madison Tuohy. Thursday and Friday were filled with engaging talks, interesting posters, and lots of fun. You can still read abstracts and view posters on geodaze.com

Join us for the PhD Defense of Mudith Weerabaddana, advised by Dr. Diane Thompson. Good luck Mudith! Where: Gould-Simpson Building Rm. 228A When: Friday, April 10th, 2026 - 9:00am (AZ Time) Zoom link in bio (pw: coral) #geosciences #phd

Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Kaustubh Thirumalai, who has been selected as a member of the National Fellowship on the Future of Liberal Education (NAFFLE). Full story linked in our bio🔗

Join us for the PhD Defense of Sankha Subhra Mahanti, advised by Dr. Eric Kiser. Good luck Sankha! Where: Gould-Simpson Building Rm. 228A When: Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 - 9:00am (AZ Time) Zoom link in bio (pw: 569071) #geosciences #phd

Join us for the PhD Defense of Asiya Badarunnisa Sainudeen, advised by Dr. Marcus Lofverstrom. Good luck Asiya! Where: Gould-Simpson Building Rm. 906 When: Monday, April 6th, 2026 - 12:00pm (AZ Time) Zoom link in bio (pw: ENSO) #geosciences #phd

Field trip season is here! Last week, the Society for Earth Science Students (SESS) went on their annual #springbreak field trip. This time they visited the Chiricahua National Monument, Gila National Forest and Gila Cliff Dwellings, as well as White Sands National Park.

The University of Arizona and the College of Science have climbed 5 spots to be ranked #45 in the Physical Sciences this year GLOBALLY🎉 Part of this ranking is Earth Sciences. News flash, that’s us! Keep working hard awesome #geoscientists!

Join us for the PhD Defense of Eytan Bos Orent, advised by Dr. Mark Barton. Good luck Eytan! Where: Gould-Simpson Building Rm. 228A When: Friday, January 16th, 2026 - 11:00am (AZ Time) Zoom link in bio (pw: rock) #geosciences #phd

Mark your calendars for 📆March 26-27th, 2026, at 📍ENR2. Preparations for the 54th annual GeoDaze Symposium are in full swing! Please consider learning more and donating today at the link in our bio! We hope to see you there😁

Join us for the PhD Defense of Tumaini Kamulali, advised by Dr. Joellen Russell. Good luck Tuma! Where: Gould-Simpson Building Rm. 228A When: Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 - 12:00pm (AZ Time) Zoom link in bio (pw: Tanganyika) #geosciences #phd

Congratulations to our #geosciences Galileo Scholars! Arkadeep Roy Isaiah Spring Angel Tatsch Joses Omojola Tumaini Kamulali Mudith Weerabaddanage Julia Zigray Aniket Dhar Priscilla Martinez Sankha Mahanti Camila Sojo Guido Merino Asiya Badarunnisa Sainudeen Ainsley Carling

Views from GSA: In honor of University Distinguished Professor Andrew Cohen (1954-2025) Topical sessions, awards, and special volumes.

Calling all Geosciences and Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences Alumni, Faculty and Wildcat GSA Participants! Join the College of Science and Dean Carmie in San Antonio during GSA 2025. Head over to IG or LinkedIn to RSVP.

We could only hope to be that lucky. Happy Fall awesome geoscientists!🍂 #geosciences #geosrocks #fall

Upcoming colloquium talks! Stay up to date as we fill more slots. Link in bio🔗 #geosciences #geosrocks #colloquium #talk

Congratulations to PhD candidate Pratik Santra on being awarded joint second-place winner for his research presentation at the 2025 NASA Exploration Science Forum! #geosciences #geosrocks

The 2025 newsletter is finally here! Grab a copy in the business office, or view online (link in bio🔗) 📸Cover credits: Eytan Bos Orent 💻Design: Bohnsack Design #geosciences #newsletter #geosrocks