GSU Geosciences

This summer, eight amazing undergraduate researchers from across the country came to our department to conduct community-centered research on some of the most pressing environmental problems facing Atlanta communities. Get to know them below! 👇👇 geosciences.gsu.edu/2025/08/01/geo…

On top of that, fellow GEOS M.S. student Hazel Pepperman took home 2nd Place, and Sophuth Phon and Imani Vincent also submitted their work to the competition! Congrats to all the GEOS students who participated! 💯👏

IT'S A THREE-PEAT!!! 🏆🏆🏆 A HUGE CONGRATS goes to GEOS M.S. student Lynesia Denson for winning 1st Place in the Georgia Geospatial Association's 2025 Student Map Competition, the third-straight student from our department to win the award! …tion-2025-gageospatial.hub.arcgis.com

Kudos to GEOS faculty Daniel Gebregiorgis, Chetan Tiwari, Larry Kiage and Nadine Kabengi on their latest publication in npj Sustainable Agriculture, focused on the intersection of climate change, locust outbreaks and human livelihoods! nature.com/articles/s4426…

The Department of Geosciences is excited to announce that both Dr. Larry Kiage and Dr. Crawford Elliott have been promoted to the rank of full professor, recognizing their longstanding contributions to the department, university and their fields!

Metro Atlanta has the highest corporate homeownership rate in the U.S. Georgia State Geosciences expert Taylor Shelton conducted a study that has lawmakers paying attention. Read the GPB story 🔗 bit.ly/4koo8sN?utm_so…

We're excited to help welcome internationally-renowned geographer Dr. Kevin Ward to @GeorgiaStateU as he takes the helm of @urban_gsu this fall! urbaninstitute.gsu.edu/2025/05/19/kev…

This week Dr. Katherine Hankins and Dr. Richard Milligan have been in Porto, Portugal at the @regstud Annual Meeting, representing the Department of Geosciences and CSAW and sharing their ongoing work on community-engaged environmental justice here in Atlanta. #RSA25

A huge congrats to all of our GEOS students who are graduating today, including the first batch of masters fellows from our NSF-funded Community-Soil-Air-Water Learning Ecosystem!

The final GEOS spotlight of the Spring 2025 semester shines on geology senior Amina Busuri, who cleaned up at this year's Geosciences Night. Get to know Amina more in our Q&A at the link below! geosciences.gsu.edu/2025/05/01/geo…

A big GEOS kudos goes out to Professor Dajun Dai, who will be honored tonight as one of six winners of the George M. Sparks Award, which honors @GeorgiaStateU's unsung heroes who exemplify a willingness to go the extra mile with good humor and perseverance. 👏👏👏

The last few weeks have been busy for GEOS students and faculty, with folks traveling as near as Athens and as far as Detroit to show off the cutting edge work we do in our department across geography, geology and water science! 🙌💯

In this month's GEOS spotlight, meet Josef Franco, a graduating senior in our BIS Environmental Science program, who has developed his love of hydrology and water science while at GSU! 💧🌊 geosciences.gsu.edu/2025/04/01/geo…

It's no April Fools joke! Our department is holding its first ever departmental sticker design contest! Design a sticker that captures the essence of why we study geosciences and win $50! Deadline for submissions is April 18th!

Many thanks to all the GEOS students and faculty who helped to share the good news of the geosciences at last Saturday's @atlscifest Exploration Expo, and all the other ASF events our department helped to sponsor this year!

Join us this Thursday, March 27th for one final colloquium for the Spring 2025 semester! We'll be joined by Dr. M. Bayani Cardenas of @txgeosciences, a leading expert in hydrology and hydrogeology. We hope to see you all for the last time before Fall!

A huge kudos to GEOS alum @edgett_kayla (MS '22) on the publication of her article in geography's flagship journal, based on her GEOS master's thesis! 👏👏

Yesterday students in Dr. Sparrow's Environmental Science class attended the "Students for Solar Day" at the Capitol ☀️ Students met with their legislators & advocated for the Georgia Homegrown Solar Act, which would allow more Georgians to choose solar power, including renters.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: Urban Slug Walk Come on out on a slug filled adventure where we'll search for these slimy and fascinating creatures as we hike through a local city park! Presented by @GSUGEOS. Register for this free event here: atlantasciencefestival.org/events-2025/10…

Join us this Thursday, March 13th for one final GEOS colloquium before Spring Break! 🏖️ We'll be joined by Dr. Rachel Arney, who is serving as a visiting lecturer in our department this semester! Hope to see everyone there at 4pm!