Department of Geography & the Environment, UA

📣 We are hiring! The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor rank, tenured or tenure-track position at the interface of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) in Geography.  careers.ua.edu/jobs/associate…

📣 Introducing the 'Terra Archives'! 🌏📖

Dapeng Li, an assistant professor in Geography and the Environment, and his team recently developed a new model to help communities develop effective wildfire evacuation plans. Read more about Li and his research at the link below: barefield.ua.edu/2025/07/08/ua-…

@BamaGeography AMP student Tegan Waugh established a research study with the National Wild Turkey Federation. “Hopefully, this research leads to more management decisions based on the whole ecosystem,” Tegan said. Read more about her research below! barefield.ua.edu/2025/07/21/geo…

👏 Dr. Jared Margulies from our department was recently interviewed by The World program on @NPR. You can listen to his interview at the following link: theworld.org/segments/2024/…

Proud of our PhD student Basit Akinde, who received an honorable mention for his poster presentation, "A Multiplatform Approach to Forest Inventory from Laser Scanning." @SEDAAG4 @SEGeographer 👏🏼

Congratulations to Dr.@amobiamanambu for receiving the best paper (as a coauthor) award for the year (2024) published in the Southeastern Geographer! 👏🏼 @SEDAAG4 @SEGeographer

⭐️Our department had quite a strong representation at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the AAG @SEDAAG4 this year held at Greenville, SC!

Additionally, the department will be offering the course GY 422/522: Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in Spring 2025. This is a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge and skills in this rapidly evolving field of unmanned aerial systems.

Our department is hosting a Drone Demonstration Event on November 21st, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Join us for an exciting showcase of drone technology and live demonstrations!

As the Geo Week continues, the Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Jordan Larson as a speaker for our upcoming colloquium. Join us on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 12:30–2:00 PM at Farrah Hall, Room 322. @amobiamanambu

🌍 Join us for the "GEO AWARENESS WEEK" at the Department of Geography on November 8th, 15th, and 21st, 2024!

📣 NEW BOOK RELEASE Our book "Critical Theories in Dark Tourism: Issues, Complexities and Future Directions" published by @degruyter_pub is all set to release on December 2, 2024. The book can be pre-ordered at : degruyter.com/document/isbn/… #darktourism

Colloquium alert: 📆Friday, November 8th, 2024 ⏱️12:30 - 2 PM 📍Farrah Hall 322 For more information, email Dr. Amobichukwu Amanambu (acamanambu@ua.edu)

🗓️ Department Colloquium Date: Friday, October 4th ⏱️12:30-2 PM 📍Farrah Hall 322

Join us tomorrow for the big game! The tailgate starts at 2:00 PM. #GeorgiaVsAlabama @UofAlabama

📣 Publication alert! Congratulations Dr. Joe Weber & Dr. @SelimaSultana1 for their latest publication about the Army’s battlefield parks in the US national park system! @NationalParksX

Double congratulations to Dr. Wanyun Abby Shao for being listed among the top 2% scientists in 2023, according to Elsevier's World's Top 2% Scientists and for her thoughts on climate change vulnerability published recently in @ConversationUS @UofAlabama ⭐️👏🏼

🔔 Colloquium alert!

🗓️Save the date : A wonderful opportunity for the community to celebrate Mr. Joe Minter, one of Alabama's, and the South's, most important living artists! @UofAlabama @VisitTuscaloosa