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Environmental Science students conducting field study testing.
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Water research interns monitoring water quality & fisheries in Churchill Valley Greenway.
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Professors and students collecting ice core samples at Fish Lake, Utah to study climate change.
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Professor & student analyzing volcanic emissions using thermal infrared imagery.
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Professor & student conduct water testing on the Monongahela River.
About the Department of Geology and Environmental Science
Our undergraduate and graduate students gain a strong foundation across the geosciences. Areas of specialization may include environmental and isotope geochemistry, applied geophysics and tectonics, paleoclimatology, planetary science, remote sensing and GIS, volcanology, and human-environmental interactions
GES Spotlight
The Department of Geology & Environmental Science is delighted to announce that Dr. Emily Elliott has been appointed as an Andrew Mellon Professor.
Dr. Emily Elliott is a Professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also Co-founder and Director Emeritus of the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory that bridges efforts in water research, governance, and action at the University of Pittsburgh. She is trained as a Science Ambassador through the National Academies of Sciences “Science & Engineering Ambassador Program” and the 2018 recipient of the American Geophysical Union’s Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring. She is passionate about the importance of interdisciplinary geosciences for addressing sustainability challenges, advancing diversity and inclusion in the geosciences, community-engaged research, and science communication.
Appointment to a named professorship is one of the highest honors a university can bestow upon a member of its faculty. Dr. Elliott's appointment recognizes and rewards the quality and impact of her work to date, which has earned deep and widespread respect. It is also an expression of the university's confidence that the years ahead will bring many additional accomplishments and contributions — to her discipline, to the University, and to the broader society.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Elliott on this well-deserved honor.
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