The GES office will not be open until Feb 2 based on the new Mecklenburg County COVID-19 Guidance. You can always email: ges@uncc.edu, or call the main number, 704.687.5973. The office phone is being monitored, along with email, so the staff can answer questions and take care of regular business.

If you are reaching out by phone, for most faculty you’ll now use the main office phone 704.687.5973 rather than the individual’s phone number. Exceptions include staff, Chair, Associate Chair

As we monitor novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we are committed to supporting students, faculty and staff and ensuring that all students can fulfill their academic requirements as planned. LEARN MORE.

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is comprised of physical, natural and social scientists from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. Our mission is to create, extend and disseminate applied and theoretical scientific knowledge of the Earth’s physical, natural and human systems and their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service.  Read more >>

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Visualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic through Data Science

   January 12, 2021

Data remains crucial to understanding the impact and spread of COVID-19 around the globe. Jean-Claude Till, a Knight Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, and Rajib Paul, an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Science, discuss an effort by UNC Charlotte's interdisciplinary School of Data Science to leverage data to slow the spread...

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Department Congratulates Fall 2020 Graduates

   January 8, 2021

The department has made a short video congratulating the Fall 2020 graduates.

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Paper authored by a 100% UNC Charlotte team shows new links between global warming and rock cracking

   January 6, 2021

Wetter and warmer climates accelerate mechanical rock weathering, according to new research. Findings by Eppes et al. reveal new links between climate and the breakdown of rocks, which affects the global carbon cycle—the ...

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UNCC professor works to translate climate research on rocks into art and understanding

   December 2, 2020

In March, multimedia artist and UNC Charlotte associate professor Marek Ranis spent 12 days in eastern California in the remote reaches of the Sierra Nevadas, deep within the boulders. He was working alongside colleague and geologist Martha Cary “Missy” Eppes on the first leg of a research project examining how climate affects the cracking and weathering of rocks.

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Masters Student Eric Webb contributes to Hurricane Iota discussion

   November 30, 2020

The record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season finished with Hurricane Iota and Masters student Eric Webb contribution to that discussion was highlighted in a Forbes article by former American Meteorological Society president and University of Georgia professor Dr Marshall Shepherd.  Congratulations to Eric for the contribution!  You can check his Twitter feed at ...

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Graduate Student wins 1st place at the 2020 NCDOT Research and Innovation Summit

   November 23, 2020

INES PhD student, Tarini Shukla, received 1st place in the 2020 NCDOT Research and Innovation Summit student poster competition.  The poster reports part of the work from NCDOT DeepHyd project "A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classificationof Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data" 

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2020 GSA Kirk Bryan Award Research Talk

   November 19, 2020

Dr. Missy Eppes gives a research talk on behalf of herself and Dr. Keanini.

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GSA In The Department

   October 26, 2020

The Geological Society of America annual meeting is happening all this week online. Several G&ES students and faculty are presenting, and two faculty are receiving National Awards! Join us in celebrating our Department's achievements within this brave new world of online meetings!

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PROGESS on Shortlist for Award

   October 1, 2020

The PROmoting Geoscience Research, Education, and SuccesS (PROGRESS) program is on the 2020 shortlist for the Nature Inspiring & Innovating Science Award in Outreach. This award recognizes programs that support girls or young women in...

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Tyrel (Tink) Moore

   September 25, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Tyrel (Tink) Moore, Professor Emeritus in Geography and Earth Sciences. A scholar of the South, Tink arrived at UNC Charlotte in 1982. It is estimated that he taught more than 20,000 undergraduates as well as a significant portion of the Charlotte region’s urban planners.  Above all, Tink was a devoted educator who loved...

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