Speaker - Lenny Smith, Professor, Virginia Tech. Hosted by Walt Robinson. Title - Reflection versus Regurgitation: Simulation, Statistics, and Insight from Fitzroy to ECMWF’s AIFS. (link to relevant paper) Abstract - There is considerable dispute today over when scientific forecasting is best grounded in sophisticated regurgitation of past observations, and when it is best grounded in reflection on the…
Please join us at Raleigh Brewing at 5 p.m. to celebrate the end of another successful semester. Pizza will be provided.
Olivia Schladt will be defending her MS thesis in room JH 1132 on Friday, May 8th @ 9am. Title of thesis - Geomorphological Mapping and OSL Chronology of Late Quaternary Terraces in the Musone River Basin, Central Italy. Her advisor is Dr. Karl Wegmann. Zoom link available upon request
Aiden Nixon will be defending his master's thesis on May 8th @ 1pm in JH 1132. Title of Thesis- The Colors and Shapes of Lavas: Analogue Modeling of Lava Flows and Thermochromism. Aiden's advisor is Dr. Arianna Soldati. Zoom link available upon request
Erin Voigt will be defending her dissertation on Monday, June 15 @ 12 p.m. in Jordan Hall, room 1132. Title of Dissertation- Crabitat: Spatiotemporal Variation in Juvenile Blue Crab Recruitment and Habitat Use in a Large, Wind-Driven Estuary. Her advisor is Dr. Dave Eggleston. Zoom link available upon request.
Lucia Maldonado Curzado will be defending her master’s thesis on June 18 at 1 p.m. in JH 1132. Title of Thesis- Seasonal shifts in observed frequency of asexual reproduction in the planktonic foraminifer Neogloboquadrina incompta. Her advisor is Dr. Catherine Davis. Zoom link available upon request
Ajmal Rasheeda Satheesh is scheduled to defend his doctoral dissertation on Thursday, June 25th at 1:30 p.m. in Jordan Hall, room 1132. Title of Dissertation- Aerosol Flux Measurements Across Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales. His advisor is Dr. Nicholas Meskhidze. Zoom link available upon request.
Rebecca Ruiz will be defending her MS thesis on Monday, July 13, at 10 a.m. in Jordan Hall 1132. Title of thesis- Evaluating the Utility of Imaging Sonars and Optical Video Recordings to Assess the Ecology of a Restored Oyster Reef of Pamlico Sound, NC. Her co-advisors are Drs. David Eggleston and DelWayne Bohnenstiehl. Zoom…
Learn all about volcanic eruptions and their role in our ecosystem with Assistant Professor Arianna Soldati. Enjoy a cold beverage, trivia and this special science lesson!
Maisha Saif will be defending her MS thesis Wednesday, July 15, starting at 11 a.m. in Jordan Hall 1132. Title of Thesis- Quantifying PM2.5 Elevation from Wildfires in Hurricane Helene Affected Regions in Southeastern United States, 2025. Her advisor is Dr. Zhen Qu. Zoom link available upon request.
Katie Pelt will be defending her MS thesis on Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. in JH 1132. Title of thesis- Evaluating the Geology and Geochronology of the McLeansville Quadrangle. Her advisor is Dr. Maggie Ellis Curry. Zoom link available upon request.