Morgan Bell, Ph.D. defense, Atmospheric Science Title of defense:  How will the Inland Impacts of Tropical Cyclones Change?  A High-Resolution Modeling Study of Inland Hazards from Wind and RainDefense date- June 23rd 10am to 1pm, Jordan Hall 1132Time: Jun 23, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96593715192?pwd=28Gx1ydsM43ChSvj3fdp3BTHzAftDK.1Meeting ID: 965 9371 5192Passcode: 976516

Lily Raye, MS Defense, Atmospheric ScienceTitle of defense: Assessment and Evaluation of Extreme Heat Metrics in the CarolinasDefense date 06/18 from 10am to 1pm, Jordan Hall 1132Join Zoom Meetinghttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92785349890?pwd=AVJ0HieZk008l4UwZ9db1aC64abpb5.1Meeting ID: 927 8534 9890Passcode: 862608

Mahdi Hasan is scheduled to defend his doctoral dissertation on June 16 at 10.30 am in Jordan 1132.Title of Dissertation: Internally and Externally Forced Interactions between Tropical Ocean and Hadley Circulation. His advisor is Dr. Sarah Larson.Zoom Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/95955636623?pwd=xbYZcwvjEjJDgYxjLnP3tS0zhXCZAM.1Meeting ID: 959 5563 6623Passcode: 442477

Savannah Paliotti will be defending her MS thesis on Friday, June 6th @ 11am in 1132 Jordan Hall.Title of thesis- Physiological and Ecological Responses of Geukensia demissa and Spartina alterniflora to Climate Warming. Her advisor is Dr. Stacy Zhang. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99301550553?pwd=DYZbPIAUZFPFEDGsDE9vZbSr8HUjoB.1 Meeting ID: 993 0155 0553Passcode: 337847

Nathaniel Curtis will be defending his dissertation on Thursday, June 5th @ 9am in 1132 Jordan Hall. Title of dissertation- Vitamin B1 Limitation, Uptake, and Metabolic Impacts Among Marine Bacterioplankton Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93076334752?pwd=KHZtO6Wt7MAEviGrUWaCXlWxti4L7k.1 Meeting ID: 930 7633 4752Passcode: 684518

Vendela Haag is defending her dissertation on Tuesday, June 3rd @ 12pm in 1132 Jordan Hall. Title of dissertation: The Behavior of Basaltic Magma and Lava: Investigations using Fractal and Rheological Methods across Multiple Scales. Her advisor is Dr. Arianna Soldati. Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93105342442?pwd=b9V5JCTKCY7uFsllhbXmsRi64n3rCc.1

Speaker - Sawyer Smith,  Atmospheric Science, will be defending his M.S. thesis on December 5th, at 1130am in 1132 Jordan Hall and via Zoom.  His advisor is Gary Lackmann. Seminar Title - Sensitivity of Numerical Atmospheric River (AR) Forecasts to Choice of Microphysics Parameterization

Speaker - Will McClure, Marine Science, defends his Master's thesis, December 4th, 2024, 11:00am in 1132 Jordan Hall and via Zoom.    His advisor is Astrid Schnetzer. Seminar Title - Copepod-Protist Interactions Along Environmental Gradients within the Gulf of Mexico During Fall of 2021.

Speaker - Sarah Kalika, PG, CAC, CDPH Lead I/A/S  Principal Geologist, DiabloGeo Environmental Consulting President, Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2023-2024 Seminar Title - Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental & Engineering Geologists in Professional Practice Abstract - Despite a gradual reduction in the number of “engineering geology” University programs in the US and consolidation of…

Speaker - Tianning Wu, Marine Science (Advisor is Ruoying He) Seminar Title - Impacts of Changing Gulf Stream on Northwest Atlantic Coastal Ocean: Marine heatwave and Sea level Change.  His advisor is Dr. Ruoying He. Zoom link Meeting ID: 920 8943 5431 Passcode: 393581