New Madrid Anniversary Highlights Ongoing Earthquake Research at UK
Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the last and possibly strongest event of a series of earthquakes along what became known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the last and possibly strongest event of a series of earthquakes along what became known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
UK's Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (EES), in partnership with UK alumnus Tom Spalding (’80, ’82), accepted a $600,000 gift from Pioneer Natural Resources Company.
Professor David Atwood discusses the process of developing a new program of study: Environmental and Sustainable Studies.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company VP and UK alumnus secure future for EES research opportunities.
Stephanie Schwabe, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, studies underwater cave systems in the Bahamas and is the founder of the Rob Palmer Blue Holes Foundation. She was recently featured on a National Geographic Explorer episode about a dive and a near-death experience. In addition to talking about her research on cave formation, Schwabe discusses the challenges of being female in a male-dominated discipline.
Two UK Arts & Sciences geology graduates who learned that they share quite a bit in common are working together to share what they’ve earned in their careers with current students interested in science.
Bourbon is a Kentucky tradition and Alan Fryar, a hydrogeologist and a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, explains the relationships between Kentucky limestone, ground water systems and bourbon.
Kent Ratajeski talks about his experience with Online Education with his course, GLY 110: Environmental Geology
Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate Students
Earth and Environmental Science Graduate Student