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Ralf Bennartz and Steve Goodbred Named Stevenson Chair Professors
Aug. 26, 2022—Congratulations to Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences professors Ralf Bennartz and Steve Goodbred on being named Stevenson Chair Professors!
Ash Gillis Named VU August 2022 Featured Postdoc
Aug. 4, 2022—Congratulations to Ash Gillis for being named the VU August 2022 Featured Postdoc! Ash is entering their second year as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow here at Vanderbilt working with a stellar interdisciplinary team on a host of projects related to the political depolarization of climate change. You can read Ash’s story here!
Dolphin ancestor’s hearing was more like hooved mammals than today’s sea creatures
Apr. 1, 2022—Vanderbilt University paleontologists, including EES Professor Simon Darroch, are looking into the evolutionary origins of the whistles and squeaks that dolphins and porpoises make — part of the rare echolocation ability that allows them to effectively navigate their dark environment. The team, one of the first in the world to examine the ability’s origins, used...
Research in Colorado Mountains Takes Students’ Environmental Immersion to New Heights
Jan. 21, 2022—Vanderbilt EES professor Dan Morgan took students on a research trip to Colorado in the Fall of 2021. Watch the video below and read the article on the Vanderbilt website here to learn more about this amazing trip!
Kat Turk Awarded President’s Prize for Talk at Palaeontological Association Conference
Dec. 23, 2021—Congratulations to EES Ph.D. Candidate Kat Turk for winning the President’s Prize for her talk at the Palaentological Association Conference. The prize is awarded for the best talk at the Annual Meeting. All student members of the Palaeontological Association, and all members of the Association who are early-career researchers within one year of the award...
Hiring: Tenure-Track Position in Climate and Earth System Modeling
Aug. 27, 2021—Tenure-Track Position in Climate and Earth System Modeling – Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action...