Spotlight
Dr. Lin Meng Named ESA Early Career Fellow
Sep. 29, 2026—Congratulations to Dr. Lin Meng, who has been named a 2026 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)! ESA Early Career Fellows are recognized for advancing ecological knowledge and its applications and for showing strong potential to continue making significant contributions to the field. The honor is awarded to ecologists within eight...
EES Ph.D. Student Morgan Harris Receives 2026 Lipman Student Research Grant
Sep. 28, 2026—Congratulations to Morgan Harris on receiving a Lipman Student Research Grant for her project, Ejected fragments of magma mush in the Fish Canyon Tuff (Colorado, USA), from the Geological Society of America (GSA)! On the impact of this funding for her research: “The Lipman Research Award from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation will provide...
Congratulations to Bethan Lodge, Winner of the Cave Conservancy Foundation’s Charles W. Maus Fellowship in Cave and Karst Studies, PhD Level,
Aug. 20, 2026—Congratulations to: Bethan Lodge Winner of the Cave Conservancy Foundation’s Charles W. Maus Fellowship in Cave and Karst Studies, PhD Level, For her project: A multi-proxy speleothem record of Late Holocene hydroclimate variability from the Rocky Mountains, Utah, USA
EES PhD Candidate Mahir Tajwar Receives 2026 GSA Graduate Student Research Grant
Aug. 3, 2026—Congratulations to EES PhD candidate Mahir Tajwar on receiving the 2026 Graduate Student Research Grant from the Geological Society of America (GSA). Mahir’s doctoral research investigates the biogeochemical processes that regulate freshwater lake ecosystems, with a particular focus on carbon cycling, nutrient dynamics, and ecosystem metabolism. His dissertation examines how contrasting trophic conditions influence lake...
EES PhD Candidate Mahir Tajwar Receives First Place Award at the 2026 Tennessee Water Resources Symposium!
Apr. 27, 2026—Mahir Tajwar, a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Earth Sciences at Vanderbilt University, was awarded First Place in the Doctoral Division Poster Competition at the 2026 Tennessee Water Resources Symposium. Mahir presented his research titled “Coupled Carbonate Equilibrium and Metabolic Fractionation Drive δ¹³C-DIC Variability in Freshwater Ecosystems,” which focuses on understanding diel and seasonal biogeochemical dynamics...
EES Ph.D. Student Tom Ulrich Receives 2025 Claude C. Albritton, Jr. Award
Nov. 18, 2025—Tom Ulrich 2025 Claude C. Albritton, Jr. Award Geological Society of America – Geoarchaeology Division The Albritton Award Fund provides scholarships and fellowships for graduate students in the Earth sciences and archaeology for research.
Dr. Susannah Morey is Recruiting Students for Two Projects
Oct. 29, 2025—Sediment in Mountain Landscapes Project Descriptions Decadal impacts of an extreme precipitation event in the Front Range, Colorado In 2013, the Front Range of Colorado experienced an intense storm event that triggered >1200 debris flows and landslides. We aim to assess the decadal impact of this extreme event, identifying where sediment from this event is...
Rebekah Stanton awarded the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award
Apr. 22, 2025—Congratulations to our very own, Rebekah Stanton, who has been selected as the recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) Award for the Southeastern section! Her dedication, passion, and innovative teaching methods in Earth Science have left a lasting impact on students and peers alike. The Outstanding Earth Science...
EES PhD Student Mahir Tajwar Receives People’s Choice Award
Apr. 11, 2025—Congratulations to one of our graduate students, Mahir Tajwar, for receiving the People’s Choice Award in the Student Poster Competition at the 2025 Tennessee Water Resources Symposium (TWRS), held in Montgomery Bell State Park, Tennessee! Mahir’s research poster, titled “Understanding Seasonal and Diel Carbon and Oxygen Dynamics in an Oligotrophic Freshwater Lake,” was selected...