UNCW Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences @UNCW_EOS
uncw.edu/earsci/ Wilmington, North Carolina Joined October 2018-
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EOS Prof Peter Haproff recently attended the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop in Turin, Italy, where he discussed his ongoing tectonics research in Nepal. Dr. Haproff’s talk was titled “Preliminary field evidence for orogen-perpendicular cross-faulting in east-central Nepal”.
Newest EOS Professor Emma Morris recently co-authored a new paper in the journal Minerals entitled "REY spatial distribution and mineral association in coal, carbonaceous shale and siltstone: Implications for REE enrichment mechanisms". See it at: mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/8…
EOS Prof Peter Haproff co-authored a new paper in the journal Tectonophysics entitled "Late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Tengchong and Baoshan blocks, southeastern Tibetan Plateau: Insights from low-temperature thermochronology". See the paper at: doi.org/10.1016/j.tect…
EOS welcomes two new faculty this fall: Dr. Layla Ghazi (center left) and Dr. Emma Morris (center right)! They are shown here at the recent UNCW New Faculty Banquet with EOS Chair Chad Lane (right) and Professor Ai Ning Loh (left).
EOS Prof Yalei You recently co-authored a new paper in the journal Proceedings of the IEEE entitled "High Revisit-Rate Tropical Cyclone Observations From the NASA TROPICS Satellite Constellation Mission". See it at: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum…
EOS Prof Peng Gao recently coauthored an article in Nature entitled "Towards more effective nature-based climate solutions in global forests". See a UNCW article on the publication here: uncw.edu/news/2025/08/u… See the original Nature article here: nature.com/articles/s4158…
EOS Prof Shannon Klotsko, ACOS PhD student Erin Gregory, & CMS Tech Dave Wells were recently featured in The Courier-Times regarding their geophysical surveying in Person County, NC to assess damage from Tropical Storm Chantal. See the article at: personcountylife.com/news/storm-dam…
EOS Lecturer Roger Shew and Prof Andrea Hawkes were recently interviewed by the The News & Observer about sea-level rise in Wilmington, NC. See the article at: newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…
Congratulations to EOS MS student Mia Carulli on being awarded the Ahuja Academy of Water Quality Fellowship by the UNCW Graduate School for the 2025–26 academic year! #uncw #waterquality #oceanography #oceanscience #geochem #geochemistry #earthscience #geoscience
EOS MS grad Liz Farquhar, Prof Bresnahan, & others published the paper "Developing a low-cost device for estimating air–water ΔpCO2 in coastal environments”. Authors incl EOS ugrads M Tydings & D Portelli & BMB Prof Jarvis & CMS Researcher Dr Whitehead doi.org/10.3390/s25113…
Congrats to EOS MS students Bentley Settin (bottom), Jonathan Vasquez (top left), Cody Allen (top middle), Mira Anderberg (top right), and Dan Portelli, who recently received GSA Research Grants! Along with PhD student Camille Sullivan, total GSA grant funds is over $14K!
Massive congratulations to Applied Coastal & Ocean Sciences PhD student Camille Sullivan, who recently received the Parke D. Snavely Jr. Cascadia Research Award from the Geological Society of America! Camille is advised by EOS Professor Scott Nooner.
EOS Prof Andrea Hawkes recently co-authored a new paper in the journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems entitled "Elemental Geochemistry of Tidal Marsh Sediment and Its Potential as an Indicator of Sea-Level Change in Cascadia". See the paper at: doi.org/10.1029/2024GC…
EOS participated in UNCW Commencement, honoring S25 grads. This was also the last grad ceremony for EOS Lecturer Roger Shew (far right), who is retiring. Congrats to all! Also pic'd (L to R) are EOS Profs Ai Ning Loh, Doug Gamble, Zijun Yang, Shannon Klotsko, and Dave Blake.
EOS Prof Scott Nooner was recently interviewed by NBC News regarding his research of Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano located ~300 miles west of the Oregon coast on the Juan de Fuca spreading ridge. See the article at: nbcnews.com/science/scienc…
Congrats to MS Geo student Madison Gerdes who was awarded the Tom and Bruse Shinn Fund from the NC Native Plant Society. The Tom & Bruce Shinn Fund provides grants each year to support undergraduate and graduate students researching North Carolina’s native plants and habitats.
EOS Prof Andrea Hawkes coauthored a new paper in the prestigious journal PNAS entitled "Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise". You can see the paper at: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
EOS personnel were honored at the CSE Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards! Admin Ghilaine Dallaire got the Staff Excellence Award. Lecturer Roger Shew got the Excellence in Engagement and Service Award. Prof Andrea Hawkes got the Faculty Excellence in Research & Scholarship.

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