CEOE News  | September 2019 Top News New Faculty Hires We are pleased to announce that we will have many new faces around the College as we had five new faculty members start this fall! Please join me in welcoming Kyle Davis , Basak Chandranath, Yun Li , Xinfeng Liang , and Colton Lynne r to CEOE. Council's Corner CEOE Speakers to Feature in Lecture Series at Museum In a new partnership, CEOE faculty members and a postdoctoral researcher will be giving a series of lectures at the Delaware Museum of Natural History this fall. Seeking to connect with others in our community, each academic unit will be represented by one speaker in the World of Discovery series. Join them for their talks at the museum in Greenville. Oct. 3 — Dana Veron, Geography and Spatial Sciences, will speak on her experiences in Antarctica. Nov. 7 — Earth Sciences postdoc Kendra Lynn will share science and stories from her time working on volcanoes in Hawaii. Dec. 5 — Art Trembanis, Marine Science and Policy, will speak on surveying the seafloor near Bikini Atoll, site of U.S. nuclear tests.

Hello, alumni, supporters and friends of CEOE, CEOE has faculty who excel in all aspects of academic life, traditionally thought of as teaching, research and service. Two of our faculty received awards this year recognizing their achievements. Geography professor April Veness won the inaugural Faculty Excellence in Scholarly Community Engagement Award , and marine science professor XIao-Hai Yan was given the university's Outstanding Doctoral Mentoring and Advising Award . Last year, the college began giving its own awards as well, seeking to recognize the incredible work our faculty and staff do day after day. This year's awardees were announced earlier this month. Please join me in celebrating Kaci Middlemas, Outstanding Staff Award  Sharon Wiegner, Outstanding Staff Award Edward Lewandowski, Community Engagement Award Delphid Levia, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award Carlos Moffat, Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence Jennifer Biddle, Distinguished Teaching Award All of them have my gratitude for all they do to make this college such an impactful institution. And as we build on the excellence in our teaching and research, creating an ever-stronger CEOE community, I thank each of you, our alumni and friends, for your ongoing support. Please make plans to join us in Lewes on Oct. 6 for this year's Coast Day as an opportunity to reconnect, learn about all that's happening at the college now, and enjoy coastal Delaware in a calmer season. Warm regards, Estella Atekwana Dean 

ACADEMIC UNITS

EARTH SCIENCES Fresh Water Under the Ocean New Research from Holly Michael published in the Geophysical Research Letters journal examined the dangers of depleting freshwater resources beneath the world’s oceans. The Age of Water Doctoral candidate Mahmoud Sherif and Neil Sturchio conducted research on the age of groundwater in Egyptian Aquifers. The work resulted in a paper published in the  Earth and Planetary Science Letters journal .

GEOGRAPHY & SPATIAL SCIENCES Ozone Threat from Climate Change Cristina Archer led a team from CEOE that found rising temperatures will increase the number of days in a year where ozone levels in Earth’s lower atmosphere become dangerous. GIScience and Environmental Data Analytics A new major in GIScience and Environmental Data Analytics will help students contribute to advances in sustainability and foster a more equitable society in the future.

MARINE SCIENCE & POLICY Mote Marine Laboratory The CEOE  marine science program  has had significant success with their students interning at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida. This summer, UD alum Alex Douwes and current undergrad Audrey Ostroski both interned at Mote.    Driving Clean Energy Forward CEOE professor Willett Kempton showed that as more electric vehicles are integrated with the electric grid, it can accommodate a larger share of energy from renewable sources.

DELAWARE SEA GRANT Ghost Crab Pots  CEOE's Art Trembanis and Kate Fleming of Delaware Sea Grant conducted a preliminary assessment of derelict pots--pots that have been lost or abandoned--in three areas of Rehoboth Bay. In a survey of 100 acres, they found 160 ghost crab pots. These pots can cause injury to swimmers, damage to boat propellers and have the potential to ‘ghost fish,’ luring sea creatures into their midst and trapping them.

UD's Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (CEMA) co-hosted Delaware's first Severe Weather Awareness week . The week aimed to inform the public about severe weather issues that impact the First State. Prior to this year, Delaware and Hawaii were the only two states that did not have a designated Severe Weather Awareness week.

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