Students and faculty from SES had fun on Saturday at the awesome Science in the Square event in downtown Flagstaff sharing our passion for our awesome planet with our community: Pollinators, rocks, volcanos, earthquakes and more!

A new paper by Yinchu Li out in Nature Communications today shows that fluids are not always the explanation for creeping megathrusts..... Check it out! @gtresearch.bsky.social @nau-ses.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Apache Elders discuss the value of Emory oak and how the Emory oak Collaborative Tribal Restoration Initiative (EOCTRI) supports oak conservation. SES Prof @sarasouther.bsky.social is featured in this excellent video - check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQb0...

Some of our excellent Climate Science & Solutions MS students and alums are volunteering and networking at GreenBiz this week, which is “the premier event for sustainable business leaders.” If you're attending, look them up! @nauclimatescience #greenbiz26

Want to show off your creativity? Enter your design for the School of Earth and Sustainability Logo Competition! The top design artist can win SES swag and bragging rights. If you have any questions feel free to contact us!

Check out this nice story on a new paper by scientists in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems and SES to reveal the mysteries of cave-fed springs in the Grand Canyon. news.nau.edu/lasala-canyo...

Attention SES Students! Your SES ambassadors will be hosting a study group session for any student apart of the School of Earth and Sustainability. Feel free to come and hang out with fellow classmates and get to know your peers! We look forward to meeting you all there.

Check out this nice story on SES Prof Christine Regalla's research on the giant 2011 earthquake offshore Japan: news.nau.edu/japan-earthq...

Rejecting Climate Doomism is a new book coming out in March by SES Prof Diana Stuart. It draws from climate science, sociology, philosophy, and more to counter doomist thinking and offers a variety of perspectives to motivate climate action. Check it out!

New paper alert! SES Prof Ranjan explores how to achieve collective action outcomes when property and water rights intersect - insights from agricultural drainage and irrigation systems in the United States and India! Check it out. wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New article in Science by the #JTRACK science team, led by Jamie Kirkpatrick, on extreme localization of the plate boundary megathrust fault at the Japan Trench: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ⚒️

Many congratulations to SES Professor @rengellia.bsky.social on being awarded the 2025 Taira Prize!!!

What a pleasure it was to write the epic story of plate tectonics - and the woman who brought the theory from the ocean to the land - with the fabulous editors at @highcountrynews.org. Give a read! #womeninstem #science #geology #scicomm

Happy holidays from all of us in the School of Earth and Sustainability! We just emailed our annual newsletter to alums and other friends of SES with updates on all of the great things happening in SES over the last year. If you didn't get it but wish you did, message us!

SES seniors presented their senior capstone projects at our Biannual Environmental Science and Sustainability Capstone Project Symposium this week. So many cool projects! We’re beyond proud of their work and impact! #nau_environsci #nau_sustainability

Did you know that NAU SES offers certificates in Greenhouse Gas Management and Mitigation for undergraduate and graduate students and for professionals? We do! Check out our website for more details! ses-nau.org/student-oppo...

Our Introduction to Oceanography class took a 5-day field trip to The Ocean, visiting some spectacular spots near Big Sur and Monterey. Some major storm systems battered the coast while we were there, so the weather was.... epic. But so was the geology, biology and oceanography 🙂.

Our ENV 226 students got their hands dirty (in the best way!) exploring invertebrate diversity with NAU’s compost team. Thanks to Jacob Vanetsky for sharing these great shots! #NAUsustainability @sarasouther.bsky.social

Do you use AI/ML methods in your Earth and environmental science research? NAU is hiring multiple positions! Check it out and apply! careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...

Meet our new SES Ambassadors Andrea, Kendall, and Laine! Our ambassadors are leaders in our school to assist current and incoming students. They also help create and promote ways to connect and grow the community. Feel free to take a tour with us or email any questions to learn more! #ses_students

Learn about the interesting and diverse internship and research projects that our Environmental Science and Sustainability seniors have completed! Scan the QR code to view recorded presentations and give any feedback using this google survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Today we celebrated the newly reinstated Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) Laboratory with an open house. Prof Francisco Apen, Lab Manager Gabe Epstein, and undergrad Freya Robson gave us a tour. This facility will enable lots of great science!

A new paper led by SES grad student Caelum Mroczek examines Arizona's long-term base flow combining observational records and machine learning to fill gaps in Arizona's monitoring network. Check out the paper and this Q&A with Caelum! #NAU_environsci, #SES_students news.nau.edu/jacks-in-a-f...

A couple of SES undergrad and grad classes have recently ventured to the San Juan Mountains in Colorado to learn about fundamental geological processes that have shaped this spectacular range. The fall foliage wasn't bad either :)

Fun afternoon of science on Saturday at the NAU open house in the Flagstaff Festival of Science! SES students and faculty showcased everything from volcanos and earthquakes to insects. Thanks to our amazing students for sharing their knowledge and to everyone who stopped by!

Many congratulations to SES Prof @rengellia.bsky.social , who was awarded the prestigious @agu.org Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize! www.agu.org/honors/taira

Check out our new website to learn more about the exciting research and educational opportunities in our school! ses-nau.org

New paper alert! Former SES PhD student Leah Marshall alongside 2 SES profs, 3 former SES undergrads and colleagues investigate 15,800 years of carbon accumulation and environmental change in an Arctic watershed using lake sediment cores. Check it out! doi.org/10.1080/1523...

Check out this livestream talk later today by geologist extraordinaire, Lisa Thompson (AZGS) “Geology, Geochemistry, and Potential Origins of the Basin volcano-sedimentary lithium deposit, Kaiser Spring volcanic field, Arizona”. tinyurl.com/AGS-2Sept-Pr.... @azgeology.bsky.social

Amazing SES alum Caitlin Montano (alum of both NAU undergrad and grad programs!) recently published her research. Caitlin is now working as a water planning analyst at SRP. Woot! #NAU_environsci, #NAU_sustainability, #SES_publications, #SES_students, #NAU_research academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...

Ice Core data retrieved from the South Pole reveals a 7.5°C warming at the site since the Last Glacial Maximum. Check out this recent paper to learn more about this work by SES Prof John Fegyveresi and colleagues! #NAU_geology, #NAU_environsci #NAU_Research tinyurl.com/4636774s

Last summer, NAU SES researchers collected ancient tundra plants uncovered by vanishing Brooks Range glaciers in Alaska. These fragile moss specimens provide evidence of when glaciers last advanced, creating a rare archive of Arctic climate history that is disappearing as the ice melts.

Grad student Aubrey LaPlante publishes results of mapping that tracks variations in paleo earthquake surface ruptures in Eastern California #ECSZ #paleoseismology #EDMAP #AGeS #NAU_geology, #SES_publications, #SES_students @rengellia.bsky.social pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsw/lithosph...

New paper alert! New research from former NAU PhD student Emerson Lynch, SES Prof @rengellia.bsky.social , and colleagues demonstrates that some upper plate faults in the Cascadia subduction zone are very active, with important earthquake hazards implications. Check it out! #nau_geology

SES PhD student Grace Ward has been participating in a research cruise in the Tonga-Samoa area to pick up ocean bottom seismometers that have been deployed on the seafloor for 20 months recording earthquakes. They picked them all up! #nau_geology #saloongeo sites.google.com/msu.edu/salo...

NAU SES scientists just finished 11 glorious days of lake coring and glacial geologic mapping around Turquoise Lake in Lake Clark National Park, western Alaska Range. Good weather, hard work, and epic landscapes => an unforgettable field season. #NAU_geology, #NAU_environsci, #NAU_climate

The end of spring semester brings the opportunity to learn about (and celebrate!) the amazing research being undertaken by our grad and undergrad students. MS and PhD defenses! UG research symposium! First year grad student research showcase! Our incredible students are doing incredible things.

Today is NAU giving day! Please consider supporting SES with a donation. givingday.foundationnau.org/giving-day/1...

Consider supporting graduate students in STEM #NAUGivingDay

Join SES at the NAU Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 25 at the High Country Conference Center. Many fabulous SES students will be presenting exciting research results! #SES_students nau.edu/undergraduat...

NAU College of the Environment, Forestry & Natural Sciences students are hard at work preparing for upcoming research symposiums. Dedicated students met with SES Ambassadors to practice! Good luck to all students presenting at the UGRAD, water, or graduate symposiums! #NAU_research #SES_students

Today NAU environmental science and sustainability students went to Wet Beaver Creek and Red Tank Draw in Coconino National Forest, where they measured water quality and aquatic biodiversity. They will be looking at these samples in the lab in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

My new #sciart accompanies research by @ecoss-nau.bsky.social that outlines drastic changes to come if global warming keeps up and heats up the Arctic: news.nau.edu/arctic-warmi... These four illustrated scenarios show how (thread) -

NEW WARNING about ARCTIC WARMING: My new #sciart accompanies research by Ted Schuur, @ecoss-nau.bsky.social et al that carries urgent warnings for the effects that global warming is having on the Arctic: news.nau.edu/arctic-warmi...

Six NAU geology students spent 5 days at @UCSB in early Feb with NAU geology profs to make geochemical measurements to understand Laramide flat-slab subduction. Look out for their research at NAU Undergrad Research Symposium in April! #nau_geology #Discover_NAU #ses_students

The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests implemented stage 1 fire restrictions Friday amid historically dry conditions in the White Mountains. Forecasters also say snowfall in Flagstaff remains less than 15% of normal.

Seniors in NAU a geology field class spent 5 days in the White Hills near Lake Mead for the first of two field trips for their final semester. Much geological mapping was done! #NAU_geology, #SES_students, #DiscoverNAU

SES Ambassadors are hosting a movie night for students on Feb 27 - join us!

NAU achieves R1 status. Vibrant research programs and a growing doctoral program in SES contributed to that! news.nau.edu/r1-research-...