CEOE News  | May 2018 Spring Highlights! Honoring a Lifetime of Teaching Dan Leathers—beloved Geography professor, state climatologist and director of CEOE's Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis— received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Geographers' (AAG) Climate Specialty Group in April for his substantial contributions to climatology and geography. CEOE Faculty, including new hire, collect publications and honors Suni Shah Walter , who starts as faculty in the School of Marine Science and Policy (SMSP) this fall, published an article in Nature Geoscience Joanna York , SMSP assistant professor, won the university's 2018 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Award Biliana Cicin-Sain , Professor of Marine Policy and Director of the Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, was awarded the 2017 Champion of the Ocean Award by the Urban Coast Institute of Monmouth University Jim Corbett , professor in SMSP, was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award from the California Maritime Academy

Hello, alumni, supporters and friends of CEOE, I hope you are all enjoying the arrival of spring weather. I know I have been grateful for the longer days and warmer temperatures this month. We have had a lot happening at the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment so far this year, and there is much more to look forward to in the months to come. I want to personally invite all of our CEOE alumni to join me at a reception to kick off Alumni Weekend, at 6 p.m. on June 1. You can register here for the reception and the many exciting events afterwards, from Dela-bration later that evening to the Meet the Fleet activity CEOE is hosting on Saturday to introduce our UD community to the robotic research tools used in the School of Marine Science and Policy. As always, please stay in touch. I hope to see you at Alumni Weekend!   Warm regards, Estella Atekwana Dean

ACADEMIC UNITS

GEOGRAPHY Mushroom Geography : Graduate student Samantha Speck studies perceptions of risks to industry.   Saleem Ali , Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, selected for United Nations International Resources panel . Geography alumnus Travis Longcore was featured in the UD Messenger for his work to tune LED lighting to minimize insect attraction, which could decrease incidence of mosquito-borne disease.

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Geo Job Fair for Undergraduates : Department holds networking and interviewing event for geology and environmental science majors. Associate Professor Clara Chan was named a 2018 Distinguished Lecturer for the Mineralogical Society of America.

MARINE SCIENCE & POLICY Helping Fishermen Avoid Sturgeon : Post-doctoral researcher Matt Breece and Matt Oliver, Patricia and Charles Robertson Distinguished Professor of Marine Science and Policy, developed a new alert system to reduce conflict in Delaware Bay. Cleaner Fuels Have Health, Climate Effects : Professor Jim Corbett published research showing new international rules for cleaner ship fuels will reduce childhood asthma worldwide by 3.6 million cases.

DELAWARE SEA GRANT Kathy Coyne has been named director of Delaware Sea Grant . DELAWARE GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE UD hosted the 30th annual Delaware State Geography Bee .

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ANALYSIS  Nearly 60 experts from state agencies, utility companies, town planners and more joined CEMA for a day-long Environmental Sensing Symposium to explore ways to work more closely together.

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