UTEP Earth, Env., & Resource Sciences

🎓 Join us in supporting DEERS graduate student Ariel Bollinger as she defends her Master of Science thesis!

📝 Thesis Title:
"An Analysis of Mating Strategies in Rotifers Inhabiting Temporary Habitats"

📅 Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
🕜 Time: 1:30 PM
📍 Location: Biosciences Building, Room 2.154
🏫 The University of Texas at El Paso

💻 Attend via Zoom:
https://utep-edu.zoom.us/j/81526142534?pwd=BDPgMJbugx4g63cHWXwptP6rDyawK6.1

We invite faculty, staff, students, and friends to attend and support Ariel as she presents her research.

Good luck, Ariel! 🎉

⚠️ Part 2: Still no classrooms in sight

GEOL 4376 Field Geology II has made it to Utah, and the views are not making the field work any easier to focus on.

Dr. Rip Langford and Dr. Jay Chapman have the crew mapping through some of the most iconic canyon country in the Southwest. Fisher Valley, Moab, Canyonlands, the Grabens, and Natural Bridges National Monument. Geology everywhere you look, which is kind of the point.

Two weeks down, one to go. Arizona is next and we will be back with Part 3!

Field camp veterans, what are your tips for surviving field camp?

📢 You’re Invited to Attend a Dissertation Defense!

Join us for Brent Samuel Hogue’s dissertation presentation:

“The Effect of Temperature and Hydroperiod on Rotifer Hatching Diversity and Phenology in Ephemeral Playas”

🗓 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Bioscience Research Building, Room 2.154

Committee Members:
• Elizabeth J. Walsh, Ph.D. (Chair)
• Thomas E. Gill, Ph.D.
• Wiebke Boeing, Ph.D.

💻 Microsoft Teams option available for virtual attendance.

All are welcome to attend and support this exciting research presentation on aquatic ecology and environmental science!

⚠️ Warning: Field camp flashbacks ahead!

GEOL 4376 Field Geology II is live, and Dr. Rip Langford and Dr. Jay Chapman have UTEP’s geology seniors out in the field for three weeks straight. Here is where they are going!

Starting in New Mexico: San Lorenzo Canyon, Valles Caldera, Bandolier National Monument, and the Tusas Mountains. North into Colorado through Great Sand Dunes, Ouray, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. East into Utah for field work in Fisher Valley, Moab, Canyonlands, and Natural Bridges National Monument. Then south through Arizona: the Grand Canyon, SP Crater, Petrified Forest, and Apache National Forest before heading home to El Paso.

Roughly 1,000 miles, four states, and zero complaints about the views. This is the senior capstone for UTEP’s geology program. Three weeks of advanced field mapping using GIS tools, computer-aided methods, and air photo interpretation. No classrooms. Just rocks, maps, and a lot of sunscreen. Stay tuned for more updates!

What is your favorite field camp memory?

Congratulations graduating class of Spring 2026 🎓

We are proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next! ✨

Congratulations to our DEERS students on their outstanding academic achievements! 🎉🎓
👏 Congratulations to Daniel on the successful defense of his Master’s thesis! Your hard work, dedication, and research accomplishments are truly commendable. Wishing you continued success in the next chapter of your academic and professional journey.
👏 Congratulations to Lucia on the successful defense of her Ph.D. dissertation! This is an incredible milestone and a testament to years of perseverance, research, and commitment to scientific discovery. We are proud of your achievement and excited to see all that you accomplish in the future.
Thank you to the faculty, advisors, committee members, friends, and family who supported them throughout their journeys.
Please join us in celebrating these wonderful accomplishments! 🌎🔬🎉

Congratulations to Randall Walker on successfully defending his M.Sc. in Environmental Science today! 🎉👏
His thesis, “Soil Microbial Responses to Artificial Light at Night (ALAN),” highlights important research in environmental science and ecosystem studies.
What a fantastic accomplishment, Randall! Wishing you continued success in your future academic and professional journey. 🌎🔬🎓

Thanks to everyone who came out to the DEERS end-of-semester cookout!

It’s been a great semester and we’re so proud of all the hard work our students, faculty, and staff have put in. Miners, you’ve got one more week. Go crush those finals, then go enjoy a well-deserved summer. 🧡💙