Tulane University Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

04/22/2026

🎉🌍 EENS Spring BBQ & Awards — This Thursday!
Join the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences for our annual Spring BBQ and Awards Presentation!
📅 Thursday, April 23
🕓 4:00–7:00 p.m.
📍 Blessey Courtyard
Come for the food and conversation starting at 4:00, and stay as we celebrate our graduating seniors and graduate students with awards and recognition beginning at 4:50 p.m.
We’ll also be snapping a department group photo and individual grad photos — you won’t want to miss it!
🎓 Congratulations to our graduating class!

04/09/2026

Meryl LaRue Senior Thesis Defense: “Effects of Land Use on Carbon Stocks in the Ecuadorian Chocó”

Today Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:30 P.M - 1:30 P.M. in SE 126A

03/17/2026

EES Broadening Participation – Mid-Semester Check-In 🍦
Join us for a Mid-Semester Check-In with EES Broadening Participation!
🗓 Tuesday, March 17
⏰ 3:00–4:00 PM
📍 Paul Hall Courtyard
➡️ Alternative location: SE 126 (in case of weather)
Stop by to connect, reflect on the semester, and recharge with ice cream and beverages. We’d love to see you there!

03/06/2026

Come see Dr. Agnew at NTC Front Porch Fridays.

12/18/2025

Welcome to Day 4 of ! ☕️ We hope everyone is still going strong in NOLA.
⏰ Schedule Alert: It’s a short day in the exhibit hall today! The Tulane University team will be at Booth #853 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM only. Be sure to swing by before the hall closes to connect with us.
🤫 PS: Pace yourselves today... you'll want to save some energy for tonight's EES event! See you there. ⚜️🐊

12/18/2025

Welcome to Day 4 of ! ☕️ We hope everyone is still going strong in NOLA.
⏰ Schedule Alert: It’s a short day in the exhibit hall today! The Tulane University team will be at Booth #853 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM only. Be sure to swing by before the hall closes to connect with us.
🤫 PS: Pace yourselves today... you'll want to save some energy for tonight's EES event! See you there. ⚜️🐊

12/17/2025

It’s Day 3 of AGU25 in New Orleans, and our department has an incredible lineup of poster presentations scheduled for today, Wednesday, December 17.
If you're heading to the poster hall, make sure to stop by and support our team as they share their research on everything from Arctic atmospheric trends to rift zone structures.
📅 Wednesday, Dec 17 Schedule
Morning Poster Sessions (8:30 AM – 12:00 PM)
• Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound of Atmospheric Mercury
• Presenter: Shaojian Huang
• The Evolution of Channel Geometry and Planform Morphology
• Presenter: Chenliang Wu
• Rift zone structures highly oblique to shallow mantle strain fabric
• Presenter: Cynthia Ebinger
• D**e induced Coulomb stress triggers on intrabasinal faults: Kivu Rift, Africa
• Presenter: Cirus Kalugana
• Continental to Oceanic Rifts: Formation and Evolution III Poster
• Presenter: Jonathan Snow
Afternoon Poster Session (2:15 PM – 5:45 PM)
• Spectral variations in low-frequency earthquakes during the 2021 eruption
• Presenter: Zachary Herbst

12/16/2025

Day 2 at AGU25: Research from Tulane EENS
From deep-sea channels to continental rifting and K-12 engagement, We're incredibly proud of our Tulane Earth and Environmental Sciences presenters sharing their groundbreaking research at AGU today, December 16! Come support them! 🌍✨ the Tulane EENS team is presenting diverse research at AGU today, December 16!
8:45 AM: O. Odugbesan (PhD) on Submarine Channel Avulsion (Rm 255-257)
9:00 AM: A. Strange (PhD) on 3D Coral Core Scans for High School Science (Rm 338-339)
2:00 PM: Dr. C. Ebinger (Professor) convenes the session Continental to Oceanic Rifts (Rm 344-345)
2:15 PM: Dr. K. Straub (Professor) presents a Poster on Submarine Fan Channelization (Hall EFG)
4:40 PM: M. Musila (PhD) on Magmatic Modification and Lithospheric Rifting (Rm 344-345)
Catch them at the New Orleans Convention Center! AGU25

12/15/2025

Come join Tulane Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences faculty members Wang and E. Törnqvist when they will host the Wave Cafe on Tuesday, December 16 at 12pm. The Wave Cafe is located on the AGU Expo Floor Space #853.
Additionally, ByWater Institute at Tulane University will host on Wednesday at 12pm and River-Coastal Science and Engineering will host Monday at 4. School of Science and Engineering University hashtag

12/15/2025

has officially arrived in New Orleans, and our Tulane Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EENS) is excited to participate in the week's events! Being the host city brings the global geoscience community right to our doorstep. Check out the full list of EENS Presentations this week.

We’re following key sessions relevant to our local research priorities, including:

Coastal Dynamics: EP11A focuses on Coastal Subsidence and Relative Sea Level Rise, a vital discussion for the Louisiana coast.

Environmental Research: H13A dives into the Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Remediation of Contaminants in the Environment.

Follow the latest insights using the official hashtag and keep an eye on our department page for updates from the conference floor!

12/07/2025

Roll Wave! 🌊🏆

Woke up Champions! 🏆

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12/03/2025

🌊 How Floods Shape River Movement 🌊
A new Tulane University study published in Science Advances reveals how floods influence river migration—reshaping waterways and the communities that depend on them.
Led by postdoctoral fellow Chenliang Wu, the research analyzed 64 river systems worldwide, including the Lower Mississippi River, Amazon, Ob, Sacramento, and Brazos. The findings provide a physics-based explanation of how flood size and frequency impact river movement.
📖 Learn more: Tulane study reveals how floods drive river movement amid shifting environmental patterns https://news.tulane.edu/pr/tulane-study-reveals-how-floods-drive-river-movement-amid-shifting-environmental-patterns

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