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Biogeosciences

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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About the DEI Committee

Biogeosciences Section

The purpose of the DEI Committee is to enhance, support, and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice in the Biogeosciences Section, AGU, and STEM more generally.

2023 Fall Meeting Travel Grants - Apply Now!

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DEI Committee Program

The AGU Biogeosciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is providing 2023 Fall Meeting Travel Grants to help increase the diversity among Biogeosciences attendees, by covering costs associated with attending the meeting, virtually or in-person. Awards will be need-based and up to $1,000. Awards are reserved for applicants who identify as members of underrepresented or underserved communities, have financial need, and who might otherwise not be able to attend the meeting.

Applications close October 13th, 2023.

Community Event: Share Your Science Career Story with the BGSci Community

Scientific origins: How it started, how it’s going

Monday @ Fall Meeting 2023

The DEI Committee is seeking storytellers who will each speak for 5–10 minutes at a casual event punctuated by networking opportunities. We hope to collect a diversity of experiences that reflect the challenges and triumphs of advancing in a scientific career. We will be asking applicants to prepare a story reflecting their experience on how they got interested in their field of study and where it has taken them.

MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

Upcoming Events

Biogeoscience Job Boards

On the job market? Not sure where to look for jobs? The Biogeosciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee has put together a list of job boards for academic, government, and industry positions. We hope this helps to broaden your search.

If you have more suggestions, please send them to Derek Pierson or Jen Glass.

Research/Tech Positions

Natural Resources Job Board (tamu.edu)

Sacnas Career Center

Ecolog-L listserv

Soil carbon listserv

Ph.D. Opportunities

Natural Resources Job Board (tamu.edu)

Sacnas Career Center

Ecolog-L listserv

Agronomy-Crop-Soil Tri Societies

Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and/or Volcanology Grad positions ‘24-’25

Post-Doc Openings

Job Board - Natural Resources Job Board (tamu.edu)

Sacnas Career Center

Ecolog-L listserv

Soil carbon listserv

Agronomy-Crop-Soil Tri Societies

Government

Sacnas Career Center

Soil carbon listserv

Off-Campus Field Work & Activities: Best Practices Guide

The value of field experience in an Earth Science education at both the undergraduate and graduate level is unquestioned. These field experiences take on many forms, from remote backpacking trips, to setting up instrumentation for urban air-quality measurements, to highly structured environments such as ships and field stations. However, living or travelling in close quarters can blur the boundaries between work and life. The guide below (credit Georga Tech) provides advice and best practices for navigating these complex environments.

sample12 — Promoting a Safe, Educational, and Inclusive Atmosphere when Off-campus with Trainees

Best Practices
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Credit to Georgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Fall Meeting: Best Practices Guide

Whether new to AGU's fall meeting or a long-time attendee, the best practices guide to AGU's fall meeting is intended to help attendees create an inclusive meeting environment for all who attend.

Best practices guide for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Fall Meeting

Available here
Dec 13-17th, 2021

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Maya Almaraz

Co-Chair

Research Focus

C & N Cycling

Climate Change

Food Systems

University of California - Davis

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John

Kyle Arndt

Early Career Committee Rep.

Research Focus

Greenhouse gas fluxes

Remote sensing

Ecosystem ecology

University of New Hampshire

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John

Emily Cardarelli

Co-Chair

Research Focus

Microbial Ecology

Nitrogen Cycling

Subsurface Ecosystems

Astrobiogeochemistry

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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John

Jen Glass

Committee Member

Georgia Tech

John

Peter Griffith

AGU Governance Committee Rep.

Research Focus

Remote sensing

Carbon Cycle

Ecosystem ecology

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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John

Colleen Hansel

President - Elect Biogeosciences Section

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

John

Nagissa Mahmoudi

Committee Member

McGill University

John

Vasco Mantas

Committee Member

Research Focus

Earth Observation

Land Cover Dynamics

Satellite Based Estimates

University of Coimbra

John

LaToya Myles

AGU Honors & Recognition Committee

Research Focus

Surface-Atmosphere Exchange

Nitrogen Cycling

US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

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Gyami Shrestha

Committee Member

US Carbon Cycle Science Program, USGCRP, UCAR

John

Margaret Torn

President Biogeosciences Section

Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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Robert Ulrich

Committee Member

Research Focus

Biomineralization

Vital Effects

Data Science

Machine Learning/AI

Geochemistry

University of California
Los Angeles

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