Biogeosciences

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

DEI Fall Meeting '21 Programs

GEOspire at Fall Meeting 2021
GeoSpire is a program aimed at developing connections between AGU scientists and local classrooms within the communities that host our Fall Meeting. The program supports (virtual) classroom visits by scientists as well as teacher attendance at AGU.

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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 '21

Available here
Dec 13-17th, 2021

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Maya Almaraz

Co-Chair

Research Focus

C & N Cycling

Climate Change

Food Systems

University of California - Davis

Kyle Arndt

Early Career Committee Rep.

Research Focus

Greenhouse gas fluxes

Remote sensing

Ecosystem ecology

University of New Hampshire

Emily Cardarelli

Co-Chair

Research Focus

Microbial Ecology

Nitrogen Cycling

Subsurface Ecosystems

Astrobiogeochemistry

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jen Glass

Committee Member

Georgia Tech

Peter Griffith

AGU Governance Committee Rep.

Research Focus

Remote sensing

Carbon Cycle

Ecosystem ecology

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Colleen Hansel

President - Elect Biogeosciences Section

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Nagissa Mahmoudi

Committee Member

McGill University

Vasco Mantas

Committee Member

Research Focus

Earth Observation

Land Cover Dynamics

Satellite Based Estimates

University of Coimbra

LaToya Myles

AGU Honors & Recognition Committee

Research Focus

Surface-Atmosphere Exchange

Nitrogen Cycling

US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Gyami Shrestha

Committee Member

US Carbon Cycle Science Program, USGCRP, UCAR

Margaret Torn

President Biogeosciences Section

Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Robert Ulrich

Committee Member

Research Focus

Biomineralization

Vital Effects

Data Science

Machine Learning/AI

Geochemistry

University of California
Los Angeles

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Biogeosciences

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

About the DEI Committee

DEI Fall Meeting '21 Programs

GEOspire at Fall Meeting 2021
GeoSpire is a program aimed at developing connections between AGU scientists and local classrooms within the communities that host our Fall Meeting. The program supports (virtual) classroom visits by scientists as well as teacher attendance at AGU.

for Schools

for Scientists

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.

Available here

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Maya Almaraz

Co-Chair

Kyle Arndt

Early Career Committee Rep.

Emily Cardarelli

Co-Chair

Jen Glass

Committee Member

Peter Griffith

AGU Governance Committee Rep.

Colleen Hansel

President - Elect Biogeosciences Section

Nagissa Mahmoudi

Committee Member

Vasco Mantas

Committee Member

LaToya Myles

AGU Honors & Recognition Committee

Gyami Shrestha

Committee Member

Margaret Torn

President Biogeosciences Section

Robert Ulrich

Committee Member

Contact AGU

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Biogeosciences

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

About the DEI Committee

DEI Fall Meeting '21 Programs

GEOspire at Fall Meeting 2021GeoSpire is a program aimed at developing connections between AGU scientists and local classrooms within the communities that host our Fall Meeting. The program supports (virtual) classroom visits by scientists as well as teacher attendance at AGU.

for Schools

for Scientists

Best Practices GuideWhether 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.

Available here

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Maya Almaraz

Co-Chair

Kyle Arndt

Early Career Committee Rep.

Emily Cardarelli

Co-Chair

Jen Glass

Committee Member

Peter Griffith

AGU Governance Committee Rep.

Colleen Hansel

President - Elect Biogeosciences Section

Nagissa Mahmoudi

Committee Member

Vasco Mantas

Committee Member

LaToya Myles

AGU Honors & Recognition Committee

Gyami Shrestha

Committee Member

Margaret Torn

President Biogeosciences Section

Robert Ulrich

Committee Member

Contact AGU

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GEOspire at Fall Meeting 2021
GeoSpire is a program aimed at developing connections between AGU scientists and local classrooms within the communities that host our Fall Meeting. The program supports (virtual) classroom visits by scientists as well as teacher attendance at AGU.

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.