Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Biogeosciences

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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About the DEI Committee

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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.

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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.

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Upcoming Events

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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.

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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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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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
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John

LaToya Myles

AGU Honors & Recognition Committee

Research Focus

Surface-Atmosphere Exchange

Nitrogen Cycling

US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

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John

Gyami Shrestha

Committee Member

US Carbon Cycle Science Program, USGCRP, UCAR

John

Margaret Torn

President Biogeosciences Section

Lawrence Berkeley Lab

John

Robert Ulrich

Committee Member

Research Focus

Biomineralization

Vital Effects

Data Science

Machine Learning/AI

Geochemistry

University of California
Los Angeles

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