Daniel Scarbrough, a PhD candidate in applied physics at Colorado School of Mines, was named runner up in the JenLab Young Investigator Award at SPIE Photonics West.
New companies are not born out of thin air. An entrepreneur and their idea are the seeds—but that seed won’t grow without proper support in the right environment. To blossom from a fledgling startup into a booming business, these ventures need investors and money.
Since graduating from Mines, Kurtis Griess ’08, MS ’10 has carved out an impressive career in educational enterprises: six years as the founder and director of Compassion by the Book, a nonprofit he launched to cultivate a philanthropic mindset in college students; two years as a mathematics teacher with Denver Public Schools; six years as director of two federally funded Upward Bound Math and Science programs in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and now director of TRIO Student Support Services at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. It’s somewhat surprising, therefore, to learn he never envisioned a career in education.
In the days following the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the death toll has mounted steadily and dramatically. As of Friday, 23,000 people have been confirmed dead, and that count is expected to rise.
The World Community of Geological Surveys, the Global Earthquake Model Foundation, the Geological Survey of Canada, and GNS Science (New Zealand) are hosting a three-part webinar series that brings together representatives from multiple geological surveys organizations to provide an update on the latest information about the role of geological survey organizations in understanding geo-hazard risks and informing risk reduction actions.
Please join us for our next GOLI webinar, Cultivating Geosciences, Justice, and Action through Participatory Research Methods, which will be held on February 15, 2023 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST.
The World Community of Geological Surveys, the Global Earthquake Model Foundation, the Geological Survey of Canada, and GNS Science (New Zealand) are hosting a three-part webinar series that brings together representatives from multiple geological surveys organizations to provide an update on the latest information about the role of geological survey organizations in understanding geo-hazard risks and informing risk reduction actions.