AGU Action on Confronting Racism in STEM
To join the national conversation on confronting racism in STEM, we will be doing the following.
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell was AGU’s board president from 2019-2020. She has been a member of AGU for more than 30 years, including serving as president of the Cryosphere section, being elected as an AGU Fellow in 2011 and receiving Outstanding Student Paper in Geodesy at the AGU Fall Meeting in 1988.
Bell is a Palisades Geophysical Institute (PGI)/Lamont Research Professor in Marine Geology and Geophysics at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She directs research programs in Antarctica and Greenland, and she has developed technology to monitor our changing planet. Her career highlights are expansive and include having a mile-long Antarctic ridge, Bell Buttress, named after her, discovering a volcano beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, and leading a Lamont team to map the Hudson River from Staten Island to Albany.
AGU demands diversity, equity and inclusion
Like the rest of the world, when we watched the horrific killing of George Floyd, we were filled with a range of emotions, from anger to grief. We also knew that the injustice and discrimination that we saw would be felt beyond Minnesota.
AGU’s next CEO and Executive Director will be Randy Fiser
We are excited to announce Randy Fiser will be AGU’s CEO and executive director, effective 17 August 2020.
AGU continues its work and commitment for a more diverse and inclusive geoscience community
Today, AGU released its annual ethics report detailing the efforts of our community to support greater diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences.
Please Donate Your Medical-Grade Supplies Now
Steve Chillrud from LDEO of Columbia University reached out to Robin to flag that many of our members and many in the Earth and space scientific community work in labs where there are N95 masks, eye protection, face shields and other protective gear that the medical professionals need (#GetMePPE).
AGU Announces Interim CEO
The executive committee is pleased to announce that Julie Freeman will serve as AGU’s interim executive director and CEO.
AGU Posts Position Description for CEO Search
I want to update you on our progress for AGU’s next CEO and executive director.
Your advice will help shape AGU’s next 100 years
We hope your new year is off to a great start! 2020 will be a big year for AGU in many ways, but one major opportunity we have ahead of us is finalizing a new strategic plan for AGU that will set the organization’s course for the next decade and beyond.
AGU CEO Search Update
I am writing to share a brief update on the search process for the AGU’s next CEO and executive director. As announced in October, Chris McEntee will be departing AGU at the end of the March 2020. A Search Committee is being formed and will be responsible for evaluating a wide range of candidates and, … Read more
AGU CEO Announces Leadership Transition
It is with mixed emotions that I am announcing that Chris McEntee, our CEO and executive director, has informed us that she will be departing AGU at the end of the first quarter of 2020. During her tenure, her remarkable leadership has positioned AGU as the leading voice and convener of Earth and space science … Read more