UNLV Department of Geoscience

Timothy P. Heming
M.S. Candidate
Department of Geoscience

Late Pleistocene-Holocene Paleohydroclimate from Southern Mexico

Dr. Matthew Lachniet, Advisory Committee Chair
Dr. Yan Hu, Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Zach Perzan, Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Drew Peltier, Graduate College Representative
LFG 201A or on Zoom at
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August 28, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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Good Morning graduates,
The Geoscience department would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to each of you on reaching this incredible milestone in your academic journey! Today, as you walked across the stage, you did not just complete your degree, you stepped into the future as the next generation, ready to shape the world with your knowledge and passion.
This achievement represents years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, and we are so proud of all that you have accomplished. From fieldwork to classroom discussions, you’ve demonstrated exceptional curiosity, critical thinking, and commitment to Geoscience. Your contributions to the field will no doubt make a lasting impact.
As you celebrate this momentous occasion, take a moment to reflect on how far you’ve come and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Whether you are continuing your studies, entering the workforce, or pursuing other passions, we have no doubt that you will bring the same enthusiasm and determination that you’ve shown here to everything you do.
Once again, congratulations! We wish you all the best as you begin this exciting new chapter.
It'll be a hard rock life but remember the world needs more brilliant minds like yours so go out and make your mark!

Spring 2026 Outstanding UNLV Graduates

Gare Ambrose-Igho
Ph.D. in Geoscience

portrait of Gare Ambrose-Igho
Gare Ambrose-Igho
Water scarcity is top of mind for many Nevadans — and it especially hits home for Gare Ambrose-Igho. The geoscience Ph.D. student is from Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country and part of a region where many lack access to clean drinking water.

Gare spent her graduate career looking for solutions — and along the way earned awards, scholarships, and an impressive 3.9 GPA as she smashed through barriers of a historically white male-dominated field.

Gare’s research explores groundwater flow. Specifically, she uses math to combat food insecurity by mapping well locations and predicting future water availability and agricultural irrigation needs as populations, climate change, and pollution increase. It required years of persistent communication and digging through sometimes unorganized or undigitized data. The award-winning work is focused on Nigeria and its fast-growing neighbor Niger. But Gare’s ultimate goal is to spur international cooperation in managing precious water resources to help alleviate human suffering around the globe.

That includes right here in the Silver State. Gare served as an environment geologist through a Nevada Gold Mines fellowship, mapping well sites, analyzing groundwater samples, and collaborating on an interactive museum exhibit for kids.

Gare has persevered through personal tragedy, balancing academics with leadership and service for organizations including the African Student Alliance and Association for Women Geoscientists.

Her passion has paid off. Gare recently took her talents to the Texas Water Development Board, where she’s working as a hydrologist looking for ways to solve water scarcity challenges there.

UNLV geoscience hosted a booth at the Las Vegas Science and Technology Grand Expo 2026. 15th year in a row we have attended.
We talked with more than a thousand kids and parents and gave away more than 700 bags of mineral samples.
It was a great success!

Good afternoon Geoscience,

Tomorrow's seminar will be on "Do carbon isotopes in shallow water carbonates preserve a record of global carbon cycling? Insights from Ca isotopes" presented by Dr. Matthew Saltzman. Seminar will take place in LFG 102 from 4:00pm-5:00pm on Wednesday April 29th, 2026.

We hope to see you there!

Canceled 

Hello Geoscience, next week's seminar will be on "Sampling Mars: Insights into the History and Habitability of the Red Planet” presented by Dr. Christopher Herd.

Seminar will take place in LFG 102 from 4:00pm-5:00pm on Wednesday April 15th, 2026.

We hope to see you there!

Good morning Geoscience,

This week's seminar will be on "The Role of Meteorite Impacts in the Origin and Evolution of Life” presented by Dr. Gordon Osinski. Seminar will take place in LFG 102 from 4:00pm-5:00pm on Wednesday April 8th, 2026.

We hope to see you there!

Congratulations for successfully defending your masters Eunice !!

May you celebrate graduation recalling fond memories from your past and dreaming exciting visions of your future.

The geoscience office staff and Franki

Congratulation Gare for completing your PhD.

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