Winter 2026 Departmental Achievements
Awards: Professor Pieter Visscher Prof. Visscher received a Distinguished Career Award from The Geological Society of America. Over a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Visscher has led advances in our understanding of the complex interactions between microbial communities, biogeochemical cycles, and the formation of sedimentary structures, bridging microbiology and Earth system science. […]
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DMS Prof. Pieter Visscher honored with GSA Career Award
Please join us in congratulating Prof. Pieter Visscher for receiving the Geological Society of America’s 2025 Distinguished Career Award (sponsored by the Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division). Pieter is honored for his decade-long involvement in an NSF-sponsored project that has worked with undergraduate students studying microbial sediments in Puerto Rico. Between 2000 and 2011, Pieter brought […]
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Avery Point Spotlight: Jeff Godfrey
By: Anne L. Gilewski Officially, Jeff is an Academic Assistant at UConn’s Marine Sciences Department, but if you’ve ever been lucky enough to interact with Jeff, you know he’s far more than that. Over his 26-year career directing dive operations, Jeff standardized a formal curriculum that includes course work for Open Water Dive and Scientific […]
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