The associate professor of Geography is recognized for outstanding contributions in research, educational, or societal impacts in the area of global environmental change within 10 years of receiving his Ph.D.
Winter, an associate professor of geography, and geography professor Frank Magilligan are featured in a story about increased flooding in Vermont. "The dominant effect of climate change on precipitation we've found is simply that warmer air holds more water," Winter says.
The Associate Professor of Geography received the Karen E. Wetterhahn Memorial Award for Distinguished Creative or Scholarly Achievement from the Dean of Faculty, among twelve other recognized faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences.
The department celebrated graduating seniors and their families at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday. 14 students were honored with awards for their academic excellence, passion for the environment and social justice, and enduring spirit of geography.
Maria's paper '"For The Land Where…" Analyzing the Interplay between Polish Romantic Poetry and Geospatial Thinking' was awarded best written work in Geography this year for its "outstanding analytical and creative richness".
The former Geography major and current Promise Institute Fellow at Project ANAR publishes "'Loathsome and Dangerous': Time to Remove Syphilis and Gonorrhea as Grounds for Inadmissibility".