Open Houses

Our last open house of the year feature Daniel Minke and Anjali Khisty. Both Daniel and Anjali completed Associate degrees at Lone Star College University Park before transferring to SHSU to complete their Bachelor’s degrees in Geology in December of 2022. They are currently working for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This event will take place on Tuesday, February 21st at 7pm virtually on Zoom. Anyone interested in attending should email Dr. Moss to register.

Our first open house of 2023 will be on Tuesday, January 24th at 7pm. The event will take place both virtually on Zoom and in person at the SHSU Woodlands Center Room 109. Free parking is available at the Woodlands center for attendees. Please email Dr. Moss to register.

Guest speaker Travis Presley graduated from SHSU in 2017 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geography with a GIS concentration. He also minored in Geology. Travis is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Environmental Management at University of Houston Clear Lake. Since 2017, he has worked in a geotechnical laboratory that performs testing off drill cores from ocean floors all over the world. Travis’ talk will highlight his journey from student to professional and focus on his everyday work environment.

Our second open house of the semester will be on Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm.
The event will take place both virtually on Zoom and in person in Lee Drain Building 214.
Please email Dr. David Moss for the link to register.

Guest speaker Peyton Lisenby grew up in Southeast Texas and spent much of his formative years enjoying the bayous, swamps, and marshes of the lower Neches and Sabine River basins. Peyton graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2010 with a B.S. in Geology and minor in Geography. He went on to complete a M.S. in Geology at Texas Christian University in 2013, where his research focused on linking reach-scale river channel morphology with variations in hydraulic indices for a tropical, mountain river. Peyton earned his Ph.D. from Macquarie University in Sydney, NSW, Australia. His dissertation work focused on understanding the capacity for river adjustment by characterizing river sensitivity and sediment connectivity for large flood events in the Lockyer Valley, southeast Queensland. Peyton has published research on river and wetland systems in the US, Costa Rica, Australia, and southern Africa. After postdoctoral appointments in Australia and Wales, he worked as an assistant professor in the Geoscience Dept. at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. Peyton has recently changed careers to take on a practical role in river management, and he currently works as a water resource planner for the Brazos River Authority in Waco, Texas.