Faculty/Staff

Shreya Arora

Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Science

Earth and Climate Sciences, Asian Studies

Rebecca C. Payne

Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Physics

Earth and Climate Sciences, Physics and Astronomy

Emeritus

News & Updates

July 31, 2026

Alumni Association presents alumni awards recognizing service…

At Bates Reunion in June, the Alumni Association gathered to present the annual Alumni Council Awards, recognizing the exceptional career and service achievements of five…

June 30, 2026

David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for…

David Omasombo ’26 and Chiwer Mayen ’26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.

June 25, 2026

Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90.

Earth and Climate Sciences

Faculty/Staff

Shreya Arora

Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Science

Nick Balascio

Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

Charlotte H. Connop

Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

Malcolm S. Hill

Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Biology

Beverly J. Johnson

Charles A. Dana Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

Rebecca R. Minor

Visiting Lecturer and Assistant in Instruction

Rebecca C. Payne

Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Physics

Emeritus

Future Students