Glacier sedimentation mediates glacier response to climate change - New publication by Dr Ellen Cowan
Apr 14, 2020
Dr Ellen Cowan's involvement in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) recently resulted in her first-author publication in Nature Comm...
Alumna Emily Blackburn '18 profiled by the College of Arts and Sciences
Apr 8, 2020
Emily Blackburn '18 has a "Then and Now" profile in the College of Arts and Sciences News. Emily earned her BS in Geology in 2018 and is now wor...
Moon Rocks in the Optics Lab
Mar 27, 2020
Want to see and hold moon rocks from the Apollo missions without going to a museum? You can if you major in geology! Every year, Dr. Sarah Carmi...
GES alum Jared Voris ('16) discovers & names new tyrannosaur
Feb 17, 2020
Jared Voris, a Department alumnus ('16) and now University of Calgary PhD student, discovered and named a new genus and species of tyrannosaur. T...
Petroleum Experts Limited Donates MOVE Software License to the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
We are pleased to announce the donation of the MOVE software package to the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences by Scotland-based Petr...
Dr Ellen Cowan honored with Chancellor's Award
Nov 12, 2019
Dr Ellen Cowan was the inaugural winner of the Chancellor's Award, which recognizes career-long research achievements. An Appalachian Today artic...
Congratulations to Dr. Steve Hageman, newly elected GSA Fellow!
Nov 6, 2019
Dr. Steve Hageman has recently been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, based on his research of fossil and modern bryozoans,...
Department, with faculty senate, pushes App to commit to climate-neutral practices
Nov 4, 2019
Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution pushing Appalachian administrators to commit to becoming a climate-neutral campus by 2035. GES professo...
GES alum Jake Dorsett ('18) research profiled
Nov 4, 2019
GES alumnus Jake Dorsett ('18) describes his research experience modeling Southern California fault dynamics in a recent Appalachian Today article. Do...
Appalachian Today showcases GES alumni Hannah Krueger '17
Oct 22, 2019
Hannah Krueger '17 is interviewed in Appalachian Today about her current PhD work in seismology at Brown University. Hannah was a BS Geology - Q...