Earth and Mineral Sciences Library gathers supplies for incoming fall students
Aaron Procious, left, Liz Long, Linda Musser, Harman Singh, Megan Fletcher and Elliott Rose show off some of the hundreds of items donated to the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Library Food Pantry. The items will go to students in need.
Grad students hone field, lab geobiology skills in global course
Students in the international geobiology course run through Penn State visited Italy, New York and Penn State to learn advanced research, field and lab techniques. International Geobiology Course (IGC) offered at Penn State and funded by the Agouron Institute and Simons Foundation. It’s directed by Katherine Freeman, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, and Jennifer Macalady, professor of geosciences.
Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards
The 10th Street Bypass in Pittsburgh: Penn State students, Carnegie Mellon students, Penn State faculty and staff from the Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State are collaborating to use existing fiber optic cables to predict dangerous potential geohazards like flooding, landslides and sinkholes in Pittsburgh.
Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration
Scans of the a giant fossil legume revealed the extinct species is a relative to the modern black bean tree.
Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences
Andrew Nyblade took over the Department of Geosciences in 2019 and steered the department through a global pandemic while creating key faculty hires.
Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship
Penn State graduate student Erik Schoonover, a doctoral candidate in geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was recently awarded the Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship Award.
Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board
EMS has announced the appointment of five new members, including Mary Reinthal, to the Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) board of directors, effective July 1.
Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet
If liquid water exists today on Mars, it may be too deep underground to detect with traditional methods used on Earth. But listening to earthquakes that occur on Mars — or marsquakes — could offer a new tool in the search.
Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants
The Erickson Discovery Grant, which funds independent research projects for undergraduate students, has been awarded to 43 recipients, including Alexander Czeczulin, this year.
Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized
Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth’s continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new mechanism proposed by Penn State scientists may explain how the cratons formed some 3 billion years ago, an enduring question in the study of Earth’s history.