2022
Awards & Honors
As a Fulbright grantee, Rachel Jankowski '22 will conduct environmental science research in Poland.
Date: May 18, 2022
Faculty
Earth Sciences Prof. Erik Klemetti leads students in research on a catastrophic event linked to Native American cultures 1,600 years ago.
Date: February 28, 2022
2021
Students
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Date: May 4, 2021
Fairs & Festivals
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences put together a booth at the Science Festival
Date: May 3, 2021
Internships
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Date: March 2, 2021
In the News
NASA will land the most sophisticated rover ever on Mars this week; prof. Erik Klemetti lays out an agenda to map the history of the red planet.
Date: February 16, 2021
In the News
Lava lakes, Lava flows, Lava domes, Prof. and vulcanologist Erik Klemetti waxes poetic on the mysteries of lava.
Date: January 21, 2021
2020
In the News
"Volcanoes can be somewhat unpredictable, even with the best monitoring," says Prof. Erik Klemetti in an article about New Zealand's White Island.
Date: December 7, 2020
Internships
Geosciences and environmental studies double major Robert Reynolds ’21 completed a summer scholar research project.
Date: September 14, 2020
Student News
Kelly Rose '96, geology, geo-data science researcher with NETL’s Research Innovation Center uses machine learning to prevent oil spills.
Date: August 19, 2020
Faculty
Geo Prof. Erik Klemetti discusses the possibility of new magma intruding under the Yellowstone caldera.
Date: May 20, 2020
Featured News
An NSF grant funds research to map the longest Mississippi River Flood on record while supporting inclusive undergraduate geoscience research.
Date: January 23, 2020
Faculty
Prof. Klemetti says the Tala volcano, formed in the middle of a lake in the Philippines, is one of the 10 most dangerous volcanos in the world.
Date: January 13, 2020
2019
Faculty
"Treat volcanoes with the respect that they deserve because they are relatively unpredictable," says vulcanologist & prof. Erik Klemetti.
Date: December 14, 2019
Field Trips
Three faculty and 9 students traveled to Mammoth Cave and the surrounding area, then to Jamestown, KY for the Department’s annual Fall Field Trip.
Date: October 2, 2019
Featured News
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######### University has been awarded a grant of $275,000 to fund a new model that welcomes and supports underserved students in the sciences.
Date: July 26, 2019
2018
In the News
Volcanologist and geology prof. Erik Klemetti commented on the processes that unleashed a devastating tsunami in Indonesia.
Date: December 29, 2018
Faculty
Geoscience Prof. Erik Klemetti shares the story of how he got his start as a volcanologist - someone who studies volcanos.
Date: November 2, 2018
Student News
The Summer Scholars program gives students time (and money) to pursue independent research.
Date: October 31, 2018
Field Trips
Eleven Geoscience students and three faculty traveled to the Central Appalachians in West Virginia and Virginia: Allegheny Plateau to the Blue Ridge.
Date: October 4, 2018
Alumni
Environmental studies major and geosciences minor, Max Howes '17 has been named as Conserving Carolina’s volunteer coordinator.
Date: September 28, 2018
Alumni
Annabel Spranger ‘19 is sailing to the Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean with SEA Semester.
Date: July 13, 2018
Faculty
Prof. Erik Klemetti is called on for commentary on the Kilauea volcano. Klemetti visited the site as part of a 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址
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Date: May 10, 2018
Field Trips
Four faculty and 21 students traveled to Hawaii
Date: March 23, 2018
Newsletters
Department hires, department honors and alumni news.
Date: March 6, 2018
2017
Faculty
Geology professor Erik Klemetti, also a world-renowned vulcanologist, commented on the eruption of Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali.
Date: November 28, 2017
Staff News
Ann Caldwell, geosciences academic administrative assistant, helped to organize an inter-state conference for her peers.
Date: October 5, 2017
Field Trips
Sept. 2017- 5 Geosciences Faculty and 21 students charted a boat to take them 3 miles off the shore from Bar Harbor to Ironbound Island.
Date: October 4, 2017
Faculty
Geosciences Professor Emeriti Ken Bork still garnering accolades.
Date: August 2, 2017
Field Trips
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######### geoscience faculty and students trekked across the Grand Canyon on their 2017 spring break field trip.
Date: March 29, 2017
