Message from the Chair
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Message from the Chair
Hello Earth and Planetary Science Alumni, The 2024-25 academic year has kicked off, marking the start of my second term as chair. Despite a little hesitation, I’ve decided to continue in the role. Truthfully, one of the highlights of being chair is meeting and working with our fantastic... Read More: Message from the Chair
Notes from the Field
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A Fossil First: Scientists Find 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Two Different Species of Human Ancestors at Same Spot
This article was originally posted on rutgers.edu and can be viewed by clicking here. A site in northern Kenya has yielded 1.5-million-year-old fossils. Louise N. Leakey Discovery by international... A Fossil First: Scientists Find 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Two Different Species of Human Ancestors at Same Spot -
Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate
This article was originally posted on rutgers.edu and written by Kitta MacPherson. Published October 29, 2024. An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has... Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate -
Congratulations to Our 2024 Student Award Recipients!
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Undergraduate Student Award recipients! The Department of Earth and Planetary Science is celebrating its many talented students. We are super proud of all of their... Congratulations to Our 2024 Student Award Recipients! -
Building Bridges to Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage
Written by Ken Miller, John Schmelz, and Lisa Auermuller. Addressing human carbon dioxide release of 10 billion tons of carbon (= 36.7 billion tons of Carbon dioxide) per year will require multiple... Building Bridges to Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage -
School of Ice: Crystal Pletka's Experience with Oregon State University
Written by Crystal Pletka, Ph.D. School of Ice Participants and Leaders at Eliot Glacier Observation Site.This summer I was lucky enough to attend the School of Ice at Oregon State University. The... School of Ice: Crystal Pletka's Experience with Oregon State University -
Holly Valgardson's Field Work in Lanzarote Under Dr. Ben Black!
Written by Holly Valgardson. I am holding a very large peridotite mantle xenolith. I am a second-year master's student working with Dr. Ben Black in the Earth and Planetary Science department. This... Holly Valgardson's Field Work in Lanzarote Under Dr. Ben Black! -
Retired Geologist Gives Back to the Rutgers Museum that Inspired Him
Thomas Ambrose at his home in Florida. Photo by Doug McDonough. This article was written by Jason Nark and originally posted on rutgersfoundation.org. World traveler Thomas Ambrose, who earned a... Retired Geologist Gives Back to the Rutgers Museum that Inspired Him
Alumni Spotlights
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Research & Academics
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Faculty & Staff Updates
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EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki!
EPS welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki! Yoshi joins us from Caltech, where he spent four years as a Stanback Postdoctoral Fellow. He received his B.Sc. from the University of... EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki! -
EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Shaunna Morrison!
Shaunna joins us from the Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL) after spending 5 years there as an Endowed Carnegie Research Scientist. Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral fellow at... EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Shaunna Morrison! -
Remembering Paleontologist Dr. George McGhee
Paleontologist, Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University George R. McGhee Jr. passed away on December 21, 2023 at RWJBH University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Born September 25, 1951 in... Remembering Paleontologist Dr. George McGhee
