Departmental Kudos

  Mazvita Chikomo was invited to join a panel of experienced SAS TAs to guide first-year TAs during the new Teaching Assistant Orientation. This August, the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP) welcomed over 100 new TAs through a combination of online modules and an...

  Bob Kopp has been selected as a lead author of the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, guiding the chapter on “Abrupt changes, low-likelihood high impact events and critical thresholds, including tipping points, in the Earth system.” Rutgers–New Brunswick is well...

  Paul Falkowski was invited to participate in Learning from Distant Disciplines at Oxford University. The symposium convenes an extraordinary roster of internationally distinguished speakers—including Nobel Laureates, leading scientists, and thought leaders across the sciences, arts, and policy—to...

 While interning at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum this summer, Kate learned that the Geological Society of America was interested in funding her computational research back at Rutgers. GSA will cover the cost of powerful equipment capable of running intensive programs to support her in...

As announced in Rutgers Today, Ken Miller was named as a Board of Governors Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The board named Kenneth G. Miller, acclaimed for his pioneering research on sea level and climate change, a Board of Governors Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Internationally...

Lauren Adamo’s project was selected and will work with a group of student to "Manny the Mastodon and His Travels: Bringing Science, History, Art, and Education Together Through Storytelling" has been selected for the 2025-2026 Interdisciplinary Research Program! The goals of the IRT program are to...

  Yoshi Miyazaki was interviewed by CNN to discuss changes in Earth's inner core. “Observing changes on an annual timescale is always intriguing,” he noted—highlighting how small shifts can help us understand massive geologic forces at play deep within the planet. Nice work, Yoshi!  

Ken Miller has been awarded the Francis P. Shepard Medal for Marine Geology, one of the most prestigious honors in sedimentary geology. Established in 1967, the medal is awarded annually by the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) to recognize outstanding, sustained contributions to marine...