Departmental Kudos

EPS student Vidushi Dhaka has been selected to receive the Excellence in Research Award, a distinguished student research award at Rutgers. Vidushi won the award for her exceptional undergraduate research accomplishments, demonstrated through a peer‑reviewed publication in planetary science, lead...

David Tibbits has been awarded a grant from the Geological Society (UK). His project, titled “Herkimer Diamond Drilling Expedition: Unraveling the Origin of New York’s ‘Herkimer Diamond’ Quartz Crystals,” will receive funding to support analytical expenses, drilling equipment, and travel to the...

Members of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences were just accepted into the inaugral "Wading In: SAS Summer Research Mentoring Program," an initiative developed this year by SAS to advance new mentor/mentee relationships between SAS faculty and undergraduate students to work on a project this...

Kevin Hand and Katherine Bermingham were asked to join a NASA-Astrobiology panel called NASA-DARES. NASA-DARES (Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy) is NASA’s next roadmap for studying the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The in-progress...

  Congratulations to graduate student Camilla Baumer on her acceptance into the Sloan STAR Fellowship Program! The STAR (STEM Transformation and Advancing Retention) program, funded by the Sloan Foundation and supported by Rutgers University, is a peer mentoring initiative that pairs graduate and...

  James Eguchi, a postdoctoral associate in EPS, is featured in Rutgers Today for his research on how massive volcanic events shape Earth’s climate and long-term habitability. Combining fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and modeling, his work traces how carbon moves between Earth’s interior and...

Our EPS students did an outstanding job presenting their research and serving as ambassadors for Rutgers science. They initiated many new collaborations and generated new/updated project ideas, and the response from colleagues was overwhelmingly positive. Several attendees commented on the quality...

We are delighted to share that EPS Ph.D. student David Tibbits received multiple major awards at the 2026 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show—the world’s largest and most prestigious gem and mineral exhibition. David was awarded:• Best in Show for the highest-scoring competitive exhibit in the Masters...