Dr. Dennis Kent Retires After 22 Years at Rutgers

Arriving at Rutgers in 1998, following over 30 years at Lamont/Columbia Dennis Kent started as a faculty/researcher in our department serving on the faculty for 22 years.  While at Rutgers, Dennis attained the titles of Distinguished Professor and Board of Governor’s Professor and was elected to...

Martha Oliver Withjack Retires: Honoring Martha's Achievements

Written by Roy Schlische with contributions from Michael Durcanin and Alissa Henza On July 1, 2020, after 20 years at Rutgers, Dr. Martha Oliver Withjack made the transition from tenured professor to professor emerita. We wish Martha all the best during this next phase of her life. Below are some...

Petrologist, Dr. Claude Herzberg, Retires after 41 Years of Teaching and Research

Dr. Claude Herzberg retired this past year after 41 years of teaching and research at Rutgers. Claudebegan his career as a petrologist, teaching introductory geology and petrology to undergraduates and advanced petrology to graduate students. In later years, as his vision expanded tocover more...

Professor Emily Beverly received the 2023 James L. Wilson early career award for excellence in...

Emily received her MS from Rutgers (2012) and a PhD from Baylor (2015). She did post-doctoral research at Georgia State Univ. (2016-17) and Univ. of Michigan (2017-2018) collaborating with Naomi Levin and Ben Passey. Emily’s research is cutting edge working at the interface of sedimentology, soil...

Robert Sheridan, a Tribute

Honoring an EPS Fixture Written by Dr. Gail Ashley and Dr. Martha Withjack It is with great sadness that we report the death of our colleague, Robert E. Sheridan, on October 7, 2021. Bob was a dedicated teacher, mentor, and scholar, and he was a strong advocate for a comprehensive, rigorous...

EPS welcomes our newest faculty member Dr. Benjamin Black!

Examining Volcanic Magmas and Planetary Interiors Ben joined EPS in 2021 after spending 5 years at CUNY City as an Assistant Professor. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, and he received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ben’s research relates the...

Dr. George McGhee Retires After 42 Years at Rutgers University

Saying Goodbye After Teaching Paleontology for Over Four Decades  Written by Ken Miller Following 42 years of teaching, research, and service, Distinguished Professor George McGhee retired in 2020 and assumed a position as Emeritus Professor. George received his PhD under David Raup from the...

Dr. Lujendra Ojha Explores Mars and New Exoplanets

Look to the Red Planet and Beyond! Written by Lauren Neitzke Adamo Dr. Lujendra (Luju) Ojha joined the faculty in Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) in 2019 after completing a prestigious Balustein Postdoctoral Fellow and a Research Scientist, in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at...

The Ashleyocene

End of an Era with Dr. Gail Ashley's Retirement Written by Jim Browning After teaching Sedimentology to several generations of geology students and supervising 39 graduate students, Distinguished Professor Gail Ashley retired at the end of 2018. Gail received her PhD from the University of British...

EPS Welcomes Faculty Member Dr. Katherine Bermingham

Studying and Teaching About the Building Blocks of Our Solar System Written by Lauren Neitzke Adamo The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) would like to welcome Dr. Katherine Bermingham to the faculty. Katherine joined EPS in January 2020 after spending 2 years as a Research...