Stratigraphy Group Updates

Congratulations to Our Graduating Students

Stratigraphy Students Finish Their Degrees Since 2016 these students have received their degrees: 2022, Ashlyn Spector, M.S. 2022, James N. Stanley, M.S. 2021 William J. Schmelz, Ph.D. 2020, Sophie... Congratulations to Our Graduating Students

Stratigraphy Group Presentations at National Meetings

Faculty, Post-Docs, and Student Work Showcased at National and International Meetings Our group has had the opportunity to present their work at many national and international meetings. Great job to... Stratigraphy Group Presentations at National Meetings

Rutgers Scientists Sail on D/V JOIDES Resolution

Science in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean In XX of 2016, Rutgers Eartha and Planetary Science Professors Greg Mountain and Yair Rosenthal participated in a 2 month expedition onboard the D/V JOIDES... Rutgers Scientists Sail on D/V JOIDES Resolution

Graduate Student, Parth Patel, Given Internship in Alaska

EPS Master's student, Parth Patel, is in Anchorage, Alaska on a 3.5 month internship with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. He's part of a team tasked by federal mandate to assess oil and gas... Graduate Student, Parth Patel, Given Internship in Alaska

Graduate Student Anya Hess Awarded Prestigious Schlanger Fellowship

Ph.D. student, Anya Hess has been awarded a Schlanger Graduate Student Fellowship by the U.S. Science Support Program for her work on reconstructing oxygen deficient zones. This prestigious... Graduate Student Anya Hess Awarded Prestigious Schlanger Fellowship

Anya Hess Wins Johanna M. Resig Award

Congratulations to Anya Hess who was awarded the Johanna M. Resig Award from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research. The purpose of the fellowship is to recognize and forward the careers of... Anya Hess Wins Johanna M. Resig Award

Graduate Student Aldiyar Mukhatzhanov to Participate in Research Cruise on R/V Marcus

Congratulations to Aldiyar Mukhatzhanov who will participate in an NSF-funded research cruise aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth focused on understanding hydrothermal circulation in oceanic crust... Graduate Student Aldiyar Mukhatzhanov to Participate in Research Cruise on R/V Marcus

Subcommission on Neogene Stratigraphy to be Chaired by Miller

Dr. Ken Miller has been named the Chair of the Subcommission on Neogene Stratigraphy (SNS), a subcommission of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) of the International Union of... Subcommission on Neogene Stratigraphy to be Chaired by Miller

Geological Society of America Student Research Grant Given to Anya Hess

The Geological Society of America has awarded graduate student, Anya Hess, $1,250 to help fund her research on the paleo-oxygenation in the eastern equatorial Pacific during the Middle Miocene. This... Geological Society of America Student Research Grant Given to Anya Hess

Ashlyn Spector Named 2022 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow

Master's student, Ashlyn Spector (graduated January 2022), was named one of the 74 national finalists selected for the 2022 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea... Ashlyn Spector Named 2022 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow

Ken Miller Named President of the Cushman Foundation

In 2022, Dr. Ken Miller was named the President of the Cushman Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting Foraminiferal Research. This not-for-profit group consists of international scientists... Ken Miller Named President of the Cushman Foundation

Anya Hess Selected for Cushman Foundation Award

Anya Hess, Ph.D. student in Earth and Planetary Sciences, was selected as 1 of 3 winners of the Cushman Foundation 2020 William V. Sliter Student Research Award for studies that focus on Mesozoic... Anya Hess Selected for Cushman Foundation Award

Prof. Ken Miller joins JOIDES Facility Board

The chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Greg Mountain, announced that Ken Miller (pictured) will join the JOIDES Facility Board the. IODP Facility Boards comprise a mix of... Prof. Ken Miller joins JOIDES Facility Board

New oxygen isotope and sea-level synthesis in Science Advances

Rutgers Research Reaffirms Surprising Glacial and Nearly Ice-Free Periods in Last 66 Million Years New research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human... New oxygen isotope and sea-level synthesis in Science Advances

New Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Class Created

EPS Courses Receive Major "Tectonic Uplift" In keeping with other Big 10 Academic Alliance programs and to streamline the major requirements in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,... New Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Class Created

Galochkina selected as Goldwater Scholar

Congratulations to Mariya Galochkina who was selected as a 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholar by the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation and the... Galochkina selected as Goldwater Scholar

Anya Hess awarded dissertation development funding

Anya Hess has been awarded $2,000.00 in Off-Campus Dissertation Development funding by the School of Graduate Studies. This funding will go towards the cost of attending IsoCamp this summer, a... Anya Hess awarded dissertation development funding

Galochkina earns prestigious award and internship

Mariya Galochkina has been selected to receive the Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award at the New Brunswick Chancellor’s Student Leadership Gala. Mariya was also awarded a summer internship at... Galochkina earns prestigious award and internship

Miller, Browning receive GSA honors

Congratulations to Professors Ken Miller and Jim Browning on receiving honors from the Geological Society of America (GSA)! Miller was awarded the Laurence L. Sloss Award, in recognition of... Miller, Browning receive GSA honors

New Drilling in Medford, NJ

More Holes Made in the Name of Science! 2016 August 22 to 26, we completed coring for the Medford Auger Project. In all we cored 10 holes at six sites, targeting the PETM in the Marlboro Formation... New Drilling in Medford, NJ

Ken Miller named co-chair of the IODP-SEP, International Ocean Discovery Program Science Evaluation Panel, for 3-year term.

The IODP-SEP fosters and evaluates drilling proposals for the three IODP Facilities Boards (drilling platforms): the US-led D/V JOIDES Resolution, the Japanese-led D/V Chikyu, and the European led... Ken Miller named co-chair of the IODP-SEP, International Ocean Discovery Program Science Evaluation Panel, for 3-year term.

Ken Miller: Sea-level Change: Past, Present, and Future

Ken Miller's 2014-2015 Distinguished Lecture Tour, sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the AAPG Foundation, June 2015 Ken Miller: Sea-level Change: Past, Present, and Future

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