Researchers Solve Mystery of 'Dinky' Dinosaur’s Unusually Long Stride

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2024 Department of Geology

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Ancient Sunken Seafloor Reveals Earth’s Deep Secrets

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Associate Professor Nicholas Schmerr Helped Develop Lunar Instrument Chosen for Upcoming NASA Artemis Mission

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UMD Geology Ph.D. Student Sourabh Shubham Helps Discover Giant Volcano on Mars

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Faculty and Student Awards

Sarah Penniston-Dorland

Professor Sarah Penniston-Dorland has been elected president of the Mineralogical Society of America

  • Alan Jay Kaufman has been named a 2024 Distinguished University Professor read more...
  • Graduate Student Zach Vig was awarded Best Student Talk at the 2024 NASA Exploration Science Forum.  His talk was titled Visible Near-Infrared Spectral Evidence for Olivine in the Gruithuisen Domes. Watch his talk here.
  • Graduate Student Tytrice Faison received an Honorable Mention for her presentation at the campus-wide Three-Minute Thesis competition. Her talk was titled "UMD: Unravel Meteoritic Dating".
  • Graduate Student Elaine Jaross been selected to receive an Outstanding Student Presentation Award for her presentation at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

Upcoming Events

Colloquium - Max Lloyd from Penn State University

Friday, November 8, 2024

11:00 am

ESJ 0215

How well do plants breathe in glacial climates?

Saffat Shahid Thesis Defense

Thursday, November 14, 2024

9:00 am

PHY 4221

Using Bayesian Electrical Resistivity Inversion To Reveal Hillslope Dry-Up Process In A Mediterranean Climate

John Harris Thesis Defense

Friday, November 15, 2024

1:00 pm

IRB 1116

Geomorphic and hydrologic characteristics of small urbanized tributaries to a Fall Zone stream

Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications