Sarah Penniston-Dorland Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Sarah Penniston-Dorland Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Graduates!

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Graduates!

Volcanic Rocks Reveal Earth’s Earliest Chemical Secrets

Volcanic Rocks Reveal Earth’s Earliest Chemical Secrets

UMD Department of Geology Announces New Name

UMD Department of Geology Announces New Name

Provost's citation and Michael Brown's remarks at Convocation 2025

Provost's citation and Michael Brown's remarks at Convocation 2025

Faculty and Student Awards

Sujay Kaushal

Professor Sujay Kaushal has been selected as a fellow of the International Association of Geochemistry for his significant contributions to the field of geochemistry.

Other news...
  • Graduate Student Elizabeth Huang recently competed in the final round of the Graduate School's 3 Minute Thesis competition. Click to watch her presentation. read more...
  • James Farquhar Named 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science read more...
  • Jay Kaufman is the recipient of the 2026 the Francis J. Pettijohn Medal for Sedimentology, awarded by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.
  • Dr. Sujay Kaushal was named the Goldschmidt Conference F. Earl Ingersol Lecturer for the upcoming meeting in July in Montreal.

Upcoming Events

Kyle Kim Dissertation Defense

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

9:00 am EDT

PLS 1140

Austin Turner Thesis Defense

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

9:00 am EDT

ESJ 0224

Kiran Almas Dissertation Defense

Monday, August 17, 2026

12:00 pm EDT

PLS 1140

Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications