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

Unusual Deposits on Moon’s Near Side Suggest Possibility of ‘Unique Volcanic Process’

Unusual Deposits on Moon’s Near Side Suggest Possibility of ‘Unique Volcanic Process’

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

Geosciences at UMD Ranks #13 Globally

Geosciences at UMD Ranks #13 Globally

Faculty and Student Awards

Lori Willhite (Ph.D '25) was awarded the 2025 AGU Study of Earth's Deep Interior Section Award for Graduate Research at AGU's annual meeting.

Lori Willhite (Ph.D '25) was awarded the 2025 AGU Study of Earth's Deep Interior Section Award for Graduate Research at AGU's annual meeting.

Other news...
  • PhD Candidate Kathryn Gansler received 2nd place for her talk in the Student Oral and Poster Competitions at the NASA Exploration Science Forum.
  • Michael Brown has been named a Distinguished University Professor for 2025. read more...
  • Professor emerita Ann Wylie has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). read more...
  • Graduate Student Ashley Hanna won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the AGU 2024 Annual Meeting.

Upcoming Events

Colloquium - Selva Marroquin from University of Wisconsin, Madison

Friday, February 20, 2026

11:00 am EST

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Linking Waulsortian Carbonate Mound Growth to Carbon Cycle Instability in the Early Carboniferous

Colloquium - Jennifer Whitten from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Friday, March 13, 2026

11:00 am EDT

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Colloquium - Vasilije Dobrosavljevic from Carnegie Science Earth & Planets Laboratory (EPL)

Friday, March 27, 2026

11:00 am EDT

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Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications