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

Researchers Solve One of Earth’s Ancient Volcanic Mysteries

Researchers Solve One of Earth’s Ancient Volcanic Mysteries

Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells 'Double Trouble' for Drinking Water

Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells 'Double Trouble' for Drinking Water

Faculty and Student Awards

Kathryn Gansler

PhD Candidate Kathryn Gansler received 2nd place for her talk in the Student Oral and Poster Competitions at the NASA Exploration Science Forum.

Other news...
  • 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.
  • Graduate student Karla Núñez has been selected for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Upcoming Events

Colloquium - Matthew Jackson from University of California, Santa Barbara

Friday, October 10, 2025

11:00 am

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A “Hotspot highway” that extends back into the Cretaceous Pacific… and into the Tonga Trench

Colloquium - Admin Husic from Virginia Tech

Friday, October 17, 2025

11:00 am

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TBD

Colloquium - Austin Green from Virginia Tech

Friday, October 24, 2025

11:00 am

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A Tale of Two Lithospheres: The Geodynamic Controls on the Habitability of Europa’s Subsurface Ocean

Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications