Most mornings in the McMurdo Dry Valleys start the same way: convincing myself to leave my sleeping bag and step into the cold with the promise of coffee. For two months each year, our team …
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Congratulations to Brian Jicha, 2025 Fellow of the Geological Society of America
At the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Scientist Brian Jicha was inducted as a GSA Fellow. Brian was nominated by colleagues Mike Garcia, Terry Plank, and Matt Heizler. For the award …
Andrea Dutton Receives the 2025 GSA Public Service Award
Professor Andrea Dutton is the 2025 recipient of the Geological Society of America Public Service Award. Andrea is recognized for her exceptional communication of climate science to decision makers in the public affairs and policy …
RISE-EARTH Critical Minerals Candidate Seminars Announced
The Department of Geoscience is pleased to announce the candidates selected for on-campus visits as part of the search for a faculty member specializing in critical mineral resources. These candidates have demonstrated exceptional expertise in …
Department Alumni, Richard Alley, Awarded the National Medal of Science
Richard Alley received a Ph.D. from the Department of Geoscience at UW–Madison in 1987 and joined the Penn State faculty shortly afterward. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008 and has …
Graduate student Rudy Molinek receives science communication award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications is awarded annually to scientists and journalists who work on the frontlines of science communication and have developed creative, original work to communicate issues …
Recent PhD Graduate Emily Mixon and co-authors publish findings about Archean tectonic regimes in PNAS
Recent PhD graduate Emily Mixon and co-authors applied novel Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) techniques in the WiscSIMS Lab to collect geochemical data for zircons from two of the oldest felsic crustal fragments.
Graduate Student Collin Sutton receives Department of Energy award to study improved hydrogeological modeling
Geoscience PhD candidate Collin Sutton has received the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award, which will take him to Los Alamos National Laboratory later this summer.
Professor Andrea Dutton testifies to US Senate About Impacts of Climate Change on Ocean Economies
Dr. Andrea Dutton appeared before the Senate Budget Committee to testify at a hearing entitled “Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries”. Video of the entire hearing, as well as Dr. …