Congratulations to Hanna Konavaluk and Evgeny Mazko! Hanna and Evgeny were recognized for their excellence in teaching with these campus-wide awards. Hanna Konavaluk (MS ’25), Dorothy Powelson Award for Early Excellence in Teaching Evgeny …
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Kayla Hubbard’s Fieldwork in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys
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 …
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 …
Chancellor Mnookin and L&S Dean, Eric Wilcots tour Luke Zoet’s Surface Processes Lab
The Chancellor toured several research groups within the College of Letters and Science as part of a program aimed at viewing “World-changing Research within L&S”. Accompanying Chancellor Mnookin were Tina Neilson and L&S Dean, Eric …