Earth and Mineral Sciences

Department of Geosciences

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Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

December 09, 2025

A rock formation on a clear blue day.

Dinosaur extinction shaped modern forests and rivers, researchers find

December 05, 2025

Gale Blackmer is the Pennsylvania state geologist.

EarthTalks: Pa. sees ‘promising opportunities’ for critical minerals production

December 01, 2025

EMS millennium scholars

Millennium Scholars credit program for highlighting path to doctoral degrees

December 01, 2025

Christina Lopano is a research physical scientist in the National Energy Technology Laboratory's Research and Innovation Center.

EarthTalks: Research about coal byproducts a window into critical minerals

November 26, 2025

Six new members to alumni boards for College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

New members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni boards

November 25, 2025

A group of collaborators including Penn State faculty member Sarah Ivory, center, is photographed on the second day of a three-day trek near Kilembe village, Uganda, on June 26, 2025.

Uganda community collaboration targets climate hazards with reforestation

November 24, 2025

Sarah Ivory in Dhofar’s Nejd Desert

$13.9M grant to investigate how fire, climate, people shaped Africa’s landscapes

November 06, 2025

A rusted pipe leaks water in a forest.

Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane, metals into water

November 06, 2025

EarthTalks: Data illuminates ore containing critical minerals

November 03, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Saltwater contamination threatens water supplies

September 30, 2025

Illustration of fiber optic cable lines used for telecommunications

Fiber optic cables could act as early warning system for geohazards, study finds

September 29, 2025

Maureen Feineman is an associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State.

EarthTalks: How Pennsylvania’s industrial past can support tech, energy

September 16, 2025

Erin DiMaggio collecting a sample of an altered volcanic ash deposit.

Q&A: Dating fossils from hotbed period of early human evolution

September 09, 2025

Bridget Reheard

Bridget Reheard named summer 2025 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

August 15, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 2025

Peter Heaney and Mara Grigore

Q&A: Professor emeritus reflects on his research, teaching career in geosciences

July 18, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier

Measuring how – and where – Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool

July 09, 2025

Geosciences student Kaitlin Dasovich holds mastodon tusk

Geosciences undergraduate uses research tools to solve mastodon mysteries

May 13, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

EMS student marshals

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences names spring 2025 student marshals

April 30, 2025

Jasmine Fields greets public at outdoor booth.

State College sustainability coordinator got start at Penn State

April 30, 2025

Geosciences graduate student Amina Abdulsalam shows how streams impact the landscape.

For fourth graders, earth science lessons come to life at Penn State

April 23, 2025

Student shows off a dire wolf fossil

Rare dire wolf bone logged by undergraduate student at Penn State

April 22, 2025

Olivia DiPrinzio, who graduated in 2024 with honors in energy engineering and earth science and policy, is now associate director of the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium.

Penn State grad aims to advance sustainability education across Pennsylvania

April 16, 2025

Lee Kump and JP Maria

Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty and students honored at college's awards ceremony

April 08, 2025

Geography Coffee Hour to feature Richard Alley on sea-level rise and ice sheets

March 31, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Four Penn State faculty elected AAAS Fellows

March 27, 2025

Lake Mead under blue skies showing decreased depth due to less water

Q&A: Wading into the shrinking waters of the Colorado River

March 19, 2025

EarthTalks: Widga to discuss museums as partners in broader impact activities

February 25, 2025

A panoramic photo showing dune-like shapes on Mars

Gulf of Mars: Rover finds evidence of ‘vacation-style’ beaches on Mars

February 24, 2025

2025 NAE class - Susan Brantley, Long-Qing Chen and Russell Johns

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 18, 2025

Anak Krakatau volcano in October 2013

Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

February 07, 2025

Researchers visit the Laguna del Hunco fossil rainforest site in Argentina

Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years

February 04, 2025

‘Growing Impact’ explores monitoring environmental activity with fiber optics

February 03, 2025

Nicolas Choquette-Levy

Climate risk researcher joins the Institute of Energy and the Environment

January 28, 2025

A person standing next to a computer screen holds two rocks.

Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence

January 23, 2025

Susan Brantley, Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences

Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State

December 02, 2024

Australian rainforest with eucalyptus trees and ferns

Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire

December 02, 2024

Coral reefs are dependent on clean and clear waters for their growth and survival

Scientists examine how wastewater practices in Florida Keys impact water quality

October 31, 2024

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow

October 15, 2024

Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

October 09, 2024

Metal equipment in the snow

Earth beneath ice sheet key to predicting sea level rise from warming climate

September 23, 2024

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River

September 20, 2024

Person stands at the front of a room, talking to other people sitting at tables.

Multi-Campus REU students gain research experience at University Park

September 17, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

Graduate students in the International Biology Course collect samples with Max Lloyd, assistant professor at Penn State.

Grad students hone field, lab geobiology skills in global course

August 26, 2024

Yellow metal bridge, flooding across roadway, road block signs, red traffic lights

Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards

August 09, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences

July 23, 2024

A person stands next to a garden. A building is visible in the immediate background.

Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

July 22, 2024

New GEMS board members

Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

July 18, 2024

Reddish dirt with grey horizon visible in background

Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet

June 17, 2024

Metamorphic rocks with a hammer on top

Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized

May 08, 2024

Chesapeake Bay satellite image

NSF grant awarded to manage salt contamination of tidal river water supplies

April 03, 2024

Ice breaking up on the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S.

March 08, 2024

The location of a core sample in Wales

Mercury rising: Study sheds new light on ancient volcanoes' environmental impact

February 29, 2024

Alumnus' commitment continues to help students attend geosciences field camp

February 15, 2024

Kayla Irizarry in southwest Montana

Research to better understand early Earth diversity supported by Ford Foundation

February 06, 2024

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Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

December 09, 2025

A rock formation on a clear blue day.

Dinosaur extinction shaped modern forests and rivers, researchers find

December 05, 2025

Gale Blackmer is the Pennsylvania state geologist.

EarthTalks: Pa. sees ‘promising opportunities’ for critical minerals production

December 01, 2025

EMS millennium scholars

Millennium Scholars credit program for highlighting path to doctoral degrees

December 01, 2025

Christina Lopano is a research physical scientist in the National Energy Technology Laboratory's Research and Innovation Center.

EarthTalks: Research about coal byproducts a window into critical minerals

November 26, 2025

Six new members to alumni boards for College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

New members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni boards

November 25, 2025

A group of collaborators including Penn State faculty member Sarah Ivory, center, is photographed on the second day of a three-day trek near Kilembe village, Uganda, on June 26, 2025.

Uganda community collaboration targets climate hazards with reforestation

November 24, 2025

Sarah Ivory in Dhofar’s Nejd Desert

$13.9M grant to investigate how fire, climate, people shaped Africa’s landscapes

November 06, 2025

A rusted pipe leaks water in a forest.

Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane, metals into water

November 06, 2025

EarthTalks: Data illuminates ore containing critical minerals

November 03, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Saltwater contamination threatens water supplies

September 30, 2025

Illustration of fiber optic cable lines used for telecommunications

Fiber optic cables could act as early warning system for geohazards, study finds

September 29, 2025

Maureen Feineman is an associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State.

EarthTalks: How Pennsylvania’s industrial past can support tech, energy

September 16, 2025

Erin DiMaggio collecting a sample of an altered volcanic ash deposit.

Q&A: Dating fossils from hotbed period of early human evolution

September 09, 2025

Bridget Reheard

Bridget Reheard named summer 2025 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

August 15, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 2025

Peter Heaney and Mara Grigore

Q&A: Professor emeritus reflects on his research, teaching career in geosciences

July 18, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier

Measuring how – and where – Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool

July 09, 2025

Geosciences student Kaitlin Dasovich holds mastodon tusk

Geosciences undergraduate uses research tools to solve mastodon mysteries

May 13, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

EMS student marshals

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences names spring 2025 student marshals

April 30, 2025

Jasmine Fields greets public at outdoor booth.

State College sustainability coordinator got start at Penn State

April 30, 2025

Geosciences graduate student Amina Abdulsalam shows how streams impact the landscape.

For fourth graders, earth science lessons come to life at Penn State

April 23, 2025

Student shows off a dire wolf fossil

Rare dire wolf bone logged by undergraduate student at Penn State

April 22, 2025

Olivia DiPrinzio, who graduated in 2024 with honors in energy engineering and earth science and policy, is now associate director of the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium.

Penn State grad aims to advance sustainability education across Pennsylvania

April 16, 2025

Lee Kump and JP Maria

Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty and students honored at college's awards ceremony

April 08, 2025

Geography Coffee Hour to feature Richard Alley on sea-level rise and ice sheets

March 31, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Four Penn State faculty elected AAAS Fellows

March 27, 2025

Lake Mead under blue skies showing decreased depth due to less water

Q&A: Wading into the shrinking waters of the Colorado River

March 19, 2025

EarthTalks: Widga to discuss museums as partners in broader impact activities

February 25, 2025

A panoramic photo showing dune-like shapes on Mars

Gulf of Mars: Rover finds evidence of ‘vacation-style’ beaches on Mars

February 24, 2025

2025 NAE class - Susan Brantley, Long-Qing Chen and Russell Johns

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 18, 2025

Anak Krakatau volcano in October 2013

Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

February 07, 2025

Researchers visit the Laguna del Hunco fossil rainforest site in Argentina

Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years

February 04, 2025

‘Growing Impact’ explores monitoring environmental activity with fiber optics

February 03, 2025

Nicolas Choquette-Levy

Climate risk researcher joins the Institute of Energy and the Environment

January 28, 2025

A person standing next to a computer screen holds two rocks.

Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence

January 23, 2025

Susan Brantley, Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences

Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State

December 02, 2024

Australian rainforest with eucalyptus trees and ferns

Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire

December 02, 2024

Coral reefs are dependent on clean and clear waters for their growth and survival

Scientists examine how wastewater practices in Florida Keys impact water quality

October 31, 2024

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow

October 15, 2024

Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

October 09, 2024

Metal equipment in the snow

Earth beneath ice sheet key to predicting sea level rise from warming climate

September 23, 2024

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River

September 20, 2024

Person stands at the front of a room, talking to other people sitting at tables.

Multi-Campus REU students gain research experience at University Park

September 17, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

Graduate students in the International Biology Course collect samples with Max Lloyd, assistant professor at Penn State.

Grad students hone field, lab geobiology skills in global course

August 26, 2024

Yellow metal bridge, flooding across roadway, road block signs, red traffic lights

Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards

August 09, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences

July 23, 2024

A person stands next to a garden. A building is visible in the immediate background.

Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

July 22, 2024

New GEMS board members

Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

July 18, 2024

Reddish dirt with grey horizon visible in background

Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet

June 17, 2024

Metamorphic rocks with a hammer on top

Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized

May 08, 2024

Chesapeake Bay satellite image

NSF grant awarded to manage salt contamination of tidal river water supplies

April 03, 2024

Ice breaking up on the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S.

March 08, 2024

The location of a core sample in Wales

Mercury rising: Study sheds new light on ancient volcanoes' environmental impact

February 29, 2024

Alumnus' commitment continues to help students attend geosciences field camp

February 15, 2024

Kayla Irizarry in southwest Montana

Research to better understand early Earth diversity supported by Ford Foundation

February 06, 2024

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