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Priscillagrewite
Posted April 16, 2021
A newly discovered mineral has been named Priscillagrewite, in honor or Priscilla Grew, former professor in the Dept of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Director of the Minnesota Geological Survey from 1986-1993.
Bailey Group - Ocean Bacteria and Carbon
Posted April 16, 2021
A study led by ESCI's own Prof. Jake Bailey and Phd Student Dalton Leprich discovered that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks, releasing excess carbon into the ocean and atmosphere.
2021 Student Symposium Best Talk & Best Poster Winners
Posted April 8, 2021
Congratulations to the winners for Best Talk and Best Poster at the 2021 Student Research Symposium.
Marc Hirschmann - Carbon and Life
Posted April 7, 2021
How did Earth get just the right amount of carbon to sustain life? New studies by UMN Earth Sciences professor Marc Hirschmann and colleagues provide new pieces to this puzzle by showing carbon must have come from interstellar space and that most of it was lost very early in planetary formation.
Evan Whiting - Bell Museum Award
Posted March 30, 2021
Congratulations to PhD candidate, Evan Whiting, for receiving the Bell Museum's Natural History Award.
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Roger LeB Hooke, 1939-2021
Posted March 26, 2021
It is with great sadness to note the passing of Roger Hooke, a faculty member in geomorphology and glaciology in our department from 1965 until his retirement in 1998.
Max van Wyk de Vries AGU Award
Posted March 26, 2021
PhD student Max Van Wyk De Vries (advisors: Andy Wickert, Emi Ito) has been recognized by the American Geophysical Union as a top student presenter at the 2020 Fall Meeting.
Peter Kang, UMN McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
Posted March 26, 2021
Congratulations to Peter Kang on being awarded a UMN McKnight Land-Grant Professorship.
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus H. Olaf Pfannkuch, 1932-2020
Posted March 25, 2021
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Prof. Hans Olaf Pfannkuch on November 19, 2020, 5 days short of his 88th birthday.
In Memoriam: Herb Wright, 1917-2015
Posted March 24, 2021
Herbert E. Wright, Jr. Regents Professor Emeritus of Geology, Ecology, and Botany died at his home the afternoon of Thursday, November 12, 2015. Herb had celebrated his 98th birthday on September 13.