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Larry Edwards
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Larry Edwards receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Posted February 28, 2023

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor R. Lawrence “Larry” Edwards has been awarded the Franklin Institute’s 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences recognizing his achievements in the field.

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt receives Vetlesen Prize, the ‘Nobel Prize of Earth Sciences’

Posted February 28, 2023

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt has been awarded the Vetlesen Prize, one of the highest honors in Earth sciences and considered to be the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent.

AGU2022
School/Dept News

ESCI Takes on AGU

Posted February 17, 2023

The American Geophysical Union Conference took place in Chicago from December 12th-16th and is the largest geoscience conference held in the US annual. Many from our department attended.

Peter Kang Headshot
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Peter Kang receives the Taylor Career Development Award

Posted February 17, 2023

The Taylor Career Development Award recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching by a candidate for tenure during the probationary period

Donna Whitney with the pyramids
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Donna Whitney Named Graduate and Professional Distinguished Professor

Posted February 17, 2023

Donna Whitney received a Graduate and Professional Distinguished Teaching Award (U-wide) for her many outstanding contributions to graduate advising, mentorship, teaching, DEI initiatives and more!

Dinoflagellets
Researcher & Staff News

Deciphering the History of the World’s Oceans Through Microfossils

Posted February 17, 2023

The Pospelova Paleoenvironmental Laboratory uses microfossils to analyze the history of the world's oceans.

Patsis Sulfer Diagram
Honors/Awards, Student News

Amanda Patsis is awarded UMII-MnDRIVE Graduate Assistantship

Posted February 17, 2023

Eleven PhD students at the University of Minnesota have been awarded PhD Graduate Assistantships through UMII. These awards are made to grad students involved in research at the intersection of informatics and any of the five MnDRIVE fields.

Nicole Wagner in the field
Honors/Awards, Student News

Nicole Wagner Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Posted February 17, 2023

NAGT recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education with up to 30 awards annually

Cara Santelli Headshot
Honors/Awards

Associate Professor Cara Santelli receives GSA's 2022 Award for Outstanding Geobiologists

Posted February 17, 2023

Every year the GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division's executive committee selects exceptional scholars to receive awards for their accomplishments in research, education/mentoring, and service in geobiology.

David Janecky Headshot
Alumni News

From Ocean Depths to Deserts

Posted February 17, 2023

Highlighting the career of Alumnus David Janecky (Ph.D. 1984), whose research interests ranged from deep sea vents to nuclear waste regulation.