Dr. Tory McCoy is one of the editors for a new book called Fossilization: Understanding the Material Nature of Ancient Plants and Animals (John Hopkins University Press)… Continue Reading »
Geosciences alum Darian Dixon represents UWM on Mars!
Geosciences graduate Darian Dixon (’15 BS) is the team lead for the high-powered cameras on NASA’s Perseverance rover which just landed on Mars. Way to go Darian! Read more about Darian in the news.… Continue Reading »
UWM Geosciences removes GRE requirement for applicants to graduate program
This past summer, the UWM Department of Geosciences – along with dozens of other departments and organizations – signed on to the Call to Action for an Anti-Racist Science Community from Geoscientists of Color: Listen, Act, Lead. As recommended in the Call to … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Graduate Fellowship Recipients!
Six Geosciences students successfully competed for UWM Graduate Fellowships this year.… Continue Reading »
Coming up for air: Extinct sea scorpions could breathe out of water, fossil detective unveils
Our very own Dr. Victoria McCoy is part of a collaborative study on the Extinct sea scorpions.… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to the Following Graduate Students
Congratulations to the following graduate students who were awarded Graduate Student Research Grants from the Geological Society of America. Awesome job!… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to our four May 2020 MS graduates
Congratulations to our four May 2020 MS graduates! Clockwise from upper left (all wearing virtual graduation hats) are Leslie Bychinski, Ji-In Jung, Chad Martin, and Ken Oanes.… Continue Reading »
Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium
The UWM Office of Undergraduate Research is hosting a Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium. This virtual symposium celebrates UWM undergraduates collaboration with the larger research community.… Continue Reading »
Geoscience Students Terroir Class Received First-Prize at the UW-Milwaukee First-Year Seminar Symposium
Fourteen first year students have been taking a seminar class called Geosci 194 Terroir Vindicated: Geology and Wine. The course was run as a research-based seminar class so not only were students reading terroir journal papers and discussing, but the … Continue Reading »
Harris Byers successfully defends his PhD dissertation
Congratulations to Harris Byers for successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled “Quantifying the Variability in Heavy Metal Concentrations in Produce Grown in Metals-Rich Soil.” In this photo, Harris (2nd from left) is shown with his committee members Lindsay McHenry, Tim … Continue Reading »