2008-2009

Geology Graduate Student Awarded Grant

Departmental graduate student Emily Constantine Mercurio has won a prestigious Student Grant from the Evolving Earth Foundation. 

 

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Geology Graduate Students win Awards at AGU

Two graduate students (Shellie Rose and Marion Sikora) from the Department of Geology and Planetary Science have won Outstanding Student Presentations at the Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in San Francisco, CA in December, 2008.  

 

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Undergraduate Snags Award for Tree Ring Study

Undergraduate Amelia Johnson's research involving analysis of red oak tissue from Pittsburgh's Schenley Park has netted her an "Outstanding Poster" award at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Ohio River Basin Consortia for Research and Education. Read more>

Faculty Research Featured on Earth & Sky Radio

Professor Michael Ramsey recently appeared on the nationally syndicated radio show Earth & Sky to discuss the science behind the search for signs of volcanic eruptions. Read more>

Isotope Study Links Nitrates to Power Plants

A survey of rainwater throughout the northeastern U.S. by Assistant Professor Emily Elliott demonstrates that the isotopic composition of nitrate in precipitation is directly related to contributions from power plants. Read more>