News


Congratulations 2023 Geology & Environmental Science Graduates!
Graduates were honored at the department's senior send-off on April 29th.

Geology & Environmental Science Students honored at 2023 Dept. Awards Luncheon
Students earned departmental schoalrships to fund research, travel, acadmeic expenses, and more!

Dr. Cheryl Hapke honored as dept. Distinguished Alumni!
Dr. Hapke gave a seminar and received an award honoring her acheivements.

Graduate student Chloe Glover honored by American Geophysical Union
Graduate student Chloe Glover (advisor Nadine McQuarrie) was honored with an Outstanding Student Presentation Award for her work at the American Geophysical Union's 2022 fall meeting!

Junior Helene Tracey makes history!
Helene made history last summer as a member of one of the National Park Service’s first all-women wildland fire fighting corps!
PhD Student Giannina Ramirez receives ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award
We are pleased to announce that our first year PhD student Giannina Ramirez has been selected to receive the ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award!
Geology professors receive award from Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Pitt researchers Brian Stewart (PI) and Rosemary Capo (co-I) receive funding for a work optimizing rare earth element capture during treatment of acid mine drainage.

Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates!
Graduating seniors in Geology & Environmental Science were honored at the department's reception on May 1st, 2022.

Professor Ward Allebach featured in the Pitt News!
The Pitt news published a Sillhouette on the department's own Ward Allebach. Read the full story here.