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By Alex Nadas Geological Sciences graduate student Summer research does not always have to be all work and no play. While I spent the majority of my summer reading Ohio EPA reports and documents about my thesis topic on vapor intrusion, I did find time to get outside from time to time. […]

By Peter Jahl Geological Sciences graduate student This summer, I ended up adding new sections to my exoplanetary models in order to represent more realistic components of a planet’s interior. I added a layer of a mineral called “post-perovskite,” which is a high-pressure phase of perovskite found near the core-mantle boundary, […]

Dr. Alycia L. Stigall, Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, was awarded the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Professional Excellence Award in the academia and research category at the Geological Society of America Meeting in Denver on Oct. 23. This award is reserved for women who, throughout their careers, […]

Fourteen undergraduate students in Dr. Keith Milam’s mineralogy class traveled to Virginia to visit an urban rock quarry and decipher the rocks that hold clues to the geology of Eastern North America. For many of the students, this was their first chance to use in the field what they’ve been […]

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Mitchell Brourman ’94 M.S. Geology […]

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Patrick Jackson ’81, ’83M.S. Geological […]

Ohio University alum Todd Stephenson’s 36-year career has been full of highlights—and it all started with a love for southwest Ohio and a bachelor’s degree in geology. “Growing up as a child in southwest Ohio, I collected fossils because they were everywhere,” Stephenson says. “I didn’t realize until later in […]