Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

The national designation from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is the result of a two-year, student-led effort.

The prestigious national award supports promising US students who are pursuing research careers in STEM fields.

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth’s surface.

New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.

Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.

New paleomagnetic research suggests Earth’s solid inner core formed 550 million years ago and restored our planet’s magnetic field.

An art and geology double major, University of Rochester student Gabrielle Meli brings scientific processes to her art.

In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations.

New research from Rochester scientist Lee Murray will aid in building more accurate computer models of the hydroxyl radical, an important ‘detergent of the atmosphere.’