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Science & Technology
March 30, 2023 | 11:29 am

Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?

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

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dustin Trail, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
February 9, 2023 | 03:52 pm

New models shed light on life’s origin

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.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dustin Trail, featured-post, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 18, 2022 | 01:39 pm

Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat

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

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, John Kessler, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
September 22, 2022 | 06:27 pm

Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously thought

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

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, Miki Nakajima, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Science & Technology
July 25, 2022 | 08:12 am

How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold clues

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

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, John Tarduno, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 5, 2022 | 01:22 pm

Science under the microscope of visual art

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

topics: Class of 2022, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
February 1, 2022 | 12:30 pm

Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable

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

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Miki Nakajima, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
November 1, 2021 | 04:08 pm

Better models of atmospheric ‘detergent’ can help predict climate change

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.’

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lee Murray, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
August 4, 2021 | 02:35 pm

Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon’s supposed magnetic shield

Rochester geophysicists’ latest findings contradict longstanding assumptions about whether Earth’s moon ever had a magnetic shield.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, John Tarduno, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 17, 2021 | 08:12 pm

Eight Rochester undergraduates win scholarships for summer research in Germany

The DAAD-RISE program enables outstanding students in the sciences to conduct research at top German universities.

topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,