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Roger Putnam (M.S. 2013) discusses his innovative Master's work mapping Yosemite's El Capitan in High-Res 3-D in
Chasing Ice film screening with Jose Rial

Chasing Ice
In the spring of 2005, acclaimed National Geographic environmental…
Grand unveiling of the reconstructed Rauisuchian (Alison)

Please join us for the grand unveiling of the reconstructed Rauisuchian by
Roger Putnam receives Tanner Award

Roger Putnam, a current M.S. student, was honored with the Tanner Award for excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants.
N. Korea nuclear test recorded

This plot shows two raw seismograms recorded at the Global Seismic Network station MDJ in…
Dr. Rial's latest paper accepted into Nature

Synchronization of the climate system to eccentricity forcing and the 100ky problem, by Professor J. A. Rial, J. Oh, and E. Reischmann will be published in Nature Geoscience.
Faculty Job Opportunity

The Department of Geological Sciences invites applications for a position with a focus on Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions. The candidate’s research focus may include…
Dr. Jose Rial featured in new book

Dr. Jose Rial is featured in is a new book out by Craig Childs, a well known nature writer, entitled "Apocalyptic Planet" You can see the book and a trailer at
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Alumni newsletter

The 2012 Alumni Newsletter is here! Check out all of the happenings in the department as well as your…
Kate Huntington wins 2012 Donath Medal from the Geological Society of America

Kate Huntington (nee Ruhl, BS 2001) has won the 2012 Donath Medal from the Geological Society of America. This award goes to the top young scientist for outstanding achievement in…
Frazer discusses field trip to Owens Valley, Long Valley and Yosemite National Park

Master's student Ryan Frazer recently wrote a blog post for…
Lees interviewed about Tungurahua research

Dr. Jonathan Lees was recently interviewed about his current research at Tungurahua…
Moore interviewed for Endeavors Magazine

Endeavors Magazine features an article about Dr. Laura Moore’s research on the North Carolina…
Lees' editorial

An opinion piece by Dr. Jonathan Lees, "Open and Free: Software and Scientific Reproducibility" has been…
Geological Sciences Homecoming

The Department will be hosting a Geological Sciences Homecoming in Chapel Hill on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in association with the annual GSA meeting in Charlotte (although you…
Carter interviewed

Dr. Joseph Carter and his students were interviewed about their reconstruction of a rauisuchian, a pre-dinosaur reptile. See the whole story at the
Storm

A severe storm rocked Chapel Hill and the surrounding region on Tuesday, July 24th. A large tree fell onto South Columbia Street right outside Mitchell Hall. It fell onto a car, but the…
Lees' and Kim's research featured in new article

Dr. Jonathan Lees and Ph.D. candidate Keehoon Kim are featured in an article…
Intersection of Irish legends and Geology

Siobhan Kenney, a Geological Sciences undergraduate student, has been researching the intersection of irish legends and geology in Dublin at UCD and the National Library. Click
Kim and Lees win outstanding poster award

Ph.D. student Keehoon Kim and his advisor, Dr. Jonathan Lees, won an award for…
River discharge algorithms of the NASA/CNES SWOT satellite mission workshop

Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky is organizing a workshop June 18-20^th for scientists interested in the river discharge algorithms of the NASA/CNES SWOT satellite mission. More…
Putnam interview

Geological Sciences graduate student Roger Putnam takes research to new heights as he combines geology, photography, 3D rendering, and rock climbing for his master's research on El…
Geophysics graduates have 0% unemployment

A recent article in Yahoo! Finance profiled several recent college graduates about how their majors have provided ample career opportunities for them. One former student, a 2007…
Congratulations to Lt. Winchester

Congratulations to Cristine Winchester, who passed her master’s thesis defense on the 30th of April. Cristine is a lieutenant and the executive officer for the 875th engineer…
Dr. Lara Wagner Interviewed on Seismic Study

Dr. Lara Wagner was recently interviewed about the upcoming UNC-Chapel Hill seismic project that will document earth movements in Lee and Chatham counties. Read the full story by
Advanced Field Geology

Over spring break Prof. Drew Coleman and 14 students, both graduate and undergraduate, will be engaging in geologic mapping of a structurally complex part of Anza-Borrego Desert State…
Colloquium Schedule

Department Colloquium Schedule

Click the link below for a PDF of our Spring 2012 colloquium schedule.
Special issue of Seismological Research Letters focuses on 2011 Christchurch, NZ earthquake

Organized by Editor-in-Chief
6th Annual Carolina Climate Change Seminar

6th Annual Carolina Climate Change Seminar

Dr. Benjamin D. Santer of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the invited speaker at the 6th Annual…
Feature in Nature discusses the good job opportunities available to aspiring geoscientists

"Mention geoscience and people often imagine trekking to far-flung regions to hammer rocks. But the discipline offers a wide range of opportunities beyond this," says Sid Perkins in a…
Dr. Lees on Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami

Dr. Jonathan Lees, an expert in seismology and volcanology, recently sat down for an…

Panel Discussion on Japan: Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Crisis

Panel Discussion on Japan: Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Crisis
Thursday, March 24th
5:30 p m - 7:00 pm
FedEx Global Education Center
Nelson Mandela…
M 9.0 Earthquake off Japan

A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northern Japan today near the city of Sendai on the island of Honshu. The quake struck at 2:46 pm local time (12:46 am EST), and was…
Prof. Emeritus Paul Fullagar and UNC Isotope Geochemistry Lab featured in National Geographic special

Professor Emeritus Paul Fullagar and the UNC Isotope Geochemistry Lab featured in National Geographic special

In a special that aired in summer 2010, Professor…
Wagner to be featured on National Geographic show

Dr. Lara Wagner will be featured on an upcoming television special, "X-Ray Earth" on the National Geographic Channel. It will air at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on May 22nd and 24th.
Lees named editor-in-chief of seismology journal

Dr. Jonathan Lees has been named editor-in-chief of

Order Your Geology Club T-Shirt

It's that time of year again to order t-shirts for the Geology Club here at UNC! The front of the t-shirt will have the SediMetaIgne logo on the front left pocket area. The…

Glazner Receives Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award

Prof. Allen F. Glazner Receives the 2011 J. Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching

Congratulations to

UNC-BEST Application Deadline

The application deadline for the UNC Baccalaureate in Science & Teaching is March 1, 2011. Online application…

Lees in the Raleigh News & Observer

In January, Professor Jonathan Lees was featured in a Raleigh News & Observer article, '

Rial On The Move

Eariler this month, Dr. Jose Rial gave an invited key-note speech on the nonlinear dynamics of the climate system at UC San Diego at a meeting on the "Multidecadal and Centennial ENSO…

Astronaut field training

Prof. Allen Glazner spent 2 days in August in Los Alamos, New Mexico, helping to train the newest class of astronaut candidates. On this mission, Allen was assigned 2 astronauts to…

Science Cafe to Feature Kevin Stewart

The NC Museum of Natural Sciences in conjunction with Sigma Xi presents Science Cafe on Tuesday, May 18th. UNC-Chapel Hill Geological Sciences' Kevin Stewart will be the featured…

Lees Interviewed on Mt. Eyjafjallajokull Eruption

As Mt. Eyjafjallajokull continues spewing ash into the air, UNC Geological Sciences' Jonathan Lees helps to answer the questions everyone is asking. Speaking from his expertise in…

University-wide Undergrad Research Symposium

University-wide undergraduate research symposium Friday, April 23, 2010, 1pm at the Center for Dramatic Art (CDA), on Country Club Road in Chapel Hill.

Seven students from the…

POLAR EXPLORATION April 21

POLAR EXPOLORATION: Captivating tales of Polar explorers and a live solo flute performance with photos, video and nature sounds of Antarctica - Dr. Jose Rial will be a part of the…

Goldwater Scholarships Awarded 2010

Daven Quinn selected as a Goldwater Scholar! Congratulations to Daven on this competitive and highly selective award!

The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of…

3 Awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

We are pleased to announce that three of our undergraduate students - Miquela Ingalls, Mallory Nickel and Daven Quinn - were awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships from the…

Careers in Geology: March 18th, 5:00pm

Thursday evening, March 18th, starting at 5pm, the Carolinas Section
of the Association of Environmental & Engineering…

Professor Wagner on TV talking about earthquakes

Professor Lara Wagner was on NBC17 Wednesday night, March 10, discussing the Chile earthquake and how it was recorded in North Carolina on her network of seismic stations. See it

Heels on Earth Newsletter Winter 2010

The latest edition of Heels on Earth, the Geological Sciences Alumni Newsletter, has…

Geological Sciences receives $9,000 in grants from ExxonMobil
Geology receives $9,000 in grants from ExxonMobil

Jonathan Lees Talks Earthquakes with WRAL

UNC Seismologist, Jonathan Lees, talks with TimeWarner Cable's local news station, WRAL, about the recent earthquakes happening around the globe. Read the

Kurt Frankel is "Science Guy" on the Daily Show!

UNC Geological Sciences alum Kurt Frankel is the Science Guy trying to explain the Chilean earthquake to CNN's Rick Sanchez on March 1st's The Daily Show.

CNN Interview on Chile Earthquake
UNC Geological Sciences Alum, Kurt Frankel speaks to CNN on Chile and Haiti earthquakes.

Wagner talk

A public talk entitled “AFTERSHOCKS: The Science of Earthquakes” will be given by Dr. Lara Wagner,…

Meteorite

A chondritic meteorite crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Williamsburg, VA on January 18. See a

New faculty

We are very pleased to welcome new faculty members Jason Barnes (surface processes, tectonics) and

Haiti earthquake

Links to geologic information about the Haiti earthquake of January 12:

Video of Eureka, CA M6.5 earthquake of January 9

California earthquake: very interesting security camera footage of the January 9 M6.5 earthquake…

Lees to work on volcanoes in Galapagos

Prof. Jonathan Lees has been awarded a seed grant from UNC's Center for Galapagos Studies to work on harmonic tremor at the volcanoes Cerro Azul and Sierra Negra.

Glazner on History Channel

Professor Allen Glazner will be featured as an expert in a History Channel program on Tuesday evening, December 22. The program is on the origin of Yosemite's landscape and is part of…

AGU meeting

Ten members of the department--five faculty, three grad students, one undergrad, and one in the undergrad-grad transition--are presenting papers at the American Geophysical Union…

Website live!

The new website is LIVE! Thanks to all who helped make it happen--especially the staff at New Media Campaigns, Darrell Sandiford, and Justin Simmons.

Coleman named Jaroslav Folda Professor

Prof. Drew Coleman has been named the Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Term Professor in Undergraduate Research & Teaching. Congratulations Drew! This honor reflects the hard work…

Big tree falls near Mitchell Hall

A large oak tree near the north entrance of Mitchell Hall fell without warning on November 2, 2009, slightly injuring a senior Geological Sciences major and injuring another person. See…

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