Studying glaciers… from Florida
Studying glaciers . . . from Florida Mickey MacKie, assistant professor of geological sciences and a glaciologist. Photo provided. Welcome to From Florida, a podcast where you’ll learn how minds […]
Mars rover images help UF scientist, NASA team narrow the search for ancient life
Billions of years ago, a Martian river flowed with such force that it tumbled boulders in its path, strewing them out into its massive delta. University of Florida astrobiologist Amy Williams looked up from the bed of that ancient river to its rocky remnants, courtesy of the Mars Perseverance rover, which sends on-the-ground views of the red planet back to Williams and the rest of the NASA team.
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A New Focus on the Neglected Carbonate Critical Zone
Earth’s critical zone, the outer skin of the earth between treetops and the base of groundwater has been described as where life meets rocks. Its impacts on human well-being have […]
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Prof. Juliane Dannberg Receives Jason Morgan Early Career Award
University of Florida professor Juliane Dannberg, PhD, has received the Jason Morgan Early Career Award for 2021 from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for her compelling research and advancement of […]
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Going way back
Going way back By: Alyssa Findlay Nature Climate Change The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Earth, changing the landscape. In particular, rising temperatures accelerate […]
“Would you like to work on Mars? I can help you with that.”
Astrobiologist Amy Williams’ mind is on Mars. Williams, a University of Florida geology professor, recently joined her second Mars mission: After serving on the Curiosity rover team since 2009, she’s […]
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What Greenland’s Streams Tell Us About Climate Change
As global temperatures rise, scientists are still discovering the impact that changes in climate will have on the world around us. These questions are particularly urgent in the Arctic, which […]
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Countdown to Mars
Professor Amy Williams Discusses Next Mars Rover Mission in NASA Video Professor Amy Williams from the Department of Geological Sciences was interviewed by NASA Astrobiology for its “Countdown to Mars” video […]
Shifting Ground
Unusual movements beneath the Earth’s surface in Chile raise questions about a future earthquake By Cindy Spence In 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded hit southern Chile. The 9.5 magnitude […]
Geology Student Broadens Horizons Aboard Research Vessel
Geology Student Broadens Horizons Aboard Research Vessel By Peyton McElaney In the summer of 2019, CLAUDIA BANKS was in the American Southwest, mapping formations of sedimentary and metamorphic rock for […]
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Mathematical Time Machine
Taking the laws of physics and reversing them to understand what happened in the Earth’s interior 55 million years ago. UF Geologist ALESSANDRO FORTE’s along with fellow researchers collaborate to reconstructed the phenomena […]
Greenland project aims to develop a understanding of weathering across forelands of retreating ice sheets
Ellen and Jon Martin led three NSF-funded field deployments to Greenland over the past two summers, for a total of 20 weeks in the field. The project introduced 2 UF […]
GeoClub Summer 2018 Field Trip – Missouri and Arkansas
The trip: organized by GeoClub officers Ashlyn Spector, Nikita Kepezhinskas, and Graduate student Anthony Pivarunus, exposed sophomore and junior undergraduate students to excellent examples of igneous and sedimentary geologic structures in […]
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Human Activities Create Corridors of Change in Aquatic Zones
Thomas Bianchi and Elise Morrison’s article in AUG’s EOS addresses the need to establish aquatic critical zones (ACZ’s) and understand how human manipulation of the surface through canals, dammed reservoirs, irrigation […]
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Can Rapid Magnetic Reversals Cause a Mass Extinction?
A study by Dr. Joseph Meert — Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences — and his colleagues suggests an unstable magnetic field may provide an explanation for major evolutionary […]
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Alumni Carolyn Luysterburg awarded 2018 Horizon Award Winner
Carolyn Luysterburg was presented with the 2018 Horizon Award at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Evening of Excellence in April. Carolyn graduated with a BS in Geology in […]
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Winners of the 2018 Fishing Tournament.
Congratulations to Mindy Foster, Tom Cheney, Kellie Davidson, John Leapley, Steve Blaschka, and Brian Haney, P.E., UF 2009. the winners of the 2018 Fishing Tournament! UF Geology students, faculty, board members, […]
Mark Brenner teaches a course in Colombia
The UF Geological Sciences Department enjoys long-standing, close ties with several universities in Colombia, where a number of our former PhD students are on the faculty. Several members of our […]
Paul Mueller honored at Geological Society of America Meeting
Paul Mueller honored with a special session at the Geological Society of America Meeting in Seattle. A special session in celebrating of the career contributions of Professor Paul Mueller was […]
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25 People Shaping the Future in Tech, Science, Medicine, Activism and More
Rolling Stone published a list of “25 People Shaping the Future in Tech, Science, Medicine, Activism and More.” Jeff Goddell, the Rolling Stone writer and author of “The Water Will […]
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Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Damara Orogen in Namibia
David Foster and Ben Goscombe (courtesy faculty member) recently published two large “focus” papers on the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Damara Orogen in Namibia. A comprehensive analysis of the structures at the intersection […]
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Engineered river diversions sequester carbon in deltas
Delta of a distributary on the Mississippi River created by coastal engineering efforts may have the potential to build long-term sinks of greenhouse gases.Many deltas are threatened by greater subsidence […]
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Spatial and temporal variability of sea level rise hot spots over the eastern United States
University of Florida scientists discover the cause of Atlantic coastline’s sea level rise hot spots is driven by the combined effects o naturally occurring ocean-atmosphere processes, El Niño (ENSO) and […]
Yucatan Field Course
It was a busy first week for students attending the UF in Merida (Yucatan, Mexico) Program. After arriving in Merida on the evening of June 17, students met on Monday […]
Using Noise to Monitor Permafrost
UF Geological Sciences PhD student Stephanie James has been advancing new methods to use seismic noise to monitor seasonal changes in depth to ice in Alaskan sediments. With co-authors from […]
GrAINFluxes – Greenland Atmospheric Isotopic and Nutrient Fluxes
A study aimed at developing a holistic understanding of weathering across forelands of retreating ice sheets. Following the last glacial maximum about 20,000 yrs ago, ice sheets retreated from […]
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2nd Annual Cedar Key Alumni Fishing Tournament
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Solving the Supercontinent Jigsaw
Research by Dr. Joseph Meert — Professor of Geological Science at the University of Florida — and his colleagues was cited by a recent article in Science News about the evolution […]
New Editor-in-Chief of Marine Chemistry
Professor Thomas S. Bianchi, holder of the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida, is now Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Marine Chemistry,” one of […]
Deltas and Humans: A Long Relationship
“Deltas and Humans: A Long Relationship now Threatened by Global Change” by Professor Thomas S. Bianchi, holder of the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the […]
Sea-level Rise: Reality Strikes in East Coast Communities
Recent research at the Lignumvitae Key in South Florida conducted by the Department of Geological Sciences’ Paleoclimate research group was featured in a New York Times article entitled, “Flooding of the […]
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A Mixed Response: Floodwaters return to the Colorado River but can release greenhouse gases
Original article published on July 7, 2016 on UF News site Deliberately flooding riverbeds left parched by dams has great potential to restore wetlands, but may also have a significant unintended […]
What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
Dr. Andrea Dutton — Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences — and colleagues at the University of Michigan have utilized a new technique of analysis to reconstruct Antarctic ocean temperatures […]
Biochar Research Featured on PBS WEDU
A recent WEDU PBS video about Biochar featured research by Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences. Dr. Zimmerman’s research assess the stability of biochar formed from different […]
To ‘frack’ or not to ‘frack’?
A recent article by Ray Russo and Elizabeth Screaton – faculty in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida — addresses the science behind the debate regarding whether fracking for oil […]
Can Rapid Magnetic Reversals Cause a Mass Extinction?
A study by Dr. Joseph Meert — Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences — and his colleagues suggests an unstable magnetic field may provide an explanation for major evolutionary […]
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UF Geology Program Serves Alachua County Elementary Students
By Richard Whitely WUFT.org February 17, 2016 The University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences wants to show young students that geology rocks. It’s doing that through a local outreach […]
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Discovering the Deep Wins 2016 PROSE Award
“Discovering the Deep: A Photographic Atlas of the Seafloor and Ocean Crust,” co-authored by University of Florida Geological Sciences Professor Michael R. Perfit, was recently honored with the 2016 PROSE […]
Climate change can erode mountains faster than they can rebuild
As the debate on the impact of climate change continues, a recent study of the St. Elias Mountains on the Alaska coast provided new insights into the interconnectivity of global atmospheric […]
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Bringing Paleontological Research into the Classroom
A recent study conducted as part of the Department of Geological Sciences undergraduate paleontology class was published in PeerJ. The article, entitled “Spider crabs of the Western Atlantic with special […]
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NASA Assesses Impact of Present and Future Sea-level Rise
In a recent news feature — “Sea-level Rise Hits Home at NASA” — NASA addresses the sustainability of their coastal facilities with the ever increasing threat from sea-level rise. Several […]
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Dr. Dutton met Senator Bill Nelson to Get Real on Climate Change
Dr. Andrea Dutton’s cutting edge climate change research, recently published in Science Magazine, received widespread media coverage. Bill Nelson — Senior US Senator for Florida — met with Dr. Andrea Dutton at the […]
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Is Miami Destined to Become a Modern Day Atlantis?
As the climate change debate remains at the forefront of the political realm, global mean temperatures continue to climb. Based on current global emissions, the global mean temperature is 4°C […]
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Listening for Marsquakes
Dr. Mark Panning featured on Fox 35 Orlando News at 10 In September 2016 the NASA InSight mission is scheduled to land the first geophysical instrumentation on Mars. While the Curiosity, Spirit […]
Department Celebrates 2015 Award Winners
Each year the Department recognizes students’ outstanding academic achievements and their commitment to service in the Department. On the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2015 members of the faculty, staff […]
High Latitude Fjords – A Major Carbon Sink
University of Florida climate research featured in national news outlets – NBC News and Reuters There is no question that climate change is a politically hot topic. Carbon sequestration is […]
Seismology and Society – Preparing for the Next Big Quake
An article written by Dr. Ray Russo was published on The Conversation, May 1, 2015. As publicly funded research becomes increasingly threatened, making policy-makers aware of the role of cutting-edge scientific […]
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Isotope Ratios in Tooth Enamel Track Migration
Four-thousand-year-old teeth can tell a story of ancient Indus civilization migratory habits. New interdisciplinary research involving isotopic analysis of four-thousand-year-old tooth enamel has shed light on the migratory habits of ancient […]
SEG-sponsored Geophysical Field Class
Graduate GLY5786 Topics in Field Geology: 2 Credits Undergraduate GLY4930 Geophysical Field Methods : 2 Credits Application Deadline: DEADLINE PASSED Application Form: SEG Field Class Application (PDF) An exciting new class will be offered in […]
Victory for Gneiss Gators
The Keene Faculty Center was a hive of activity during the Department of Geological Sciences’ Trivia Bowl 2015 on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Thirteen teams with 40 Department undergraduate and […]
9th Annual Can You Dig It? Success
Can You Dig It? — the Department of Geological Sciences’ 9th annual community outreach event held at the Florida Museum of Natural History — brought hands-on earth science activities […]
Sequence Stratigraphy Short Course
Following on from last year’s huge success, on Thursday February 26, 2015 Jim Anderson of ExxonMobil conducted another “Short course in sequence stratigraphy, the ExxonMobil Approach.” Twenty-one undergraduate and graduate […]
New Williamson Hall Art Exhibit
Faculty and students gathered on Thursday February 5, 2015 for the unveiling of a new art exhibit in Williamson Hall. The panoramic painting by Evan Poirier (pictured) depicts landscapes from mountains […]