Unusual Deposits on Moon’s Near Side Suggest Possibility of ‘Unique Volcanic Process’

Unusual Deposits on Moon’s Near Side Suggest Possibility of ‘Unique Volcanic Process’

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

Geosciences at UMD Ranks #13 Globally

Geosciences at UMD Ranks #13 Globally

Researchers Solve One of Earth’s Ancient Volcanic Mysteries

Researchers Solve One of Earth’s Ancient Volcanic Mysteries

Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells 'Double Trouble' for Drinking Water

Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells 'Double Trouble' for Drinking Water

Faculty and Student Awards

Kathryn Gansler

PhD Candidate Kathryn Gansler received 2nd place for her talk in the Student Oral and Poster Competitions at the NASA Exploration Science Forum.

Other news...
  • Michael Brown has been named a Distinguished University Professor for 2025. read more...
  • Professor emerita Ann Wylie has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). read more...
  • Graduate Student Ashley Hanna won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the AGU 2024 Annual Meeting.
  • Graduate student Karla Núñez has been selected for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Upcoming Events

Impromptu Seminar - Dr. Jessica Irving from the University of Bristol

Monday, September 8, 2025

4:00 pm

CHM 0215

Earth’s Mysterious Mantle: Multi-scale probes of the Mantle Transition Zone & Mid-Mantle

Colloquium - Richard Ash, Mike Evans, Vedran Lekić, Cecilia Sanders, and Nicholas Schmerr from University of Maryland

Friday, September 12, 2025

11:00 am

ESJ 0215

Faculty Lightning Talks

Colloquium - Michael Kipp from Duke University

Friday, September 19, 2025

11:00 am

ESJ 0215

How precisely can we quantify oxygen levels in the ancient ocean?

Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications