University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions
Faculty and Student Awards
Jay Kaufman is the recipient of the 2026 the Francis J. Pettijohn Medal for Sedimentology, awarded by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.
- Dr. Sujay Kaushal was named the Goldschmidt Conference F. Earl Ingersol Lecturer for the upcoming meeting in July in Montreal.
- Lori Willhite (Ph.D '25) was awarded the 2025 AGU Study of Earth's Deep Interior Section Award for Graduate Research at AGU's annual meeting.
- PhD Candidate Kathryn Gansler received 2nd place for her talk in the Student Oral and Poster Competitions at the NASA Exploration Science Forum.
- Michael Brown has been named a Distinguished University Professor for 2025. read more...
Upcoming Events
Colloquium - Vasilije Dobrosavljevic from Carnegie Science Earth & Planets Laboratory (EPL)
Friday, March 27, 2026
11:00 am EDT
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Iron-rich landscapes at Earth’s core-mantle boundary: Insights from extreme physics and chemistry
Colloquium - Brittany Hupp from George Mason University
Friday, April 3, 2026
11:00 am EDT
ESJ 0215
Colloquium - Cole Nypaver from Smithsonian Institution Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:00 am EDT
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