Scientists Use Marsquake Detection Methods to Study Quakes on the Moon

Scientists Use Marsquake Detection Methods to Study Quakes on the Moon

The 2026 GeoGram is available!

The 2026 GeoGram is available!

Celebrating World Elephant Day, August 12: UMD Geologists Measuring Ground Vibration Near an Elephant Enclosure

Celebrating World Elephant Day, August 12: UMD Geologists Measuring Ground Vibration Near an Elephant Enclosure

'Clumped' Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

'Clumped' Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

Sarah Penniston-Dorland Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Sarah Penniston-Dorland Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Faculty and Student Awards

Other news...
  • Graduate Student Kathryn Gansler has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research (IGER) Award. read more...
  • Distinguished University Professor Richard Walker has been elected as a Fellow of the Meteoritical Society. read more...
  • Undergraduate major Kamirah Billups received a CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Award to support her field camp work at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. read more...
  • Professor Sujay Kaushal has been selected as a fellow of the International Association of Geochemistry for his significant contributions to the field of geochemistry.

Upcoming Events

Colloquium - Ingrid Romero from Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Friday, November 13, 2026

11:00 am EST

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Small grains, big data: Reconstructing past floras and climate

Science on Tap Lecture with Nicholas Schmerr

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

6:00 pm EST

Ledo Pizza, 4509 Knox Rd, College Park, MD 20740, USA

What’s Shaking on the Moon

Colloquium - Gabriella Weiss from UMBC and NASA GSFC

Friday, November 20, 2026

11:00 am EST

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Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications