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Dr. Wentao Cao and Mia Enders, alongside an XRD (x-ray diffraction) machine at the Pacific Northwest National Lab.

Geology student, associate professor, conduct research at national lab

SUNY Fredonia senior Mia Enders worked alongside Associate Professor Wentao Cao this summer at the Pacific Northwest National Lab.

two students with certificates standing with faculty member

Ceremony honors science scholars

The Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences recently held its annual awards recognition ceremony.

Dr. Thomas Hegna, at the Geology and Environmental Sciences display at the Buffalo Museum of Science’s Science After Hours: Stones & Bones event.

Geology, Environmental Sciences students, faculty exhibit at major regional events

Geology and Environmental Sciences students and faculty connected with several thousand people at major Western New York events during March.

Dr. Sarah Sheffield, next to a Cretaceous dinosaur footprint.

Visiting professor to give joint biology/geology lecture

Binghamton University Assistant Professor Sarah Sheffield will give a lecture to the Biology and Geology and Environmental Sciences departments.

Mia Enders, a junior Geology major from Bath, NY, with Dr. Thomas Hegna, operates equipment that pulverizes and grinds rocks for analysis.

Students, faculty to present research projects at GSA regional meeting

SUNY Fredonia science students will present research at the spring regional Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting.

Eggs from the Permian age

Hegna co-authors published articles that utilized SEM-EDS equipment

Associate Professor Thomas Hegna was a co-author of two articles using SUNY Fredonia's new scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive spectrometer.

3-D printing of skulls of animals

Multidisciplinary project leads to exhibit this weekend

A project funded through the Fredonia College Foundation speaks to the intersection of science and art.

Dr. Wentao Cao

Assistant Professor Cao gives invited talk in Japan

Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Wentao Cao gave an invited talk at the Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University, Japan.