Geology student, professor attend paleontological conference
Jasper Bateman, a rising sophomore Geology major from Buffalo, NY, and Associate Professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences Thomas Hegna presented their respective research at...
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Hegna to teach at the Paleobiology Database summer workshop
Associate Professor Thomas Hegna will be an instructor at a summer workshop hosted by Paleobiology Database (PBDB), an online database that aims to document diversity...
Echevarria wins Sigma Xi second place award for research
Rachel Echevarria, a senior from Fredonia, NY, majoring in Environmental Sciences and Geology, won second place (and a cash prize) in the undergraduate division at...
Students create 3D skulls in project funded by Costello award connecting biology, computer science and art
Creating a 3D skull collection basically from scratch – made particularly unique because it’s a collaborative project engaging students enrolled in seemingly distant academic areas...
Students, alumnus to exhibit research at Earth Science Student Forum in Buffalo
Research compiled by eight SUNY Fredonia geology, earth science, environmental sciences, computer science and sculpture students and one recent graduate, with guidance from faculty members...
Cao co-author of newly published research in North-East Greenland
Assistant Professor Wentao Cao had his research paper, “Exhumation of an Ultrahigh-Pressure Slice from the Upper Plate of the Caledonian Orogen – A Record from...
Geology students, faculty present at Northeast Geological Society of America meeting
Students and faculty in the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences presented research at the 2024 Geological Society of America (GSA) Northeastern (NE) Section Meeting...
Hegna co-authors paper on the early fossil record of clam shrimp
The Devonian (about 355-415 million years ago) was when the clam shrimp — a still-living group of crustaceans that can be found in western NY...
Students, faculty to host booth at annual gem and mineral show
SUNY Fredonia students and faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will host an outreach booth at the Buffalo Geological Society’s 54th annual...
Geologist to offer lectures in March
Dr. Thomas Hegna of the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will deliver a lecture in-person in Denver, CO, “Tales told by Trilobites” at the...