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Faculty member edits special issue on Asian tectonics

Dr. Wentao Cao is a guest editor of a newly published special issue of the Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X.

SUNY Fredonia students lead children through exploration of the stream table at the Gem and Mineral Show.

Students share the fun of geology at community event

Faculty, students, and alumni of the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences helped bring hands-on geoscience education to the public.

Randy Blood (far right) shows students how to properly wrap a core after it has been extracted.

‘Taking a core’ along Lake Erie shore highlights extensive student geology field trip

Students gained “first-hand experience” burrowing through layers of black shale, guided by a highly skilled geologist and SUNY Fredonia alumnus.

Randy Blood (far right) works with Geology students and Associate Professor Thomas Hegna in core sampling near Silver Creek, NY, in 2023.

Geology alumnus to offer guest lecture

Alumnus Randy Blood, an accomplished geologist and petrophysicist, will discuss his field work in Mongolia at a campus lecture.

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.