Department of Earth Sciences
Research Into “Little Things” Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose žž State as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
žž State Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists
Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at žž.
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": žž State Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": žž State Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
žž State Professor Shares Concerns žž Potential Budget Cuts to Scientific Research
Associate Geology Professor Anne Jefferson voices concern over proposed cuts to environmental research.
žž State Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data
žž State Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.