Dr. Yong Zhang has published a paper in the journal Chaos, Solitons and Fractals: the interdisciplinary journal of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena called: Applicability of time fractional
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We in the Department of Geological Sciences are horrified by the recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, and all those who suffered such violence before them.
Passing of Dr. Jen Ho Fang
The department mourns the loss of Jen Ho Fang. Dr. Fang was a respected faculty member and long-serving department chair. He helped usher the department into a more research-intensive way
AMNH Interview with Dr. Cartwright about the Sylacauga Meteorite
The Alabama Museum of Natural History here on campus at UA houses the famous Sylacauga meteorite – also known as the “Hodges” meteorite. This meteorite famously injured Mrs. Hodges as
Virtual Honors Day!
Virtual Honors Day and Graduation Ceremony Saturday, May 2, 2020 1:00 PM Congratulations to all our award recipients and graduates! Download PDF Version Undergraduate Honors Recipients Graduate Honors Recipients
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Determining the onset of the terrestrial geodynamo is fundamental in our understanding of the formation of a habitable Earth. Due to the lack of a >4 Ga rock record, detrital
Dr. Alain Plattner awarded NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award
Dr. Alain Plattner was named to the inaugural class of NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award recipients as one out of six researchers nation-wide. This highly competitive award will fund the
Dr. Julia Cartwright’s New NASA Grant Research Profiled
Dr. Julia Cartwright’s research being conducted under a recent NASA grant is profiled in the UA News article, “UA Research Looks to Asteroid Belt for Clues on Early Solar System.”
CARI Fellowship Announced!
CARI Announces Inaugural Fellows and Campuswide Initiatives
Ph.D. candidate Christine Bassett selected for a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
Christine Bassett was announced as a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss fellowship finalist. She will travel to Washington DC in October to be paired with a participating agency. Once paired, she