Texas A&M University
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Danielle Schimmenti is a paleoclimatologist, paleoceanographer and geochemist, and a third-year doctoral student and research assistant in the Texas A&M University Department of Geology and Geophysics. This summer she was awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) support to attend the 16th annual Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology.
Faculty & Student Focus
Dr. Nick Perez
Dr. Nick Perez, assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, was recently awarded a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Dr. Hiroko Kitajima
Dr. Hiroko Kitajima, assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, was recently awarded a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Dr. Ethan Grossman
Geology and geophysics professor Dr. Ethan Grossman was officially inducted as an AAAS Fellow.
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Life On ‘Mars’: Ewing Leads Aggie Team In Iceland, Conducting Research For NASA
Dr. Ryan Ewing, two Texas A&M students and one postdoctoral researcher conducted research for three weeks on Mars-like terrain in Iceland to test rover technology for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and to study how the planet evolved over time.
Graduate Students Receive Geological Society of America’s Medlin Award
Michelle Chrpa and Samuel Neely make Department of Geology and Geophysics history, as this is the first time that both Antoinette Lierman Medlin Research Awards have been awarded to students in the same department.
Berg-Hughes Center Hosts 10th Anniversary Celebration and Research Symposium
The Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems recently celebrated a decade of cutting-edge research.
Undergraduates Gain Valuable Experience In Summer Research Course
Julia Reece provided geology and geophysics undergraduate students valuable, hands-on laboratory experience in her summer research class.
College Of Geosciences At Texas A&M Establishes Trimble Technology Lab
Officially opened Nov. 14, the state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab was made possible by a significant gift from Trimble to the College of Geosciences.
Graduate Student Attended Urbino Summer School In Paleoclimatology
Danielle Schimmenti traveled to Italy for the 3-week intensive course.
