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Quantum Innovation Meets the Future of Environmental Science at Stony Brook

Researchers from across academia, government and industry gathered at Stony Brook University for the Quantum Information Science for the Geosciences Workshop.

May 20, 2026

5 min read

National Demand Grows for SBU Professor Timothy Glotch and His Lunar Science Expertise

Since being selected by NASA for the Artemis moon research team, Professor Timothy Glotch has quickly emerged as a sought-after expert in lunar science.

April 7, 2026

2 min read

Professor Timothy Glotch to Serve on NASA’s Artemis Mission First Geology Team

Timothy Glotch, professor and chair of the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University, will be a participating scientist with NASA as part of Artemis‘ first lunar surface science team. Glotch is among 10...

April 1, 2026

3 min read

Photo caption: Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 under near-field optical microscope during nanoscale infrared analysis. The metallic tip (top center) of the scanning near-field optical microscope probes the sample's chemical composition at ~20-nanometer resolution, revealing distinct organic-mineral domains within this Bennu fragment returned to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. Photo Credit: Stony Brook University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

SBU Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids

Recent research by faculty from Stony Brook University’s Department of Geosciences analyzed carbonaceous asteroid samples from Bennu, an asteroid visited by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. It revealed the chemical...

March 31, 2026

3 min read

Geosciences Undergrad Analyzes Surface of Mars in Vibrational Spectroscopy Lab

Kristen Norberg — the URECA researcher of the month for January — is a junior double-majoring in geology and earth and space sciences. She has been participating in research since September 2024 in the Vibrational...

January 5, 2026

2 min read

Stony Brook Researcher Granted Access to Rare Lunar Samples

Stony Brook University planetary scientist Timothy Glotch leads a US research team with access to rare lunar materials collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission.

May 1, 2025

7 min read

Stony Brook University entrance sign surrounded by colorful landscaping, with campus buildings in the background.

SBU Geosciences Professors in Consortium Supporting Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Education

Two Stony Brook University geosciences professors are part of a consortium that has received $50 million from the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration

October 18, 2024

3 min read

To the Ends of the Earth: Looking for Climate Change Answers at the South Pole

Stony Brook University's Weisen Shen and a small team of researchers braved one of the planet’s most remote locations in search of climate change answers.

July 16, 2024

5 min read

Geology Major Does Undergraduate Research on Luminescence Dating

Victoria Castle — the URECA Researcher of the Month for November — is a geology major who has been doing research since January 2023 under the mentorship of Marine Frouin, assistant professor in the Department of...

November 1, 2023

2 min read

Nandita Kumari Awarded Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Nandita Kumari, graduate student in the Stony Brook University Department of Geosciences, has been awarded an Amelia Earhart Fellowship from Zonta International

August 7, 2023

4 min read

Three More SBU Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Three Stony Brook University professors have been awarded a combined $1.6 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support ongoing research

July 21, 2023

5 min read

Large Earth-like Granitic System Exists on the Moon

Evidence from geoscientists like Stony Brook University's Timothy Glotch have proven that granites within a volcanic complex are on the Moon

July 7, 2023

3 min read

Geosciences Grad Student Nandita Kumari Contributes Research to NASA Artemis Mission

The Moon’s south polar region is of special interest to scientists because of the occurrence of water ice in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) around it. Craters in this region are scientifically important because...

November 10, 2022

6 min read

Research Findings May Alter How Scientists Uncover Earth’s History as an Evolving Planet

A little explored aspect of this geosciences research is the connection between gravitational forces deep in the Earth and landscape evolution.

October 7, 2022

4 min read

Four SBU Faculty Mentored Three Regeneron Science Competition Scholars

The three students are among 40 finalists who were selected from a group of 300 semifinalists, 11 of whom were mentored by 10 different SBU faculty.

February 11, 2022

3 min read

Discovery Challenges the Precise Time Humans Arrived in Europe

An international team of researchers, including SBU's Jason Lewis, has reached the conclusion that humans may have arrived in Europe about 10,000 years earlier than originally thought.

February 10, 2022

4 min read

New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

Researchers in the Luminescence Dating Research Lab study the luminescence properties of minerals and applications of luminescence dating techniques with a focus on human evolution.

August 30, 2021

3 min read

SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus

The EarthBus Partnership will recruit and mentor students at high schools with large populations of underrepresented students, bringing awareness of geoscience careers.

June 25, 2021

1 min read

Tag: geosciences

Quantum Innovation Meets the Future of Environmental Science at Stony Brook

National Demand Grows for SBU Professor Timothy Glotch and His Lunar Science Expertise

Professor Timothy Glotch to Serve on NASA’s Artemis Mission First Geology Team

SBU Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids

Geosciences Undergrad Analyzes Surface of Mars in Vibrational Spectroscopy Lab

Stony Brook Researcher Granted Access to Rare Lunar Samples

SBU Geosciences Professors in Consortium Supporting Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Education

To the Ends of the Earth: Looking for Climate Change Answers at the South Pole

Geology Major Does Undergraduate Research on Luminescence Dating

Nandita Kumari Awarded Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Three More SBU Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Large Earth-like Granitic System Exists on the Moon

Geosciences Grad Student Nandita Kumari Contributes Research to NASA Artemis Mission

Research Findings May Alter How Scientists Uncover Earth’s History as an Evolving Planet

Four SBU Faculty Mentored Three Regeneron Science Competition Scholars

Discovery Challenges the Precise Time Humans Arrived in Europe

New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus

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