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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Video Features SBU Professors Discussing the Exploration of Mars

In a new video, Distinguished Professor Scott McLennan and Associate Professor Joel Hurowitz of the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University talk about their experience with the Mars exploration rover...

June 16, 2021

1 min read

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Study Shows Mars’ Early Climate Was Intermittently Warm

Samples from the Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission, may help to reveal evidence of Mars' climate changes during its existence and possible signs of previous life.

March 8, 2021

4 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Sustainability

Two Geosciences Seniors Involved in Environmental Research

Deanna Downs and Brooke Peritore — the URECA Undergraduate Researchers of the Month for March 2021 — are both seniors engaged in research in the Department of Geosciences under the mentorship of Associate Professor Troy...

March 1, 2021

2 min read

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SBU Professors Ready to Learn if There Was Life on Mars

Geosciences Professors Scott McLennan and Joel Hurowitz are actively involved in the Mars exploration rover Perseverance mission, a two-year science investigation of Mars’ Jezero Crater.

February 22, 2021

4 min read

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Geosciences Professor Joel Hurowitz Studies the Climate on Mars

In a study of the ancient Gale Crater on Mars, Hurowitz and scientists from Rice University determined that Iceland’s climate is the closest to ancient Mars.

January 22, 2021

2 min read

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Professor Joel Hurowitz Celebrates Third Mars Rover Milestone

As an SBU grad student, Hurowitz was part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission in 2004. Now he is involved in the latest rover mission, Perseverance.

July 29, 2020

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research Stony Brook Matters

NASA Selects SBU Team to Collaborate on Space Research

Stony Brook University’s RISE2 team is one of eight research teams chosen by NASA to collaborate on research into the intersection of space science and human space exploration as part of the Solar System Exploration...

July 8, 2019

3 min read

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Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

As a young undergraduate student in Canada, Scott McLennan planned to spend his life studying the composition and characteristics of the Earth, and in 1987, he began teaching in Stony Brook’s Department of Geosciences...

February 12, 2019

6 min read

Scanning electron microscopy image of the micro-structure of albite prior to the rapid compression experiments. The image spans about 0.036 mm. Credit: Stony Brook University, Lars Ehm

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SBU Geoscientist Leads Team Simulating Meteorite Impacts in the Lab

A U.S.-German research team led by Stony Brook’s Lars Ehm and including other members of the Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University has simulated meteorite impacts...

February 6, 2019

3 min read

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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

Video Features SBU Professors Discussing the Exploration of Mars

Study Shows Mars’ Early Climate Was Intermittently Warm

Two Geosciences Seniors Involved in Environmental Research

SBU Professors Ready to Learn if There Was Life on Mars

Geosciences Professor Joel Hurowitz Studies the Climate on Mars

Professor Joel Hurowitz Celebrates Third Mars Rover Milestone

NASA Selects SBU Team to Collaborate on Space Research

Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

SBU Geoscientist Leads Team Simulating Meteorite Impacts in the Lab

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