Geosciences Assistant Professor Phoebe Cohen was recently featured in Science News for her work on ancient fossils that may represent the oldest shell-forming organisms on the planet. The fossils are from the Neoproterozoic Fifteenmile Group, in the Canadian Yukon. The full story can be read at Science News. Continue reading »
Has reading The Sixth Extinction left you wanting to know more about mass extinctions, climate change, sustainability, plate tectonics, or human impact on the environment? The Geosciences Department offers classes that expand on many of the subjects touched upon in Kolbert’s book. Browse below… Continue reading »
WILLIAMS GEOSCIENCES BICENTENNIAL AND A FAREWELL TO CLARK HALL In 1817 Prof Amos Eaton (Williams Class of 1799, who later founded RPI) began the teaching of Geology at Williams, only the fifth college in the U.S. to do so. One year from now, as Reunion Weekend 2017 closes, the Geosciences… Continue reading »
We are very proud and pleased to announce that Dr. José Constantine will join our department next year! Dr. José Constatine in the field along the Welsh coast. He will join our department over the summer. Dr. Constantine is a geologist with expertise in fluvial geomorphology,… Continue reading »
Are you interested in getting more involved in the Geos Department? Perhaps assisting in a research project or writing a senior thesis? Maybe doing some field work or even taking a field course? Geos faculty have put together this pdf describing current and upcoming opportunities for all of these and more. Please check it out! … Continue reading »