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Geology students, faculty present at Northeast Geological Society of America meeting

Students and faculty in the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences presented research at the 2024 Geological Society of America (GSA) Northeastern (NE) Section Meeting...

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Students, faculty to host booth at annual gem and mineral show

SUNY Fredonia students and faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will host an outreach booth at the Buffalo Geological Society’s 54th annual...

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Geologist to offer lectures in March

Dr. Thomas Hegna of the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will deliver a lecture in-person in Denver, CO, “Tales told by Trilobites” at the...

Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, Dr. Matthew Lanning

Learn about environmental summer jobs, internships at workshop

Summer job and internship opportunities will be introduced at a workshop conducted by Biology and Geology and Environmental Sciences faculty on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

Dr. Wentao Cao

Cao co-authors paper identifying serpentine minerals using machine learning

Assistant Professor Wentao Cao co-authored a new research paper, “Identifying Serpentine Minerals by their Chemical Compositions with Machine Learning,” published in the journal American Mineralogist.

Dr. Leslie Melim in a cave

Guest lecturer to reveal the ‘Secret Life of Speleothems (Caves)’

Western Illinois University Geology Professor Leslie Melim will present a public lecture, "The Secret Life of Speleothems (Caves): It’s Dead . . . but was...

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Houghton Hall re-design brings kudos to architects

The LEED Silver re-design of Houghton Hall at SUNY Fredonia has garnered the architects, Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLC, accolades from AIA (American Institute of Architects)...

Dr. Matthew Purtill, Geology major

Geologist has article published in archaeology journal

Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill is lead author on a co-authored article, "Archaeological Investigations of Fulton County, Indiana: Summary Results...

Dr. Thomas Hegna, Geology

Hegna co-authors journal article revealing internal anatomy of extinct arthropod

Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Thomas Hegna is one of five authors of an article in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica.

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SUNY Fredonia science students to compile valuable data for village water department

A new connection between SUNY Fredonia and the village of Fredonia is being forged that will provide students with “real-world” experience by assembling valuable baseline...