Jan 16, 2020
The Geologic Record
It has been a long time since the department has sent out a Newsletter. So we figured that it was time to highlight the students and faculty in the department…
Department Highlights
Jun 30, 2017
Professor Malinconico Makes Rock Music
Professor Lawrence Malinconico is highlighted in a ScienceLine (http://scienceline.org) video on the musical nature of our local Ringing Rocks. Watch…
May 8, 2017
Professor Lawrence Highlighted on IODP video series
Professor Lawrence was recently highlighted in a video from the International Ocean Discovery Program. See this video here: https://youtu.be/bkng1fm0FeA…
Jul 6, 2016
Geology Students Showcase
Meet some of the students studying Geology! Jennifer Bell ’11 (Geology major, Religious Studies minor from Purcellville, VA) “I went on a road trip with…
Jun 29, 2016
Alumni Biographies Project
The Department of the Geology and Environmental Geosciences alumni/ae biographies project seeks to build stronger connections between our alumni/ae and…
May 12, 2016
Academic Excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation
Lafayette honored 138 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Nov 6, 2014
Professor Dick Faas Memorial
The Department of Geology is saddened that Professor Dick Faas passed away September 19, 2014 in Towson, Maryland. Dick was a prominent figure in the…
Mar 23, 2014
Northeast GSA Meeting, 2014
March 23-25th, a number of Lafayette students attended the Northeast sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America, in Lancaster, PA. Six students…
Dec 6, 2011
Orbicular Granite Installation
On December 5, 2011, the latest addition to the Geology Museum at Lafayette College was installed. The roughly 4000 pound, 2.7 billion year old orbicular…
Oct 18, 2011
NSF Grant for new XRD
Guy Hovis, John Markle Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, has received a $265,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to…