May 18, 2026
Geology Student Awards
The All College Honors Convocation celebrating student academic and community achievement honored 6 students this year. You can watch the ceremony here…
Department Highlights
Apr 5, 2024
Earthquake Felt on Campus
On April 5, 2024 at approximately 14:23:23 UTC (10:23am EST), we felt a small earthquake on campus. the event was recorded with our Raspberry Shake Seismograph…
Feb 17, 2023
The Lafayette article on Geology Museum
The Lafayette published a great article about our great building and the many geologic specimens that we have. Take a look at the article here.
Nov 30, 2022
Geology and Art, Art and Geology
Geology and Art, Art and Geology. Go check out the new art Gallery exhibition: Minerals to Pigments to Painting. https://galleries.lafayette.edu/…/minerals-to-pigment…
Dec 18, 2021
Senior Thesis Student Caitlyn Dempsey
Caitlyn Dempsey ’22 has been investigating stromatolite colonies in the Allentown Formation of Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey. Her research…
Nov 14, 2021
Alumni Panel highlights Career Paths
On Friday November 12, four graduates of the Geology program at Lafayette College joined our students via Zoom to discuss careers, and their “life after…
Oct 27, 2021
Choose Your Own Geoscience Adventure
The EOS journal (American Geophysical Union) recently published its career issue. The title “Choose your own Geoscience Adventure” speaks of the way…
Sep 1, 2021
Postponed Rock Garden Dedication
Dear Geology Department Alumni/ae, As many of you already know, thanks to the generous contributions of alumni/ae donors, we have been installing a new…
Jul 12, 2021
GSA Fellows
Two members of our department have been inducted as fellows of the Geological Society of America. “GSA members are nominated by existing GSA Fellows in…
May 28, 2021
Julisan Street ’21 speaks of her Lafayette Experience
Julisan Street ’21 speaks of her Lafayette Experience in this wonderful article from Lafayette Today. https://today.lafayette.edu/2021/05/26/i-didnt-let-my-family-down/…