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  • View of a lake in autumn
    A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans

    By investigating what a Minnesota lake's microbes are doing, Iowa State's Elizabeth Swanner can better understand how they transformed the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans into what they are today. Read More

    October 23, 2023

  • This image shows climate model simulations of 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
    A scientific look at Cyclone intensity

    New faculty member will establish federally funded research of variability and change in tropical cyclones. Read More

    July 14, 2020

  • Geologist Benjamin Johnson inspects a rock formation, with grassy hills in the background.
    LAS geologist and team investigate 3.2-billion-year-old ocean crust in Australia

    Model of ancient seawater indicates the early Earth could have been a "water world" with submerged continents. Read More

    March 2, 2020

  • Students enact a mock trial as one points to geographic sketches.
    Mock trial jury returns verdict of “Guilty” – with a twist

    News from the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences: The 17th annual “A Civil Action” mock trial on December 5, 2019 produced an overwhelming 14-5… Read More

    January 10, 2020

  • Student standing outside
    Adventure by Karine

    Karine Holmes (’22 geology) wanted to experience something new in college. Her interest in climate research has taken her on a voyage of discovery, from the Stable Isotope Paleoenvironmental Lab to mapping the ocean floor in Alaska. Read More

    September 9, 2019

  • A group of students with a mountain in the background.
    Students experience structural geology in the Swiss Alps

    A unique field trip course took 20 geology students to the Swiss Alps to experience iconic structural geology. Read More

    September 4, 2018

  • A student kneels in a forest with research equipment.
    Geology student returns from summer on research vessel, atop active volcano

    Chanel Vidal, sophomore in geology, traveled the world this summer for three different research opportunities. Read More

    August 20, 2018

  • Igor Beresnev stands outside
    Seismologist works to determine the limit of ground accelerations during earthquakes

    Igor Beresnev has worked summers and weekends to find the answer to a very old question in seismology. Yes, he says, there is a limit to ground accelerations during an earthquake. Read More

    August 9, 2018

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