Geosciences

U.S. News again hails Virginia Tech's graduate programs among nation's best

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's College of Engineering for the third consecutive year ranks 24th among the nation's best engineering schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools 2014 survey.

Patricia M. Dove selected as 2013 Virginia Scientist of the Year

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Patricia Dove, the C.P. Miles Professor of science in the Department of Geosciences has been chosen as one of two Virginia Outstanding Scientists for 2013.

Geosciences alumnus applies degree to explore Mars

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In 1985, John Grotzinger was receiving his Ph.D. in geology from Virginia Tech. Now, he's answering questions about Mars and his role as the chief scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. And not a day goes by where he doesn't wonder at it all.

Geoscientist Patricia M. Dove receives top scientific honor

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Geoscientist Patricia Dove joins the ranks of scientists such as Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison as a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.

U.S. News ranks Virginia Tech's engineering, business, public affairs programs among best

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's College of Engineering ranked 24th among the nation's best engineering schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools 2013 survey. The Pamplin College of Business ranked 37th among top part-time masters of business administration programs, as did the College of Architecture and Urban Studies' public affairs program.

Museum of Geosciences receives gift to support STEM

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Representatives from Northrop Grumman recently paid a visit to Virginia Tech's Museum of Geosciences to present a donation that will support the museum's new OmniGlobe.

Nancy L. Ross named head of Department of Geosciences

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ross has been serving as the associate dean for research, graduate affairs, and outreach in the College of Science since 2004.

Virginia Tech Museum of Geosciences adds OmniGlobe

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Museum of Geosciences at Virginia Tech has unveiled its new OmniGlobe (TM) -- a spherical projection system to help visualize, explore, and explain Earth Systems.

James Martin to head up federal study of East Coast earthquake

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

James R. Martin II, a renowned expert on earthquakes, at the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was tasked Aug. 26 with leading an investigative team of U.S. scientists and engineers to document after-effects of the Aug. 23 East Coast earthquake centered near Mineral, Va.

Doctoral student Rebecca French awarded Congressional Fellowship

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Rebecca French, who will complete her Ph.D. in geosciences this summer, has been awarded a Congressional Science Fellowship by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Philip Prince named Outstanding Doctoral Student in College of Science

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Philip Prince, originally from Greenville, S.C., has been named Outstanding Doctoral Student in the College of Science for 2010-2011.

Former U.S. counterterrorism coordinator to speak at Virginia Tech campus

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Henry "Hank" Crumpton, former coordinator for counterterrorism at the U.S. State Department from August 2005 until February 2007, will visit the Virginia Tech campus April 7 to discuss the topic "A New Era of Conflict."

Oldest fossils of large seaweeds, possible animals tell story about oxygen in an ancient ocean

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Virginia Tech, and Northwest University in Xi'an, China report the discovery of fossils nearly 600 million years old in the Feb. 17 issue of Nature.

Science magazine features sustainability in the Caribbean

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The newest issue of the College of Science Magazine explores student opportunities for education and service abroad, including the college's semester on ecology and sustainability in the Dominican Republic.

Geoscientist awarded international honorary degree

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Robert J. Bodnar, University Distinguished Professor of Geosciences in the College of Science, has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Naples in Italy.

Have a blast during Earth Science Week

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech geosciences professor Robert Tracy will present a free public program about volcanoes on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Patricia Dove appointed C.P. “Sally” Miles Professor of Science

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Patricia Dove, professor of geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was recently appointed the C.P. "Sally" Miles Professor of Science by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Geophysicist selected for prestigious international program

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A Virginia Tech geophysicist has been invited to spend time over the next three years at a German university as part of a program designed to attract the world's leading scientists to that country.

Crystallographer selected to receive Dana Medal

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ross Angel, research professor of geosciences and adjunct professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive the 2011 Dana Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA).