Jan 9, 2025
Lafayette geology rocks with outdoor classroom
During the fall semester, this space quickly became a perfect learning environment for students studying and appreciating geology.
Geology
Jun 6, 2024
In the media: Prof. Germanoski quoted in WFMZ report highlighting continued dam removal work on Bushkill Creek
Dru Germanoski, Dr. Ervin R. Van Artsdalen Professor Geology, was interviewed by WFMZ for its June 4 report on the improving environmental conditions in…
Jan 29, 2024
In the media: WFMZ highlights Lafayette’s partnership with Easton Cemetery
WFMZ featured the work of Paul Barclay, professor of history, and John Wilson, laboratory coordinator in the geology department, to digitize internment…
Jul 10, 2023
In the media: Local news outlets report on Bushkill Creek project
Prof. Dru Germanoski is quoted in both articles about Lafayette's role in the project, which involves removing several dams and restoring freshwater mussel…
Sep 6, 2022
Measuring and mapping microplastics
Olivia Najjar ’23 is measuring and mapping microplastics within beach sands across North American, hoping to raise awareness about microplastic distribution…
Apr 4, 2016
Every Rock Tells a Story
Tamara Carley is a geologist, but she could also be considered a storyteller. And the tale she’s spinning is one that begins millennia ago and continues…
Jan 4, 2016
New Smart Geology Lab Reveals Minerals’ Mysteries
Tucked in Van Wickle Hall’s basement near a display of fossilized dinosaur bones and rock specimens, is Lafayette’s smartest new classroom—the Petrographic…
May 12, 2015
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 129 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 3 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Mar 26, 2015
Alaskan Paleontologists
David Sunderlin has a special connection to Alaska, one that dates back 55 million years. The associate professor of geology studies fossil leaves and…
Feb 1, 2015
Geology Measurements? There’s an App for That
During record-low temperatures in 2009, Sean Murphy ’11 struggled to concentrate while transcribing notes from his small field notebook to computer when…