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Category: Department Research

Cepin in lab examining pollen sample

Hot Summer Days Ignite Scientific Minds

As temperatures soared in July to the hottest in Earth’s modern history, Emily Cepin toiled inside a Montclair State University lab gaining insights into today’s climate crisis by extracting pollen fossils from rock sediment formed 56 million years ago. The work is both tedious and timely.

Qiufeng Lin with poster at NJWEA conference

PhD Student Takes Second Place in 2023 NJWEA Student Poster Competition

dinosaur artwork by Hermann Bermudez

Geological Society of America Awards PhD Student Memorialized Award and Grant

PhD candidate Hermann Bermudez received the award and grant to progress his research

dinosaur artwork by Hermann Bermudez

Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted weeks to months

PhD candidate Hermann Bermudez discusses the topic of his upcoming presentation at the Geological Society of America’s Annual Conference

split sediment cores

Professor is part of Nature Communication study on ancient marine DNA in Antarctic sediment

The study demonstrates the utility of ancient DNA preserved in ocean floor sediment (sedaDNA) for reconstructing past marine environments and ecosystems

sem image of iron-rich lake sediment

Professor’s work on coal ash in the environment attracting media attention

Dr. Deng in his lab

Professor’s Research Wins Gold at International Water Association Conference

Dr. Yang Deng received the Project Innovation Award in the Breakthroughs in Research and Development category

JOIDES Resolution docked

Doctoral Student Joins Ocean Expedition to Investigate Climate Change

Victoria Hojnacki is one of 52 scientists selected for International Ocean Discovery Program expedition

drought map and it's impact on wildfires in those areas

Tracking forest biomass and disturbance with NASA’s MISR

Dr. Mark Chopping, Professor, Earth and Environmental Studies, and colleagues have published NASA-funded research to map aboveground biomass and disturbance in southwestern forests using multi-angle imaging.

Dr. Deng in CELS lab

USDA Awards Professor $750K Grant for Wastewater Research

Yang Deng will lead four-year study on developing sustainable water reuse systems through USDA funding

Dr. Galster conducting field research

Dams disproportionately removed from areas with more non-Hispanic white residents

Dr. Josh Galster spoke with the Geological Society of America regarding dam removal in the US

assistant professor Ying Cui in her lab

New Research Uncovers Cause of Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction

Findings show rapidly rising carbon dioxide levels were behind the end-Permian event