News Archives
Below you will find archived news articles about research and outreach activities in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Archive
IU creates climate change data portal to model state's future water supply
To promote collaborative research and inform water stakeholders throughout the state, an Indiana University research team has created the FutureWater science gateway, a public interactive data portal that shows users a highly detailed model of the Wabash River Basin under a number of different climate scenarios.
EAS Professor Paul Staten Awarded CLIVAR
Paul Staten received the US CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability Program) Early Career Scientist Leadership Award at the AGU meeting in December.
Announcing a new Undergraduate Research Fellowship
The new Rudman-Pavlis Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Geophysics is accepting applications.
EAS Faculty Doug Edmonds author on Nature article
Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain
Callout meeting for E190: Treks in Provence
EAS undergrads! Please join us for a special “Pizza and Provence” callout session, Monday January 27th at 5:30 in IGWS 2022.
2020 Crossroads Conference
Conference Date: March 27, 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 13, 2020
EAS-IUGFS Alumni Reception
Join us in Houston for the annual alumni reception. We can't wait to see you there!
We're Moving!
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will be moving offices to the IGWS in December.
EAS participated in the 2019 Science Fest
Science Fest 2019 was a success, albeit a rainy one.
EAS to participate in the 2019 Science Fest
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will participate in the 2019 Science Fest.
EAS Faculty Ed Herrmann Named First Director of the new Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
IU President McRobbie announced the establishment of a new Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (IUMAA) with Dr. Ed Herrmann as its director.
EAS at First Thursday and Dronepalooza
Grad students Harrison Martin and Eduardo Gonzalez represented EAS showing off our lidar drone at First Thursday event.
EAS Students Receive GSA Awards
EAS Students received a multitude of GSA Awards in the July 2019 issue of GSA Today
Claudia Johnson Named GSA Fellow
Claudia Johnson has been named a GSA Fellow
Jim Handschy Named GSA Fellow
Jim Handschy, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the IU Geologic Field Station, was named a GSA Fellow.
EAS Professor Ben Kravitz is Featured in Science Node Article on Countering Climate Change
Quoting Ben Kravitz in Science Node: "Climate change is happening. It’s real. It’s our fault because we’re putting a lot of carbon in the atmosphere. And we are not doing a lot to stop doing that."
35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology will take place from September 7 to 11th at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington, IN, USA.
IU Geologic Field Station Celebrates 70 Years
The IU Geologic Field Station in Bozeman Montana is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year!
Paul Staten is a Guest Editor of Atmosphere Special Issue
EAS Professor Paul Staten is a guest editor on a Special Issue of Atmosphere.
The annual Crossroads Conference is coming up!
Sigma Gamma Epsilon and Indiana University are hosting the 2019 Crossroads Conference and Career Fair on March 22nd and 23rd.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Career Roundtable
Five scientists representing various career paths that EAS students might be considering took part in the Career Roundtable.
EAS Research Scientist Arndt Schimmelmann Receives Fulbright
Arndt Schimmelmann, a Research Scientist in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has received a Fulbright grant from the Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
Earth Week Meet and Greet
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences held its spring registration Earth Week Meet and Greet on October 16th in front of the 10th Street entrance. It was a great success meeting new students, handing out course information, swag and candy, participating in demos, and Kaj Johnson’s bean-bag challenge as well as the "Name the Triceratops." Look for more information about the fall registration Meet and Greet on IU Day in April 2019.
Save the Date: Fall Recruiting
Chevron Oil Corportaion will be recruiting on October 9th and 10th in the Department.
Career Opportunity: Assistant/Associate Professor in Regional Climate Modeling
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Indiana University (IU) Bloomington invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate level in regional climate modeling to begin in Fall 2019.
Science Fest is Almost Here
It’s that time again! The 2018 Science Fest is in the works.
Important information about course name changes
As our course titles are in transition from the Geology department to the Earth Science department, our courses for Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 are listed under either GEOL or EAS on the Course Brower, depending upon which courses have gone through the course change approvals.
EAS Mourns the Passing of Colleague Dr. Larry Onesti
From the Bloomington Herald Times: In 1976, Larry Onesti joined the Indiana University Bloomington faculty, where he forged a distinguished career as a teacher and researcher, first as an Associate Professor of Geography and then as Professor of Geological Sciences in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (formerly Geology).
The 2018 Science Fest Details
It’s that time again! The 2018 Science Fest is in the works.
2018 Summer Science Institute
Indiana teachers get a hands-on look at environmental change at IU Summer Science Institute.
IU researchers develop model for predicting landslides caused by earthquakes
From AAAS: The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China, killed tens of thousands of people and left millions homeless. About 20,000 deaths nearly 30 percent of the total, resulted not from the ground shaking itself but from the landslides that it triggered.
X188/190 Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevadas
One of the students, Ellen Bergen, from the summer 2018 course made a video of her experience and set it to music.
Students from Environmental and Energy Diplomacy Course Featured in IU News Article
From the IU Newsroom: Students advise U.S. Embassy in Malaysia on renewable energy. Students in an IU Bloomington class on finding ways to help Malaysia expand its use of renewable energy thought they might get a chance to present their findings to the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. It turned out they got more than that.
Atmospheric Sciences student internships for Summer 2018
Students in the EAS Atmospheric Sciences programs pursued a variety of internships over summer 2018.
Curiosity Rover: IU Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Mars research
View the links related to Curiosity Rover.
Diplomacy Lab Symposium
Eight Earth and Atmospheric Sciences students, who are taking part in the "Environmental & Energy Diplomacy" class that Michael Hamburger is teaching this spring, attended a Diplomacy Lab Symposium on April 18th on the Bloomington campus. Among the guests was the former Science Advisory to the Secretary of State, Dr. Vaughan Turekian.
IU Day EAS Meet and Greet
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences was a hosting station for the IU Day Scavenger Hunt right here in our lobby. We served 50-60 students who stopped by to play the game, get swag and/or stamps, and learn about the diverse research in our department.
Recent EAS Graduate Kevin Webster Collaborated on Methane Study
From the publication EOS: Some Caves Remove Methane from the Atmosphere, New Tests Reveal.
2018 Crossroads Conference
The Crossroads Planning Committee is excited to announce important information regarding this year’s conference!
EAS Professor Chen Zhu Honored in AAAS Fellows Reception at IUB
A reception for new AAAS fellows was hosted by IU President Michael A. McRobbie on January 25th, 2018 in IU’s elegant Frangipani room. Amongst the catered delectables, friends and colleagues assembled to show their respect and admiration of L. Jean Camp, Matthew Hahn, Andrew Wiley, Chen Zhu, and Adam Zlotnick who were all newly awarded AAAS fellows.
Dr. Lisa Pratt appointed NASA planetary protection officer
Lisa most recently served as the Provost Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Associate Executive Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington.
Update to the SVP Lawsuit
In December 2017, the White House announced that it would reduce the boundaries of both monuments, thus removing literally hundreds of scientifically important paleo localities from the protection and the funding associated with monument status. The Society, along with partner organizations, has filed lawsuits to reverse this decision because of its impact on science.
Grand Staircase, Home to Countless Dinosaur Fossils, Could Be Destroyed by Mining
Quoting Live Science Magazine, "President Donald Trump is expected to make a big announcement in Utah this Monday (Dec. 4), where he will detail the government’s plan to shrink two of the state's national monuments: Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, according to news sources."
Grand Staircase, home to countless dinosaur fossils, could be destroyed by mining
The White House announced that it would reduce the boundaries of both monuments, thus removing literally hundreds of scientifically important paleo localities from the protection and the funding associated with monument status.
EAS Faculty Member Chen Zhu Named AAAS Fellow
From the IU Newsroom: Five faculty members from Indiana University have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a distinction that recognizes outstanding contributions to the progress of science and research.
EAS Students and Faculty Visit the Lilly Library
Each year, as part of the G590 course, Art of Geological Sciences we bring a group of students to visit the Lilly Library’s amazing collection of rare books from their history of science collection.
Science Fest!
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences participated in Science Fest 2017 on Saturday, October 21st at the Kirkwood Hall Pavillion and in the Student Building.
IU Earthquake Drill
Indiana University students and employees on all IU-administered campuses will be practicing the appropriate response during an earthquake as part of the Great Central U .S. Shakeout. IU will participate at 10:26 a.m. EDT on 10/26/2017.
That Stone-fixed Moment
Videographers from the College of Arts + Sciences produced a short video about the IU Judson Mead Geologic Field Station for the premiere edition of The College Magazine.
Announcing the EAS Spring Registration Meet and Greet
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences partnered with the Indiana Geological and Water Survey to bring you a Spring Registration Meet and Greet on Friday, October 13th, on the front lawn of the Geology building
Paleontology Graduate Student John Kearney Interview With GPSG Community Development
Rick Brewer, Community Development Coordinator with the Graduate and Professional Student Government organization, recently conducted an interview with grad student John Kearney. You can listen to his interview in the GPSG Radio site, episode #6.
Earthquake felt in Bloomington
A small earthquake (M3.8) struck the Illinois-Indiana border region this morning—close to the epicenter of the 2008 Mt. Carmel, Illinois earthquake. It was felt in Bloomington! Here is a copy of the seismogram recorded at our local seismic station BLO. Apparently it was felt in Bloomington.
Recruiters are visiting the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences this month
ExxonMobil Geoscience recruiter Robert Wenger Jr. are conducting interviews on September 25-27th in the Department.
EAS Faculty Brian Yanites Awarded NSF Grant in Tectonics, Geomorphology, and Land Use Dynamics
From the IU Newsroom: Indiana University Bloomington geoscience researcher Brian Yanites has been awarded a three-year, $317,663 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how tectonic and climate processes interact to shape the landscape of southern Taiwan.
IRIS USArray Advanced Short Course, 2017
August 7-11 we will be hosting about 30 seismology PhD students from all over the US and a couple of foreign countries. The event is sponsored by IRIS and is called the USArray Data Processing Short Course.
Midcontinent EarthScope Workshop for Middle and High-school Earth Science and Physics Teachers
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences hosted 20 middle- and high-school earth science teachers for "Midcontinent EarthScope Workshop" connected with its NSF-funded research project on Structure and Dynamics of the North American Craton.
EAS Professor David Polly is Associate Director of a successful IU Grand Challenge initiative
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will play a central role in the multi-milliondollar IU Grand Challenges initiative called Prepared for Environmental Change directed by Ellen Ketterson of the Biology Department.
EAS Professor Paul Staten taught at Wonderlab Summer Science Institute
Wonderlab Bloomington hosted a Summer Science Institute for grades 8-12 science teachers. The institute ran from Tuesday, June 13 - Thursday, June 15. This Institute was presented in partnership with Indiana University and area STEM professionals.
Spring semester Environmental and Energy Diplomacy seminar ends with a diplomatic conference call
Environmental and Energy Diplomacy seminar’s final exam was a video conference briefing with the US Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius. Five EAS students took part: Alex McLean, Amelia Nelson and Grace Carlson (undergrad majors) and Erin Benson and Chris Helou (grad students).
Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines
From the IU Newsroom: "The Mississippi Delta is undergoing collapse as land disappears from the coast and marshes," said study co-author Douglas Edmonds, assistant professor and the Malcolm and Sylvia Boyce Chair in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at IU Bloomington. "Yet we know surprisingly little about what processes are driving land loss." Alejandra Ortiz, a former Post-Doctoral Fellow in Edmonds’ lab was lead author on the study. Dr. Ortiz is now on faculty at North Carolina State University.
EAS Professor David Bish awarded a Fulbright US Scholar Grant (Fellowship)
During the spring of 2018, Dave will spend six months in Napoli, Italy, studying cultural artifacts from Pompeii. Scientists working there recently discovered a ceramic workshop in ancient Pompeii where all stages of ceramic production are represented, from unfired raw materials, to fired ceramics, to overfired materials.
Professor Michael Hamburger gave a keynote address at first Diplomacy Lab Symposium
The Diplomacy Lab is a program that Michael helped initiate last year; several students from the Environmental and Energy Diplomacy class presented their work.
We are now the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
We will have a name change celebration on IU Day, April 19th at 2:00 in front of the Geology building (1001 E. 10th Street). Please stop by for refreshments and some IU Day and Earth-themed swag. You can also learn about our NEW curriculum pathways for undergraduate students and meet some of the faculty and staff!
Special Seminar
On Wednesday, March 29 at 12:00 noon, Dr. Brian Tucker, President, Geohazards International, Menlo Park, CA will give a talk entitled, A Quarter Century Reducing Earthquake and Tsunami Risk in the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities: What Have We Learned?
We have changed our name!!
On March 8, the Department of Geological Sciences offically became the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The website url is earth.indiana.edu.
Crossroads Geology Conference March 31 and April 1
The Rho chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon and the Indiana University Department of Geological Sciences invite you to join us for the 17th annual Crossroads Geology Conference which will be held in the Geology building on the IUB campus March 31st and April 1st.
Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems
Quoting the IU Newsroom: Scientists and policymakers should draw on experience from the distant past to develop a new paradigm for protecting ecosystems at a time of accelerating global change, an Indiana University paleontologist and co-authors write in a paper published today.
IUGFS Short Course, "Using TLS and Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry in Undergraduate Field Education " in EOS
With funding from a supplement to the GAGE Facility (EAR-1261833) and the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education collaborative project to UNAVCO, Indiana University, and Idaho State University (EHR-1612248), this short course focused on terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry. The publication in EOS explains both the goals of the course and presents some compelling 3-D imagery in an animation.
In Memory: Dr. John Michael Hayes
John Michael Hayes passed away at his home in Berkeley, California, on February 3, 2017, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Bloomington Herald Times: IU geology department plans new name, new offerings
The Department of Geological Sciences at Indiana University is in the process of changing its name to the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. If approved, the name change will coincide with a curriculum change in time for the fall 2017 semester. The changes are an attempt to better reflect the breadth of courses offered in the department, as well as the career opportunities available after graduation.
Department To Change Its Name and Update Curriculum
Quoting the Indiana Daily Student: "In an effort to increase enrollment, the Department of Geological Sciences will alter its curriculum and change its name to the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences."
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