Professor Trish Dove received the IMA Medal from the International Mineralogical Association at the European Mineralogical Conference in Dublin Ireland. Here she is with Hans-Peter Schertl the President of the International Mineralogical Association.

Professor Shuhai Xiao accepted the Raymond C. Moore Medal awarded by the Society of Sedimentary Geology in Flagstaff, Arizona. John Grotzinger from CalTech, a VT Geosciences alum and a COS Hall of Distinction member, won the Twenhofel Medal. The photograph shows L to R: Miquela Ingalls (Penn State, who won the James Lee Wilson Award; Brian Romans from VT GEOS won this award in 2014), John Grotzinger, Shuhai Xiao.

Virginia Tech College of Science Dean Kevin Pitts, Department of Geosciences Head Steve Holbrook, and existing VT NAS members Trish Dove and XJ Meng attended the ceremony inducting Professors Bob Bodnar and Shuhai Xiao into the National Academy of Sciences.

Associate Professor Mike Willis and his group, including Jarely Mendez and Paninnguaq Boassen, installed tide gauge on the Greenland coast over the summer.

Congratulations to the Spring 2024 graduates from the Department of Geosciences!