Department of Geosciences

The Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University has a rich tradition of integrating experimental, analytical, and field-based research techniques for understanding the earth and other planetary bodies.  The research activities of our world-renowned faculty are ranked among the top 15 public research universities by the National Research Council.  
  Learn more

• Distinguished Professor Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research
• Stony Brook Department of Geosciences Involved in Study that Refutes Claim Regarding Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth
• Department Researchers Team with Astrobiotic Technology to Prepare for Future Lunar Exploration 
• Timothy Glotch named Associate Dean for Operations and Facilities in College of Arts and Sciences
• Congratulations to Yang Gao who was awarded a Lerner-Gray Grant for Marine Research
• Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
• Congratulations to Renee Schofield who has been awarded the  Jerrold L. Stein Student Life Award for Emerging Leadership by GSO
• Congratulations to Greg Henkes who is one of this year's recipients of the College of Arts and Sciences Godfrey Teaching Excellence Awards.
• Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the department has established a Laboratory for the Analysis and Dating of Sediments.  
• Stony Brook Geosciences going Far Beyond: Newest Department of Geosciences faculty member Weisen Shen's seismological research takes him to the South Pole.  
• Richard Reeder named Vice President for Research and Operations Manager
• Mars Rover collects exciting evidence from Gale Crater
• Congratulations to Scott McLennan who was named Distinguished Professor

More News