Dr. John Graether, retired ophthalmic surgeon from the Wolfe Eye Clinic in Marshalltown, Iowa, generously donated funds to create a climate science major at Iowa… Read More
Alex Gonzalez, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, is studying the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) with the help of a $316,000 grant from the… Read More
Surgical innovator Dr. John M. Graether of Marshalltown, Iowa, has provided $2.2 million to establish the Graether Family Fund for Climate Science Advancement, which will… Read More
The Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences (GEAT) is changing the application process for students seeking graduate degrees in geology and meteorology. These changes include… Read More
Dr. Christina Patricola studies the physical relationships between extreme weather events, natural climate variability, and climate change within the coupled Earth system. She uses high-resolution… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Betsy Swanner, associate professor in geology, who has been awarded a National Science Foundation 2020 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, one… Read More
Dr. Christina Patricola, a new GEAT assistant professor starting in Fall 2020, recently won a Department of Energy Early Career Award for her research on… Read More
In May 2020, geology undergraduates Gabbie Ledesma (Spring 2020 graduate) and Jazlyn Beeck presented their undergraduate research at the virtual North Central meeting… Read More
Kaela Gollob received the 2019 Iowa Groundwater Association’s (IGWA) Student Research Grant and presented results from her research project, entitled “Hydrogeology and Geochemistry of an… Read More
A paper published online today by the journal Science describes the new slip law and the experiments and data that motivate it. Authors are Lucas… Read More
Dr. Ben Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, and coauthor Dr. Boswell Wing, University of Colorado Boulder, studied 3.2-billion-year-old… Read More
Lin Meng, GEAT PhD candidate, and Dr. Yuyu Zhou, Associate Professor, recently published a study on the urban heat-island effect and phenology in the… Read More
Dr. Kristie Franz was recognized in December with an award from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Alumni Association. She is shown here receiving… Read More
Melissa Piper, an undergraduate senior in the meteorology program, was recently highlighted by LAS news. Melissa’s hands-on learning experiences with Iowa State have ranged from… Read More
Jerome Fast (center) stands with LAS Dean Beate Schmittmann (left) and Professor Bill Gallus (right). Jerome Fast, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) atmospheric scientist,… Read More
The Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr. Ben Johnson as our newest faculty member! Ben is a geologist and geochemist… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Alan Wanamaker, associate professor of geology, who has been named a Geological Society of America (GSA) Fellow. Dr. Wanamaker will be recognized… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Beth Caissie, assistant professor in geology, who was just awarded an NSF grant to compile sea ice records from the North Pacific… Read More
Lin Meng, an ISU Ph.D. candidate majoring in Geology, was recently awarded the 2019 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST)… Read More
