Kent State University Department of Earth Sciences

10/02/2025

Tune into the latest Spatial Signals podcast featuring Dr. Joe Ortiz, professor of geology at Kent State, as he discusses how climate change is influencing weather patterns and what that means for the future.🎙️

Click this link to read more! 👉 https://americaview.substack.com/p/spatial-signals-podcast-stuck-in

09/29/2025

Check out this podcast about Dr. Ortiz's work!

Joe Ortiz from Kent State University joins us to talk about using micro-fossils to learn about how climate changes over time, the Beaver-SCAT instrumentation, spending two months at sea in the North Atlantic, remote sensing and collecting sediment cores at sea, research at the Bering Strait, spendin...

09/05/2025

https://www.kent.edu/cas/news/peering-past-billion-year-old-bacteria

Peering into the Past with Billion-Year-Old Bacteria | College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences | Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research.....

09/05/2025

https://www.kent.edu/cas/news/exploring-world-one-rock-time

Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time | College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences | When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown — “How the Earth Works” on the Kent State University at Stark campus — she didn...

05/12/2025

05/02/2025

Congratulations to our scholarship and award winners!

04/17/2025

This Earth Day, Kent State Department of Earth Sciences is raising funds to support graduate student travel and research in honor of Dr. Rodney Feldmann. Please make a donation to help our students reach their full potential.

04/08/2025

https://www.kent.edu/cas/news/researchers-publish-groundbreaking-study-environmental-impact-east-palestine-chemical-spill?j=2323386&sfmc_sub=348767386&l=10949_HTML&u=87577431&mid=7297167&jb=3004

Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study on Environmental Impact of East Palestine Chemical Spill | College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Bio...

03/09/2025

In the Department of Earth Sciences at Kent State University, the world is our field site. We have faculty and students working on cutting edge problems to address societal challenges and understand the fundamental ways that the land, water, air, and ice interact to make a habitable planet for humans and the environment.

Field work and travel experiences can be life-changing events that start students on the road to a successful career. Many of our courses include field components because to touch, see and experience the world around you provides the first step towards deeper understanding and a lifelong appreciation of the natural world.

"Sending students to the Arctic, out west, or even to field sites in Ohio is expensive. I hope you can help us raise the funds we need to make their education come to life." -Joseph D. Ortiz, Chair, Department of Earth Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences.

I hope you will join me in supporting our department and make a donation as part of our Earth Day Campaign.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Kent State University is committed to the integration of teaching, the advancement of knowledge, and public service, in an inclusive and accessible environment. Show your support for our students when they need it the most.

02/13/2025

Save the date! 🗓️ Join us at the Kent State Pre-Law Center on March 6th 3:00-5:00pm for an exciting event where students can connect with legal professionals, ask questions, and explore career paths in law. Don’t miss this chance to learn from the experts!

01/31/2025

Dr. Pradeep Nalaka Ranasinghe, Kent State Earth Sciences alumnus will give a talk about his team's research on the Indian Monsoon that was recently published in Nature Scientific Results. The team includes Department of Earth Sciences Chair, Dr. Joseph Ortiz, and current ESCI student Thilini Wijewardhana, and ESCI aluma Dr. Kalpani M. Ratnayake. At Kent State, the world is our field site! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19skiyLxhk/

MONSOONS AND PRECIPITATION IN SRILANKA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ⚒️⛈️🌧️🌪️🇱🇰

Dear All,

GSSL is very happy to inform you that the GSSL public lecture will be held on 8th February 2025, at 08:00 PM (SLST) Online via Zoom.

Prof. Pradeep Nalaka Ranasinghe (School of Chemistry, Environmental, and Geological Sciences; Lake Superior State University, USA), will deliver the lecture titled “MONSOONS AND PRECIPITATION IN SRILANKA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE" The EC of GSSL cordially invites members of GSSL and those who are interested to join the GSSL Public Lecture.

The flyer and the zoom links are given below.

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Join Zoom Meeting

https://learn.zoom.us/j/98742322373?pwd=Auoj1JCqrPdZPY1VxqPqrGbGw7MgfP.1

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