2024-11-22 - The department took part in the Champaign Park District National STEM day celebration on November 9th, 2024.  The event, held at the Park District’s new Martens Center, welcomed children of all ages to explore many facets of science and meet scientists from the U of I.    Graduate student Hayley Woodrich attended and brought a mini-seismometer with her to...

2024-08-20 - Take a look at the new 940 Feet interview with Geology Prof. Max Christie! {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/mONyN33cUv4.jpg?itok=brSTHqFl","video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mONyN33cUv4","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}

2024-07-12 - Professor Michael Stewart and former student Chloe Marks recently were on Cool Science Radio to talk about the Wasatch-Uinta Field Camp! Check it out here! https://www.kpcw.org/show/cool-science-radio/2024-07-11/university-students-immerse-themselves-in-utahs-diverse-geology

2024-07-09 - Take a look at ESEC Professor Bruce Fouke and IGB Researcher Miyandi Sivaguru's fascinating work combining Geoscience and Medicine (GeoBioMed)! Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and one of the keys in combating this threat is understanding the geology of the heart! Read the LAS Story here:...

2024-06-27 - Petroleum Experts has renewed through December 2024 a grant of a collection of industry-leading software packages to the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change to use in research and education.  This includes the MOVE and IPM software suites....

2023-11-03 - PhD candidate Jinyu Wang recently published her first lead author paper in Science of the Total Environment! Jinyu’s study employs a new ‘lab-in-the-field’ technology which we refer to as the RiverLab. Essentially the concept is to circumvent the need to go out to a stream or river and collect a water sample, bring it back to the lab and then analyze its chemical composition. Instead, the...

2023-09-12 - A new mammoth sculpture is rearing its head on the same ground where real mammoths wandered 30,000 years prior. That’s even older than the neighboring Natural History Building (NHB), built in 1892, from where the sculpture draws inspiration.

2023-09-12 - Thanks to a generous donation from Michael (MS, ’02, Earth Science & Environmental Change) and Lalana Fortwengler, the Tom L. Phillips Memorial Fund for Paleobotany has supported graduate students and collection management for the University's world-class coal ball collection. Coal balls are the remains of 300 million year old plants from the midwest, when the last supercontinent,...

2023-08-24 - We are looking for a new colleague in the field of Climate Science to join the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change! If you'd like to join a vibrant and active department investigating a range of cutting edge research questions, please apply now! This hire is part of a...

2023-06-16 - A new paper authored by geology professor Lijun Liu and geology graduate students Yaoyi Wang, Zebin Cao, Lihang Peng, Diandian Peng, along with dept. head Craig Lundstrom, challenges the conventional wisdom on the stability of the craton, the stable interior of North America. Their work suggests that the craton has experienced...

2023-04-18 - Take a look at this news story on Mammoth Hot Springs featuring Earth Science and Environmental Change Professor Bruce Fouke! An expert on Mammoth Hot Springs, Prof. Fouke has spent years researching the interactions between Earth and life in Yellowstone National Park. You can check...

2023-04-07 - Petroleum Experts has renewed a grant of a set of software packages to the Illinois State Geological Survey and Department of Geology to use in research and education. This software enhances the ISGS capabilities in subsurface interpretation and helps students pursue their undergraduate and graduate...

2023-03-10 - We’ve got exciting news to share! The Department of Geology will now be known as the Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change!

2023-02-07 - Keep a pulse on the department by checking out the 2021-2022 Newsletter! Don't miss the feature story on Prof. Willy Guenthner's research in the Grand Canyon and a look back on Prof. Altaner's 37 years at Illinois! Look at...

2023-02-06 - PhD Candidate Jon Golla (working with Prof. Jennifer Druhan) was recently interviewed by the American Geophysical Union Hydrogeology Section! Check out his amazing research and learn why hydrogeology is so important to our understanding of the planet!