SMU Earth Sciences professor Stephen Arrowsmith and the University’s geophysics team have developed pocket-sized “Sapphire” microbarometers that can detect low-frequency atmospheric waves traveling thousands of miles—signals from distant earthquakes, ocean waves, volcanic activity, and more. By scaling production of these small, inexpensive sensors, SMU researchers are opening new possibilities for large-scale infrasound and seismic experiments. […]
The Smithsonian’s Sea Monsters Unearthed exhibit—co-produced with the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man (ISEM) at SMU—is embarking on a national tour. The exhibit, originally developed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., was shaped by the groundbreaking research and expertise of SMU paleontologists Louis L. Jacobs and Michael […]
Dr. Louis L. Jacobs, Emeritus Professor in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences at SMU, is a distinguished vertebrate paleontologist whose career spans research, teaching, and leadership on four continents. A past president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, he has received numerous […]
Heather DeShon, professor and department chair of the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, was recently interviewed by Bloomberg News for their documentary, “The Looming Disaster Under America’s Biggest Oil Fields.” Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/gv4XxudN
Please join the SMU Community as we cordially invite you to the Honorary Degree Symposium featuring a conversation with 2025 Honorary Degree recipient Dr. Ruth Simmons Distinguished education leader Dr. Ruth Simmons will join us for a conversation moderated by local writer Charlise Lyles to discuss Dr. Simmons’s critically acclaimed memoir, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey […]
The SMU Earth Hazards and National Security Research Cluster is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Climate Science Research Fund. This fund will provide support to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty to collect primary data relevant to climate science and/or conduct research focused on modern environmental and climate change.
Join us in the Moody Coliseum or live on YouTube this Saturday at 5:30 PM to watch as we honor graduating students from Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. No tickets required! Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Date: Thurs. April 11, 2024 Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: Lumen Hotel (6101 Hillcrest Ave.) All Dedman College faculty and staff welcome. Click here to RSVP by 6pm on Monday, April 8.
• The Department of Earth Sciences invites applications to a fully endowed professorship named in honor of C.W. Matthews to be filled at the Associate or Full Professor level. We are seeking applicants who conduct innovative, interdisciplinary and quantitative research programs across all fields of geology. Please visit this site for additional information and to […]
Forbes Scientists using data from Chinese lunar orbiters have discovered what they think is a mass of granite 30 miles wide deep under the surface of the moon. Located under the moon’s far side, it’s unlike anything found before. Presented today at the at the Goldschmidt Conferencein Lyon, France, a paper has also been published […]