• Skip to main content
  • Skip to main navigation
Baylor University
Department of Geosciences
College of Arts & Sciences
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Facilities
    • FAQs About Geology
    • Outreach
    • News
    • Standards of Geoscience Ethics
  • People
    • Faculty Directory
    • Affiliated Faculty
    • Emeritus Faculty
    • Research & Teaching Staff
    • Administrative Staff
    • Graduate Students
  • Research Areas
    • Biogeosciences
    • Energy Geosciences
    • Hydrological and Surface Processes
    • Lithospheric Processes
    • Paleoclimate
    • Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Graduate Studies
    • Graduate Courses
  • Undergraduate Studies
    • Undergraduate Courses
    • Geosciences Field Camp Course
  • Student Groups and Societies
    • Baylor Geological Society (BGS)
    • Baylor Association for Women Geoscientists (BAWG)
  • Department Publications & Forms
    • Geosciences Newsletters
    • Baylor Geological Studies Publications
    • Department Forms
Baylor BU Department of Geosciences About Us News News
  • Contact Us
  • Facilities
  • FAQs About Geology
  • Outreach
  • News
  • Standards of Geoscience Ethics

News

Ph.D. Student, Venanzio Munyaka's, Research Featured on AGU EOS Website
June 13, 2025
V. Munyaka

Current Ph.D. student, Venanzio Munyaka's, first dissertation chapter has been featured on the AGU EOS website as their research spotlight.  

Read More
Researcher spotlight: Jordan Chapman traces the impacts of antebellum agriculture on the Earth
March 28, 2025
Jordan Chapman

In 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, approximately 46,200 plantations were using enslaved labor across the United States. At least 45% of plantations had twenty enslaved workers, and 5% had at least 100 (Vlach, 1993). With such widespread activity, what was the impact on Earth’s systems, and how do we measure it? These questions are at the center of my graduate research at Baylor University.

Read More
Baylor profs celebrate National STEM Day with visits to local schools
November 11, 2024
Dr. Dan Peppe and two elementary students react to a failed earthquake stress test on a built structure

Baylor researchers have expertise in a wide variety of areas. Students at three area public schools got to learn that firsthand last week, when BU faculty and students visited with elementary, middle and high school-aged scientists to highlight National STEM Day through hands-on learning activities.

In recent years, Baylor has brought some of its outstanding faculty and their students to local schools for National STEM Day to make science come alive and encourage kids to think about college and careers in the STEM fields. It’s a mission that aligns with the day itself, which celebrates discovery and innovation that sparks interest in future science careers.

Read More
Baylor transfers mammoth bones, photos to National Park Service
October 22, 2024
Baylor NPS

Baylor University on Monday formally transferred ownership of thousands of Columbian mammoth fossils and excavation photographs discovered near Waco more than 40 years ago to the National Park Service, a move that may streamline access for researchers.

Baylor President Linda Livingstone and National Park Service Acting Superintendent Christine Jacobs signed the agreement next to the bronze mammoth sculptures in front of the Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

Read More
Unraveling Miocene Primate Ecosystems One Leaf at a Time ft. Venanzio Munyaka
October 18, 2024
Leakey Foundation

Discover the secrets of 20-million-year-old botanical fossils from the site of Koru in western Kenya with scientist Venanzio Munyaka! In this episode of Lunch Break Science, we explore what these fossils tell us about the climate, vegetation, and early ape evolution in this diverse Early Miocene ecosystem.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences Homecoming 2024 Open House
October 16, 2024
GEO Homecoming 2024 Open House

The Baylor Geosciences Department invites alumni and friends of the department to join us for our homecoming open house event on Friday, October 25th from 1:30 -3:00 pm.  We will be in the Baylor Sciences Building, E.401 Clock Tower (4th floor).  We look forward to seeing you!

Read More
Baylor Researcher Explores Ocean Moon of Jupiter Through Innovative Machine-Learning Approach
October 15, 2024
Artist concept of Europa Clipper Mission

Alyssa Mills, a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences at Baylor University and a graduate affiliate of NASA's Europa Clipper mission science team, is using machine learning to map the seafloor of Europa. 

Read More
Baylor Geosciences at the 2024 GSA Annual Meeting
October 8, 2024
2024 GSA Logo

Baylor Geosciences’ presence in Anaheim, California for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America was impressive this year. The Baylor Geoscience Department sent a large contingent to attend and present research at the meeting, but the presence of our alumni was equally impressive. 

Read More
Allie North wins Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award
August 13, 2024
Allie North

Through her research at Baylor University with Dr. Peter James, Allie North had the opportunity to present at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in March 2024. Allie's poster presentation was about the work she has done over the Gruithuisen Domes, which are volcanic constructs on the moon. Allie was recently notified that she received the Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award. 

Read More
Multiple projects connect Baylor and NASA in research supporting space exploration
July 25, 2024
NASA sign against a blue sky

In the last year, multiple Baylor professors have earned NASA grants and/or partnered with the space agency on projects to help us better understand our universe.

Such efforts continue Baylor’s long history of NASA partnerships — a natural fit, considering Johnson Space Center is just a little over three hours away in southeast Houston.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences in hiring an Assistant Professor of Earth Surface Processes
July 19, 2024
Join Our Team AP

Baylor University's Department of Geosciences invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Earth Surface Processes, effective Fall 2025. We seek applicants who demonstrate a potential and commitment to develop an outstanding, externally funded research program.

Read More
National early career awards honor Baylor faculty’s ‘Future Stars’
July 10, 2024
L-R, headshots of Drs. Peter James, Rebecca Jones-Antwi, Sarah Kienle, Yang Li, and Sam Urclacher

In the world of sports cards, a “Future Star” or “Rated Rookie” means you’ve got a card of someone who merits paying attention to — someone whose career looks like it’s about to take off.

In the world of higher education, early career awards function in a very similar fashion — recognizing up-and-coming faculty who have already shown indications of excellent research and scholarship, with the potential to be future leaders in their fields.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences is hiring a Solid Earth Geosciences Instrumentation Specialist
June 21, 2024
Join Our Team

Baylor University’s Department of Geosciences invites applications for a full-time position as a Solid Earth Geosciences Instrumentation Specialist effective immediately.

Read More
Baylor Planetary Geophysicist Receives Esteemed Early Career Award from NASA
May 30, 2024
Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor

Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor, has been recognized by NASA with the 2023 Planetary Science Early Career Award (ECA). 

Read More
PhD Student, Jerrad Watts, receives award at regional GSA meeting.
May 9, 2024
Jerrad Watts

Ph.D. student, Jerrad Watts, received an award for best graduate student oral presentation at the 2024 North-Central & South-Central Section Meeting.

Graduate: Jerrad Watts, “Psycho” Echinoid Spines – Evolution through Spine Morphospace in Crown Group Cidaroid Echinoids

Read More
Baylor Geosciences to Host Apollo 17 Mission Astronaut
March 27, 2024
Harrison Jack Schmitt

The Department of Geosciences presents an O.T. Hayward Distinguished lecture by Dr. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt on "Geologic insights on the Moon and from the Apollo 17 mission" at the Hurd Welcome Center on Monday, April 8th at 9:30 am. 

Read More
Baylor Geosciences to Host Panel Discussion on "The Future of Lunar Exploration"
March 27, 2024
Panel Discussion

The Geosciences Department as part of the O.T. Hayward Distinguished Lecture Series is hosting a panel discussion on "The future of lunar exploration" at the Hurd Welcome Center on Monday, April 8th at 3:00 pm.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences to Host Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna
March 27, 2024
Kerri Donaldson Hanna

The Department of Geosciences presents an O.T. Hayward Distinguished lecture by Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna on "Robotically exploring silicic volcanoes from the surface of the Moon" at the Baylor Sciences Building, Room D.109 on Tuesday, April 9th at 11:15 am. 

Read More
Baylor Geosciences Research during National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 10th-16th
March 18, 2024
AJ

Baylor Geosciences PhD student, Toluwaleke Ajayi, was conducting a dye trace in the Edwards Aquifer to better understand the flow in the downtown Salado Springs complex which is home to threatened salamanders while MS student, Elena Muir, was sampling springs below Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir to investigate impacts of reservoirs on groundwater. 

Read More
Jasmine Kidwell, PhD Student, Awarded Fellowship
February 16, 2024
Jasmine Kidwell

Congratulations to current PhD student, Jasmine Kidwell, who is a 2024 recipient of the SAA Douglas C. Kellogg Fellowship for Geoarchaeological Research from the Society for American Archaeology.  

Read More
Dr. Joe Yelderman, Jr., Panelist at Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium
February 14, 2024
GCWC

This year’s Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium will have an incredible lineup of speakers and panel discussions, including a Climate Impacts Panel moderated by Dr. Matthew Berg.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences continues outreach with local STEMFEST
January 26, 2024
K. Broad STEMFEST 2024

Approximately 150 Mountain View Elementary students interacted with our popular rock and mineral activity at a school STEMFEST on January 25th, 2024.  Exposure to geoscience related experiences for K-12 students remains a priority for our department.  Graduate teaching assistant Katie Broad and Lab Coordinator Sharon Browning were on hand for this engagement.

Read More
Baylor Honors University of Texas Professor with $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
January 23, 2024
Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., 2024 Cherry Award Winner

 WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2024) – Baylor University today named Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., F. M. Bullard Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, as the 2024 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

Read More
Research Roundup with Dr. Dan Peppe
January 18, 2024
Research Roundup with Dr. Dan Peppe

Learn more about the exciting research Dr. Dan Peppe and his students are doing in this episode of Research Roundup.  

Read More
In Memoriam: William “Bill” Atlee
January 18, 2024
William "Bill" Atlee

The Baylor Geosciences Department is sad to report that alumni, Mr. William "Bill" Atlee, passed away on December 4th, 2023.  Bill will be remembered fondly for his contributions to the Geosciences Department as both a student and alumni.  Bill authored the spring, 1962 edition of the Baylor Geological Studies bulletin titled "The Lower Cretaceous Paluxy Sand in Central Texas" and is also credited for creating the Baylor University Geology seal that was used for many years on publications of the department.

Read More
Ph.D. Candidate, Josh Ford, Receives Teaching Award
January 18, 2024
Ford, J.

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate, Josh Ford, for being selected as a recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding TA Award. This award honors undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated excellence as Teaching Assistants.

Read More
Baylor Geoscientist Among Researchers in Comprehensive Study on the Relationship Between Climate and CO2
December 12, 2023
Lee Nordt, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences

WACO, Texas (December 12, 2023) – Lee Nordt, Ph.D., professor of geosciences and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Baylor University, participated in a historic, comprehensive study on the relationship between climate and CO2, the results of which were published Dec. 7 in the journal Science.

Read More
Undergraduate Student chosen as Paleontological Society Student Ambassador
August 25, 2023
Victoria Holman

Congratulations to Victoria Holman, a undergraduate Geosciences student, who was selected to participate in the Paleontological Society Student Ambassador Program.

 

Read More
Baylor Geosciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Solid Earth Geosciences
August 16, 2023

Baylor University's Department of Geosciences invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Solid Earth Geosciences, effective Fall 2024.

Read More
From a single hat to an entire company, Baylor alum’s company blossoms in Waco
July 24, 2023

When Hunter Harlow (BS ’10) graduated from Baylor with a degree in geosciences/geology, he didn’t imagine taking the road less traveled.

Read More
Geosciences PhD student, Alyssa Mills, Wins Outstanding Grant Proposal Award
July 20, 2023

The Spring 2023 Dr. Steven G. Driese Outstanding Grant Proposal Award winner is Alyssa Mills from the Department of Geosciences for her GEO 5222 research proposal entitled "Piecing Together the Chaos Puzzle: An Evaluation of Seafloor Volcanism on Europa through Gravity Analyses" with mentor Dr. Peter James.

Read More
Dr. Joshua Brownlow, Baylor Geosciences Alumni, Publication News
July 3, 2023

Dr. Joshua Brownlow, Baylor Geosciences PhD alumnus (2016) recently co-authored a publication demonstrating a method to treat produced water in an effort to reduce injected disposal volumes in the Permian Basin.

Read More
Baylor professor, team of global scholars make groundbreaking discovery in East Africa
June 2, 2023

By Caitlyn Meisner -- After 10 years of research, collaboration and annual summer trips to East Africa, Dr. Daniel Peppe, associate professor of geosciences, and his team of global scholars — many who are Baylor graduates — published their scientific discovery that changed the understanding of East African evolution of the climate and apes.

Read More
Dr. Dan Peppe on Baylor Connections
June 1, 2023

Dr. Daniel Peppe, a Baylor geosciences professor, was part of an international team whose decade-long research has shifted Africa’s prehistoric timeline by 10 million years.
Peppe explains the team's work and findings — on the latest Baylor Connections.

Read More
Baylor research leads to a 10-million-year history adjustment
May 31, 2023

How did a Baylor professor play a role in adjusting what scientists thought they knew about Africa’s historic timeline — by 10 million years?!?

Read More
Congratulations to our Spring Geosciences Graduates
May 15, 2023

Baylor Geosciences congratulates our recent graduates on their accomplishments.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences Ph.D. student, Toluwaleke Ajayi, Receives Distinguished Scholarship from the American Institute of Professional Geologist
May 2, 2023
AJ Scholarship

Congratulations to Geosciences Ph.D. candidate, Toluwaleke Ajayi, who was presented “the most distinguished scholarship awarded by the AIPG in Texas”, the Shoemaker Scholarship. District representative, James Henderson, drove to Waco to personally present Toluwaleke with a check for $2,500.00, a plaque memorializing Mr. Ajayi’s award, and a book entitled “Shoemaker: The Man Who Made an Impact.”

Read More
Baylor scientist makes paradigm-shifting discoveries about Africa
April 24, 2023
Waco Trib - peppe

Two teams of researchers, one led by a Baylor University geoscientist, working together in Kenya and Uganda for the past 10 years to study fossils of plants and animals, discovered a prehistoric Africa different than previously envisioned.

Read More
Decade-long Research by Baylor Geoscientist, Researchers Pushes Back Africa’s Prehistoric Timeline by Over 10 Million Years
April 13, 2023
D. Peppe

WACO, Texas (April 13, 2023) – Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world. A pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science document the earliest evidence for locally abundant C4 grasses in eastern Africa and how C4 grasses and open habitats influenced early ape evolution.

Read More
Tiny Fossils at Waco mammoth site may help fill in bigger prehistoric picture
January 24, 2023

A 1-millimeter fish vertebra and a slightly longer, unidentified bone recently found at the Waco Mammoth National Monument will tell researchers more about the area’s ecosystem during the lives of the Columbian mammoths whose remains were found there.

Read More
Baylor student research group receives $260,000 grant from NASA to research volcanoes on the moon
January 18, 2023

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Baylor’s Planetary Research Group is starting off the semester with a $260,000 grant from NASA to assist in research about the light-colored volcanoes on the moon.

Read More
Ph.D. Student, Nick Wagner, to participate in NASA InSight Meeting
November 7, 2022
NASA InSight

Ph.D. student, Nick Wagner, will be travelling to London to obverse and participate in a science team meeting for NASA's InSight mission. The program is called InSight Seers and its designed to allow early career researchers to observe and interact with mission scientists. Nick will be participating in science lectures and working group meetings within the science team meeting. Congratulations, Nick!

Read More
Burke Leonce, PhD Student, recognized at GSA Research Showcase
October 31, 2022

Congratulations to PhD student, Burke Leonce, the winner in the STEM category of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Research Showcase. Burke's poster title was "Fire influences structure-reactivity mechanisms of organic matter phototransformation in aqueous environments".

Read More
Baylor Geoscience – Museums and Mammoths
October 26, 2022
1

October of 2022 saw the welcome return of many of our outreach events. Geoscience graduate students and staff participated in Sic ’Em Science Day at the Mayborn Museum on Saturday, October 15th, allowing students to study physical properties of rocks and minerals. Participants included graduate students Jasmine Kidwell, Alix Fournier, undergraduate Allie North, and lab coordinator Sharon Browning.

Read More
Baylor Geoscience Featured on KWTX Degrees of Science
October 5, 2022
Degrees of Science

Degrees of Science, a series hosted by KWTX Channel 10 Chief Meteorologist, Brady Taylor, talks with Baylor Geologists Dr. Kenny Befus & Dr. James Thompson, who recently returned from studying the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland. As part of their research they were using drones to measure lava temperatures, in order to help model the flow of the lava.

Read More
Nick Wagner - Research Profile, Baylor University Graduate School
October 4, 2022
N. Wagner

We met up with Nick Wagner, a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in Geosciences, to talk with him about his ongoing research—Mars research. That's right, Nick's geoscience research is quite literally out of this world. One of Nick's primary goals is to continue developing a field called comparative planetology. Nick is able to interact with and accomplish cutting-edge planetary science research because of his network and resources at Baylor.

Read More
Geosciences Homecoming Open House - October 21, 2022
October 1, 2022

The Baylor Geosciences Department invites alumni and friends of the department to join faculty, staff, and students for our annual Homecoming Open House event. Join us on Friday, October 21st from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Baylor Sciences Building, 4th floor, Clock Tower - Room E.401. We look forward to seeing you!

Read More
Alyssa Mills, PhD Student, Named a 2022 John Mather Nobel Scholar
September 26, 2022

Congratulations to Ph.D. student, Alyssa Mills, who was awarded the John Mathers Nobel Scholar Award for her internship at the Goddard Space Flight center. This is a prestigious award given to only 8 interns/early career scientists.

Read More
Graduate Student Opportunities in Geosciences at Baylor University
September 26, 2022

The Department of Geosciences at Baylor University invites applications for PhD and MS students starting in August 2023.

Read More
Dr. Steven G. Driese’s career will be celebrated at the 2022 Meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA)
September 12, 2022

A day-long session of scientific talks and research posters will highlight the contributions of Steven G. Driese to (paleo)pedology, critical zone science, clastic sedimentology, paleoclimatology, micromorphology, geoarchaeology and geochemistry from across the geologic time scale.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences at Image '22 Conference
September 8, 2022
Image '22 Conference

Dr. Peter James had an unplanned Baylor contingent at the SEG/AAPG IMAGE ‘22 conference in Houston with alumni Elisabeth Rau and Marilyn Wisler Hockstra.

Read More
Dr. Don Hood, Postdoctoral Researcher, Publishes Paper in Earth and Space Science
September 8, 2022
D. Hood

The Martian Boulder Automatic Recognition System, MBARS

Read More
Zhao Wang, PhD Student, Publishes Paper in Organic Geochemistry
August 16, 2022
Z. Wang

Ms. Zhao Wang has published her first paper in the journal Organic Geochemistry, a new technique she developed at Baylor. The paper is titled, “A streamlined method for pressurized extraction and fractionation of leaf lipids". Congratulations Zhao on your accomplishment!

Read More
Baylor Geoscience Students Continue Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction
August 9, 2022
A. Lesko

Anna Lesko – PhD student, Baylor Geosciences, received an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) in June 2022. This award is based on performance in the classroom, student engagement and evaluation, collaboration with other graduate teaching assistants, and supervisor nomination.

Read More
Nathan Wright, PhD Student, Awarded Two External Student Grants
June 17, 2022
N. Wright

Geosciences Ph.D. student, Nathan Wright, was awarded the Paleontological Research Institution’s (PRI) student travel award and the NSF/GSA Graduate Research Award to support his dissertation research.

Read More
Baylor University Ph.D. graduate student, Alix Fournier, received a GSA Graduate Student Research Grant
June 9, 2022
A. Fournier

Baylor University Ph.D. graduate student, Alix Fournier, received a GSA Graduate Student Research Grant to support her dissertation research. The goal of these grants is to support graduate students research projects in any field of the Geosciences.

Read More
Ben Sadler, Geosciences Ph.D. student, awarded a scholarship from Fort Worth Geological Society
May 24, 2022
Sadler Scholarship

Ben Sadler, Geosciences Ph.D. student, received a scholarship from the Fort Worth Geological Society in recognition of his research and scholastics.

Read More
Toluwaleke Ajayi, Geosciences Ph.D. student, awarded the E. Russell Lloyd Memorial Scholarship
May 18, 2022
T. Ajayi

Toluwaleke Ajayi, Geosciences Ph.D. student, was awarded the E. Russell Lloyd Memorial Scholarship from the West Texas Geological Society (WTGS) Scholarship Committee.

Read More
Graduate Student, Des Thorne, receives Dallas Paleontological Society Scholarship
May 5, 2022
Thorne, Des Scholarship

Des Thorn was awarded the Dallas Paleontological Society Frank Crane Memorial Scholarship for 2022 to support her MS thesis research, “Using Sycamore leaves to reconstruct ancient light environments”.

Read More
Price Family Endowed Fund for Undergraduate Studies in Geology
April 22, 2022

In 2017, Baylor parents James and Christina Price of Sarasota, Florida, established the Price Family Endowed Fund for Undergraduate Studies in Geology. As part of the Give Light campaign, the Prices’ gift creates a permanent and enduring source of support for undergraduate students in Baylor’s Department of Geosciences.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences at Teen Takeover Event at the Mayborn Museum
April 14, 2022
Teen Takeover 1

Approximately 90 teens ages 13-18 interacted with Baylor Geoscience personnel in our popular rock and mineral identification activity Saturday, April 9th from 6-9PM. Student groups were timed to allow for more personal interaction. Graduate student Jie Geng assisted lab coordinator Sharon Browning.

Read More
Congratulations to PhD student, Dava Butler
April 11, 2022

Congratulations to Dava Butler who submitted and was awarded a grant on the behalf of the Waco Mammoth National Monument for a 2022 National Park Foundation (NPF) Service Corps Grant for the project, Saving the Waco Mammoths from a Second Extinction: Protecting a Scientifically Invaluable Resource Through Erosion Mitigation.

Read More
Dr. Vince Cronin Selected for Award
April 11, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Vince Cronin who has been selected as the 2022 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology.

Read More
Geosciences Ph.D. Students Awarded Summer Dissertation Fellowship
April 4, 2022

Congratulations to Debajeet Barman and Zhao Wang, recipients of the 2022 Summer Dissertation Fellowship.

Read More
Geosciences Undergraduate Presents at URSA Scholars Day
April 1, 2022
Events - URSA 2022

Geology Sophomore Victoria Holman presenting her poster on fossil evidence of predation pressure on Eocene Mollusk communities from the Stone City Bluff Formation

Read More
World Water Day Activities
March 30, 2022
Events - World Water Day 1

Water Management Class participating in “Meet the Scientist” for World Water Day (for 2022 - Groundwater) at Mayborn Museum. Geosciences in action!

Read More
Dr. Bill Hockaday Coauthor of paper recognized as a finalist for Cozarelli Prize
March 24, 2022

Dr. Bill Hockaday is a coauthor on a paper selected by the editors of PNAS as a finalist for the Cozarelli Prize recognizing science of the highest quality and originality published in PNAS. The paper is the runner up in Social and Behavioral Sciences (Class V).

Read More
Dr. Bill Hockaday appointed Associate Dean for Research in the Graduate School
March 4, 2022
Hockaday

Congratulations, Dr. Hockaday!
This position is the one that Dr. Steven Driese held before retiring. Dr. Driese was originally replaced by Dr. Sara Dolan but Dr. Dolan has moved to the Associate Dean for Professional Development replacing Beth Allison Barr who returned to the History Department as the James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History. Dr. Hockaday will now play an important role in graduate research for Baylor University.
Please congratulate Dr. Hockaday on his new appointment.
We are all proud of this reflection on the Geosciences!

Read More
Dr. Vince Cronin Appointed to Editorial Board
February 14, 2022

Professor Vince Cronin has accepted an invitation to join the inaugural editorial board of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences (JGSG). JGSG is a new peer-reviewed open-access journal published in English online. According to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Silvia Peppoloni, JGSG will be "the first international journal fully dedicated to geoethics and the societal implications of geoscience knowledge, research, practice, education and communication."

Read More
Dr. Steven G. Driese Outstanding Grant Proposal Award
February 3, 2022

In 2006, Dr. Steve Driese identified a need that prompted him to create the course GEO 5222 Grant Proposal Writing. In the years since, the course has provided students in Geoscience and other STEM disciplines with didactic and practical training in writing grant proposals. By the end of the class, students have drafted a research grant proposal, typically in NSF style, and the Geoscience Department began a tradition of awarding $500 to the student who produced the best proposal from each section of the course.

Read More
Alix Fournier, PhD Student, named a Fall 2021 winner of the Dr. Steven G. Driese Outstanding Grant Proposal Award
February 3, 2022

Alix Fournier, PhD Student, Geosciences, for her GEO 5222 research proposal entitled “Interrelation between late Quaternary geomorphic and hydrologic processes for the evolution of Monahans and Kermit dune fields, West Texas, USA," with Dr. Steve Forman in Geosciences as Ph.D. advisor.

Read More
Mayborn Museum: New Views of the Dust Bowl
January 19, 2022

In the Mayborn's new immersive exhibit, New Views of the Dust Bowl, you will experience what this historic time was like and learn why dust affects our food, our families, and our health.

Read More
Dr. Megan Carr, Dr. Joe, and Dr. Pepper (floats) outside the Baylor Science Building.
November 12, 2021
People - Alumni - Dr. Megan Carr

Megan, a Baylor GEO and ENV alumnus, returned to Baylor on November 5, 2021, as Chief of Strategic Resources for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of the Interior.

Read More
Congratulations to MS student Danielle Gygi
October 27, 2021

Congratulations to MS student Danielle Gygi for winning the paleontological Society student poster award at the Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting for her poster “Early Paleocene plant community and paleoclimate reconstruction of the Nacimiento Formation from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico”!

Read More
Brian R. Clark, Baylor Geosciences Alumni, Now Deputy Program Coordinator with U.S.G.S.
October 25, 2021
People - Alumni - Clark, B. 2

Brian R. Clark, Deputy Program Coordinator, Water Availability and Use Science Program - U.S.G.S.

Read More
AGU editors recognize the contributions of reviewers
July 26, 2021
People - Faculty - Current - Hockaday

Dr. Bill Hockaday recognized as one of AGU's outstanding reviewers of 2020.

Read More
Memorial Service for Dr. Scott C. James
May 18, 2021
People - Faculty - Deceased - James, S.

Memorial Service Information for Dr. Scott James

Read More
Passing of Dr. Scott C. James, Associate Professor of Geosciences
May 6, 2021
People - Faculty - Deceased - James, S.

It is with great sadness that the Department of Geosciences announces the death of Associate Professor Scott C. James, who died suddenly on May 2, 2021 while visiting family in California.

Read More
Alumni Releases New book
December 11, 2020

ON OCTOBER 8, 2020 O.B. SHELBURNE (BS, 1955) RELEASED HIS BOOK: FROM PRESIDIO TO THE PECOS RIVER: SURVEYING THE UNITED STATES–MEXICO BOUNDARY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, 1852 AND 1853.

Read More
Graduate student opportunities available in Geosciences at Baylor University
October 22, 2020

The Department of Geosciences at Baylor University invites applications for full-time PhD and MS students. Teaching & research assistantships available.

Read More
Baylor Connections Podcast with Dr. Kenny Befus
October 22, 2020

What do volcanoes, gemstones, butterflies and faith have in common?

Read More
Baylor Geosciences Graduate Student Received Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
September 15, 2020

Congratulations to Sam Barber, MS candidate in the Department of Geosciences, for being selected as a recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for summer 2020.

Read More
Baylor Geosciences is offering online classes this summer!
May 15, 2020

Have you ever wanted to learn more about geology, paleontology, geography, natural hazards, and the world around you? Now is your chance!

Read More
New Study Shows Africa’s Lake Victoria Could Dry Up Faster Than Expected, White Nile Tributary Could Disappear Within a Decade
November 21, 2019

Read More
Graduate Student Opportunities in the Department of Geosciences
October 23, 2019

The Department of Geosciences at Baylor University invites applications for full-time PhD and MS students. Teaching and research assistantships available.

Read More
Assistant Professor, Hydrology and Surface Processes
September 12, 2019

The Baylor University Department of Geosciences seeks a dynamic scholar in hydrology and surface processes beginning August 2020.

Read More
Graduate Students Receive NGWA Scholarships
August 16, 2019

Congratulations to Wynne Casteel and Will Brewer who were awarded scholarships from Groundwater Foundation through the Len Assante Scholarship Program.

Read More
Condolences to the family of Duncan Brooks
June 24, 2019

The Geosciences Department is sad to announce the passing of alumni, Duncan Brooks on June 12th. Our thoughts and prayers are with Duncan's family and friends during this difficult time.

Read More
Condolences to the family of Benjamin R. Man
June 24, 2019

The Geosciences Department extends thoughts a prayers to the family and friends of Benjamin R. Man who passed away on May 23rd.

Read More
Mass Anomaly Detected Under the Moon’s Largest Crater
June 13, 2019

Discovery may contain metal from asteroid crash, Baylor University researcher says.

Read More
Huge mystery blob found under the moon's far side
June 13, 2019

The massive find promises to help scientists better understand how all rocky bodies—including our own planet—came to be.

Read More
From Construction Worker to Award-Winning Geologist: An Outstanding Dissertation Story
May 14, 2019

On May 1, I had the privilege of helping recognize our 2019 Outstanding Graduate Students. Six students received Outstanding Graduate Instructor Awards and three students received Outstanding Dissertation Awards. I asked each of the students to speak about their graduate journey as well as a faculty member (either graduate program director or faculty mentor) to speak about the research and teaching success of each student.

Read More
Logan Wiest awarded 2019 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
May 9, 2019

Congratulations to Department of Geosciences PhD graduate Dr. Logan Wiest! He won the won the 2019 Baylor Graduate School Outstanding Dissertation Award in the Sciences for his dissertation “Taphonomic and Mass-Extinction Research from an Ichnological Perspective.

Read More
PREHISTORIC WACO: What was Waco like 200 million years ago?
May 9, 2019

Millions of years before anyone lived here, nature conditioned Waco as a major crossroads. Dr. Joe Yelderman of Baylor’s Department of Geosciences tells us how geology and natural history played a role in shaping Waco.

Read More
Accomplishments for our Graduate and Undergraduate programs
March 19, 2019

We have two big TEAM accomplishments to report for our graduate and undergraduate programs.

Read More
PhD Student Honored for Excellence in Teaching
January 16, 2019

Congratulations to Baylor University Department of Geosciences PhD student Dylan Jiang!

Read More

Department of Geosciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Baylor Sciences Building, Room D.409

geosciences@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2361
Apply
Visit
Make a Gift
Baylor BU Department of Geosciences About Us News News
  • About Us
    Back
    • Contact Us
    • Facilities
    • FAQs About Geology
    • Outreach
    • News
    • Standards of Geoscience Ethics
  • People
    Back
    • Faculty Directory
    • Affiliated Faculty
    • Emeritus Faculty
    • Research & Teaching Staff
    • Administrative Staff
    • Graduate Students
  • Research Areas
    Back
    • Biogeosciences
    • Energy Geosciences
    • Hydrological and Surface Processes
    • Lithospheric Processes
    • Paleoclimate
    • Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Graduate Studies
    Back
    • Graduate Courses
  • Undergraduate Studies
    Back
    • Undergraduate Courses
    • Geosciences Field Camp Course
  • Student Groups and Societies
    Back
    • Baylor Geological Society (BGS)
    • Baylor Association for Women Geoscientists (BAWG)
  • Department Publications & Forms
    Back
    • Geosciences Newsletters
    • Baylor Geological Studies Publications
    • Department Forms
  • General Information
  • Academics & Research
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Gateways for ...
  • About Baylor
  • Athletics
  • Ask Baylor
  • Bookstore
  • Calendar
  • Campus Map
  • Directory
  • Give to Baylor
  • News
  • Search
  • Social Media
  • Strategic Plan
  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
  • George W. Truett Theological Seminary
  • Graduate School
  • Hankamer School of Business
  • Honors College
  • Law School
  • Louise Herrington School of Nursing
  • Research at Baylor University
  • Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Computer Science
  • School of Music
  • University Libraries, Museums, and the Press
  • More Academics
  • Athletics
  • Compliance, Risk and Safety
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Office of General Counsel
  • Office of the President
  • Office of the Provost
  • Operations, Finance & Administration
  • Senior Administration
  • Student Life
  • University Advancement
  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • goBAYLOR
  • Graduate Admissions
  • Baylor Law School Admissions
  • Social Work Graduate Programs
  • George W. Truett Theological Seminary Admissions
  • Online Graduate Professional Education
  • Virtual Tour
  • Visit Campus
  • Alumni & Friends
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Online Graduate Professional Education
  • Parents
  • Prospective Faculty & Staff
  • Prospective Students
  • Students
  • Anonymous Reporting
  • Annual Fire Safety and Security Notice
  • Cost of Attendance
  • Digital Privacy
  • Legal Disclosures
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Notice of Non-Discrimination
  • Report It
  • Title IX
  • Web Accessibility
 
Baylor University
Copyright © Baylor® University. All rights reserved.
Baylor University • Waco, Texas 76798 • 1-800-229-5678