NMSU Department of Geological Sciences

05/15/2026

Come see NMSU Geologists at the GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting in Albuquerque from May 18-20. Among those presenting, graduate student Polito Walters discussing his research on the Potrillo Volcanic Field (8:05 am Monday) and Dr. Jeff Amato who has a poster on the Proterozoic geology of the San Andres Mountains (all day Monday) and a talk on the age of a Cretaceous Tyrannosaur from central New Mexico (8:05 am Tuesday).

The Geological Society of America unites earth scientists from every corner of the globe.

05/09/2026

From xkcd.com

01/29/2026

Check out our new Alumni Hall of Fame display in the lobby of Gardiner Hall! We had it on the website for many years but now we have a physical display. See you at the next Homecoming event in Fall 2026.

11/19/2025

Congratulations to David Benson (B.S. '85), currently a Professor at Colorado School of Mines, for his induction into the NMSU Geological Sciences Alumni Hall of Fame!

08/01/2025

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Tim Lawton for being awarded the Lawrence Sloss Award from the Sedimentary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America.

07/31/2025

Congrats to Amber! Good luck with your defense.

Amber Rivera is defending her thesis on Friday, August 1st, 2025, 11:00am MST in Geology 216 and virtually.

07/31/2025

https://www.wsj.com/articles/geothermal-energy-is-heating-up-its-going-to-need-more-geologists-8aeebd7f?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAizRjJs1QH3DwmbEzyZs6BRodkmZIZq1tx-Uec2ccB4eu94iUUD2c5P&gaa_ts=688b6ffc&gaa_sig=mV0hRaXnbJEj6rZ7nvo7272Od-FbY-U-CPVHTCT66UHV5rjckKqh4--ZCYr9oYgCjVcTJp6tIJZ3oTwpr6yEnQ%3D%3D

The only renewable-energy source buoyed by the Trump administration is in short supply of scientific experts as the industry expands.

06/11/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/06/11/tyrannosaur-discovery-dinosaurs-fossil/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4306441%2F6849aaa62b51f26b007d0677%2F5a6bae0bade4e257cb0f1fc8%2F30%2F67%2F6849aaa62b51f26b007d0677

Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of early tyrannosaur in a museum vault in Mongolia, an ancestor to notorious apex predators like T. rex.

06/02/2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/g-s1-70041/mount-etna-erupts-volcano-italy-sicily

Mount Etna produced a spectacularly explosive eruption Monday, sending a ripple of reddish clouds down from the southeast summit of Europe's highest active volcano.

05/31/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/us/north-carolina-spruce-pine-quartz-minerals.html

Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business?