Liam Jackson

our Imperial Barrel team placed third in the Global competition at the AAPG meeting in Salt Lake City yesterday.  The team includes Brandon Clark, undergrad Safiya Alpheus, David Soto, Tim Witham, and Haley Ramirez and they were led by Professor Liz Hajek. 

The IBA competition is really intense so this is an incredible honor to them and Liz, and a tribute to the many hours they have devoted to the course this semester.

Congratulations to all! 

 A'ndrea Elyse Messer

 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- What can a massive cave in Italy tell us about life on Mars and other planets? According to new research by Penn State scientists, a whole lot.

In work published in Astrobiology, Penn State researchers identified biosignatures — or signs of the presence of life — about 1,300 feet below ground in the Frasassi Caves in central Italy.

 Congratulations to the Eastern Regional IBA Team. They will be heading to the finals in Salt Lake City.