Algal blooms can upset delicate balances of marine and plant life in environments like the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where researchers from Penn State examined nitrate and phosphate near a wastewater treatment facility in Marathon.
Bridget Reheard, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native, has been named the student marshal for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ summer 2025 commencement ceremony
EarthTalks fall 2025 series, “Critical Minerals — A National Economic and Security Imperative,” will highlight the need for a reliable supply chain of critical minerals and the ongoing research to locate these resources.
Geoscientist Erin DiMaggio details team's discovery that early Homo and Australopithecus co-existed
“The story of North American mastodons has been surprisingly full of twists and turns,” said Wigda, who also directs Penn State’s Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery.
Maureen Feineman, associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State, will give a public talk, “A Critical Legacy: Rare Earth Elements in Waste Products from Historical Mining and Smelting in PA,”.
Martina Adjei-Yeboah
Title
Ph.D. Candidate
Doni Anderson
Title
M.S. Candidate
Department of Geosciences
Office Address
334 Deike Building
Faculty Adviser(s)
Donald Fisher
Research Interests
Structural Geology
Numerical Modeling
Plate Tectonics
Metamorphic Petrology
Urszula (Ula) Filipowicz
Title
Ph.D. Candidate
About
As a Ph.D. Candidate at Penn State, working with Prof. Donald Fisher, with current research focusing on the Sanbagawa Metamorphic Belt, Japan. This work combines geological field observations with numerical modeling and petrological methods to better understand controls on the subduction interface. Originally from Poland, I have also lived in Germany, England, and Scotland before coming to Pennsylvania. I completed my undergraduate degree in Geology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Office Address
434 Deike Building
Faculty Adviser(s)
Antonia Hadjimichael
Research Interests
Implementation of sustainable practices
Climate change impacts and resilience
Ethical resource use and allocation
Human-environment interactions
Tsunami Sharmba
Title
Ph.D. Candidate
About
I am pursuing my PhD in Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University. As an interdisciplinary engineer, my research interests include studying the impacts of and reactions to climate change, as well as the ethical use and allocation of resources. Outside of research, I enjoy arts and crafts, baking, and watching a good show.
Before joining the Geosciences department, I earned a Master of Science in Energy and Mineral Engineering, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Systems Engineering with honors, and a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy from Penn State. I also completed an undergraduate minor in Watersheds and Water Resources.