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Undergraduate wins best student presentation award at Geological Society of America meeting

CMU senior Leah Cooperrider, an Earth Sciences major and geography education minor, was recently recognized with a Best Paper award for her oral presentation at the 47th annual meeting of The Geological Society of America's North-Central Section.

Chappaz publishes article in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Assistant professor of geochemistry Anthony Chappaz, along with co-principal investigator Dr. Jennifer Glass from the California Institute of Technology, recently published in the recognized geochemistry journal, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Welcome to the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Discover how our planet works as you learn about the processes that govern Earth's atmosphere, climate and resources. Investigate Earth and its history in order to discover resources, assess pollution, and evaluate natural hazards and other Earth processes that affect our lives.

CMU's geology and meteorology programs, including the only undergraduate meteorology major in Michigan, will prepare you for employment in many areas, from finding energy resources to protecting the public by predicting natural disasters.