Mizzou Geology

The academic year concluded with a strong emphasis on research, highlighted by the 37th Annual McNair Scholars Conference, which showcased the outstanding scholarly work of the 2025–26 McNair Scholars. Congratulations to Mathias Lobb, the representative from Geological Sciences, on successfully completing the program. Mathias presented his research on cololites from the Cretaceous Smoky Hill Chalk Member, conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah Jacquet.

Read more about the program here: https://tinyurl.com/2eb2jwbp

Last week we saw our final batch of MS students defending their research for this Spring semester. Congratulations to all of you and, as always we wish you all the best with your careers beyond Mizzou!

More congratulations are in order for the students that defended last week! Some excellent presentations all around and theses submitted! We wish you the best with your endeavors beyond

MizzouGeology taps into pop culture to deliver scientific facts and fiction in films with a new collaboration with B&B Theaters. In this first iteration, Dr. Sarah Jacquet speaks to the epic adventure of Journey to the Center of the Earth in the 2008 feature film.

A University of Missouri and B&B Theatres production: STEM Cinema Mizzou partnered with the theater chain to tap into faculty expertise and student creativity to produce educational intros to family-friendly films.

This weekend we welcomed the Geology Alumni Development Board back for the Spring Meeting. We started with the private event at the Columbia Art League and ‘Step Back in Time’ show followed by a dinner at the Atrium, a great time had by all! On Saturday we recognized Martha George and Jim Frank for their council and service on the board. Thank you for all that you have accomplished in your service in this capacity, and the many other board members who also shared some milestones. We are delighted to welcome Carey Bridges and Aaron Johnson as the new elected Chair and Vice Chair of the board.
In addition we congratulate Casey Bennett as this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award and Dita Sahdarani who received the James Stitt Outstanding Teaching Award. Last but not least we congratulate Mathias Lobb in receiving not one but two awards, including the Undergraduate Award and the Branson Field Camp Award.
As a final aside, congratulations to Dr. Sarah Jacquet for receiving 2nd place in the CAL art show. We look forward to Drs Tara Selly and Jim Schiffbauer running another iteration of this event in the future!

Check you calendars! A final week of defenses before we head into summer. Hope to see you there!

Just a reminder to come by this Friday and check out the awe-inspiring works of local artists in Step Back in Time Show Columbia Art League!

Today is the final drop-off day for our next group show, Step Back in Time: Dinosaurs!
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Enter your work online FIRST, then drop it off at CAL before 5 pm today, Saturday, April 25. Read more about the show and access the entry form by clicking here: https://columbiaartleague.org/.../step-back-in-time...
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Exhibition dates: April 28 - June 12, 2026⁠
Drop off: Saturday, April 25, 11 am - 5 pm⁠
⁠Reception: Friday, May 1, 6-8 pm⁠
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This is a juried show open to all artists 16+ years old, all media welcome.

Today we welcome Dr. Yihang Fang from UMKC. Hope to see you there!

Mizzou Geology represents at Show Me Research Week here .Thanks to our undergraduate and graduate students for your continued dedication to sharing your research on and off campus. 👏👏👏