This page serves as an online community for alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at MSU.
Faculty and students in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences study the changes in and interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere on temporal scales ranging from "deep time" (millions and billions of years) to those influenced by humans and at spatial scales from microscopic to global. The Department provides high quality learning experiences for students a
08/06/2026
Congrats to Katie Maloney! Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award.
Beyond dinosaur bones When Katie Maloney says she’s a paleontologist, most people picture Laura Dern in the movie “Jurassic Park.” They assume she spends hours under the hot sun digging up the prehistoric bones of raptors, pteranodons and brachiosauruses.
07/13/2026
Dr. Michael A. Velbel - 2026 Marilyn Sturges W. Bailey Distinguished Member Award recipient.
Highest Honor of the Clay Minerals Society. Congrats to Dr. Michael A. Velbel !
Enjoy the pictures from the EES 2025-2026 Award Ceremony.
https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/news/EES-2025-2026-Award-Ceremony.aspx
05/06/2026
2026 Summer/Fall EES Undergraduate Research Projects Supported by Alumni Donations To donate to this wonderful opportunity, please navigate to https://givingto.msu.edu/gift/index.cfm?desi_code=A50713&desig_descrip=Wood%20Research%20Endowment
05/04/2026
Congratulations to all EES graduates! Wishing you success and exciting opportunities ahead!
05/01/2026
Title: Evaluating Annual Landsat-Based Irrigation Maps for Fit-for-Purpose Use: Agreement, Disagreement, and Model Sensitivity in the Contiguous United States
Committee: Dr. Anthony Kendall (Chair), Dr. David Hyndman, Dr. Geoffrey Henebry
Room: 204 Nat Sci
Date: Friday, May 8th
Public Time: 1pm
04/30/2026
EES PHD student, Heidi Krauss, featured in ICER.
The Silent Giants of the Mantle Mapping the Earths Hidden Interior | ICER | Michigan State University Thousands of kilometers beneath the soil of the Midwest and the depths of the Pacific Ocean lies a world that no human eye will ever see directly. This is the Earth’s mantle, a massive layer of solid rock that, over millions of years, flows like a slow and viscous liquid. At the very base of this ...
04/21/2026
https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/news/EES%20Guest%20Speaker%20-%20Dr.%20Alessandro%20Morbidelli.aspx
EES Guest Speaker - Dr. Alessandro Morbidelli This week’s seminar speaker is Dr. Alessandro Morbidelli. Please join us Friday, April 24th, 2026 at 12:30 pm in room 304 NatSci.
04/21/2026
The 18th Annual Great Plume debate will take place in 212 Natural Sciences on Wednesday, April 22nd at 12:40pm. All are invited to attend.
The students of GLG-361 have been working during the semester to craft a debate that argues the pros and cons of evidence for the existence of mantle plumes. The students will debate this concept and we welcome your participation.
04/12/2026
April is EES class field trip month. Here is GLG 304. You all know the location.
| Monday | 8am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 5pm |
| Friday | 8am - 5pm |