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Commencement speakers include distinguished alumni
Distinguished SUNY Fredonia alumni — Reginal “Reg” Spiller, who is President and CEO of Azimuth Energy LLC and CEO of subsidiary Azimuth GIS-E, and Tim Zulawski, who is President of AMB Sports and Entertainment — will be the keynote speakers for Commencement at SUNY Fredonia.
Geology major Hayden Backus receives prestigious DOE fellowship
Hayden Backus, a senior Geology major from Westfield, NY, has been awarded a prestigious Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Students create 3 D skulls in project funded by Costello award connecting biology, computer science and art
Creating a 3 D skull collection basically from scratch – made particularly unique because it’s a collaborative project engaging students enrolled the seemingly distant academic areas – is opening new educational opportunities at SUNY Fredonia.
Students, alumnus to exhibit research at Earth Science Student Forum in Buffalo
Research compiled by eight SUNY Fredonia geology, earth science, environmental sciences, computer science and sculpture students and one recent graduate, with guidance from faculty members, will be on display at the Earth Science Student Forum at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
Alumna combines science and heritage in work and talk
SUNY Fredonia alumna Dr. Sierra (Wiegman) Brown will give the talk, “From Planetary Geochemistry to Indigenous Environmental Policy: Charting Career Paths Across the Cosmos with Code,” on Friday, April 5.
Geology students, faculty present at Northeast Geological Society of America meeting
Students and faculty in the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences presented research at the 2024 Geological Society of America (GSA) Northeastern (NE) Section Meeting held in Manchester, NH, March 16 to 19.
Hegna co-authors paper on the early fossil record of clam shrimp
The Devonian (about 355-415 million years ago) was when the clam shrimp — a still-living group of crustaceans that can be found in western NY — first appeared in the fossil record.
Students, faculty to host booth at annual gem and mineral show
SUNY Fredonia students and faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will host an outreach booth at the Buffalo Geological Society’s 54th annual Gem Mineral Fossil Show in Hamburg, NY, on March 16 and 17.
Speakers, topics set for next ‘Creative and Curious Conversations’ talk
A unique look into very specific topics within accounting, geology and psychology will be presented by faculty in the third part of the “Curious and Creative Conversation” series.
Geologist to offer lectures in March
Dr. Thomas Hegna of the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will deliver a lecture in-person in Denver, CO, “Tales told by Trilobites” at the Thursday, March 7 Earth Science Forum at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.