University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics

06/02/2026

More on Stephen Oni's work!

A University of Wyoming graduate student has developed an interactive geology teaching tool for K-12 students.

06/01/2026

Geology and Geophysics Ph.D. candidate Stephen Oni is helping make earth science more accessible to K-12 students through YouAreAGeologist.com, an interactive educational platform that combines virtual field experiences, specimen collection, and hands-on learning activities.

Learn more about the project and its impact on earth science education: https://www.uwyo.edu/news/2026/06/uw-graduate-student-creates-geology-teaching-tool-for-k-12-students.html

05/28/2026

Congratulations to our faculty member, Dr. Dario Grana, on receiving the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal, one of the field’s highest honors in applied geophysics.

This prestigious international award recognizes Dario’s outstanding contributions to geophysical exploration research and his leadership in probabilistic rock physics and statistical learning.

Read more about Dario and the award here:

The University of Wyoming’s Dario Grana has been awarded the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ (SEG) Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal. Grana is a School of Energy Resources professor of geology and geophysics, Wyoming Excellence Chair of Geology and Geophysics, and Nielson Faculty Fellow.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Dario Grana and John Kaszuba from the Department of Geology and Geophysics on receiving 2026 Presidential Scholarly Achievement Awards from the University of Wyoming!

Both are professors in the department and hold Excellence Chairs appointments in the School of Energy Resources. We are proud to see their outstanding research and leadership recognized with this well-deserved honor.

05/11/2026

The Geology Club hosted another great annual Spring Picnic this week celebrating the amazing students faculty in the Department of Geology and Geophysics!

Congratulations to Joe Biasi for receiving the Best Faculty Teacher Award and Andrew Miller for earning the Best TA Award. We also recognized Julian Diepenbrock with the Museum MVP Award and Zach Tenney with the Department Bedrock Award for their outstanding contributions to the department and museum community.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s picnic such a success!

04/30/2026

Please join us for our last Distinguished Lecture Series of the semester on Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 3:10 pm for a presentation in Geology room 216: "Mineralogical anomalies and lithologies as guides in exploring for metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits " presented by Dr. Paul Spry, Iowa State University.

Guests or members of the public attending university sponsored events or programs who would like to request disability accommodations are requested to make the request to the University's Disability Support Services office at
(307) 766-3073 or [email protected] as early in advance of the event or program as possible.

04/28/2026

How do geologists celebrate a successful thesis defense? With an amazing erupting volcano cake! Congrats to Kristina Bardfield on defending her M.S. thesis last week. 🎉🌋

04/22/2026

Alexander Cortese is defending his MS thesis, *Copper and Tungsten Mineralization in The Ferris Mountains, Wyoming: Deposit Classification and Paragenesis of a Critical Mineral Vein System*, in S.H. Knight GE 318 on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM and virtually via Zoom ([https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/95813414568](https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/95813414568)).

04/22/2026

Please join us for our Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 3:10 pm for a presentation in Geology room 216 and possibly virtually: "Experimental Constraints on the Damp Peridotite Solidus and Potential Temperature of the Mantle" presented by Dr. Glenn Gaetani, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Zoom link: TBD

Guests or members of the public attending university sponsored events or programs who would like to request disability accommodations are requested to make the request to the University's Disability Support Services office at
(307) 766-3073 or [email protected] as early in advance of the event or program as possible.

04/22/2026

Aditya Srivastava is defending his MS thesis, "Comparative Study of Seismic Inversion Methods for Reservoir Characterization at a Carbon Storage Site in Sweetwater County, Wyoming", in room GE318 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM.