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Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

Caleb Keaveney with models of the Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter.

Jun 23, 2022

Sciences Student Caleb Keaveney Selected as a 2022 Astronaut Scholar

Meteorology and applied mathematics double major Caleb Keaveney '23 is among the 2022 recipients of the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship.

Ashley Crickard on the left and Caleb Keaveney on the right

Jun 13, 2022

Sciences Student Caleb Keaveney Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Meteorology and applied mathematics double major Caleb Keaveney is among the recipients of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

May 5, 2022

NC State Team Studies Unique Tornado Threat

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A quick tornado spawned from a band of storms March 31, bringing 100-mile-per-hour winds to Research Triangle Park. The storm damaged the roof of Pfizer’s office building and took down trees. No one was hurt, but the storm reminded the Triangle of the severe weather threats we face.

Debris flow

May 4, 2022

Getting a Better View of Landslide Risk With LiDAR

Geologist Karl Wegmann from the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is using LiDAR technology to figure out where landslides are more likely to occur.

Planet Earth

Apr 28, 2022

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our six academic departments.

White flowers bloom on a tree in front of the Bell Tower

Apr 25, 2022

University Fellowships Office Announces NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards

Seven sciences students have earned Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards to support their graduate school pursuits.

Memorial Belltower

Apr 25, 2022

2 College Faculty Members Named 2021-22 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

Two College of Sciences faculty members were among the 25 selected to the 2021-22 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators.

A satellite image of the North Atlantic with 5 active hurricanes on September 14.

Apr 20, 2022

Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Researchers Predict Active Hurricane Season

Researchers from the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences have predicted an active Atlantic hurricane season in 2022.

ground surface rupture

Mar 29, 2022

What the Sparta Earthquake Tells Us About Shallow Quakes

Paula Marques Figueiredo, a postdoctoral research assistant in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, discusses the significance of the 2020 Sparta, North Carolina earthquake.

Fish

Feb 25, 2021

After Hurricane Irma, Soundscape Reveals Resilient Reef Ecosystem

New research shows soundscapes of coral reef ecosystems can recover quickly from hurricanes.