Natural Resources & Earth Sciences News Archive

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $340,000 to Marshall University to acquire a state-of-the-art Rigaku SmartLab SE X-ray Diffraction system, to be housed in the College of Science at Marshall University. This grant was awarded through the NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, which supports faculty members in obtaining expensive, cutting-edge research tools that

The Armstead laboratory has received National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for research building climate resilience capacity in the Appalachian Region. The project, led by the University of Louisville, will engage rural communities in interdisciplinary hydro-related research and technological development to gain basic knowledge of flash flooding, mitigate the impact of flash floods and improve community

Our grad and Undergrad NRES students are having some pretty incredible opportunities this summer – diving, learning about diving safety, boat safety and learning about mussels from Dr. Tom Jones. NRES students have been working on mussels this summer. Three graduate students and five undergraduates have been working on mussel relocations this summer for Edge

Congratulations to Paul Summers for being awarded a NSF Graduate Fellowship! The NGFP supports and recognizes outstanding graduate students who are pursing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in NSF – supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics discipline at an accredited U.S. Institution. Paul graduated from Marshall University with a B.S. in Geology in 2023 and