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Please join us in celebrating our 2022 graduates!… Continue reading »

The David Major Award is given to the student that embodies the best of the department in terms of service, spirit, academics, and overall attitude.  This year’s award winner is Lucia Wiggers!! The Freeman Foote Award is given to the student with an outstanding senior thesis presentation.  This year’s… Continue reading »

The Geosciences Department is please to welcome the following new majors!! Emilio Anamos Martina Berrutti Bartesaghi Gwyn Chilcoat Amalia Culpepper-Wehr Annabel Flatland Sylvain Foisy Berenize Garcia Nueva Andrew Herrera Kennedy Lange Amelia Linton Josh Lipp Peter Miles Henry… Continue reading »

Thesis Talks … Continue reading »

Assistant Professor of Petrology and Mineralogy The Geosciences Department at Williams College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the broad field of petrology and mineral sciences, at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning 1 July 2022. We are a collegial, student-centered department of teacher-scholars, actively engaged in research and… Continue reading »

Congratulations to Phoebe Cohen, who was awarded the Geological Society of America Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division’s 2021 award for outstanding geobiologists! The award is given for “accomplishments in research, education/mentoring, and service in geobiology.”  The full citation and this year’s other award winners can be found here.  … Continue reading »

Beyond all the challenges of 2021, this year also marked the retirement of Prof. Bud Wobus, bringing his storied, fifty-five year teaching career at Williams to end. Bud’s career and contributions were honored at both our annual department picnic in late May and again at the college’s Senior Celebration graduation… Continue reading »