Faculty & Staff Updates

Arriving at Rutgers in 1998, following over 30 years at Lamont/Columbia Dennis Kent started as a faculty/researcher in our department serving on the faculty for 22 years.  While at Rutgers, Dennis attained the titles of Distinguished Professor and Board of Governor’s Professor and was elected to...

Written by Roy Schlische with contributions from Michael Durcanin and Alissa Henza On July 1, 2020, after 20 years at Rutgers, Dr. Martha Oliver Withjack made the transition from tenured professor to professor emerita. We wish Martha all the best during this next phase of her life. Below are some...

Dr. Claude Herzberg retired this past year after 41 years of teaching and research at Rutgers. Claudebegan his career as a metamorphic petrologist, teaching introductory geology and petrology toundergraduates and advanced petrology to graduate students. In later years, as his vision expanded...