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Jake Crandall moving analog samples in the lab located in the Physical Sciences building at Eastern Illinois University on Oct 4, 2024.

The geological Avenger on EIU’s campus    

Luke Brewer, Reporter October 17, 2024

An Eastern Illinois University professor and NASA contractor is researching Venus from EIU’s backyard.  Geology professor Jake Crandall, with the help of an EIU student, is utilizing analog sites,...

Jake Crandall, an instructor in the Geology-Geography department and NASA contractor, demonstrates an extinct rock, Komatilte, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2023, in the Physical Science Building on Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston, Ill. Crandall said he loves geology, because he can create a historical book dating back billions of years. Komatilte is associated with gold and nickel deposits in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the Guiana shield, South Africa.

Geology, geography professor works for NASA

Adriana Hernadez-Santana, Junior Feature Editor January 25, 2023

Whether it be working on campus or working for NASA, this Eastern professor shows that he can really do it all.  Jake Crandall, a professor from the geology and geography department at Eastern and...

Aerospace engineer from NASA to present in Booth Library

Staff Report February 26, 2019

An aerospace engineer from NASA will present “Orion: Back to the Moon and Beyond” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library, in an event that is free and open to the public. The presentation...

NASA ambassador visits campus

Maya Hunter, Contributing Writer February 17, 2019

James Knapper, a NASA solar system ambassador, gave a presentation on current and planned expeditions to Mars and the impacts of extended space travel on astronauts manning such missions. The event,...

‘Hidden Figures’ highlights unsung heroines

January 8, 2017

Even when faced with the double-edged sword of racism and sexism, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson’s courage, wit and strength depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” helped NASA...

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