Ed Grew Elected to Council of the Mineralogical Society of America

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 4, 2013 News

The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) announced that Ed Grew has been elected to serve a two-year term on the MSA Council. Together with the officers, the six-membered Council serves as the governing board of MSA, a scientific society founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry and petrology, and applications for mineralogy in other sciences and industry.

A member of the Society since 1971 and elevated to Fellow in 1980, Ed previously chaired the MSA Committee on External Medals and Awards (1986), and edited MSA Reviews in Mineralogy volumes on boron (1996) and beryllium (2002). He also served as associate editor of the MSA’s flagship journal American Mineralogist from 2005 to 2010.