Mahrukh Anwar
- Adjunct Faculty
- : [email protected]
Bio
Mahrukh Anwar, known to her students as Professor May, has been teaching Earth and Environmental Sciences for more than a decade at colleges and universities across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
To her, geology is not just about rocks, it is about mountains that rise, oceans that
shift, volcanoes that roar, and the history of Earth written all around us. She encourages
students to see the planet as explorers do: full of puzzles to solve and places worth
protecting, where every rock and every landscape has a story to tell.
Fun Facts
- Appeared in a TV documentary about Rhode Island’s state rock, Cumberlandite
- Collects rocks and fossils during her travels (always legally and respectfully)
- Owns a Celestron C8 telescope, the same model used by NASA during Apollo-era astronaut training
- Loves exploring, from crossing continents in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America to taking epic road trips like a nonstop drive from Florida to Rhode Island
Office Hours
By appointment
Education
- M.S., Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 2018
- B.S., Geology & Geological Oceanography, Summa Cum Laude, University of Rhode Island, 2016
- Recipient, University Academic Excellence Award