9/01/22
Image of Ilya Buynevich standing in front of a building outlined in rocks
The exterior of Beury Hall, the home of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, is faced with 500-million-year-old rocks from an ancient beach.
Joseph V. Labolito

Growing up along the coast of the Black Sea in Odessa, Ukraine, Ilya Buynevich was fascinated by the seaside landscapes and underwater mysteries.