Geology

Month: January 2011

  • SoGG goes to the Science Museum

    SoGG goes to the Science Museum

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    jbartley

    The Society of Gustavus Geologists (SoGG) sponsored a trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota. 6 geologists were joined by 10 North Star Scholars and Fellows (Gustavus science students sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant) to spend an evening playing with weather, examining fossils, and viewing the IMAX film Sea Monsters, starring “Dolly”, a…

  • Prof. Welsh living the mountain life during sabbatical this year

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    ltriplet

    During his sabbatical this year, Jim spent several weeks living in Vermont and is currently living in Evanston, Wyoming. He reports that he did a lot of fall-time hiking out east, and is now enjoying cross-country skiing in Wyoming, within sight of the Uinta Mountains. He’s pictured on Camel’s Hump in the Green Mountains, VT.…

  • Research projects move forward with student support

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    ltriplet

    This January, several students are working with Laura and Julie in the Geology labs. Andi Eglinton (’12) is pictured preparing sediment samples for elemental analysis on the ICP-MS. Patrick Clark (’12) and Julie are shown calibrating the new total organic carbon analyzer, which combusts rock and sediment samples at nearly 1000 deg C to accurately…