Archive for September, 2017
Abby Michels: Looking for faults (the geologic kind!) in Santa Rosalia, Mexico
In January 2017 I began researching near Santa Rosalia, Mexico on the Boleo Mineral Mine through a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) with other geology students and professors from both the U.S. and Mexico. Over the course of three weeks, my partner, mentor and I explored around the mine site and mapped the locations of […]
Welcome Dr. Rory McFadden
We welcome Rory McFadden this fall, who joins the Gustavus faculty as a one-year visiting professor to teach the solid earth courses. Rory has studied structural and tectonic geology all over the world, from Antarctica and Panama to California and New England. Stop in to say hello, and if you need to identify a mystery […]
Jim Welsh retires into the geological sunset
Jim Welsh retired in May 2017, ending a 37-year era at Gustavus. Here is a small excerpt from the speech Laura Triplett gave at his retirement dinner: “Indeed, the entire Welshian is defined by Jim’s passionate commitment to the student experience and camaraderie, a fierce belief in the value of the earth sciences, and a […]