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Wednesday, 29 June 2016

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Wooster Alumni in Iceland 

Wooster Geologists [2016-06-29 14:21:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (182 visits) info

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Hafnarfjörður, Iceland – Guest Blogger Ben Kumpf (’18) There is never a dull moment in the life of a Wooster geologist. This afternoon at the Lava Hostel, Keck students were surprised with a visit from Brian S. Carl, Wooster alumni class of ’87. Brian, now a Senior Production Geologist for Shell, stopped by after hearing word

Wooster Geologist high in the air! 

Wooster Geologists [2016-06-21 20:31:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (116 visits) info

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Editor’s note: The following post is from guest blogger Annette Hilton (’17) about her extraordinary research experiences this summer. Annette gets around: You may remember her post last summer from the American Museum of Natural History. This summer I have the privilege of working an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) internship with NASA Student Airborne

A Wooster Geologist visits the caves of Tel Maresha in central Israel 

Wooster Geologists [2016-03-21 08:02:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (103 visits) info

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — My last day in Israel was spent with my friend Yoav Avni exploring some sites in the central part of the country before my flight left Tel Aviv late in the evening. The most geological place we visited was Maresha (which later became, in order, Beit Guvrin, Eleutheropolis, Bethgibelin, Bayt Jibrin,

Greetings from a Wooster Geologist in Scotland 

Wooster Geologists [2015-10-18 15:18:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (247 visits) info

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Annette Hilton (’17) is having a great time in Scotland, where she is spending a semester abroad. She had a chance to go on a geography field trip recently to the Isle of Kerrera, in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland (near Oban). She sends her greetings with this photo in front

A Wooster Geologist in Tanzania 

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Oscar Mmari (’14) is a Wooster Geology alumnus who did field work in Israel as part of his Independent Study. After his graduation he has had excellent geological experience in Africa and Europe, most involving mining and other resource-related industries. He has kindly given us this account of a field trip he took on August

Wooster Geologist in New Zealand 

Wooster Geologists [2015-09-08 01:54:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (178 visits) info

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Many of our students enjoy a semester or year abroad during their college time. Andrew Wayrynen ’17 is right now in New Zealand, one of the favorite destinations of Wooster geologists. He has generously shared some of his recent geological images with this blog. The striking section above is part of the “Pancake Rocks“, which

A Wooster Geologist goes to a Bigfoot meeting 

Wooster Geologists [2015-08-30 02:17:54]  recommend  recommend this post  (172 visits) info

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ORRVILLE, OHIO — The First-Year Seminar course I teach at Wooster is called “Nonsense! (And Why it’s So Popular)“. It is ostensibly about exploring irrational ideas in human society, such as astrology, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, quack medicine, the “paranormal” and the like, but more fundamentally concerned with critical thinking and writing. It is about skepticism

Wooster Geologist at Niagara Falls 

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LOCKPORT, NEW YORK (August 10, 2015) — I know, such a cliché image, but you know it had to happen on this trip. This morning Andrej Ernst and I packed up 78 pounds of bryozoan-rich Silurian rocks and mailed them to Kiel, Germany. (Thank you to the kind and patient people at both UPS and

Wooster Geologist in England (again) 

Wooster Geologists [2015-06-29 12:25:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (600 visits) info

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BRISTOL, ENGLAND (June 25, 2015) — Our little geological exploration of southern Britain now passes into England. Tim Palmer and I crossed the River Severn and drove to the Cotswolds to examine old quarry exposures and Medieval stonework. We are parked above in Salterley Quarry near Leckhampton Hill. Our theme again is Jurassic. At Leckhampton

Wooster Geologist in Wales 

Wooster Geologists [2015-06-29 12:23:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (193 visits) info

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BRIDGEND, WALES (June 23, 2015) — My train journey yesterday was successful. It was close, but I made the four tight connections and arrived in Aberystwyth, Wales, from Thurso, Scotland, on schedule. It took 15 hours. My friend Tim Palmer was there to greet me as I stumbled out of my carriage. I went from

Wooster Geologist in Scotland 

Wooster Geologists [2015-06-29 12:18:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (152 visits) info

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THURSO, SCOTLAND (June 18, 2015) — My long train trip from Scarborough was successful yesterday. I arrived in the dark (or what passes for darkness this far north) and had a long walk from the train station to my hotel. My introduction to Scotland was a driving rain with high winds, so I arrived at

Wooster Geologist in Yorkshire 

Wooster Geologists [2014-12-19 21:46:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (170 visits) info

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LEEDS, ENGLAND–It was my good fortune to attend this week the 58th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association in Leeds, Yorkshire, this week. I very much enjoy these meetings because of the high quality of the talks and posters, the collegiality, the field trips, and my chance to meet new colleagues and learn more about

Wooster Geologist over the Andes 

Wooster Geologists [2014-09-27 19:24:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (106 visits) info

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MENDOZA, ARGENTINA–I have just arrived in Argentina for the Fourth International Palaeontological Congress to be held in this city all next week. I thank me colleagues at Wooster for making this possible, especially Shelley Judge who is teaching my History of Life class in my absence. I also thank the Faculty Development Fund at Wooster.

Wooster Geologist en route to China 

Wooster Geologists [2014-07-01 14:59:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (85 visits) info

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DETROIT AIRPORT, MICHIGAN — My long anticipated trip to China has started. I have a bit of a wait in Detroit before boarding a 14-hour flight to Beijing, followed by a connection on to Shenyang. I am visiting China by invitation from geologists at Northeastern University in Shenyang. My host is Yongli Zhang, an invertebrate

Wooster Geologist in London at the British Museum 

Wooster Geologists [2014-06-22 19:42:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (64 visits) info

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LONDON, ENGLAND — I arrived late last night in London after a series of delays in my departure from Poland, so I was pleased that today was a Sunday so I could chill a bit before work with Paul Taylor tomorrow. If I can visit one place in London (other than the Natural History Museum,

Wooster Geologist in Jerusalem and the Judean Mountains 

Wooster Geologists [2014-04-23 16:47:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (117 visits) info

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MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Very early this morning (5:05 am) Yoav and I boarded a bus in Mitzpe Ramon for a journey north to Jerusalem. After a change of buses in Beersheva, we arrived in Jerusalem 3.5 hours later. (This is Yoav’s commute to his office!) I was scheduled to give a morning talk at the Geological

A Wooster Geologist is finally warm enough 

Wooster Geologists [2014-04-07 17:58:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (94 visits) info

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MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–When I left Wooster on Saturday morning it was 34°F and overcast. It was sunny and an astonishing 84°F when I arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday afternoon. That additional 50 degrees felt very good indeed after a winter of polar vortices and late-March snowstorms. I’m now based in the Ramon Suites Hotel

A Wooster Geologist goes to Washington for a different kind of fieldwork 

Wooster Geologists [2013-09-19 05:35:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (51 visits) info
WASHINGTON, DC–Today I was in Washington, DC, with 70 other colleagues for the annual Geosciences Congressional Visits Day organized by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). I was ostensibly representing the Paleontological Society as its secretary, but I was really a member of the Ohio delegation there to speak to staffers in the offices of Ohio

A Wooster geologist’s summer research experience in The Bahamas: Sarah Bender (’15) and climate and sea level change over the past 6,000 years 

Wooster Geologists [2013-08-20 18:43:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info
Sarah Bender (’15) and Sarah Frederick (’15) had the opportunity this summer to complete National Science Foundation funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs). Each spent a good part of their summer completing a research project under the mentorship of accomplished and enthusiastic geologists. Sarah Bender (on the left above) worked under the mentorship of Dr.

A Wooster geologist’s summer research experience in southeast Wisconsin: Sarah Frederick (’15) and the sourcing of molybdenum in groundwater 

Wooster Geologists [2013-08-19 17:24:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
This summer, Sarah Bender (’15) and Sarah Frederick (’15) had the opportunity to complete National Science Foundation funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs). Each spent a good part of their summer completing a research project under the mentorship of accomplished and enthusiastic geologists. Sarah Frederick worked under the mentorship of Dr. Timothy Grundl, a professor
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