Monthly Archives: October 2011

George Davis (’64) gives the Thirty-First Annual Osgood Memorial Lecture

Mark Wilson October 25, 2011 11:47 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–We were greatly honored this evening to have one of our own, Dr. George Davis (Wooster ’64), present the 31st Annual Richard G. Osgood, Jr., Memorial Lecture. The Osgood Lectureship was endowed in 1981 by the three sons of … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Silica Formation (Middle Devonian) in Northwestern Ohio

Mark Wilson October 22, 2011 7:25 pm

PAULDING, OHIO–There’s nothing like the stirring rings of 50 geologic hammers in the morning. Today I was a guest of the North Coast Fossil Club and my friend Brian Bade in a quarry exposing the Middle Devonian limestones and shales. … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geology Heads to Wayne Elementary

sjudge October 21, 2011 6:10 pm

On Friday afternoon, a group of Wooster geologists participated in an educational outreach program at Wayne Elementary. Marge Forbush, an educator at Wayne always asks the department to come to her classroom twice a year. In the fall, we spend … Continue reading →

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How Fossils Saved Civilization: A National Fossil Day Talk

Mark Wilson October 20, 2011 10:02 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO — National Fossil Day has now been in place for two years. Curiously enough, two Wooster alumnae, Erica Clites and Eva Lyon, have been critical organizers and promoters of this great event as Paleontology Interns with the National … Continue reading →

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They’re back! Nursery school students visit the tree-ring lab

Mark Wilson October 19, 2011 2:46 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO — This time it was the turn of Dr. Greg Wiles to host the The College of Wooster Nursery School children as they visited Scovel Hall and its world-famous Wooster Tree-Ring Laboratory. He had ambitious plans for the … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A carrier shell snail (Recent, Pacific Ocean)

Mark Wilson October 16, 2011 12:01 am

OK, it’s true: our Fossil of the Week is not actually a fossil. (The “Recent” in the title was a clue.) I bought this shell at the Wayne County Fair and it was so beautiful it just had to make … Continue reading →

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Sclerobionts and Extinctions: A Wooster Geologist Faculty Talk at the 2011 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

Mark Wilson October 12, 2011 9:29 am

The last day of a professional meeting is very different from the first. At least half the attendees have gone home. Those that remain move a little slower and have that glazed look from late night dinners, too little sleep, … Continue reading →

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Posters Round Two at GSA – Minneapolis

gwiles October 11, 2011 10:00 am

  Sarah Appleton presents her research in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Her IS topic Tree-Ring Dating of the Glacial History of Wachusett Inlet, Glacier Bay was part of a special session honoring Dr. David Michaelson (U. Wisconsin – Madison) a … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geology Alumni Gather at the 2011 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

Mark Wilson October 10, 2011 10:24 pm

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA–It is a tradition that Wooster geology alumni, faculty, students and friends gather at the Geological Society of America meeting on Monday evening. Twenty-three of us were there tonight, although we never seem to get everyone in the same … Continue reading →

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First Wooster student presentations: The Estonia team

Mark Wilson October 9, 2011 11:07 pm

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA–The first Wooster students presented today at the Geological Society of America annual meeting. Above is Nick Fedorchuk who talked about his work in Estonia studying the Wenlock-Ludlow boundary on Saaremaa Island and its implication for Silurian stratigraphy and … Continue reading →

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