Author Archives: gwiles

Guest bloggers: Amrin Sazia, Amelia Crowley, Keiryn Keener and Maddie Ostapchenko. Figure 1. Our Hydrology class during the field trip at Wooster Memorial Park (Buried valley). On the 7th September 2026, our Hydrology class visited Wooster Memorial Park to look … Continue reading →

Guest Bloggers: Eddie Fatica, Nolan Hendricks, Stephen Shickluna, Gabe Jones, Sihan Tian Background: This week, our hydrology class explored the physics and functionality of natural springs in our wonderful Wooster, Ohio. We visited three locations during this lab, including Kinney … Continue reading →

Guest bloggers: Anika Knowles, Cheyenne Wentz, Ellie White and Leo Casalini The Objective Students enrolled in this year’s Hydrology course took a trip down to Apple Creek, a local tributary of the larger Killbuck Creek, to aid in the completion … Continue reading →

Great to see that The College of Wooster Earth Sciences Annual Report is now out. Thanks to Nat McCoy (ESCI Administrative Coordinator) and Dr. Meagen Pollock (ESCI Chair) for their hard work in assembling this record of all the activities … Continue reading →

A couple of dudes on Dude Mountain Guest bloggers – Cheyenne Wentz and Anika Knowles: Day 1 (June 23rd): We arrived in Ketchikan and took the ferry across the fjord from the airport to Revillagigedo Island (where the town of … Continue reading →

Advised by: Dr. Wiles Abstract: Reconstructing and understanding historical lake levels provides information about how climate influences lake level fluctuations, which is important for managing Lake Michigan- Huron’s (MH) coasts. This study reconstructs historical MH lake levels using ten ring-width … Continue reading →

Mary Palmieri’s senior IS was one of the first attempts at using tree-rings to reconstruct cloud cover. A double major in Earth Sciences and Statistical and Data Sciences, Mary was advised by Drs. Wiles and Pasteur. Abstract: The climate of the … Continue reading →

It was a honor to welcome Dr. Nicolás Young (’05) back to the College to be our 44th Osgood Speaker. Dr. Young hails from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory’s Cosmo Lab, where he is a Associate Research Scientist. Nicolás is a … Continue reading →