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I’m so tired I don’t even want to title this.

mpollock July 17, 2010 5:52 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Yesterday we spent the day in Undirhlithar mapping the quarry wall that will be the focus of my IS. We climbed the majority of the wall with the exception of a few unstable places and collected … Continue reading →

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Let the Work Begin

mpollock July 15, 2010 1:30 pm

Guest blogger: Becky Alcorn Today was our first day of field work in Undirlithar quarry. Although a lot of the quarry has been filled in in the last year, we had a very successful day and found three dikes that … Continue reading →

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The Golden Circle Tour

mpollock July 14, 2010 6:09 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Today we took the Golden Circle tour in Iceland. I think I saw more amazing geologic sites on this one tour than I’ve ever seen before. Our tour began at Thingvellir in the rift valley where … Continue reading →

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Kveðja frá Íslandi! (Greetings from Iceland!)

mpollock July 13, 2010 5:58 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Meagen og ég kynntist í Boston í gær og hafði tiltölulega viðburðasnauður flug til Íslands. Við komum á hostelið okkar í kringum miðnætti og komst hversu frábær hún var sannarlega. Ekki aðeins var flugvellinum skutla strætó … Continue reading →

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B-WISER

mpollock June 26, 2010 1:20 pm

Campers from the Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research (B-WISER) science camp visited the Geology Department last Thursday to study the role of lava viscosity in volcanic eruptions. We used corn syrup as our ‘lava’ and experimented with ways … Continue reading →

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The Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Research

mpollock June 21, 2010 1:56 am

To celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of the CUR Geosciences Division, our session today started with a lively discussion of what undergraduate research was like 25 years ago. It seems that Princeton had a robust undergraduate research program, but at … Continue reading →

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CUR 2010

mpollock June 19, 2010 11:17 pm

I’m at the 2010 National Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. Tonight, the conference kicked off with a talk by Dr. Robert Full (University of California, Berkeley) on “The Value of Interdisciplinary Research-based … Continue reading →

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PA Geological Survey Field Trip

mpollock May 27, 2010 7:00 pm

Sorry to have kept you waiting so long for the ending of the PA diabase field trip. Last Friday, we spent a wonderful day in the field with a group from the PA State Geological Survey. After a week in … Continue reading →

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A Short Update from the Diabase Quarries

mpollock May 20, 2010 10:52 pm

We have an early morning tomorrow, since we’re running our NE-SE GSA field trip for the Pennsylvania Geological Survey. So, this post will be short and sweet. Here are a few of the highlights from today’s diabase escapades:

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My New Best Friend, Betty Lou

mpollock May 19, 2010 9:32 pm

The weather was beautiful today – slightly overcast, brisk, perfect field weather! We spent most of the day sampling at the quarry. I could just imagine myself standing in the middle of a sill, surrounded by molten magma and crystal … Continue reading →

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