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Team Geochemistry’s Grand Finale

mpollock July 31, 2019 11:12 am

Wooster, OH – Team Geochemistry wrapped up their grand adventure last week. The summer research experience left us with fond memories of trips to Dickinson College and Iceland, knowledge of lots of new analytical techniques, and many new friendships, not … Continue reading →

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Wooster undergraduate researchers will share findings at international conference

mpollock August 2, 2019 9:00 am

Wooster, OH – Team Geochemistry finished a highly productive summer research season with two conference abstracts that we submitted to the 2019 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. AGU will be an excellent opportunity for the team to hone … Continue reading →

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Summer undergraduate researchers travel to Iceland to explore volcanoes

mpollock July 19, 2019 1:33 pm

Iceland – In our last post, Team Geochemistry was getting ready to head to Iceland for some field work on volcanoes. Our goals were to map and sample volcanoes that erupted under glaciers, which have since retreated, exposing the pillow … Continue reading →

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The week leading up to international field work

mpollock July 6, 2019 9:00 am

Wooster, OH – In the week leading up to field work, Team Geochemistry was frantically trying to “put out fires” and clean up loose-ends. Team Geochemistry in currently en route to Iceland for some field work. We’ll be reunited with … Continue reading →

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Summer research from an undergraduate perspective

mpollock June 29, 2019 10:13 am

Wooster, OH – While Dr. Pollock was away at a business meeting for the Council on Undergraduate Research, Team Geochemistry was hard at work in the Wooster X-ray lab. Here’s what they thought about last week: This week, team geochemistry was … Continue reading →

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Hands-on experience troubleshooting geochemical instruments

mpollock June 21, 2019 5:45 pm

Wooster, OH – Team geochemistry returned to Wooster this week with a serious focus on sample prep and data quality. Anyone with geochemical research experience understands the importance of preparing samples carefully and thoroughly, and having an analytical instrument that … Continue reading →

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