Tag Archives: theory to practice

Classifying the unknown: the lunar edition

mpollock July 7, 2015 3:00 pm

New York, NY – [Guest Blogger Annette Hilton] This summer I have the privilege of working and living in New York City at the American Museum of Natural History. I, along with several other students, have the opportunity to work … Continue reading →

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Final Field Day

mpollock June 14, 2012 7:21 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Tricia Hall and Will Cary] We arrived at the field site at 9:30am with the sun already beating down on the lava fields, which are the convenient color of black. Dr. Pollock, Whitney, and Kevin … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Mobbing

mpollock June 11, 2012 10:44 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers, Whitney Sims, and Will Cary] With our alarms set for 6:30, we guaranteed that we wouldn’t be up before 7 am. After a hurried lunch packing session, the group headed out to inaugurate … Continue reading →

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STOP, Hammer Time

mpollock June 8, 2012 10:55 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers and Will Cary] On the morning of the 8th, all seemed well. Much like days before, we all arose and began to pack our lunches for the day. However, as we piled into … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Basalt Isles

mpollock June 8, 2012 10:51 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Whitney Sims and Kevin Silver] As we arose for our fourth day of field study, the morning was chilly. However, this was to be short lived. A clear day unleashed the full power of the … Continue reading →

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Theory to Practice: An Early GSA Abstract

mpollock May 11, 2012 10:15 am

This semester, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching a special topics lab course in geochemistry. Given our new lab facilities, I decided to approach the class as an analytical geochemistry course. We explored sampling strategies, data quality, and the theory … Continue reading →

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