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Fern Valley 2026 – HYDRO26

gwiles September 16, 2026 8:12 am

Fern Valley is The College of Wooster field station in Holmes County. The HYDRO26 class ventured to the site for a quick walk on a spectacular day. The mission was to learn some basic geology and examine sediments that we … Continue reading →

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Wooster Memorial Park Field Trip – Hydrology Lab Fall – 2026

gwiles September 11, 2026 3:19 pm

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 →

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ESCI Senior Independent Studies 2026 – Mary Palmieri

gwiles May 6, 2026 2:20 pm

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 →

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The Southeast Alaska Keck Team of 2025 (SEAK25) Begins Work on the Dendrochronology of Red Cedars

gwiles July 2, 2025 4:43 pm

Guest Blogger: Lynnsey Delio, The Keck Geology 2025 team has been working in the Wooster dendrochronology lab for the first week of research. The team cored the oak tree in front of Scovel on day 1 for some practice coring. … Continue reading →

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Klawock to Ketchikan

gwiles July 17, 2024 3:48 pm

Guest bloggers: Amanda Flory and Mihalis Protopapadakis Carnivorous sundews found in Balls Lake muskegs. On our last full day at Prince of Wales Island, we explored the trail around Balls Lake, in Tongass National Forest. The AYS team helped us … Continue reading →

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Concluding 2018 summer research in the Tree Ring Lab

gwiles July 27, 2018 11:41 am

Summer 2018 research in the Tree Ring Lab has come to a close. The group of five students worked on a variety of projects, learning about the climate and history of Ohio and Alaska, and the application of different dendrochronological … Continue reading →

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Summer Research in the Tree Ring Lab

gwiles May 31, 2018 1:42 pm

This summer, students through the AMRE program with funding from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation are working in the Wooster Tree Ring Lab doing historical dating. Kendra Devereux, Alexis Lanier, and Juwan Shabazz are working with clients to date local barns, … Continue reading →

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