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Association for Women Geoscientists Breakfast at #GSA2016

mpollock September 26, 2016 11:03 am

Denver, CO – The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) held their annual breakfast at #GSA2016, where they recognized those people who make exceptional contributions to their mission. AWG seeks to encourage the participation of women in the geosciences, exchange information (technical, … Continue reading →

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Keck GSA Abstracts

mpollock July 25, 2016 9:00 am

Wooster, OH – The summer portion of the Keck Iceland project is officially over, but our research isn’t finished. We’ll be working together throughout the academic year and will synthesize our final results at the Keck Symposium at Wesleyan University in April … Continue reading →

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Black Mountain GSA Abstract

mpollock July 21, 2016 10:11 am

Wooster, OH – If you’ve been following our summer research adventures, you know that Amineh AlBashaireh (’18) has been hard at work studying the compositions of soils around abandoned mines in Black Mountain Open Space Park in San Diego, CA. She … Continue reading →

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Keck Iceland takes over the Wooster Lab

mpollock July 18, 2016 8:51 am

Wooster, OH – Keck Iceland 2016 by the numbers: Scientists in Keck Iceland: 10 Time in the field: 14 days Pillows described in detail: >40 Samples collected: 71 Structural measurements made: 94 Photos taken: >2000 GPS data recorded: ridiculous With a few … Continue reading →

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A Journey to the Land of Basalt

mpollock July 2, 2016 11:24 am

Hafnarfjörður, Iceland – Guest Blogger Ben Kumpf (’18)   Vesicles and phenocrysts are great characteristics to help differentiate pillow units. The large white dots are plagioclase phenocrysts and the yellow to green dots are inclusions of olivine.      

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An Experience and an Upset

mpollock July 1, 2016 11:24 am

Reykjavik, Iceland – Guest Blogger Ben Kumpf (’18) Carl-Lars Engen (Beloit ’17), among thousands of Islanders gathered in the capital, Reykjavik. Fans were cheering on the national team in the Euro Cup round of 16 against England. We were fortunate enough to … Continue reading →

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Pillows, Trolls, and Dried Fish

mpollock June 26, 2016 11:17 am

Hafnafjörður, Iceland – Cara Lembo (Amherst), official Keck Iceland 2016 Guest Blogger. Greetings from rainy Iceland! After spending 4 full days in the field we are spending a rainy day inside discussing projects and compiling our data. We spent our … Continue reading →

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How we measure the chemical composition of Earth materials

mpollock May 25, 2016 12:24 pm

San Diego, CA – If you’ve been following our adventures, you know that we’ve started a project on Black Mountain with our collaborators at the University of San Diego. We’ve dedicated a significant portion of our time in California to … Continue reading →

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Thinking like a scientist

mpollock May 24, 2016 9:00 am

San Diego, CA – Thinking like a scientist is a challenging and important learning goal for the Wooster Geologists, and one of the primary reasons that we engage our students in undergraduate research. Although science is often portrayed as a collection of facts … Continue reading →

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Geochemists know preparation is key

mpollock May 22, 2016 8:30 pm

San Diego, CA – While the University of San Diego celebrated their commencement, we commenced lab work on the Black Mountain Project. We began by drying and sieving the soil samples that we collected earlier in the week. While her samples dry, … Continue reading →

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