Tag Archives: Wooster Geology

Wooster Geology Alumni at GSA 2016

Mark Wilson September 26, 2016 11:59 pm

DENVER, COLORADO — Many of the Wooster Geology alumni at GSA, along with current students and professors Pollock and Wilson, gathered this evening for conversations. It was great fun with many stories and lots of good advice for our students. … Continue reading →

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Another day of Wooster Geology at GSA 2016: Volcanoes and Fossils

Mark Wilson September 26, 2016 11:58 pm

DENVER, COLORADO — On this second day of the Geological Society of America meeting we had several Wooster presenters. Above Cassidy Jester (’17) describes her developing Senior Independent Study work on Jurassic “snuff-boxes“. Dr. Pollock’s students Chloe Wallace and Ben … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geology Alumnae in the Bearded Lady Project

Mark Wilson September 24, 2016 7:18 pm

Wooster has produced many paleontologists over the last century. I’m not sure exactly why we’ve had such an abundance of people who chose to devote their lives to the study ancient life, but I am most grateful to the tradition. … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists prepare for the 2016 annual Geological Society of America meeting

Mark Wilson September 22, 2016 7:30 pm

The Geology Department at The College of Wooster is sending a record number of students to the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver next week. Seventeen students, eleven of whom are presenting in some way, will … Continue reading →

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2016 Wooster Paleontologists Field Trip

Mark Wilson September 11, 2016 10:28 pm

It was a beautiful day for fieldwork. Every fall I take Wooster’s Invertebrate Paleontology class into the field to collect specimens for study and analysis during the rest of the semester. It’s fun because these students have only completed two … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists begin the 2016-2017 academic year

Mark Wilson September 1, 2016 8:49 am

The Wooster  Geologists have started the school year with our traditional Geology Club group photo on a fine late summer morning. We’re looking forward to an exciting time with healthy course enrollments and enthusiastic Senior Independent Study students. Dr. Meagen … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geology’s 2016 Annual Report

Mark Wilson August 23, 2016 1:40 pm

Thanks to the hard work, skills and dedication of Administrative Coordinator Patrice Reeder, our 2016 annual report is now available.

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Wooster Geologist at Argonne National Laboratory

Mark Wilson July 16, 2016 12:01 am

Editor’s note: The following post is from guest blogger Clara Deck (’17) about her research experience this summer with an internship at one of the world’s most prominent laboratories. She is working on an important climate change project involving the … Continue reading →

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Sedimentology & Stratigraphy class in Wooster Memorial Park. Watch this space!

Mark Wilson April 23, 2016 2:44 pm

This morning Wooster’s Sedimentology & Stratigraphy class visited Wooster Memorial (“Spangler”) Park for some field experience. A few of the students are shown above exploring a magnificent glacial deposit. I never did get a photo with all 21 students in … Continue reading →

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Dr. Patrick O’Connor gives the 35th annual Richard G. Osgood, Jr., Memorial lecture at Wooster

Mark Wilson April 14, 2016 2:36 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–It was our pleasure to host Dr. Patrick O’Connor of Ohio University, who presented the 35th Annual Richard G. Osgood, Jr., Memorial Lecture. The Osgood Lectureship was endowed in 1981 by the three sons of Dr. Osgood in memory … Continue reading →

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