Geology News

The Geology Department is pleased to announce that the 33rd annual Woodford Eckis lectureship will be held on February 13th and 14th, 2013.

March 2013 brought the wonderful news that two of our majors won prestigious awards!

Prof. Grosfils — with colleagues Sarah Davey (first author), Richard Ernst, and Claire Samson (all at Carleton University) — presents an analysis of pit crater chain clustering in selected areas of Venus.

Alexandra Davatzes, Temple University, will discuss the Late Heavy Bombardment, the onset of plate tectonics, and the early evolution of life.

Maria Prokopenko, Pomona College and USC, discusses using oxygen triple isotopes and O2/Ar ratios to determine factors controlling carbon export production in spring blooms on the Bering Sea shelf.

Anita Grunder, Oregon State University, will discuss the High Lava Plains of Oregon.

Wendy Panero (HMC ’97), The Ohio State University, will cover the variables that affect whether or not other Earth-like planets exist.

Peter Douglas (’05), California Institute of Technology, will be presenting new data on interactions between the Maya and their environment gathered from the isotopic composition of plant wax biomarkers preserved in lake sediments.

Speaker: Christopher Kim, Chapman University Title: “Arsenic Transport, Speciation, and Bioaccessibility in Gold Mining Environments” Please join us: Tuesday, October 15th @ 11AM