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San Francisco, CA – The annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union is the largest earth science conference in the world. With more than 20,000 attendees and about 3000 posters per day, you’re bound to bump into someone you know. &#823… Continue reading →

CHARLOTTE, NC – Five Wooster geologists presented their work on day three of the conference. Whitney Sims (’13) presented her  IS on the emplacement of lava flows in the Ice Springs Volcanic Field (Team Utah). Here is her abstract. Anna &#… Continue reading →

Many of the Wooster Geologists have embarked on the journey to Charlotte, NC, for the 2012 National Meeting of GSA. If you’re attending the meeting, be sure to check out one of our presentations: Jonah Novek – Sunday Poster – … … Continue reading →

Phoenix, Arizona – The Wooster geologists hit a little snafu on their return trip from Arizona. Fortunately, they’ve been rebooked on a red-eye and have 12+ hours to spend in the airport. Instead of relaxing with a coffee or shopping &#8230… Continue reading →

Flagstaff, Arizona – The Volcanism in the American Southwest conference is different from any meeting that I’ve attended. First, most of the participants are geologists at academic institutions or government agencies, but there are also a g… Continue reading →

ARIZONA – A short drive east of Flagstaff will bring you to a fabulous view of the San Francisco Peaks and a Natural Landmark called Meteor Crater. Meteor Crater was named as one of Smithsonian Magazine’s “ten most spectacular geologi… Continue reading →

ARIZONA – Contrast Dr. Wilson’s view in the Smithsonian with my view in Arizona: Believe it or not, this was my first trip to the Grand Canyon, and it didn’t fail to impress. It was a perfect day to hike … Continue reading → Continue reading →

ARIZONA – This Wooster Geologist has exchanged Ohio’s cool fall weather for blue skies and sunshine in Arizona. I’m here for a conference on Volcanism in the American Southwest, but I thought I’d come out early to explore some o… Continue reading →

WOOSTER, OH – Our dedicated Mineralogy students appeared in the lab bright and early this morning for an optional sample prep session. Each student has an unknown mineral that they are studying in a semester-long research project. Most of the &#8… Continue reading →

WOOSTER, OH – Thanks to our crafty technician, the Wooster Geology Department is now the proud owner of an earthquake machine. The design comes from IRIS as a way to demonstrate Elastic Rebound Theory, the idea that stress accumulates on a &#823… Continue reading →