A Day in Akureyri

mpollock July 9, 2011
AKUREYRI, ICELAND – Since we finished Travis’ field work a day early, we were able to spend Friday in Akureyri, Iceland’s second-largest city. Akureyri has an idyllic location, nestled between a fjord and snow-capped mountains in north-central Iceland.   Snow-capped … Continue reading →
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Return to Vatnsdalfjall

mpollock July 9, 2011
BLONDUOS, ICELAND – Meagen and guest blogger, Travis We returned to Vatnsdalfjall for the second day of field work on the Monocline. The weather was the best we’ve experienced in Iceland yet. After a long hike through fields of sadness … Continue reading →
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Suur Strait (Moon Sound, Moonzund)

Mark Wilson July 9, 2011
TALLINN, ESTONIA–The Wooster Geology team in Estonia successfully returned to the Estonian capital city of Tallinn today, which means we crossed by ferry the Suur Strait between the western Estonian islands (notably Muhu) and the Estonian mainland. This is an … Continue reading →
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Hundreds of solar panels being installed

John Hopkins July 8, 2011
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A visit to Kaali Crater for our last day on Saaremaa

Mark Wilson July 8, 2011
KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–A dramatic geological site on our last Saaremaa day: the meteorite craters at Kaali. We hiked around the largest crater (shown above) and then visited one of the smaller subsidiary craters nearby (shown below). The main Kaali crater is … Continue reading →
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SVYM Sanitation initiative influences a start-up

Moledina July 8, 2011
Cathy is visiting India to visit organizational partners for the Lilly project. We are also exploring ways in which Global SE and the Lilly fellowship can become more synergistic. Here, Cathy describes her thoughts on a recent trip, mirroring in … Continue reading →
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Paleoecology of the Hilliste Formation (Lower Silurian, Llandovery, Rhuddanian) Hiiumaa Island, Estonia: An example of a shallow marine recovery fauna — An abstract submitted to the Geological Society of America for the 2011 annual meeting

Mark Wilson July 7, 2011
KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–Editor’s note: The Wooster Geologists in Estonia found enough material, and had enough time, to write abstracts for posters at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Minneapolis this October. The following is from student guest blogger Rachel … Continue reading →
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Stratigraphy and paleoecology at the Wenlock/Ludlow boundary on Saaremaa Island, Estonia — An abstract submitted to the Geological Society of America for the 2011 annual meeting

Mark Wilson July 7, 2011
KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–Editor’s note: The Wooster Geologists in Estonia found enough material, and had enough time, to write abstracts for posters at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Minneapolis this October. The following is from student guest blogger Nick … Continue reading →
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Inside a secret Soviet missile base — 20 years later

Mark Wilson July 7, 2011
KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–When I was growing up the Soviet Union was simply an unchangeable fact of life. The United States had an implacable enemy, and we were locked in a struggle that would last my lifetime, at least. That lifetime was … Continue reading →
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Wooster Geologists return to Suuriku Cliff, Saaremaa, Estonia

Mark Wilson July 7, 2011
KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–Today we visited one of Rob McConnell’s (’10)  Senior Independent Study field sites on the northwest coast of Saaremaa. Suuriku Cliff (N58.50875°, E21.99818°; see above image) is an exposure of the Jaani Formation (Lower Silurian, Wenlock). There are two … Continue reading →
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