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Seismology and Society – Preparing for the Next Big Quake

Posted on May 5, 2015

An article written by Dr. Ray Russo was published on The Conversation, May 1, 2015. As publicly funded research becomes increasingly threatened, making policy-makers aware of the role of cutting-edge scientific research in the future safety of society is vitally important. Dr. Ray Russo explains the key role of seismology in predicting future earthquake risk in light of […]

Isotope Ratios in Tooth Enamel Track Migration

Posted on May 4, 2015

Four-thousand-year-old teeth can tell a story of ancient Indus civilization migratory habits. New interdisciplinary research involving isotopic analysis of four-thousand-year-old tooth enamel has shed light on the migratory habits of ancient Indus civilizations. The innovative study by Dr. Benjamin Valentine (former UF PhD student) and UF researchers Dr. George Kamenov and Dr. John Krigbaum was recently featured […]

SEG-sponsored Geophysical Field Class

Posted on April 24, 2015

Graduate GLY5786 Topics in Field Geology: 2 Credits Undergraduate GLY4930 Geophysical Field Methods : 2 Credits Application Deadline: DEADLINE PASSED Application Form: SEG Field Class Application (PDF) An exciting new class will be offered in the geology department for Fall 2015 – Near-Surface Geophysical Field Methods (GLY5786L/GLY4930). During the course students will learn the theory behind and will gain hands-on experience with […]

Victory for Gneiss Gators

Posted on March 30, 2015

The Keene Faculty Center was a hive of activity during the Department of Geological Sciences’ Trivia Bowl 2015 on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Thirteen teams with 40 Department undergraduate and graduate students took on five rounds of Earth science questions in pursuit of the Trivia Bowl 2015 title. Question topics — including geological history, climate science, […]

9th Annual Can You Dig It? Success

Posted on March 20, 2015

Can You Dig It? — the Department of Geological Sciences’ 9th annual community outreach event held at the Florida Museum of Natural History — brought hands-on earth science activities to more than 1400 children and adults from Alachua County and the surrounding area on Saturday, March 14, 2015. At least 70 faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, […]

Sequence Stratigraphy Short Course

Posted on February 27, 2015

Following on from last year’s huge success, on Thursday February 26, 2015 Jim Anderson of ExxonMobil conducted another “Short course in sequence stratigraphy, the ExxonMobil Approach.” Twenty-one undergraduate and graduate students expanded their knowledge of sequence stratigraphy and seismic interpretation for petroleum geoscience applications with help from an expert in the field. The seven-hour course included three […]

New Williamson Hall Art Exhibit

Posted on February 11, 2015

"Earth Surface Processes" by Evan Poirier

Faculty and students gathered on Thursday February 5, 2015 for the unveiling of a new art exhibit in Williamson Hall. The panoramic painting by Evan Poirier (pictured) depicts landscapes from mountains to the ocean demonstrating “Earth’s Surface Processes” in soils, caves, mountains, rivers, wetlands, groundwater, estuaries, and the ocean. The artwork shows the nature of the […]

Tropical Tales of Polar Ice

Posted on February 11, 2015

Dr Andrea Dutton conducting field work in the Seychelle

Dr. Andrea Dutton’s global sea level research was recently featured on the front page of the University of Florida News site. Her research focuses on investigating drivers for global sea level rise and fall using dating of fossil corals in the Seychelles. In a recent article (Dutton et al., 2015, Quaternary Science Reviews), Dutton’s international team of […]

Sea Level Rise Threatens Florida Landmark

Posted on December 5, 2014

Climate change and sea level rise effects are showing up at Kennedy Space Center Faculty in the Department of Geological Sciences have been working in partnership with the US Geological Survey and NASA Environmental to assess the progress of coastal erosion at Kennedy Space Center. As a result of this research, NASA has constructed artificial dunes to […]

Dr James Channell awarded 2014 International Capellini Medal of the Italian Geological Society

Posted on September 23, 2014

Dr. Jim Channell, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the 2014 International Cappellini Medal of the Italian Geological Society for his extensive magneto-stratigraphic studies in Italy. Two recent articles published in Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, and Palaeoecology represent the culmination of over 40 years of research of Italian sedimentary successions contributing to a […]

Dr Jon Martin – Water Institute Fellow 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014

Dr Jon Martin was recently announced as a Water Institute Fellow by the Climate and Water Institute at the University of Florida for a 3-year term 2014-2017. Dr Martin is recognized for his speciality in research using natural chemical and isotopic compositions of water as tracers of ground water and surface water interactions. The UF Water Institute (WI) […]