Ellen and Jon Martin led three NSF-funded field deployments to Greenland over the past two summers, for a total of 20 weeks in the field. The project introduced 2 UF Postdocs, 2 PhD students and 3 undergraduates to high latitude field work in remote locations, and has employed additional undergraduates to help analyze samples back […]
The trip: organized by GeoClub officers Ashlyn Spector, Nikita Kepezhinskas, and Graduate student Anthony Pivarunus, exposed sophomore and junior undergraduate students to excellent examples of igneous and sedimentary geologic structures in the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri and the highlands of Arkansas. St. Francois Mountains Over the course of three days, students practiced rock and outcrop […]
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Thomas Bianchi and Elise Morrison’s article in AUG’s EOS addresses the need to establish aquatic critical zones (ACZ’s) and understand how human manipulation of the surface through canals, dammed reservoirs, irrigation ditches, and pollution effects species diversity, microbial communities, and nutrient levels in aquatic zones across the planet. Through this research, they hope to get a full […]
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Carolyn Luysterburg was presented with the 2018 Horizon Award at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Evening of Excellence in April. Carolyn graduated with a BS in Geology in 2011 and Masters in Geology in 2012. She is a rising star as an exploration geoscientist at Shell. She is also a fierce advocate for […]
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Congratulations to Mindy Foster, Tom Cheney, Kellie Davidson, John Leapley, Steve Blaschka, and Brian Haney, P.E., UF 2009. the winners of the 2018 Fishing Tournament! UF Geology students, faculty, board members, and alumni had a great time at the Gator Geology 3rd Annual Fishing Tournament at Cedar Key on April 28th, 2018. Everyone enjoyed a beautiful […]