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Geological Sciences Alumni—Where They Are

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Geological Sciences alumni shared news of where they are working and attending graduate school. See more alumni news at www.ohio-forum.com/topics/geological-sciences-alumni/. “Please tell us what you are doing!” says newsletter editor Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch. “Send us an email at Geological.Sciences@ohio.edu to catch up. We are always […]

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October 14, 2014 at 2:24 pmAlumni

Geological Sciences Alumni Board Meets Nov. 7

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter The Ohio University Geological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board was initiated several years ago by alumni to help the department with its mission, especially helping students find jobs. The board is presently adding information to the department website so all information can be disseminated more easily […]

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October 14, 2014 at 2:14 pmAlumni

Hembree Book: Understanding Ancient Organisms with ‘Lessons from the Living’

Hembree Book: Understanding Ancient Organisms with ‘Lessons from the Living’

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter To understand ancient life, scientists often look to modern organisms for lessons in extinct ecosystems and environments. And there are many unanswered questions. “In most instances, the only way for paleontologists to address questions related to the life activities of extinct taxa is to investigate […]

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October 14, 2014 at 11:21 amResearch

Giza, Great Wall…& the Engines that Drove Cornish Mining

Giza, Great Wall…& the Engines that Drove Cornish Mining

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Dr. R. Damian Nance grew up in the seaside town of St. Ives, Cornwall, U.K., fascinated by the mines and ruins that harkened to a century past when Cornwall provided the world with tin, copper and other riches. At the center of Cornwall’s success—and the […]

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October 13, 2014 at 2:32 pmResearch

Where in the World is … Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch?

Where in the World is … Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch?

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch received a Fulbright Specialist Program grant to work with colleagues in Argentina for six weeks during Fall Semester 2014. She will teach a week-long short course on limnogeology at the University of Buenos Aires and then will study the Santa Clara de […]

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October 13, 2014 at 1:20 pmNews

Grimes Lab Works on Public Portal of Faults in California’s Chemehuevi Wilderness Area

Dr. Craig Grimes and graduate student Cody MacDonald record GPS position, structural data, and geologic context of a sample before collecting it in the Chemehuevi Wilderness Area, CA.

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Members of Dr. Craig Grimes’ lab are creating a web-hosted outreach portal stemming from their NSF-funded project to investigate the initiation of low-angle normal faults in the Colorado River Extensional Corridor. The focus of the outreach portal—Constraints on the initiation of low angle normal faults […]

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October 13, 2014 at 1:02 pmResearch

Stigall Lab Working on Digital Atlas of Ordovician Life in Cincinnati Region

The Kallmeyer Collection of the Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collections includes invasive species that dominated the ancient landscape of Cincinnati, Ohio. The invaders include brachiopods, gastropods, bivalves, and corals. (Photo by Ben Siegel.)

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Members of Dr. Alycia Stigall’s lab—involving more than a dozen graduate and undergraduate students over the past three years—are capitalizing on a newly donated collection of Late Ordovician fossils to build a digital collection and online. The Stigall lab efforts are focused on building a […]

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October 13, 2014 at 12:51 pmResearch