Archive for November, 2014

David Grimaldi Presents on Geothermal Fields in San Vicente Geothermal Field, El Salvador

Ohio University Geological Sciences graduate student David Grimaldi presented “Applying Geographical Weighted Regression to Geochemical and Geophysical Variables in Geothermal Fields: San Vicente Geothermal Field, El Salvador” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of American in Vancouver, British Columbia, His co-authors were Dr. Dina Lopez, Professor […]

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November 4, 2014 at 10:02 pmResearch

Lopez Presents ‘Spatial Analysis and Directional Statistics Applied to the Correlation of Geochemical and Geophysical Anomalies and Fault Zones’

Dr. Dina Lopez

Dr. Dina Lopez, Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, presented “Spatial Analysis and Directional Statistics Applied to the Correlation of Geochemical and Geophysical Anomalies and Fault Zones” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her co-authors were David […]

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November 4, 2014 at 9:45 pmResearch

Jennifer Bauer Presents ‘Ordovician Atlas of Ancient Life’

Ohio University geology alum Jennifer Bauer ’14MS presented a poster on “Ordovician Atlas of Ancient Life: Developing Tools for Paleontologists, Educators, and the Public” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of American in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bauer is now a Ph.D. candidate with the Earth and […]

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November 4, 2014 at 9:28 pmResearch

Sack Presents ‘The Role of Desert Basin Paleolake Geomorphology in Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction’

Dr. Dorothy Sack presented “The Role of Desert Basin Paleolake Geomorphology in Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sack is Professor and Graduate Chair of Geography at Ohio University. Abstract: Although occasionally portrayed as a less important part […]

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November 4, 2014 at 9:20 pmResearch

Gonzalo Astray Presents ‘An Environmental Predictive Model for Modern and Ancient Terrestrial Ecosystems Using Land Snail Shells’

Ohio University student Gonzalo Astray presented a poster on “An Environmental Predictive Model for Modern and Ancient Terrestrial Ecosystems Using Land Snail Shells” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. His co-authors are Yurena Yanes of the University of Cincinnati; Dr. […]

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November 4, 2014 at 9:13 pmResearch

Sarah Starkey Presents ‘Determining the Extent of Hothouse Climate Effects on the Jurassic Silica Cycle’

Ohio University Geological Sciences graduate student Sarah Starkey presented a poster on “Determining the Extent of Hothouse Climate Effects on the Jurassic Silica Cycle” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her co-author was Dr. David Kidder, Associate Professor of Geological […]

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November 4, 2014 at 9:02 pmResearch

Nance Presents ‘Genesis of the Supercontinent Cycle’

Dr. R. Damian Nance

Dr. Damian Nance presented “Genesis of the Supercontinent Cycle” in October at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nance is Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University. His co-author was Brendan Murphy of the Department of Earth Sciences at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, […]

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November 4, 2014 at 8:54 pmResearch