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Tooth chemistry reveals sauropod sojourns -- Professor Henry Fricke, Justin Henceroth ('09), and Marie Hoerner ('09) completed research that was published in Nature Magazine October 26, 2011.

Tia Wood ('10) competed with graduate and undergraduate students at the AGU Conference in San Francisco, December 2009. Tia was awarded one of the "Outstanding Student Paper Awards" for her presentation under the category of Study of the Earth's Deep Interior titled "Anisotropy and mantle flow in the eastern Sierras Pampeanas from shear wave splitting".

Two members of the CC Geology Department were named as Fellows of the Geological Society of America, in recognition of their distinguished contributions to the geosciences. Professors Paul Myrow and Christine Siddoway, together with the other 2010 GSA Fellows, were inducted on October 30 at the GSA annual meeting in Denver, CO.

The Geology Department has a full year visiting professor during the 2011-2012 academic year. William "Chris" Krugh is returning for his second year and will be teaching Regional Studies; Geology in the Media; Dating of Rocks, Tectonics, & Erosion; and Physical Geology this year.

Talks for 2013-14

Block 2 -- October 11 at noontime in Palmer 16 Dr. Craig Manning, UCLA, "Deep Carbon Cycle Accounting: Can the budget be balanced?"

Block 2 -- October 21, 12:15 p.m., Tutt Science Lecture Hall, Dr. Will Levandowski, CU Boulder. "Tales of the tectonic history (and future?) of the western U.S. told by lithospheric density models"

Block 3 -- November 1, time & location TBD Dr. Chris Yakymchuk, University of Maryland. "Hot rocks in cold places: what migmatites in West Antarctica can tell us about the crustal plumbing system"

Block 4 -- Date, time & location TBD Jonathan Caine, USGS Denver, "Couplings Among Stress, Strain, Heat and Fluid Flow in the eastern Colorado Mineral Belt"

 

Precambrian Basement 2012  Goes Green!!!

New Update since publication from Dr. Jack Coash '47

"Retired for past 25 years.  Before that Professor of Geology at Bowling Green State University, Dept Chair for 13 years.  Then Science Dean for 19 years at Cal State University, Bakersfield.  2 years at NSF & a stint with AID/NSF in India.  Believe it or not, two field trips during the past six months. Last fall, the family gathered at Yosemite to celebrate my 90th birthday.  Field trip - 2 brief walks to see the falls and Half Dome. And about a month ago, a brief trip to the Grand Canyon - son & his wife, daughter & two grandsons, and the wife and great-granddaughter & sister-in-law and her husband (3 of whom had never been there).  Got to give a running commentary - two even hiked into the canyon.  Not very impressive of your publication's articles, but still trying! Have to add, how much I appreciate hearing about all the women geologists, something I tried to promote.  JC"

 

 

 

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