Welcome to the Keck Geology Consortium
The Keck Geology Consortium consists of seventeen liberal arts colleges focused on enriching undergraduate education through the development of high-quality research experiences. Each summer, the Consortium and its partners offer a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program to engage undergraduate students in four- to five-week field and laboratory research projects in the earth sciences. Advanced students continue their summer research projects during the following academic year using cutting-edge laboratory techniques. All students are encouraged to participate in a professional conference. The Keck Geology Consortium is currently administered through Macalester College.
Important Dates
22 Dec: 2018-19 Projects Posted
15 Feb: Application deadline
21 Mar: Acceptance letters sent
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Projects at AGU 2017
American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting December 11-15, 2017 New Orleans, Louisiana Thursday, 14 December 2017; 8:00 – 12:20 pm New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center; Poster Hall D-F H41C-1455: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE STABLE ISOTOPES, GEOCHEMISTRY AND...
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Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Projects at GSA 2017
The Geological Society of America 129th Annual Meeting October 22-25, 2017 Seattle, Washington Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Projects at GSA 2017 Sunday, 22 October 2017; 09:25 AM - 09:40 AM The Conference Center; Tahoma 1 25-6: GLACIOVOLCANIC...
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IODP Focus Project Update
Suzanne O’Connell (Wesleyan) and Joseph Ortiz (Kent State) led four students to the International Ocean Discovery Program core repository at Texas A&M University.
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Dominica Frontier Project Update
During a two-week period, based at the Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center on Dominica, students collected samples ranging from pumice clasts and ash from thick ignimbrite sequences, to enclaves and mingled magmas….
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