COVID-19 Notice:
We’re back! The Keck Geology Consortium is offering a full program of Gateway and Advanced projects in summer 2021.
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, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Consortium offers 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.
Funding for this REU site is provided by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Earth Sciences, located in Alexandria, VA, to the Keck Geology Consortium (NSF-REU Award No. 1659322).
Important Dates
15 Feb: Applications due
15 Mar: Acceptance letters sent
Application Process
Application for 2021 Projects Now Closed
Keck Program Blog
The goals of this blog are (1) to raise the visibility of Keck Geology Consortium programs, (2) to provide Keck research projects with a venue for communicating the process and results of science, and (3) to foster student learning about communicating science to the general public. We invite contributions to the blog from project students, faculty and staff. Submissions will undergo brief review before posting.
A Whole New World
For someone who’s deathly afraid of drowning, scuba diving was NOT on my bucket list of things to do. But I always had a fascination for the ocean sciences
Can’t Blow Us Out!
Storms come up fast on you in Ambergris Caye. One moment you can be engulfed by sun, surrounded by crystal clear, turquoise waters, and the next you can be thrown into a violent thunderstorm that beats the water unmercifully with torrents of rain.
Spotted: A Wild Near Peer Mentor
Would they listen to me? NOPE. Would they respect my “authority”? NOPE. Would they snark at me and think of me as a huge dork? YUP.
Sharing is Caring
We were situated underneath a bridge which was frequented by hikers, so throughout the day people would stop and stare, prompting us to greet them and strike a conversation. Everyone we spoke to was super excited to hear about what we were doing and often asked intriguing questions. It was amazing to connect with so many individuals, to the point where knowledge of our work was being spread throughout the Many Glacier area.
UTAH PROJECT VIDEO
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Keck Researcher Wins Award
Congratulations to Zenja Seitzinger (SUNY-Geneseo) who was awarded Honorable Mention Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Keck Geology Presentations at AGU 2019
Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Participants American Geophysical Union Centennial Meeting 9-13 December 2019 San Francisco, CA Wednesday, 11 December 2019; 13:40 – 18:00 Moscone South - Poster Hall SESSION OS33B - Topics in Biological or Chemical...
Keck Geology Presentations at GSA 2019
Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Participants at The Geological Society of America 131st Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
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Updates from the Consortium
Play hard, work hard.
These photos from Keck Geology Conference 2019 were taken a day apart in San Francisco. W&L Geology funds Geo- majors to attend national conferences each year.
Pictured are geo majors and Professor Lisa Greer. #keckgeology #wlugeology
Time flies when you are schlepping #keckgeology
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I can not believe it's the last day here in VA doing geo research at W&L. This crew is incredible. See y'all at GSA. #geomajor #shleppingminor mart.ina.p noahgwillis maddieholicky kalrosmarwil _katielarkin
Here's a goofy dang pic of amyrbo and Kelly MacGregor with a poster about our wonderful #keckgeology project from this past summer! #inclusion #brownpeoplecamping #glaciernationalpark #agu18
Summer research isn't just for grad students! A group of several student researchers have been working with Professor Sue Swanson on a Keck Geology Consortium project; they are conducting research on Beloit College’s campus and in the Southern Wisconsin area to explore temperature and geochemistry conditions in Wisconsin’s springs.
The Keck Geology Consortium research project is just one of many undergraduate research opportunities Beloit College has offered to our students. To learn more about the Keck Geology Consortium and other summer research opportunities offered by the Geology department, check out the link in our bio!
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