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 (2020 Projects)
16 Mar: Draft Contributions due to Proj. Dir. (2019 Projects)
15 Mar: Acceptance letters sent (2020 Projects)
30 Mar: Contributions due Keck Office (2019 Projects)
Application Process
Application for 2020 Projects (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.
Montana dinosaurs
Exploring Late Cretaceous Wetland Ecosystems: Dinosaurs and Vertebrate Microfossils in Montana Overview: Eight students will focus on collecting and interpreting the fossils of backboned animals found in the classic Cretaceous geological record...
Belize corals
Resilience and decline: Are we at a tipping point for endangered Acropora sp. corals in Belize? Overview: Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn coral) and Acropora palmata (Elkhorn Coral) have been important coral reef builders throughout the recent...
UTAH PROJECT VIDEO
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
Belize 2019-20 Project Fall Update
The Belize project was an overwhelming success thanks to our 9-student team of rising sophomores and our dedicated peer mentor.