Nov 20, 2024 | 2025 Gateway, 2025-2026 Projects |
Geologic Boundaries: Identifying the Transition to the Anthropocene in Lake Wononscopomuc, CT What: The main scientific goal of the project is to identify a candidate for the Holocene-Anthropocene boundary in the unlithified sediments of Lake Wononscopomuc in...
Dec 8, 2023 | 2024 Advanced, 2024-2025 Projects |
Testing models of fault propagation and damage zone development across the central Sevier fault zone, southern Utah What: This five-student Advanced project focuses on the evolution of the Sevier normal fault zone in southern Utah, near Zion National Park. The Sevier...
Dec 8, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
Investigating linkages between geologic histories, eolian dust production, and climate change What: Increased drought frequency and severity combined with vegetation change is increasing dust emissions, which in turn affects snowmelt, groundwater, and nutrient...
Dec 7, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
Anthropocene environmental change in Glacier National Park, Montana What: This Gateway project utilizes the remote and relatively pristine landscape of Glacier National Park (GNP), Montana as a natural laboratory for understanding the impacts of climate change, both...
Dec 7, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
A synoptic survey of springs in the Driftless Area of Minnesota to identify spatial patterns in groundwater quality What: This Gateway Project will introduce students to karst geology and hydrogeology in the Paleozoic bedrock landscape of the Driftless Area in...
