Dec 11, 2016 | 2017-2018 Projects
What: Sea level rise is observed in many coastal areas from remote islands in the Pacific to naval bases in Richmond, VA. Critical to modeling and then adapting to this sea level rise is understanding how fast ice sheets are melting (water into the oceans) and oceans...
Dec 10, 2016 | 2017-2018 Projects
What: This Frontier Project is an interdisciplinary project based on the volcanic island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. There will be two weeks of field work in Dominica, examining and sampling pyroclastic deposits, lava domes, landslide deposits, and...
Aug 2, 2016 | 2015-2016 Projects, Volumes
At Oberlin College, 2016
Dec 7, 2015 | 2016-2017 Projects
What: The project will investigate the spatiotemporal interplay of climate change, water-level fluctuations, shoreline configuration, and forest dynamics affecting isolated forest communities of a Great Lakes archipelago. Research projects will assess climate...
Dec 7, 2015 | 2016-2017 Projects
What: This project will investigate the processes that formed the Salinian arc of central coastal California. Participants will spend two weeks in the Big Sur region making field measurements and identifying and collecting critical samples for...