COVID-19 Notice:
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all Keck Geology Consortium 2020-21 research experiences are suspended until 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 (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.
You Thought We Were Just Hiking and Climbing on Rocks, Didn’t You?
How Many Rocks Can You Measure?
We’ve been out here for eleven days. Surely we’ve seen every single rock out here by now, right? Well, sometimes it feels like it, but around each corner, there’s always a new rock to sample. Still, you might be wondering, “what have we accomplished after all this time?”
Geology from 30,000 feet . . . ok, 500 feet.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to fly? Well, occasionally, us geology students find ourselves staring out of a window, asking ourselves, “What do these rocks look like to the birds?”
Slots, Slots and more Slots
This morning, our fieldwork began as usual, but quickly became something more magical. After picking up where we left off yesterday, our group quickly began to experience what others come from all around the world to see: true slot canyons.
The Mountain Lion Day
Day 3 started with with a mini-lesson from Ben about geologic stress and strain.
UTAH PROJECT VIDEO
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nevada 2018-19 Project Spring Update
Team Nevada discovered two new soil-stratigraphic exposures Team Nevada discovered two new soil-stratigraphic exposures with younger, presumably late-Pleistocene soil profiles
Glacier 2018-19 Project Spring Update
Eight Gateway students spent two weeks in the wilds of Glacier National Park
Catalina 2018-19 Project Spring Update
Students started the project in Oberlin, learning about metamorphic geology, and collecting major element data using SEM/EDS
#KeckGeology
Updates from the Consortium
PC 16 member Caroline McKeighan has spent the last week in Utah researching the deformation and fracture patterns near the Sevier Fault 🌄💚#gammasrock #keckgeology
research students singing in the middle of the lake? yup that’s us #glaciernationalpark #keckgeology
For the last two weeks a group from Trinity University and the #KeckGeology consortium have been studying fault line evolution in southern Utah. Now they will return to campus to process their data and create 3D computer models in the lab. #SummerResearch #UndergraduateResearch #Geology #Utah
