COVID-19 Notice:
At this time, the Keck Geology Consortium is planning an in-person program of Gateway and Advanced REU projects during summer 2023.
Welcome to the Keck Geology Consortium
The Keck Geology Consortium consists of thirteen 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 and 2050697).
Important Info
2023 Keck Projects Flyer
Application for 2023 Program
15 Feb: Applications due
15 Mar: Acceptance letters sent
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.
Blue Skies in Alaska
Nicholas Gross Almonte from Carleton College takes notes on the Upper Cretaceous Valdez Group at an outcrop in Valdez Arm, Prince William Sound Alaska.
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.
UTAH PROJECT VIDEO
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wyoming PETM 2019-20 Project Fall Update
Team Wyoming placing 56 million-year-old fossils into geological context in the Bighorn Basin
Wyoming 2018-19 Project Update
Team Wyoming measured 600+ meters of stratigraphic section comprising early Paleogene lakes, rivers, swamps, and deltas
Utah 2018-19 Project Spring Update
Caroline, Charley, Curtis, and Madison have all been pushing hard to finish theses, classwork, and preparations for the upcoming GSA Cordilleran Section meeting in Portland, Oregon
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Updates from the Consortium
Classes start on Wednesday and students are coming back to Wheaton, but we have another summer science feature first! Wheaton geology major April Phinney (‘20) spent her summer working on a Keck Geology Consortium research project focused on rivers and geomorphology in Yellowstone. Swipe through to see April pebble counting with a gravelometer in the East Fork of Blacktail Creek, her research team, and some beautiful Yellowstone scenery. #wheatongeology #yellowstonenationalpark #mammothhotsprings #summerresearch #keckgeology
