COVID-19 Notice:
We’re back! The Keck Geology Consortium is offering a full program of Gateway and Advanced projects in 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
15 Mar: Acceptance letters sent
Application Process
Application for 2021 Projects Now 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.
The Adventure Continues
In order to understand how earthquakes propagate and fractures form in rocks, geologists like us analyze these features in the field.
The Adventure Begins
The big day is here! Over the next 4 weeks, the Keck Utah research crew will keep you updated with our research exploits in the field and in the lab.
UTAH PROJECT VIDEO
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alaska 2018-19 Project Spring Update
The Keck Alaska team is off to Portland, Oregon to present their work at the GSA
Keck Geology Presentations at the 2019 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting
Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Participants at the 2019 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting
15-17 May 2019
Portland, Oregon
Keck Presentations at AGU
Presentations by Keck Geology Consortium Participants at American Geophysical Union Centennial Meeting
10-14 December 2014
Washington, D.C.
#KeckGeology
Updates from the Consortium
Play hard, work hard.
These photos from Keck Geology Conference 2019 were taken a day apart in San Francisco. W&L Geology funds Geo- majors to attend national conferences each year.
Pictured are geo majors and Professor Lisa Greer. #keckgeology #wlugeology
Time flies when you are schlepping #keckgeology
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I can not believe it's the last day here in VA doing geo research at W&L. This crew is incredible. See y'all at GSA. #geomajor #shleppingminor mart.ina.p noahgwillis maddieholicky kalrosmarwil _katielarkin
Here's a goofy dang pic of amyrbo and Kelly MacGregor with a poster about our wonderful #keckgeology project from this past summer! #inclusion #brownpeoplecamping #glaciernationalpark #agu18
Summer research isn't just for grad students! A group of several student researchers have been working with Professor Sue Swanson on a Keck Geology Consortium project; they are conducting research on Beloit College’s campus and in the Southern Wisconsin area to explore temperature and geochemistry conditions in Wisconsin’s springs.
The Keck Geology Consortium research project is just one of many undergraduate research opportunities Beloit College has offered to our students. To learn more about the Keck Geology Consortium and other summer research opportunities offered by the Geology department, check out the link in our bio!
#keckgeology