The Keck Geology Consortium consists of ten liberal arts colleges focused on enriching undergraduate education through the development of high-quality research experiences. Each summer, with support from the Hanrahan/Maxwell Foundation and 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 Hanrahan/Maxwell Foundation and the National Science Foundation’s Division of Earth Sciences (NSF Award 2547795). to the Keck Geology Consortium.

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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.

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Oreos, Taylor Swift, and spectacular geology!

Jul 24, 2023 | Utah - Sevier Fault

As the summer research season comes to a close and the new academic year looms, I thought I’d share bits and pieces of our Keck Geology Consortium Advanced Project with family, friends, faculty, and geosociences afficionados.

Geologizing in the time of COVID

Aug 12, 2022 | 2022-2023 Projects, Utah - Sevier Fault

What a summer! As the summer research season ends and the new school year begins, I thought I’d catch everyone up on the exciting (but not-so-smooth) arc of our Keck Geology Consortium Advanced Project.

A Whole New World

Jan 21, 2020 | Belize 2019 Gateway, Blog

For someone who’s deathly afraid of drowning, scuba diving was NOT on my bucket list of things to do. But I always had a fascination for the ocean sciences

Can’t Blow Us Out!

Jan 15, 2020 | Belize 2019 Gateway, Blog

Storms come up fast on you in Ambergris Caye. One moment you can be engulfed by sun, surrounded by crystal clear, turquoise waters, and the next you can be thrown into a violent thunderstorm that beats the water unmercifully with torrents of rain.