March 13, 2020 was the last ‘normal’ day for many of us in the Weeks Hall community. In a (slightly belated) commemoration of the strangest year any of us have experienced, we reached out to …
2021 Weeks Research Symposium
The Weeks Research Symposium is an opportunity for Geoscience Department post-docs and undergraduate and graduate students to share their research with the department, campus, and community. Presentations include oral, poster, and elevator pitches. 2021 Weeks …
Grad Student Highlight – Emily Mixon
I spent my first two years at UW-Madison in the WiscAr Lab using 40Ar/39Ar geochronology to characterize the Quaternary growth and evolution of the Andean Central Southern Volcanic Zone (CSVZ). As of Fall 2020 I …
Grad student highlight – Melissa Reusche
I investigate paleoclimate, with the goal of informing predictions of ice sheet fluctuations and sea level rise. My past work for both my undergraduate1 and Masters2 research used cosmogenic radionuclide exposure dating to constrain the …
OB Shelburne’s new book From Pesidio to the the Pecos River is out
The section of the boundary between the United States and Mexico along the Rio Grande from Presidio to the mouth of the Pecos River was surveyed by two American parties, one led by civilian surveyor …
Grad Student Highlight – Shan Ye
My work is to utilize computer technologies and data analytical methods to study Earth history and to bridge the gap between traditional geoscience research and fast-growing information technologies. I have been working on several different …
Geosci 100 lab kit sales
Geosci 100 is being taught 100% online this semester. Rather than selling lab manuals, GGSA is selling lab kits that include rocks, a teeny magnifying glass, and the 2017 Treinen Farm Trilobite corn maze/cabinet of …
2020 Spring Awards
Awards to Undergraduate Students Mack C. Lake Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award Laura J. Arneson Mack C. Lake Outstanding Senior Scholarship Adam J. Fitch, Jacob A. Genskow, Taylor R. Murphy, Renee F. Olley Carl & Val …
Celebrating Women’s History Month!
Author: Emily Mixon (PhD expected 2023) on behalf of GGSA, GeoPath, and AWG. Although socially distant due to COVID-19, Geobadgers still celebrated 2020 Women’s History Month by sharing some digital highlights of the fantastic female …
Petroleum Experts Limited Donates Software Suite Valued At Over Two Million Dollars to the Department of Geoscience For Research
To facilitate seismic research in the Department of Geoscience, Houston-based Petroleum Experts Limited has generously donated the MOVE Suite of software to the department. According to the company, the MOVE suite, which is valued at …