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 …
Linda Kietzer
All About 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 …
Melissa Reusche explores Greenland
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 timing of …
Shan Ye uses emerging technologies to bridge the gap
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 …
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 …
Open Faculty Positions
We’re hiring for two positions. Join our team! Assistant Professor, Seismology Assistant or Associate Professor, Planetary Astrochemistry
Bauer Lab Receives Critical Research Support
Annie Bauer, a geoscience professor who joined the UW–Madison faculty in fall 2019 and secured PARCI funding in 2020, says the continued funding provides critical salary support for her research group. Her research focuses on conditions on early Earth.
OB Shelburn’s new book From Presidio to the Pecos River
Published: OB Shelburne’s book From Presidio to the Pecos River, is a fresh look at the survey along the Rio Grande.
Toward a universal glacier slip law
A recent paper in published in Science by Assistant Professor Luke Zoet represents a major milestone in glaciology and solves a long standing issue for trying to resolve sub-glacial processes and will provide more accurate …
Geoscience 100 Sample Collection
Introductory Geology: How the Earth Works (Geosci 100) student “collecting” rock samples for remote labs. Just one way our teaching teams are adapting to enhance remote learning experiences for students this fall.