In Geo Sci 316: Introduction to Geophysics, students braved the strong winds and cold weather to conduct geophysical surveys near Lake Park. … Continue Reading »
Vanuatu Islands 7.3
10/20/15 – Vanuatu Islands, 7.3 Mw Earthquake, Recorded at UWM… Continue Reading »
Professor Tim Grundl’s XRF Probe Project
Professor Grundl and colleagues from the University of Washington designed and built a set of X-ray fluorescence probes for Areva, an international mining company headquartered in France and Nagra, the agency in charge of the Swiss nuclear waste repository test site. … Continue Reading »
New Paleo-biology, -Ecology, and Biogeochemistry Laboratory (PEBL)
The Paleo-biology, – Ecology, and Biogeochemistry Laboratory (PEBL) is a newly formed research space in the Department of Geosciences at UWM. PEBL research reflects the collaborative efforts of Drs. Margaret Fraiser, Stephen Dornbos, and Erik Gulbranson. … Continue Reading »
Copper Harbor along the Lake Superior
The Copper Harbor Conglomerate in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan formed in an ancient rift valley 1.1 billion years ago when Amazonia (Precambrian Shield of NE South America) rifted away from Laurentia (Precambrian North America).… Continue Reading »
Odyssey Through Orogeny: Geosci 655 – Wisconsin Tectonics
Dyanna Czeck and her “Wisconsin Tectonics” class (Geosci 655) went on an “Odyssey through Orogeny” fieldtrip to Michigan’s UP and northern Wisconsin on Oct 9-11, 2015.… Continue Reading »
Geomorphology is a Science of Outdoor Observation
During a recent field trip to the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, UWM geology students did more than observe. The students are seen here measuring the flow or “gaging” the Kickapoo River.… Continue Reading »
Heard it Through the Grapevine
Barry Cameron accompanied MS student Megan Barlow and undergraduate student Monica Preston to Parallel 44 Vineyard and Winery in Kewaunee to collect soil samples for a Geosci 525 class project… Continue Reading »