Our Advanced Structural Geology class went on a shear zone filled fieldtrip on September 17-18.… Continue Reading »
Structural Geology Fieldtrip to see the famous Baraboo Syncline
On April 21, 2018 the Structural Geology class went to Devil’s Lake State Park, Baraboo, and Rock Springs, Wisconsin to view the world famous Baraboo Syncline. … Continue Reading »
Geosci Structure Fieldtrip 2018
The students in Structural Geology (Geosci 414) enjoyed a seasonal April day Harrington Beach State Park near Belgium, WI to collect fracture orientation data from on April 7.… Continue Reading »
Advanced Structural Geology Fieldtrip to Mountain, Wisconsin
On September 23-24, 2017, the Advanced Structural Geology class enjoyed the unseasonably hot weather in northern Wisconsin to look at the Mountain Shear Zone. Did you know there is a Mountain, Wisconsin? Well there is… and 1.8 billion years ago, … Continue Reading »
Students in the Methods in Paleomagnetism and Environmental Magnetism
Students in the Methods in Paleomagnetism and Environmental Magnetism class took a trip to Downer Woods on campus to collect soil samples.… Continue Reading »
Introduction to Geophysics Field Trip
In October, students from the Introduction to Geophysics class visited Havenwoods State Forest to conduct a survey over an abandoned cold-war era missile site that is now part of the state park. Havenwoods has had many lives, including serving as a … Continue Reading »
Students Brave the April Snowstorm
The students in Structural Geology (Geosci 414) braved an April snowstorm to collect fracture orientation data from Harrington Beach State Park near Port Washington, WI on April 2. The fractures formed in Devonian aged limestones that are exposed at an … Continue Reading »
Geo Sci 316: Students Conduct Geophysical Surveys in Lake Park
In Geo Sci 316: Introduction to Geophysics, students braved the strong winds and cold weather to conduct geophysical surveys near Lake Park. … 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 »