Detaya Johnson, an undergraduate Geosciences major, has received a $500 research grant from the Institute on Lake Superior Geology (ILSG). Detaya’s project is titled “Geochemical analysis of deformed metaconglomerates.”… 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 »