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Welcome to the Albion Geo department! Albion geology students and faculty have wide-ranging interests in the Earth, from ultra-high pressure rocks formed in intensely deformed mountains to the evolution of vertebrate fossils to recent and modern climate and environmental change. In the past year, we have been doing field research in California, Wyoming, South Dakota, Svalbard, and Antarctica. In May 2008, our regional geology class went on a 10-day field trip to eastern California (left). Our program provides students with hands-on experiences that prepare them for the next step in their lives whether it is to be a professional geologist, a teacher, or a graduate student. Our comprehensive curriculum, small class sizes, and involved faculty provide our students a well-rounded education and a real advantage in their future pursuits. -Thom Wilch, Chair of the Geology Department
Career Opportunities in Geology Albion Geology News Students/Faculty present research at GSA Assistant Professor Carrie Menold gave a talk at the meeting on "Paleozoic Tectonic Evolution of the North Qaidam UHP metamorphic terrane, Western China." Carrie was first-author on the paper. Visiting Assistant Professor Mick McRivette presented a poster at the meeting titled, "Cenozoic Basin Evolution in the Central and Northern Tibetan Plateau as Constrained by Sandstone Petrology, U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology, and Fission-Track Thermochronology." Professor Bill Bartels gave the commendation speech for the Strimple Award at the Paleontological Society banquet in honor of Thomas C. Witherspoon. The Stripmple Award is the highest honor in the society for a non-professional paleontologist. Mr. Witherspoon is a retired teacher, an amateur paleontologist, and a philanthropist. He has collected 100,000s of fossil specimens and given them to Geology Departments across the U.S. The Albion College Geology Department has had a close relationship with Mr. Witherspoon since 1986 and has benefited greatly from Witherspoon's generosity. Thom Wilch awarded Dow Professorship
California Regional Geology Field Trip
Field Camp New Staff Member Albion Geology Announcements for Alumni 2008 Annual Geology
Homecoming Reunion
Alumni Reception At GSA Meeting,
10/5/08, at Hilton Americas-Houston 2008 Alumni Newsletter Online Alumni Questionnaire - let us know what you have been up to...
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