Announcements & Events
55th Annual Wisconsin Geological Society Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
Come check out the 55th Annual Wisconsin Geological Society Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show!
When? this weekend!
May 19th & 20th, 2012
10am -5pm
Where? Indoors at the Muellner Building at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, WI.
The Park Entrance is at 72nd and W. State St. Wauwatosa WI. (about 6 miles west of downtown Milwaukee)
Admission is $3.00 or 2 for $5.00!
To learn more and to download a flyer visit: http://www.wisgeologicalsociety.com/Show.html
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Elise Iverson-Uphoff will give an oral presentation from 1:40 to 2:00 pm in the Union Wisconsin Room during the UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium. Her presentation title will be "Enhancement of Heat Extraction from Geothermal Reservoirs Using CO2 as A Working Fluid".
Dylan Wilmeth and Steve Dornbos
Dylan Wilmeth and Steve Dornbos took part in the DocUWM video spotlighting undergraduate research. A showing of the video will be tomorrow, April 20th at 2:30 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room during the UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Pdf for the Symposium (3.5 Mb)
Douglas Cherkauer
Friday April 27th, 2012 Wisconsin Ground Water Association is recognizing Dr. Douglas Cherkauer (registration required) pdf of the schedule of events (2Mb)
Andrew Parisi
Andrew Parisi just received a Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research of $1000 for his project called "Analysis of deformed dikes in the Rainy Lake Region of Ontario, Canada: an application of a new method for understanding the kinematics of deformation."
GIS Day 2011 at UWM
Come check out the UWM GIS Day festivities on November 16th, 2011. For detailed information including registration (its free) please go to the official GIS Day page. If you are just a curious about GIS and would like to learn what it's all about or are looking to get some more advanced information, you will find it at this years event. Brett Ketter will be giving a morning talk on the new features of python in ArcGIS 10 and an afternoon workshop on how to use python to automate tasks and manipulate maps on-the-fly.
2011 Department Newsletter
The latest edition of the department newsletter can be downloaded from our Alumni Page.
Hard Rock Lunch Fall 2011
Hard Rock Lunch (HRL) is starting again this semester. The first meeting will be Friday, September 16 from 1-2 pm in Lapham 380 (conference room). During the first meeting (Sept 16) we will have an introduction to HRL. I'll also make a sign-up sheet for the rest of the semester.
At Hard Rock Lunch, faculty, staff, and students (both grad and undergrad) who are interested in "Hard Rock" geology (mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, and tectonics) meet to informally chat about our research ideas or Hard Rock topics. We also have a chance for students doing research to present their work in a low pressure environment. People usually bring their lunches, and we provide treats (cookies or sometimes *kringle*). The meetings are very casual, so feel free to come late, leave early, etc. We would be happy for you to join us!
John Isbell
John Isbell was awarded a 2011 UWM Research Foundation Senior Faculty Award.
Margaret Fraiser
Margaret Fraiser was awarded a 2011 Graduate School Research Award.
Ph.D. student Ashley Dineen:
Ashley has been selected as a participant in the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Program. She'll spend 8 weeks doing field and laboratory work in China this summer, all expenses paid.
She was also awarded a GSA Graduate Student Research Grant and an Evolving Earth Student Grant this week. Congratulate Ashley when you see her!
Christy Barszewski accepted for an internship with BP
M.S. student Christy Barszewski has been accepted for an internship with BP during the summer of 2011. She will be working in Houston with BP's Gulf of Mexico Group.
Ashley Dineen awarded the James Welch Scholarship
Ashley Dineen was just awarded the James Welch Scholarship from the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences
Ph.D. student Ashley Dineen
The NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) has named Ph.D. student Ashley Dineen as 1 of 4 alternates for the 2011 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Program (EAPSI) Program for China. Ashley's Ph.D. advisor is Dr. Margaret Fraiser.
Ph.D. student Lucia Feriancikova was awarded a Research Fellowship award.
This award provides the Research Assistant $10,000 over the Spring 2011- Fall 2012 Semesters.This award is paid for by the UWM Research Foundation “Research Fellows Fund” as well as the Uihlein Trust Fund. Lucia is currently working on research under Dr. Shangping Xu.
HARD ROCK LUNCH: Fall 2011
Fridays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in Lapham Hall Room 380 (Conference Room).
At Hard Rock Lunch, faculty, staff, and students (both grad and undergrad) who are interested in "Hard Rock" geology (mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, and tectonics) meet to informally chat about our research ideas or Hard Rock topics. We also have a chance for students doing research to present their work in a low pressure environment. People usually bring their lunches, and we provide treats (cookies or sometimes *kringle*). The meetings are very casual, so feel free to come late, leave early, etc. We would be happy for you to join us!
First Hard Rock Lunch wiil be on Friday January 28th
Geo Club
The UWM Geology Club meets monthly, the times and dates have not been set yet for the Fall 2010 semester.
New Paleontology Club at UWM
We are happy to announce that we are going to be forming the first ever Paleontology Club at UWM. We have completed the appropriate paperwork to have the Paleo Club officially recognized at UWM.
Many students have expressed their interest in the fields of soft rock, paleontology, paleobiology and paleoecology. Our aim is to provide an academic-oriented forum for all those interested, and to promote a greater interest in the aforementioned fields. We intend to hold bimonthly meetings with emphasis on research and paleontology-related news. We will be inviting guest speakers, and holding open discussions for students interested in presenting any research they may be working on. In addition, we intend to organize trips to real field sites in the region to give students a first-hand view of how the fossil record really looks and how it is used in the academic world. Lastly, we also intend to help members of the club with academic, volunteer, and internship opportunities within the greater paleontology community. (One example would be expeditions to the famous Hell Creek Late Cretaceous Deposits with professors from other universities and museums.) Students from all venues of academia are welcome, so please encourage anyone who expresses interest.