Stepping outside to have class in view of the Matterhorn was a geology major’s dream come true for 20 Iowa State students this summer. Jacqueline Reber, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, led the geology field trip course to the Swiss Alps in August. “Geology is one of these subjects that’s really hard to … Continue reading Students experience structural geology in the Swiss Alps
Chanel Vidal, who just started her sophomore year as a geology major at Iowa State University, was recently featured in a ISU news story highlighting the multiple field work opportunities that she participated in this summer. These opportunities included spending a week aboard the R/V Endeavor on a research expedition from Rhode Island to Barbados, … Continue reading Chanel Vidal, geology sophomore, featured in ISU news story
Gabrielle Ledesma, an undergraduate student majoring in geology, received a Dean’s High Impact Undergraduate Research Award to work with Dr. Elizabeth Swanner, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, this summer. Ledesma has been helping to look at how microbial communities impact the iron and carbon cycles in the anoxic environments of midwest lakes. The … Continue reading Gabrielle Ledesma, working with Dr. Elizabeth Swanner, receives Dean’s High Impact Undergraduate Research Award
Dr. Al Wanamaker, associate professor in geology, and Suzanne Ankerstjerne, the Stable Isotope Lab manager and lecturer in geology, both recently received awards from Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr. Wanamaker was awarded the Trapp Innovation award, set up by Onnolee U. Trapp and Orlin D. Trapp. Suzanne received the Professional … Continue reading Dr. Alan Wanamaker and Suzanne Ankerstjerne earn LAS awards
William Gutowski has been selected to be a lead author for the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report which will be published in 2021. Gutowski, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, researches regional scale climate simulation and analysis. His expertise will … Continue reading Gutowski selected as lead author in IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
An experiment conducted by Dr. Betsy Swanner recently made headlines in College News. Follow this link for more information:
Dr. Elizabeth Swanner, along with researchers from the ISU College of Engineering, received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study harmful algal blooms, a growing threat to human and animal health in Iowa’s lakes. Harmful algal blooms in water produce dangerous toxins that can cause serious health concerns for humans, as … Continue reading Iowa State University researchers receive EPA grant to study harmful algal blooms in Iowa lakes.
The trip will lead us to the Alps next August 3-17, 2018 and we will get to see some extraordinary geology. Read about it here https://structure.ge-at.iastate.edu/2017/11/02/field-trip-to-the-swiss-alps/
Dr. Neal Iverson was honored with the Arthur L. Day Medal from the Geological Society of America at the Annual Meeting in Seattle on October 22. Iverson, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, received the prestigious honor based on his transformative work applying physics to the study of how glaciers move and shape landscapes. Arthur … Continue reading Dr. Neal Iverson awarded Arthur L. Day Medal from the Geological Society of America
The GEAT department is pleased to welcome Dr. Jiafu Mao from Oak Ridge National Laboratory as our first seminar speaker for Fall 2017! Title: “Driving mechanisms and feedbacks of the land greening” When: Tuesday, August 29 @ 4:10 pm Where: 2050 Agronomy Hall Bio: Dr. Mao studies the response and feedback of land surface to … Continue reading GEAT Seminar 2017: Dr. Jiafu Mao – Tuesday, August 29