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We are currently recruiting for summer and fall undergraduate researchers! Interested in sedimentology and geochemistry? Read the article here: https://scse.d.umn.edu/earth-environmental-sciences-department/news/rock-paradox to learn more about our recent research. Interested in petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks? You can read more about these topics in our 2016 Terra Nova paper on amygdaloidal Read more…

UMD undergraduate students Anthony Wetzel and Kendall Johnson just completed their 2017-18 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Projects (UROPs) and presented their research at the UROP Showcase. You can read more about their research here in the article highlighting their work.

Undergraduate Earth and Environmental Sciences major Stephen Hanson has been working since January 2016 to characterize the mineralogy and textures of several samples of ~1.9 Ga chemical sedimentary rocks called iron formation from the Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota. The goal of such a project is to identify and distinguish Read more…

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Apply for a UROP! Deadline October 10, 2016

Undergraduate Earth and Environmental Sciences major, Stephen Hanson, will be presenting his research from this year at the UROP Showcase, November 15, 2016.

September 25-28, 2016 Come see our talk titled: “A Textural and Mineralogical Investigation of Early Diagenetic Reactions in the ~1.9 GA Biwabik Iron Formation, MN” at 8:30 AM on September 25, 2016 in Session #1 in the CCC Room 302.

Microscopy and wet chemistry lab renovations are underway! A big thank you to facilities management for all of their hard work! Major equipment currently in the laboratory includes a Nikon LV100D POL polarizing petrographic microscope with long working distance objectives (2.5x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x) coupled to a Nikon Read more…

Microscopy and wet chemistry lab renovations are underway! A big thank you to facilities management for all of their hard work! Major equipment currently in the laboratory includes a Nikon LV100D POL polarizing petrographic microscope with long working distance objectives (2.5x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x) coupled to a Nikon Read more…