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  Dr. Sally Walker - Invertebrate Paleobiology Professor Dr. Sally provides real life experience for her GEOL 4010 “Life and Ecologies of the Past” students with field work conducted at Sapelo Island, GA. The principles of paleobiology course (including biostratigraphy, paleoecology, taphonomy, and macroevolutionary dynamics) have been annually attending the Sapelo Island Trip every fall since the mid 1990’s.   Sapelo Island National…
SI 2024
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Sapelo Island, geology

SI 2024
4010 Annual Class Trip to Sapelo Island

  The Department of Geology is pleased to announce that an International Cooperation Agreement between the University of Georgia and the the Suez Canal University, Arab Republic of Egypt has been completed. This agreement provides the ability for both Universities to engage in cooperative educational, research, and outreach activities. This agreement provides the opportunity for: Student and Faculty exchange Study abroad Collaborative…
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Suez
International Cooperation Agreement (ICA) between Suez Canal Universty and the University of Georgia

The Interdisciplinary Field Program (IFP)  UGA’s Interdisciplinary Field Program mixes geology, ecology, and anthropology into an epic road trip across America.   UGA BEYOND THE ARCH highlights the long running program and staple of the Department of Geology.    35 YEARS AND COUNTING  The Interdisciplinary Field Program started in 1988 as an Honors geology field course. At the time, UGA didn’t offer many off-campus…
IFP
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IFP, Geology

IFP
Journey Across America - Science meets adventure in UGA IFP

  Assessing Compound Flood Impacts on Groundwater Levels in Coastal Urban Communities   Researchers: Felix Santiago-Collazo (PI), University of Georgia Adam Milewski (Co-PI), University of Georgia Jessica Brown (Co-PI), University of Georgia Carol Pride (Co-PI), Savannah State University Alan Roberts (Collaborator), City of Tybee Island Doug Haymas (Collaborator), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resource Division…
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UGA and Savannah State University Research Grant Funded by the US Coastal Research Program (USCRP)

Source: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences News By Alan Flurry Steven Holland, paleobiologist and expert in stratigraphy, has been selected as the Shellebarger Professor in Geology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The professorship is supported by a gift from Sydney (BSHE ’79) and Jeff (BS ’78, MS ’80) Shellebarger, former president of Chevron’s North American exploration and production operations. Jeff Shellebarger currently…
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Paleobiology, Shellebarger Professor in Geology

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Steve Holland named Shellebarger professor in Geology

River Basin Center 2024 Confluence: Graduate Water Research Poster Contest This years event featured 29 posters showcasing interdisciplinary water-related research from graduate students across UGA. Geology students Olajide Oladipo and Kwaku Asiedu among this River Basin Center poster event winners.   2024 River Basin Center's Graduate Water Research Poster Contest Winners:   1st Place Winners: Kaili Gregory, Warnell School of…
RBC Award
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interdisciplinary water-related research

RBC Award
Geology students Olajide Oladipo and Kwaku Asiedu among this years River Basin Center poster event winners.

  Joshua Laerm Academic Support Award: The Georgia Museum of Natural History annually awards the Laerm Award to support UGA undergraduate and graduate studies in natural history.       Alexandra Grace Lang, an undergraduate in the geology department, has received the Joshua Laerm Academic Support Award for Undergraduate Students for her ongoing research on the recent fieldwork at Mt Etna, the largest volcano in Europe and…
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Joshua Laerm Academic Support Award for Undergraduate Students

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Alexandra Grace Lang, undergraduate geology student, is a recipient of the Joshua Laerm Academic Support Award

  Tectonophysics: "Using contrasts in horizontal P-wave reflectivity to map the base of the continental lithosphere: Results for the central and eastern U.S."   Authors:  Laura E. Hanawalt1, Michael P. Cuilik1, Robert B. Hawman1* 1 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Correspondence: Robert B. Hawman (hawman@uga.edu)   Highlights We investigate structure of the lithosphere beneath the central…
Tectonophysics

Tectonophysics
Laura Hanawalt, Michael Cuilik and Dr. Hawman have a new publicatoin in Tectonophysics.

UGA Geology majors visited the KaMin kaolin mining operations in Gordon, GA. With the help of KaMin geologist, Eric Parrish, the class was provided a core specially retrieved for them, which penetrated a Miocene-Eocene- Cretaceous sequence.  Students sampled different sedimentary facies and looked at different alteration zones.  This particular kaolin is a key component in making automobile catalytic converters. This literally…
Kamin Core
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Geology Students, Fieldwork/experiance, KaMin

Kamin Core
UGA Geology majors visited the KaMin kaolin mining operations in Gordon, GA.

Science of The Total Environment: "Generation and geochemical characteristics of acid rock drainage (ARD) in Barton Peninsula, King George Island (KGI), maritime, Antarctica"   Authors:  Nurgul Balci1,2 and Yagmur Gunes1 1 Department of Geological Engineering, Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA…
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Science
Dr. Nurgul Balci has co-authored a new publication in Science of The Total Environment

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