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Please take a look at this newsletter, put together by Kristine Ellis. The Geology Dept. has received a large volume of mail for graduate schools, field schools, and internships. I know you are very busy, but please try to read this material (or save this e-mail and read it later). There are a number of summer opps. and research opps. (at end of this newsletter) that you shouldn't pass up, and applications are due soon for many of them.
Kristine has listed a variety of field schools. Beloit will be offering Field Geology this summer, and we'll send out more info soon. Among the field schools below, you might be interested in the more specialized ones (on hydrogeology, volcanology)--but they won't substitute for Geology 215. See me if you have any questions about the field geology requirement in geology.
--Carl

It is my great pleasure to bring you your Geology Newsletter! Enjoy, find opportunities, make lots of money, and donate it to the Kristine fund!

Summer Programs, including Field Camps:

The School for field studies is offering programs for semester and
summer study abroad. Participation provides you with useful field
research skills, academic credit through Boston University, Community-based natural resource management, and Exotic ecosystems ecology. Don't ask me what the last one has to do with anything, but hey, it sounds exciting. The places they're featuring this year are Kenya, Costa Rica, Mexico, Australia, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. For more information and applications check out www.fieldstudies.org, or go to the ever helpful Geology Board!

The NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program is offering a stipend of $200 per week for a maximum of 8 weeks as well as transportation costs and a per diem allowance covering meals and housing to help NASA determine the origin and evolution of the solar system, determine the origin and evolution of life, and to clarify the nature of the processes that shape our terrestrial environment. Sheesh, that's a looooong sentence! But seriously folks, don't pass this one up. It's open to students who are undergraduates majoring in geology or related sciences and have not been previously selected with preference to US citizens (hey, at least they're honest about that!) The deadline is January 30, 2004. For more information and an application go to http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~tgregg/pggurp.html, or see the Geology
Board.

The Summer Field Geology Program presented by the University of New Mexico is offering courses in introductory and advanced field geology. Introductory field geology will emphasize stratigraphy (say that ten times fast) and structure of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks using localities in central NM and southern CO. The advanced class will immerse students in specific research problems on tectonic evolution of the Southwest with an emphasis on igneous and metamorphic rocks and structures. PLUS! YOU GET TO GO WHITEWATER RAFTING IN THE GRAND CANYON! The deadline is February 20th, 2004 (my cousin's birthday!) There are some prerequisites for these courses, and if you're interested check out their website at http://epswww.unm.edu/field/home.htm or see the Geology Board.

Volcanology Summer Field Course. That should say it all! Volcanoes!
This program is also offered by the University of New Mexico. Man, it seems they have a monopoly on these things! There will be field
exercises (jumping jacks and push ups) complemented by evening lectures which will cover various techniques used in field investigations of volcanic rocks (AND you get to go on field trips to the El Malpais and Bandelier National Monuments and, again WHITEWATER RAFTING! FOR THREE DAYS! ON THE RIO GRANDE! Okay, sorry, I'll try to hold myself back a little more. I get excited. The fee is about $1400 and admission is competitive. The deadline is a strict February 13th, 2004. For more information and applications go to
http://epswww.unm.edu/volcano/vfield/ or visit the Geology Board!

A Unique Geoadventure will be going on in Alaska, compliments of the University of Idaho and are transferable to other universities and
colleges. The field fee is about $3900 for the 8-week session, which
covers housing, scientific equipment, food and fuel costs. That sounds
pretty good to me, except that you'll be just coming out of the cold,
and then going back into it for a summer! Brrr! Well, there seems to
be no deadline posted on this, but for more information go to
http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/glacier or visit the Geology Board!

Indiana University is offering an abundance of summer field programs
this year! G429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains which offers 6
credit hours and places emphasis on the field analysis and
interpretation of local and regional geology. G429e Field Geology in
the Rocky Mountains with Environmental Components which offers 6 credit hours and covers geologic reconnaissance, measurement of stratigraphic sections, mapping on aerial photographs, and construction of structure sections. G329 Introductory Field Experience in Environmental Science offers 5 credit hours and is designed to introduce students to field-based scientific investigations. This all sounds so interesting (Does anyone have enough money to take me too? For more information go to www.indiana.edu/~iugfs or see the Geology Board. Space is limited, so apply soon!

The Northern Illinois University is offering and Environmental Geology
Field Camp. The topics will include hydrogeology, water quality,
environmental geophysics, and field trips. Applications for this
lovely, lively program are due April 1, 2004 with a $100 deposit. If
you're interested, visit the website at
http://jove.geol.niu.edu/courses/fieldschools.html or the Geology
Board!

Northern Illinois University is offering Geologic Field Techniques in location in Wyoming, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Yellowstone National Park. Oh man, you should go to this one. These places are beautiful! There is opportunity for six upper division semester credit hours in geologic fieldwork, instruction, lodging and transportation, and the application and $300 deposit are due by March 1, 2004. Check out the website above or the Geology Board for more information!

Bowling Green State University is offering a Field Geology program with Pocket PC, GPS and GIS. The first two weeks will be in New Mexico, the third in Colorado, and the last three in the San Juan Mountains. If you like to work with maps, this is your course! Tuition will be about $4,900. For application information go to http://geoserv01.bgsu.edu/FieldCamp/index.asp or check out the Geology Board!

The University of Minnesota is offering several summer science programs in beautiful Iceland. Programs include Arctic Biology of Iceland: Life Under Extreme Conditions, Geology of Iceland: Volcanoes, Glaciers and Plate Tectonics, and Field Excursions and Study Tours. Fees include housing and Meals and are estimated at $4500. The application deadline is April 1, 2004. For more information go to www.UMabroad.umn.edu or visit the Geology Board!

Phew! All of that was a mouthful. Now for a short list of Graduate schools. As usual, for more information, check out the Geology Board!

Graduate Schools:

Master of Science (MS) Degree in Regenerative Studies is being offered through the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies.
www.csupomona.edu/~crs.

University of Wisconsin Green Bay is offering graduate study in
Environmental Science and Policy. www.uwgb.edu/gradstu.enviromn.htm

Duke University is offering Earth and Ocean Sciences Graduate Studies. www.nicholas.duke.edu/eos

East Carolina University is offering Graduate Studies in Geology.
www.geology.ecu.edu

Oregon State University is offering interdisciplinary training in Earth's subsurface Biosphere. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/igert

Binghamton University in New York is offering Graduate Studies in
Geological Sciences. www.geol.binghamton.edu

Dartmouth is offering Graduate Studies in Engineering (though what
you'd want with that in Geology is beyond me!) check out http://engineering.datmouth.edu

The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in Minnesota is offering some interesting public affairs degrees. www.hhh.umn.edu

Bowling State Green University invites you to their graduate studies in
geology. (They didn't leave me with a website)

The University of Minnesota has Masters and PhD programs available. for MS check out www.d.umn.edu/geology and for PhD check out www.geo.umn.edu/dept/programs/Graduate.html

The University at Buffalo is offering the Alfred P. Sloan Professional Science Master's Degree in the Geological Sciences: Environmental Information Analysis. Yeesh, that's a mouthful! check out their website at www.professionalmasters.cas.buffalo.edu

The Colorado School of Mines invites you to work hard and play hard in their graduate studies. This place looks really cool. Check it out at www.mines.edu/Admiss/grad.

The Vanderbilt Geology Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate
Studies program looks interesting. Check it out at http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/geology/

Research and Jobs:

Oooh, check these out folks, these people are willing to pay you a
bunch of money for having some fun! Don't forget, the Geology Board will boast all of these ads.

The National Research Council is offering annual stipends of $36,000 to $61,000 with a proposal of research. To apply go to www.national-academies.org/rap.

The National Physical Science Consortium is offering fellowships worth up to $200,000 depending on the university you attend. Go for it, man, applications cost nothing. For more information, check out
www.npsc.org.

The Student Conservation association is offering internships around the world with expenses paid, opportunities for academic credit and more! Check it out at www.theSCA.org

Washington State University is seeing a geoscientist for a tenure-track position in groundwater hydrogeology to begin Fall 2004. They are looking to fill the position at the Assistant Professor level, but are
considering exceptional candidates at higher level. for more
information and contact information email Kent Keller at
ckkeller@wsu.edu or libey@wsu.edu.

Ohio University in Athens, Ohio is offering MS Research Opportunities in the Acatlan Complex, Southern Mexico. Opportunities exist for qualified individuals with a BS degree in Geology. Successful candidates will be accepted into the graduate program at the university with full tuition scholarship and a two-year research assistantship for $12,000 per year. Wow! You might have some competition from me on this one! I know I am pre-medS(but I did come here with the intentions of being a Geology Major! For information and details contact R. Damian Nance at nance@ohio.edu

There is an Analytical Geochemistry Position at the Georgia State University in Atlanta Georgia open. They are looking for someone to fill a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor or beginning associate professor starting August 15th, 2004. for more
information call them at 1-404-651-2272

Miscellaneous:

The University of Wisconsin in Madison is offering the first annual
Midwest Symposium of Student Paleontologic Research to be held from March 5-6, 2004. OhhhS(I LOVE PALEONTOLOGY! And you should too. The deadline for an abstract submission is December 12, 2003. For information on this see the MSSPR website at
http://sit.wisc.edu/~paleoclub/msspr

The 40th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals is to happen in Bloomington, Indiana from May2-7, 2004 . For information visit http://igs.indiana/edu/imforum.

Reading Materials in the Seminar Room:

Rossenbacker, Lisa. Is there a doctor in the house?

Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network Volume 28, Number 8, August 2003.

The Professional Geologist. November 2003 Volume 40, Number 8

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