Geology Newsletter 2003, Volume 1

Volume 2, Spring 2003 (April)

Internship Opportunities:

Georgia State University/Atlanta Consortium for Research in the Earth Sciences (ACRES). This is an opportunity for undergraduates and science teachers (like you, Carl) to apply for positions with the ACRES team. They study the formation of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, the Sedimentology of the Atlantic coastal plain and modern Georgia coastal environments. It runs from June 9, 2003 to August 1, 2003 and pays a whopping $2,400 stipend! If you're looking for a bit of summer fun, but need the money of a summer of work, this is a perfect opportunity for you! Deadline: April 4, 2003. (I would like to point out as well that it says right on there that minorities and women are encouraged - I'm going to leave that one alone.) For more information go to www/cas.gsu.edu/ACRES or by contacting Dr. Pamela Burnley at ACRES@gsu.edu. Of course, there is always the option of checking out the Geology Board!

Undergraduate Research at Stony Brook: This one sounds interesting, you get to use all of their high-tech expensive as all get-out equipment to independently study the Earth's interior - FIND OUT IF THERE REALLY IS A THREAT FROM OUR EARTH'S CORE AS IN THE MOVIE! This is a ten week program open to undergraduates majoring in any physical sciences who have completed 60 academic credits (no idea how many that is in the "Beloit System"), interest in a career in Earth Sciences, Physics or Chemistry, and (sorry all you international students) be a permanent resident or citizen of the US. This one offers a whopping $3,500 stipend with a travel allowance of $600 and housing on campus. (This one has more benefits than the other one, and you get to use expensive equipment - I'd apply if I were you!) Deadline: March 31, 2003. But - there's still hope, they will still take a look at your application if you send it NOW! For more info and an application look at www.mpi.stonybrook.edu/SummerScholars, or look at the Geology Board!

Undergraduate Research at Stony Brook: Okay, I know this looks like a repeat, but it's a completely different program run by the same place. This one is inviting you to spend ten weeks working on projects related to environmental science. You will get to "experience the essential elements of a quality research environment" which includes things such as data collection, analysis, and presentation of results to other scientists. This sounds like great practice. This one is great, too, because it's close to the ocean (which means beaches and regular summer swimming fun on your time away) and only an hour and a half away from the New York City! Again, the deadline was March 31, 2003, but if you send in your application NOW, they will consider you. The financial support is the same as above mentioned. For info go to www.cems.stonybrook.edu, or look at the Geology Board!

Summer Programs and Field Terms:

Northern Illinois University Environmental Geology Field Camp: The one that runs from May 26-June 21, 2003 studies field methods in hydrogeology, surface water and vadose zone hydrology, water quality, environmental geophysics, and includes various field trips. (Don't forget to hold hands with your buddy - this is of utmost importance, after all, what would Beloit College be without you?) The applications along with a $100 deposit are due by April 1, 2003. LOL, I guess this newsletter is coming a little late. Keep it in mind for next year, and there's always hope for late application submittance. For more info call 1-815-753-7937, e-mail Melissa@geol.niu.edu, or visit http://jove.geol.niu.edu/courses/fieldschools.html and the Geology Board!

Northern Illinois University Geologic Field Techniques: I'm
starting to sound like a broken record (or should I say a scratched CD?) This one sounds like fun; you will study in Wyoming, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park and earn credit for it. The application is long overdue (March 1, 2003) but keep it in mind for next year! Look at http://jove.geol.niu.edu/courses/fieldschools.html and the Geology Board!

The School for Field Studies: Well, I don't know where this is, but it's a program for semester and summer study abroad with financial
aid available. You get to go to places like Kenya, Australia, Costa Rica (I wonder if the rumors about that place are true), Baja, Mexico, and British Columbia. You can even earn academic credit for it! For more information check out www.fieldstudies.org, call 1-800-989-4418 (That's a real number - I swear!), or CHECK OUT THE GEOLOGY BOARD! There is no deadline for this one, folks.

Wild Rockies Field Institute: It's through the University of Montana. There are a whole bunch of opportunities year-round; things like restoration ecology in Greater Yellowstone, The Alaskan Rainforest: Ecology & Policy of the Tongrass, and Winter Ecology of the Northern Rockies. The best part? The one in Missouri! Why, you ask? Ten words, Picture caption: "Enjoying a mud bath on the
Missouri River". Heh. For more information check out www.wildrockies.org/wrfi, or call 1-406-549-4336, or (and as you should realize by now) check out the geology board.

2003 KARST Field Studies: There are five opportunities for study with the Center for Cave and Karst Studies with Western Kentucky University and Mammoth Cave National Park. Basically, you study different things about caves. So, if you like spelunking, this is
the opportunity for you! For more info call 1-270-745-3252, e-mail anni.croft@wku.edu, visit http://caveandkarst.wku.edu and the Geology Board.

Graduate Schools:

Georgia State University: Degrees offered here are MS in Geology,
MS in Earth Sciences, and PhD in Geology. Sounds good. Check out www.gsu.edu/geology and the Geology Board for information.

Reading Materials Now Available:

The Bulletin of Global Volcanism Network
Volume 27, Number 12, December 2002
Volume 28, Number 1, January 2003

The Professional Geologist
Volume 40, Number 2, March 2003

Okay, that said you're free to go - this newsletter is over. Time to go home, folks; Kristine has left the building.

from our intrepid correspondent, Kristine Ellis.

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