Academics Geosciences What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Geosciences at Denison University. Navigate Geosciences About Degree Requirements Courses Facilities Honors & Awards Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff - All - Awards & Honors Faculty Field Trips Internships 2010 Field TripsSmoky Mountains and Southern AppalachiansGeoscience students explore the Southern Appalachians on a five day adventure!Date: October 13, 2010 2009 Field TripsWest Virginia and VirginiaA Geologic Transect of the Central Appalachians - geology students go on a five day adventure!Date: October 9, 2009 Field TripsTexas and New MexicoDenison Geosciences exploring Texas and New Mexico.Date: April 16, 2009 2008 Field TripsNorth Shore of Lake HuronSixteen students and five faculty traveled to the North Shore of Lake Huron, Canada on the Department's 2008 Fall Field Trip.Date: October 29, 2008 Field TripsCosta RicaTwenty students, four faculty, and a visiting professor made the trip to Costa Rica.Date: April 9, 2008 2007 Field TripsCoastal MaineBedrock & Surficial Geology of Coastal MaineDate: October 9, 2007 Field TripsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTraveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National ParkDate: April 23, 2007 2006 Field TripsWest VirginiaA Geologic Transect of the Central Appalachians - geology students go on a five day adventure!Date: October 3, 2006 Field TripsHawaiiDenison Geosciences Department travels to HawaiiDate: April 4, 2006 2005 Field TripsNorthern VermontSurficial and Bedrock Geology. Denison Geosciences travel to Northern Vermont and Central New HampshireDate: September 30, 2005
Exploring the Mississippi Delta An NSF grant gives students a rare opportunity to study the impact of geologic processes in real time.
How We Learn Geoscience Major Elliot Hayne ’20 Conducts Research in the Pacific Elliot Hayne ’20, a geosciences major, sailed with SEA Semester on a scientific research voyage to the remote Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
How We Learn Geologic History Intersects the Modern Era A geology student with a talent for journalism uncovers the recent past through WWII letters between a professor and his wife.
How We Learn Revealing the Real Richard III King Richard III is one of the most talked-about figures in history. Denison students find that the famous monarch may not be who we thought he was.
How We Learn Dear College Student: Why you should take geology In a Wired blog, Geosciences Professor Erik Klemetti extolls the benefits of geology.
Where We Go Geologist/best-selling writer A Colorado geologist moonlights as a successful mystery writer.
How We Learn Economy as an Ecosystem The odd pairing of an economist and a paleontologist proves successful
How We Learn Liz Bertolett, '15 I love geology because I enjoy learning about the world around me while being able to experience the things I learn first-hand.
How We Learn Al Weik: Portrait of a scholar-athlete Senior Al Weik recently won two national swimming championship events. But he's also a person who is very grounded in geosciences.
How We Learn Daily Beast Features Denison Earthquake Expert The Daily Beast calls on Erik Klemetti for clarification of the causes of the tragic and disastrous earthquakes experienced in Chile and other places.
How We Learn No simple answer to the Confusion Range David Greene undertook what he thought would be a simple project to give his geoscience students an in-the-field tutorial on geologic mapping.
Where We Go Dr. Andrew B. Heckert '93 Andy Heckert '93 is a vertebrate paleontologist with predominately geological training.
Awards & Honors Rachel Jankowski '22 awarded Fulbright Research grant As a Fulbright grantee, Rachel Jankowski '22 will conduct environmental science research in Poland. Read more
In the News Students study clues linking comet & ancient Hopewell culture Earth Sciences Prof. Erik Klemetti leads students in research on a catastrophic event linked to Native American cultures 1,600 years ago. Read more
Students Audio Story-telling Each year, Journalism partners across a range of disciplines to tell stories from an inside perspective for the Denison Podcast-a-thon. Read more