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    Managing Stress Like a Volcanologist

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    Geology Graduate Student Robby Goldman Recognized for Leadership!

    Robby Goldman, PhD Candidate in the Department of Geology, recently received special recognition from the Graduate College for his outstanding leadership service during his time as a PhD student. “I am truly humbled to have received this recognition,” says Robby, “especially since community outreach and service have been an...
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    'Shocking' new results from human kidney stones!

    What causes the 78% recurrence rate in patients treated with shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for calcium oxalate (CaOx) kidney stones? Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the most commonly applied treatment for human kidney stones globally, yet 78% of patients experience a recurrence in painful stone growth. In order to find out why, Lauren Todorov’s 2022 M.Sc. thesis research applied...
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    Clear as Mud!

    By Amber Rose, Grainger College of Engineering University of Illinois researchers Leonardo Chamorro and Jim Best used clear mud in order to study the structure of turbulence in water flows. You might be thinking, "mud isn’t clear!" If so, you would be wrong. Most work done by researchers in the Earth surface community has looked at the dynamics of water flows in the absence of...
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  • Geology Newsletter: Year in Review!
    Keep a pulse on the department by checking out the 2021-2022 Newsletter! Don't miss the feature story on Prof. Willy Guenthner's research in the Grand Canyon and a look back on Prof. Altaner's 37...
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  • PhD Student Jon Golla in the Critical Zone!
    PhD Candidate Jon Golla (working with Prof. Jennifer Druhan) was recently interviewed by the American Geophysical Union Hydrogeology Section! Check out his amazing research and learn why hydrogeology...
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  • How do volcanologists manage stress? By publishing how it controls eruptions!
    New Zealand’s Akaroa Volcano has been the focus of decades of research by geologists seeking to understand its eruptive history, which lasted 9-8 Ma. Some of Akaroa’s most intriguing features include a radial dike swarm and several lava domes exposed along the high-topography “crater rim” of the...
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