The Geology Department is pleased to announce that Assistant Prof. Jennifer Druhan has received a NSF CAREER Grant entitled: Unlocking the isotopic signatures of weathering recorded in rivers through isotope-enabled reactive transport. Her work, largely centered around the Eel River in Northern California, has been pivotal in understanding how rock, water, and chemical systems interact.
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Eruption ForecastingJack Albright and Dr. Patricia Gregg develop new technique to forecast volcanic eruptions!
SESE Annual Field TripProfessor Stephen Altaner leads 45 students to Northern Indiana to explore the Kentland Impact Site.
What do the Yellowstone hot springs and kidney stones have in common? Both create rocks through biological processes! New insights into the formation of kidney stones by Geology Professor Bruce Fouke, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, are leading to new techniques to prevent and treat kidney stones in people.
See these teaching resources collected by Dr. Stephen Altaner on teaching during Fall 2020.
More Department News
- Professor Lijun Liu has been selected to be an Associate of the UIUC Center for Advanced Study (CAS) for academic year 2021-2022, pending Board of Trustees approval.
- Assistant Professor Jennifer Druhan has been selected by the College of LAS to be a 2021-2022 Helen Corley Petit Scholar!
- Gary Parker is featured in a question and answer article in the September issue of PNAS.