Summer in the Geology Lab
Kelsey Engelke’25 conducted research in the geology lab on campus with samples she collected during her field work.
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Research Opportunities
Collaborative research between students and faculty members is an important part of the geology program at Beloit College. Under the direction of a member of the Geology faculty, all geology majors design and implement a senior thesis research project, gather and analyze their own data, and present their results.
Research opportunities are also available through the Keck Geology Consortium which includes 17 colleges committed to undergraduate education in geology through intercollegiate programs that engage students and faculty in cooperative research. Among its founders was Beloit College Professor Emeritus Hank Woodard.
Stories
Emmalynn May ’23 Looks at the Beloit College La Brea Tar Pit Fossil Collection
Emmalynn May is a Geology and Environmental Biology major working with thesis advisor Jay Zambito. She is looking at the taxonomy and taphonomy of Beloit College’s La Brea Tar Pit fossil collection.
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Olivia Farbarik ’23 Interprets Devonian Carbon Cycle Dynamics
Olivia Farbarik ’23 is a Geology major working with thesis advisor Jay Zambito. She is using a drill core from the Illinois Basin in Bullitt County, Kentucky to interpret Devonian carbon cycle dynamics.
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The environmental footprint of inorganic nitrogen application
Ryan Deany’23 is an Environmental Geology major working with thesis advisor Jim Rougvie. He studies the impact of long-term manure application on potentially mineralizable nitrogen in soil and reducing the environmental footprint of inorganic nitrogen application.
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May Willison ’23 Studies Geochemical Properties of Springs
May Willison ’23 is a Geology major working with thesis advisor Sue Swanson. She studies the geochemical properties of springs and their importance to spring dwelling organisms.
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Mikaila Davis ’23 Studies Environmental Conditions in Springs
Mikaila Davis ’23 is an Environmental Geology major working with thesis advisor Sue Swanson. She studies environmental conditions in springs and their importance to spring dwelling organisms.
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Sam Hall ’23 Looks At Evidence of Interface-Coupled Dissolution-Precipitation in K Feldspars
Sam Hall ’23 is a Geology major working with thesis advisor Jim Rougvie. He studies electron backscatter diffraction evidence of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation in K feldspars.
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