Congratulations to geology major Casee Lemons who was selected to participate in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SLUI) Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory this spring semester. This highly competitive program will allow her to do research with some of the best scientists in the world. Casee will be working on the hydrology and geochemistry of sediments from the Hanford Nuclear Site.
Meetings are held in SCLB 156 at 1:00pm.
Click here to see what Dr. McMillan’s class has been up to along Coleman Creek
Faculty Members (#) and graduate(+) and undergraduate(*) students in the Earth Sciences Department present at the Fall Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, CO. Abstract Titles and days presenting given below:
SUNDAY
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE FROM LATE ORDOVICIAN δ18O DATA, BROMIDE AND VIOLA SPRINGS FORMATIONS, OKLAHOMA, USA
by Nicholas Rosenau*, Stephen Leslie, and Achim Herrmann
THE GREAT DIVIDE BASIN: A TRANSIENT SPLIT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
by Elizabeth McMillan#, Paul Heller, Neil Humphrey, and Peter Beland#
WHAT TO DO? PALGARISM AND ORIGINALITY IN ONLINE GEOSCIENCE COURSES
by William Jay Sims#
MONDAY
THE BATHYMETRY AND SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION HISTORY IN LAKE MAUMELLE, CENTRAL ARKANSAS
by Drew Westerman+, Elizabeth McMillan#, and Forrest Payne
TUESDAY
THE SALISBURY TUFF, DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
by Nikki Killingsworth*, S. Schneider, K.Deuerling, G. Daly, and A. Smith
Department of Earth Science students and faculty, along with the Arkansas Geological Survey, will present information and educational materials related to Earth Science Week at the UALR Donaghey Student Center Monday through Friday 10:00AM - 2:00PM and on Saturday at the Little Rock River Market. This year marks the tenth annual Earth Science Week. 2007 Earth Science Week activities promote public and professional awareness of the status of earth science in education and society. More information about Earth Science Week can be found at: http://www.earthsciweek.org/ .
Come and support some of faculty, staff and students during the Race for the Cure.
Meetings are held in SCLB 156 at 1PM.
Students in Dr. McMillan’s Introduction to GIS course are learning to collect georeferenced (GPS) field data as a part of the Coleman Creek Greenway tree survey. The project starts on Friday October 12 and is being supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Forest Service, Southern Region.
Got good grades in science, but don’t think a “right-brain” degree is in the future?
UALR just landed a $579,175 grant from the National Science Foundation to provide just the kind of assistance that talented, but financially needy students can use to transform them into biologists, chemists, and geologists.
The NSF’s S-STEM Program – Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – will allow UALR to enlist at least 18 students with scholarships averaging $7,000 a year. UALR is the only Arkansas university to receive the grant.
Pre-med students are not eligible for the funds. The new scholarships target bright, talented students who may not have considered majoring in the sciences.
“This is not just a scholarship program,” said Dr. Janet Lanza, a professor of biology and one of the managers of the S-STEM program. “It is an attempt to improve science education in Arkansas elementary and secondary schools as well as improve the economic development of the state.”
We will be watching “Volcano” in Physics 107. The movie will start at 7pm. Light refreshments will be provided.