AGI receives grant to develop environmental science textbook
...ave taught environmental science and environmental geology at the college level, and Ann Benbow, AGI Director of Program Development and Evaluation, who will lead the effort to develop the assessments for the curriculum. AGI has been a leader in geoscience education for four decades. With previous funding f...Volcanologist Richard S. Fiske receives award
...hed in scientific journals. He received his PhD in geology from The Johns Hopkins University in 1960. The AG...derstanding of geology. The contribution may be in geology as a science or in geology as it relates to economic or environmental aspects of modern civilization...Geoscience community outlines cooperative activities
...National Park Service highlighting the spectacular geology in our Nation's National Parks; the development of high-quality geoscience books for children; and the expansion of Earth Science Week, which is celebrated annually during the second full week in October. Closely tied to education is the need for su...Hydrothermal vent systems could have persisted millions of years, incubated life
..." says David Epp, program director in NSF's marine geology and geophysics program. "The detailed work is just beginning and should change the way people think about vent systems." ...Northern climate, ecosystems driven by cycles of changing sunlight
...th," said Hu, a professor in the plant biology and geology departments at Illinois. "A period of high solar irradiance on top of high levels of greenhouse gases could result in unprecedented warming." The new data come from Arolik Lake sediment in the tundra region near the Ahklun Mountains, along the southw...Science writer Ron Redfern to receive geoscience Award for Outstanding Contribution
...derstanding of geology. The contribution may be in geology as a science or in geology as it relates to economic or environmental aspects of modern civilization. The award may be given to...Edward C. Roy Jr. to receive Ian Campbell award
..., to Edward C. Roy Jr., distinguished professor of geology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and a...facilities housing the chemistry, engineering, and geology departments. Roy began his career as a micropaleontolgist for Shell Oil Company. He earned a B.S. de...Vanished super-ocean or expanding Earth?
...halassa. Instead, it supports a minority view in geology that holds that all oceans were closed and the Earth's radius was smaller pre-Jurassic. This is discussed in the October issue of Journal of Biogeography, Volume 30, Issue 10...The American Geological Institute's Distinguished Service Award to be presented to Edward C. Roy Jr.
... earned a B.S. degree in geology, and his Ph.D. in geology from The Ohio State University. Roy served as President of AGI in 1997 and as Secretary from 1988-1990. He is a Trustee and the former Secretary of the AGI Foundation. Active in many professional organizations, Roy was President of the South Texas G...How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report
... The number of species known to inhabit the active geology realm stands at 6,000. Vents and seeps were only discovered 25 years ago, but 700 new species have already been described, from a few dozen sites. Recent explorations of seamounts found that 15-40% of the species collected were new to science and lik...Computer model offers new tool to probe Woburn toxic waste site
...m the university to create an undergraduate honors geology course based on A Civil Action. To build his mock ...dy should they ever need to use their knowledge of geology in the courtroom, or in assessing a toxic waste site. Congress established the Superfund program in ...Scientists believe ancient arachnids may have spun silk like modern spiders
...from Gregory McComas, an avid fossil collector and geology graduate of Youngstown State University in Ohio. McComas discovered the fossil site in 1979, and named it the "7-11 Mine" because it is located at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 7 and 11. Easterday is currently completing his masters thesis, w...Field Museum researcher co-edits definitive book on Madagascar
...story of scientific exploration in Madagascar, its geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar highlight several successful park r......s work deals with topics such as neotectonics, the geology and geomorphology of interference zones, the devel.... Manfred Strecker studied biology, geography and geology at Gttingen and Cornell University. After gaining his doctorate in the United States in 1987, he too......n's Facility for Isotope Research (QFIR) headed by geology professor Kurt Kyser, the team measures stable carbon isotopes found in the warblers' blood. These samples are taken immediately after the birds arrive at the university's biological field station north of Kingston, Ontario in the spring. Since the ...Study finds evidence for global methane release about 600 million years ago
...e," said Martin Kennedy, an associate professor of geology at UC Riverside. "The Earth has a large unstable pool of these clathrates in ocean sediments today, and it is thought that a few degrees of ocean warming could trigger large-scale release into the atmosphere. We now have strong evidence of this dooms...Sediment samples suggest how plants would fare in hotter, drier future
...eng Sheng Hu, a professor in the plant biology and geology departments at Illinois. The sediment from West Olaf Lake, which contains residue of plant life, indicates that weedy C3 plants such as Ambrosia (ragweed) adapted well during severe-drought episodes because of their ability to exploit very limited...If airbags work well, then Mars landing sites can be chosen more boldly, says UB geologist
...h.D., University at Buffalo assistant professor of geology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences and a planetary volcanologist. Gregg, who headed a national conference at UB in 1999 regarding the selection of future Mars landing sites, is chair of the geologic mapping standards committee of the NASA Planet...AGI announces the winners of Earth Science Week 2003 contests
... Week is to increase the public's understanding of geology and the Earth sciences so that citizens can make informed decisions concerning land management and use, address environmental and ecological issues, prepare for and recover from natural disasters, and appreciate the beauty and wonder of the natural w...Sarah Staples and Daniel Grossman win 2004 AIBS media awards
...niversity of Colorado in Boulder. There he studied geology and climate science, taking an important step toward his longstanding goal of bringing more attention to the impact of climate change. An honorable mention for print journalism was awarded to Philip Cohen, for "Renegade Code," which appeared in New S...