College of Charleston Geology Department

Geology Professor Explains Cause of Sinkhole Near Campus

"Many wondered, How did that happen? and What is a sinkhole? Thankfully, the College of Charleston has an expert to explain. Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences Norman S. Levine studies natural phenomenons like sinkholes and earthquakes. As the director of the Santee Cooper GIS Laboratory, the Lowcountry Hazards Center and the South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program, movement within the earth is kind of his thing."

Geology Professor Explains Cause of Sinkhole Near Campus On June 15, 2021, the earth opened up on Coming Street, leaving an 8-foot hole in the middle of a main thoroughfare of the College of Charleston campus. The sinkhole stretched 10 feet in diameter and quickly became the talk of the town. Many wondered, How did that happen? and What is a sinkhole? Tha...

Dr. Them has been out in the field recently, and took geology students Natalie Sorrem, Roxy Buck, and Corinne Luksch along for some geological experience. They are generating a low-resolution geochemical dataset across ice sheet expansion and contraction during the Mississippian in a shallow water, limestone-dominated section. They are taking measured sections, and have measured ~175 meters so far. Afterwards, they got to go look at Cambrian fossils nearby. The goal is to come back with other groups for a high-resolution integrated sed-geochem-paleo dataset.

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Paleontology + technology 💻🦖

Dr. Scott Persons took the 3D scanner and solar generator out for some fieldwork to scan a dino trackway in Wyoming. The tracks cannot be collected and year they erode away a little more. That makes creating a digital record of their form extra important!

Learn more in Dr. Persons' GEOL 395-02: Field Studies Paleontology virtual course in Summer-2 (class starts July 13) or GEOL 240: Dinosaurs & Mass Extinctions in Fall 2021!

Timeline Photos

WHAT A VIEW! A NASA astronaut tweeted out a greeting to Charleston from the International Space Station as it passed over our area at 5 miles per second! Check out the second photo here: https://bit.ly/3eHobRi

Commencement Weekend LET'S GOOOO!
Congrats to all College of Charleston graduating seniors, but SPECIAL congrats to our College of Charleston Geology Department seniors!

We hope a fun-filled weekend of celebrations with family and friends takes the sting out of losing Field Day. 🤣⚒🥳

Don't forget to stop by the photo booth on the 2nd floor of the College of Charleston School of Sciences & Mathematics building and check out the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston (open today until 4:00 pm and Friday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm for graduating seniors and their families)!

Dr. Vijay Vulava captured these cell phone videos this morning from MOUNT PLEASANT, SC of SpaceX #Crew2 launching from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Cape Canaveral, FL. And we're just... blown away. 😅

Kudos to Dr. Adem Ali who was recently selected as a Fulbright US Scholars Fellow! Dr. Ali will teach and conduct research in South Africa in 2022, and plans to have College of Charleston students join for summer research! https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqbJOAhoZC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Kudos to Dr. Adem Ali who was recently selected as a Fulbright US Scholars Fellow! Dr. Ali will teach and conduct research in South Africa in 2022, and plans to have College of Charleston students join for summer research! https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqbJOAhoZC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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ICYMI: Prof Cindy Hall, Dr. Barbara Beckingham, Dr. Tim Callahan, and crew joined Team Walking Cougars for the Water Mission 15th Annual Charleston Walk for Water to bring awareness that every day millions of people have to walk miles and miles just for water. For some, the water source is unprotected and untreated and can make them sick. Each dollar raised by this event will make an impact through a safe water community development project! #walkforwaterCHS

Registration for Fall 2021 begins today by assigned entry date for all currently enrolled students. Registration opens at 8:00 am EST on the designated dates listed.

All Geology majors have an advising hold which prohibits students from being able to register. Check with your advisor about your plan for Fall 2021. Your advisor will notify the department to lift your hold after you have been advised. Don't know who your advisor is? Email Kristen White.

Registration for Fall 2021 begins today by assigned entry date for all currently enrolled students. Registration opens at 8:00 am EST on the designated dates listed.

All Geology majors have an advising hold which prohibits students from being able to register. Check with your advisor about your plan for Fall 2021. Your advisor will notify the department to lift your hold after you have been advised. Don't know who your advisor is? Email Kristen White.

Save the dates! #genderequity #genderequality

Save the dates! #genderequity #genderequality

The 2021 Geological Society of America Southeastern Section meeting will be virtual on April 1 (no pyrite!) and 2, coming live and online from Auburn University. Virtual field trips will be held on March 31 and April 4 and will be worth attending.

Registration is easy, and if you are not already a member of GSA, you should join as a student for only $40 per year. Once you have joined, go to register for the meeting! The early registration deadline is February 22.

Why would I ever want to sit at a desk and watch geology? (other than for the last year, dangit)

-Learn more about careers through workshops and talk with mentors!

-Meet potential employers or graduate advisors!

-GeoCareers Workshop : April 1 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

-Cool virtual field trips before and after the meeting!! You can go to several in one day!!! So cool!

-Field Trip 4 is being led by alumna Robin McLachlan: March 31 from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

-K-T, K-Pg boundry in Field Trip 5

-"An Undergraduate's First Field Experience" is on April 3 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm!

-Tectonics and orogeny in the Southern Appalachians in Field Trip 8
And of course, all the Field Trips will introduce you to a lot of people!!!

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/se/2021mtg/home.aspx

The 2021 Geological Society of America Southeastern Section meeting will be virtual on April 1 (no pyrite!) and 2, coming live and online from Auburn University. Virtual field trips will be held on March 31 and April 4 and will be worth attending.

Registration is easy, and if you are not already a member of GSA, you should join as a student for only $40 per year. Once you have joined, go to register for the meeting! The early registration deadline is February 22.

Why would I ever want to sit at a desk and watch geology? (other than for the last year, dangit)

-Learn more about careers through workshops and talk with mentors!

-Meet potential employers or graduate advisors!

-GeoCareers Workshop : April 1 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

-Cool virtual field trips before and after the meeting!! You can go to several in one day!!! So cool!

-Field Trip 4 is being led by alumna Robin McLachlan: March 31 from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

-K-T, K-Pg boundry in Field Trip 5

-"An Undergraduate's First Field Experience" is on April 3 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm!

-Tectonics and orogeny in the Southern Appalachians in Field Trip 8
And of course, all the Field Trips will introduce you to a lot of people!!!

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/se/2021mtg/home.aspx

TODAY at 4:00 PM EST, join GEOL 395: Oceanographic Mapping and Characterization students for a live talk with Rachel Bobich, hydrographer and marine geologist. Rachel will be giving a lesson on how to use CloudCompare, a 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) editing and processing software. Any and all are welcome to join via Zoom! For Zoom link and passcode ⏩ DM us, scan the QR code, or email Jennifer Kist (email shown on post).

TODAY at 4:00 PM EST, join GEOL 395: Oceanographic Mapping and Characterization students for a live talk with Rachel Bobich, hydrographer and marine geologist. Rachel will be giving a lesson on how to use CloudCompare, a 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) editing and processing software. Any and all are welcome to join via Zoom! For Zoom link and passcode ⏩ DM us, scan the QR code, or email Jennifer Kist (email shown on post).

Climate Fridays lecture and Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST ⏩ "Coloring the Conservation Conversation" with J. Drew Lanham from Clemson University ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register.

Climate Fridays lecture and Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST ⏩ "Coloring the Conservation Conversation" with J. Drew Lanham from Clemson University ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register.

Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST ⏩ "The Satellite Record of the Pale Blue Dot: The Late 1970s to Now" with Compton Tucker from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register. 🌎🛰

Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST ⏩ "The Satellite Record of the Pale Blue Dot: The Late 1970s to Now" with Compton Tucker from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register. 🌎🛰

Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST⏩
"Mathematics of Evolution: Mutations, Selection, and Random Environments" with Natalia Komarova from the University of California, Irvine ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register!

Darwin Week seminar via Zoom TODAY at 4:00 pm EST⏩
"Mathematics of Evolution: Mutations, Selection, and Random Environments" with Natalia Komarova from the University of California, Irvine ⏩ Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek to register!

TODAY at 4:00 pm EST, join Claire Terhune from the University of Arkansas for a special Darwin Week presentation! Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek for Zoom information.

TODAY at 4:00 pm EST, join Claire Terhune from the University of Arkansas for a special Darwin Week presentation! Visit go.cofc.edu/darwinweek for Zoom information.

Don't forget! Geology Club meets tomorrow! Prefer to Zoom? DM us for the Zoom passcode.

Don't forget! Geology Club meets tomorrow! Prefer to Zoom? DM us for the Zoom passcode.

Americas United

Sneak peak! Look for another round of videos to drop on Darwin Day (February 12th) as part of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston online tour!
https://youtu.be/kTvBwh8hdvI

Americas United Sneak peak! Look for another round of videos to drop on Darwin Day (February 12th) as part of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History's online tour!https://...

Happening NOW! Join President Hsu for a live broadcast sharing news about College of Charleston's 10-year strategic plan, "Tradition & Transformation," and Coach Earl Grant will be sharing insights into the basketball team while simultaneously teaching us how to make his favorite dish.

Throw on your CofC gear, and join us online now! Remember, we need 1,500 donors to unlock a $1,500,000 donation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCCdDUS-XrE&feature=youtu.be

Happening NOW! Join President Hsu for a live broadcast sharing news about College of Charleston's 10-year strategic plan, "Tradition & Transformation," and Coach Earl Grant will be sharing insights into the basketball team while simultaneously teaching us how to make his favorite dish.

Throw on your CofC gear, and join us online now! Remember, we need 1,500 donors to unlock a $1,500,000 donation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCCdDUS-XrE&feature=youtu.be

Happy #CofCDay!

With your support, we can create an even brighter future for the College of Charleston. Here are four easy ways to celebrate the 251st anniversary of the College’s founding this Thursday, January 28, our second annual CofC Day.

1. Make a donation to the Geology Alumni award in honor of CofC Day here: https://tinyurl.com/y3zee3c4

If we have 1,500 alumni donors by the end of CofC Day, an anonymous member of the class of 1987 will generously donate $1.5 million to the College!

2. Let's flood social media with CofC! Download images from our social media page: http://bit.ly/CofCDaySocialMedia and use the hashtag #CofCDAY.

3. Watch the live webcast on our YouTube channel from 7-9 pm EST and cheer on our 2020 Alumni Awards recipients: https://bit.ly/CofCDay21Webcast

4. Wear maroon on Thursday. It looks good on everyone and can be a conversation starter about the College with family, friends, and colleagues.

Thank you in advance for your participation in our second annual CofC Day!

Current students, alumni, and friends... check out our new and improved Job & Opportunity Board (formerly just Job Board)! Here you'll find info on workshops, internships, grants and scholarships, Masters and PhD opportunities, Fellowships, entry-level and mid-upper level positions, webinars, and career development opportunities. This is updated often, so be sure to save this 🔗: https://sites.google.com/cofc.edu/geology-geosciences-jobboard/home

Current students, alumni, and friends... check out our new and improved Job & Opportunity Board (formerly just Job Board)! Here you'll find info on workshops, internships, grants and scholarships, Masters and PhD opportunities, Fellowships, entry-level and mid-upper level positions, webinars, and career development opportunities. This is updated often, so be sure to save this 🔗: https://sites.google.com/cofc.edu/geology-geosciences-jobboard/home

Happy move-in weekend! We can't wait to see your smiling behind the mask faces!

Happy move-in weekend! We can't wait to see your smiling behind the mask faces!

The Scientists-In-Parks program is now accepting applications for summer internships all over the country! These include two at Congaree National Park: (1) a fishing management and engagement specialist coordinated through the park's Resource Stewardship and Science program, and (2) baseline terrestrial vegetation monitoring, which will actually be hosted through the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network. Find more information and how to apply here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/science/scientists-in-parks.htm

We could not say "see you later" to our Geology Office Graduate Assistant, Nicole, until she had experienced Pizzeria di Giovanni! Geology Office Manager and alumna, Kristen White '12, insists Giovanni's is a right of passage for any College of Charleston student... so we went ALL IN with the 28" pie 🍕.

College of Charleston Alumni, years near and far... what is/was the "must experience" of your College of Charleston heyday?

SSM Undergraduate Summer Research STUDENT application: https://tinyurl.com/y2pwdm8z
All applicants should also apply for SURF funding from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA).

JOB ALERT: The Senior GIS Technician is responsible for Berkeley County Water and Sanitation and Stormwater Departments GIS functions and provides GIS support in the daily maintenance and presentation of geographic data.
Learn more and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/y3pnft2n