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草榴社区 grad student Kristin Carlson working on a NWCASC fellowship on the Nooksack this summer | |||
Western Geology Alum Receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023 | |||
The Carnegie Institution's Robert Hazen to Present 'Earth鈥檚 Time Capsules: Minerals and the Informatics Revolution' on May 2 at 4 p.m. | |||
Looking into Augustine's past to better understand its future | 草榴社区's Kristina Walowski discusses her recent research on Alaska's Augustine volcano. Click the link at right to listen. |
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Research aims to better understand the threat of Augustine Volcano | Researchers are looking to the past of Alaska鈥檚 Augustine volcano to find answers about its future. An ongoing research collaboration between the Alaska Volcano Observatory and scientists at Western Washington University seeks to broaden existing knowledge about the volcano to鈥 |
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Western geology professor taking part in volcanic expedition | Scientists are collecting samples from the ocean floor off the coast of Greece in hopes of predicting future volcanic activity. Among the team will be volcanologist Susan DeBari, a geology professor at Western Washington University. 鈥淚 feel really lucky to be here,鈥 DeBari said in a Zoom鈥 |
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Ask the dinosaurs: We aren鈥檛 ready for an asteroid 鈥楤ig One鈥 | It is essential that we support efforts by NASA and others to detect NEOs, characterize them and prepare for a rapid response if we need to deflect one. We in the Pacific Northwest are no more susceptible to an asteroid impact than anyone else 鈥 but we may be better suited to understand the鈥 |
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This is how heat from a volcano can be used to power an entire town | If there are any leaks in the pipes, the substance leaking out is simply water or steam, and there is no hazardous waste, Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a professor of geology at Western Washington University, told ABC News. Other than the land use and the environmental damage done by the鈥 |
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Research Recap for Feb. 2, 2023 | |||
In Memoriam: Myrl Beck |