In May 2006, professors Jeff Niemitz and Beth O'Shea took twelve students to explore the geology of the U.K. Here at Siccar's Point Scotland, “The Holy Grail of Geology,” is where James Hutton, “The father of geology,” in 1788 deduced that the earth was a dynamic system in which rocks could be deformed over long periods of time. Bellow the students, Devonian red sandstones (top left) overlie vertical Silurian argillaceus sandstones (bottom right) in an angular unconformity. A page devoted to the U.K. trip can be found here.

Students standing at the base of the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat. Professors Ben Edwards and Dan Schubert took 13 students to Montserrat over winter break 2005 as part of an interdisciplinary Geology and Sociology cosponsored course on natural hazards. A website devoted to their studies can be found here.

Dr. Jeremy Jackson from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography gave 4th Annual Potter Lecture

On Oct. 2,Whitney Hoffman '09 and two other Dickinson students joined more than 40 students from other Pennsylvania colleges and universities to present their Undergraduate Research at the Capitol.

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