Important Dates for Majors
Research Timeline
Research in Geology: A Primer (PDF v.2013)
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2023-24 Important Dates For Majors
| Blk 1 1st Fri Sep 1 |
Majors' meeting - Palmer Hall 16 |
| Blk 2 3rd Sun Oct 15-18 |
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Blk 2 3rd Fr-Su Oct 13-15 |
Homecoming |
| Blk 3 2nd Mon Oct 30 |
Senior research proposals due - final draft |
| Late November | Keck to announce Summer 2024 projects & application process |
| Btw Blks 3 & 4 Nov 16-27 |
Fall Break |
| Blk 4 3rd week Dec 11-15 |
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Btw Blks 4 & 5 Dec 21-Jan 21 |
Winter Break |
| Blk 5 1st day Jan 21 |
Draft of first sections of research paper (introduction, study area, previous work, methods) due to advisor. Draft must include initial version of all figures for these sections. |
| Blk 5 1st day Jan 21 |
Majors meeting - 3 PM Tutt Science Lecture Hall |
| Blk 5 | Keck applications due for Summer 2024 Junior and Sophomore projects (to be reviewed by department in advance!) |
| Blk 6 Last Day Mar 13 |
Draft of entire research paper due to advisor. |
| Mid-March | Keck Symposium abstracts due to project advisor |
| Btw Blks 6 & 7 Mar 14-24 |
Spring Break |
| Blk 7 1st Wed Mar 27 |
Final copy of all abstracts due to Mandy for Geo Day (Wednesday at noon!) |
| Blk 7 1st Thur Mar 28 |
Final Geo Day posters due to Print Shop for printing (Thursday at noon) |
| Blk 7 1st Sat Mar 30 |
Geo Day in Tutt Science Lecture Hall - 8:30 AM |
| Apr 12 | Paraprof applications due |
| Blk 7 2nd Fri Apr 5 |
Complete revised draft of research paper due to advisor & 2nd reader |
| Blk 8 Last Fri May 10 |
Library and other copies of theses due, and final version of senior projects due |
| May 15-17 | Geological Society of America, Joint Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Meeting, Spokane, WA |
| May 18 SATURDAY | Baccalaureate and Senior Reception for 2024 seniors & families |
| May 19 SUNDAY | 2024 Commencement |
| May/June | Buster Scholarship applications accepted from rising Juniors and Seniors |
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Geology News
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Makena R. Hatch ’26, Elizabeth Spradlin ’27, Corra Lewis ’27, and Mac Schwartz ’27 were participants in the Noblett-Witter Family Internship Program. These four CC students spent their summer in the heart of New York City, interning at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), where they experienced a hands-on, professional geology environment.
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GeoMAP Antarctica, the initial comprehensive digital database that consolidates all existing geological information of Antarctica
Christine Siddoway and her colleagues developed a ground-breaking geospatial resource for Antarctic Research!
Christine Siddoway has long worked on the bedrock geology of Antarctica, involving CC Geology majors and collaborating with international colleagues. Lately, this work culminated in the publication of Antarctic GeoMAP in Nature Data Science. The groundbreaking geospatial resource is the first interactive, queriable, online GIS for the Antarctic continent. GeoMAP serves geologists, glaciologists, climate scientists, and biologists whose work examines the interrelationships between the ice sheet and the bedrock. More than 20 CC geology majors participated in the decade of work leading up to the GeoMap release. Four CC alums are co-authors, with Sam Elkind ’16 having a leading role. Coauthors Elkind and Lexie Millikin ’17 had Witter Family Fund internships that were important to the success of the international collaboration on the Antarctic dataset.
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