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Field Camp: A Rocking Way to End a Geology Degree
By Aleigha Dollens, University of Missouri- Kansas City As a geology student at the end of her bachelor’s degree, I had heard the rumors and the great stories about field camp and all that it includes. It was an experience that I had looked forward to throughout my undergraduate degree. I felt nervous and excited…
Read MoreJulia Rudlaff Field Camp – 2024 Beardsley Kuper Field Camp Scholarship Winner
My field camp experience was challenging, educational, and a whole lot of fun. I spent six weeks exploring the Tobacco Root Mountains in Cardwell, Montana amidst the cacti, lodgepole pines, and many, many cows. I feel lucky to have been able to see such beautiful parts of the country, from Badlands National Park to…
Read MoreTilford and Stout Scholar: Rio Baran
With the support of the AEG Foundation, I was able to spend the summer of 2023 on my first geology field season in the Australian Outback. There, I pursued questions on the role of early sponges’ (Archaeocyathids) in early animal evolution. Alongside a team of seasoned geologists from Princeton University’s Maloof Group, I set about to study the…
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