Geology Field Trips and Field Courses

A Selection of website links of photos from faculty and students

	Volcanic Geology of Northern New Mexico Join a 10 day field trip to see the active Rio Grande Rift, the Valles Caldera and associated geologic features of Northern New Mexico. The trip will be led by Bill Rose, who knows the area well and can explain the physical volcanology. The trip will take place from about 10 to 20 May 2011.

	Geology of Utah’s National Parks - GE 5130 June 14–July 1, 2011 Fourteen days of field-based activities in and around the national parks and monuments of eastern Utah – areas internationally recognized for their outstanding geology. Teachers learn to use maps, compasses, GPS, rock and mineral identification, geomorphology, subsurface geology, fossils, and basic engineering principles; learn how climate, sea level, and mountain building change the earth’s landscape, and how to recognize the record of change in rocks. Requirement of: Master's in Applied Science Education, Earth System Science Track View 2006 Course pictures / Course Information

	GE3100 Field Trip Photos 2009 Trips from GE3100 Fall 2009. Gratiot River Park, W.C. Veale Park, Breakers, Tobacco River Park, Maasto Hiito Trails and Tobacco River Park. to Horseshoe Harbor to see the stromatolites and Copper Harbor Conglomerate, Nonesuch shale along the beach at Gratiot River Park, Weekend camping trip to Pictured Rocks, by Munising. Jacobsville Sandstone found at Tobacco River Park, outside of Gay, Mi and more

	Kenya 2009 Field Course Student photos slide show from the East Africa Field Camp

	Summer 2009 Field Course

	Kenya 2008 Field Course Student photos slide show from the East Africa Field Camp

	Sedimentology GE3100 2008

	Michigan Tech Keweenaw Geology Field Trip September 2008

	East Africa Field Camp

	Field Geophysics Course Summer 2008 Photo Selections

	Michigan Tech Volcanic Students in Guatemala 2007

	Michigan Tech Sedimentology GE 3100 Photos 2007

	Michigan Tech Alaska Bering Glacier Field Trip Michigan Tech Research Institute Projects in Alaska

	Sustainable Water Resources Field Trip to Mexico May 2006 AQUA3 Field Courses North American Alliance for Sustainable Water Resources

	Geology Club Field Trip

	Aqua Terra Tech in Nicaragua December 2005 Field Investigation: The Aqua Terra Tech Enterprise new project is aimed at creating water security in the small Nicaraguan town of Boaco.

	Sustainable Water Resources Field Trip to Mexico May 2005 AQUA3 Field Courses North American Alliance for Sustainable Water Resources

	Petroleum Geology Field Trip October 2005

	Volcanic Research Field Trip to Guatemala Dr. Gregg Bluth, Jeremy Shannon, Lizzette Rodriguez, and John Lyons traveled to Guatemala primarily to look at gas (SO₂) emissions from Volcan Santiaguito, Volcan Fuego, and Volcan Pacaya but they did other research also. See new January 2005 photos on John Lyon's field excursion webpage.

	Sonora Mexico Field Course AQUA3 Field Courses North American Alliance for Sustainable Water Resources U.S. Institutions Funded by the US Dept. of Education Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

	Labrador & Newfoundland Field Trip To the Mantle and back! Geologic and Cultural Field Excursion to Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada July-August 2004

	Florida Coral Reef and Carbonates Field Trip Joint Michigan Technological University and Western Michigan University: Recent Coral Reef Snorkeling and Carbonate Geology Field Trip to the Florida Keys, March 2004. Lead by Drs. Bill Harrison and Mike Grammer, WMU, Photos by Buddy Wylie.

	Summer 2004 Geophysics Field Course Photos

	Field Studies of Active Guatemalan Volcanoes Student at left is using a Correlation Spectrometer to measure sulfur dioxide gas fluxes emitted from Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala.
	Michigan Tech Geology Club Field Trip A trip to Bancroft, Ontario Canada for rock collecting and mineralogy

	Field Trip: Geological Engineering Photos from the Logging and Reservoir Engineering Classes Field Trip to Traverse City

	Heavy Oil Prospecting in Montana A heavy oil deposit with estimated recoverable reserves in excess of one billion barrels of oil is believed to exist in the Jurassic Swift sandstone in north central Montana, these are photos of a field trip to visit the operation.

	Earth Science Teachers Institute The Teachers Earth Science Institute utilizes mineral science and mineral processing to enhance the teaching of science in middle and high schools. Teachers will be involved in hands-on, discovery-based activities that integrate concepts in math, physics and chemistry with elements of social science.

	Side scan sonar Side scan sonar is used to produce images of underwater geology and sunken objects. Common targets are shipwrecks, snowmobiles that have fallen through the ice, and drowning victims.

	Student Field Trip to the Caledonia Mine ISEE Student Group has a 'blast' underground.

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