Garihan et al., publish the Geologic Map of Campobello Quadrangle, SC

The South Carolina Geological Survey recently published the Geologic map of Campobello, South Carolina (GQM 51). It is available to the public at:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/geology/publications.htm#gqm

This publication is the result of geologic mapping done in Summer 2010 by Earth and Environmental Sciences majors Alyssa Wickard and Rhonda Chan Soo, supervised by Dr. Ranson [...]

July 9th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Appalachian Geology, Department, Earthscience News, Faculty News, Presentations, Publication, Student News | Comments are closed

Extreme Science: Meteorite Impact on the Atlantic Coast

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid or comet nucleus collided with Earth at the present mouth of Chesapeake Bay. The product of this environmental catastrophe, known as the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, is now concealed beneath sediments on the Atlantic continental margin. This 53-mile-wide feature is one of Earth’s largest and best-preserved examples of [...]

April 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Alumni News, Bartram Society, CLP Event, Department, Earthscience News, Presentations | Comments are closed

Research Presentation at Southeastern Geological Society of America Meeting

Students and faculty from Furman University attended the annual meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America held in Wilmington, NC.  Nine students presented their research work in the form of posters.  Students in attendance at the conference were: Virginia Batts, Rhonda Chan Soo, Ruthanne Coffey, Elizabeth Johnston, Brittany Lins, Molly McGee, Hannah Pearcy, Alyssa [...]

March 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Department, Presentations, RBRI Research, Student News | Comments are closed

Environmental Policy Student Research Presentations

Environmental Policy offered by Dr. Angela Halfacre (Director of Shi Center for Sustainability and Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Political Science departments) attracts students interested in sustainability, environmental policy, environmental law, earth and environmental sciences, and political science.  This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how environmental policy can address problems [...]

December 7th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Department, Presentations, Student News, Sustainability | Comments are closed