The new BGS held an alumni weekend gathering this year, February 27 and 28. Friday afternoon, the students held a research symposium with students and professors presenting ten of their current study topics (alums were impressed with the range of topics and the professionalism of the presentations).
On Saturday they led a field trip to the Brownwood Spillway, discussing aspects of late Pennsylvanian sequence stratigraphy displayed on outcrop there. There was even a guidebook with measured sections, diagrams illustrating concepts discussed, references and everything - it was well done. A few of the Baylor Geo Alums were able to attend and I was lucky enough to be one. Here are some of the pics.
Inquiring minds want to know if/when we can expect a repeat performance. This weekend was a great way to see what the students are doing, where the department is moving.
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Three Baylor students will be at the FWGS monthly meeting tomorrow (3/09/09).
Aislyn Trendell - CHANNELS, OVERBANKS AND PALEOSOLS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE, BASE LEVEL AND CYCLIC LITHOFACIES HETEROGENEITY WITHIN THE TRIASSIC SONSELA MEMBER, PFNP ARIZONA
Jason S Mintz - ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL VARIABILITY OF MIDDLE DEVONIAN (GIVETIAN) FORESTED PALEOSOLS IN THE CATSKILL REGION, APPALACHIAN BASIN, NEW YORK
Aaron Shunk - Evidence for strong solar forcing of Late Neogene climate derived from lacustrine varves and fossil wood collected at the Gray Fossil Site, northeastern TN, USA
Art and I plan to go and cheer them on.
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