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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, was given the prestigious Robert Schuster Medal for Landslide and Geological Hazard Work on Sept. 20 at the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment Congress in San Francisco, Sept. 17-21
Monday, October 22, 2018
»Faults discovered on Mt. Hood pose danger of a serious earthquake, Portland State researcher says
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
»Rapid, widespread changes may be coming to Antarctica's Dry Valleys, study finds
Thursday, September 27, 2018
»President Shoureshi emphasizes student success in convocation address
Monday, August 6, 2018
»Alex Ruzicka and Richard Hugo, Geology faculty, authored "Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Study of Seven Heavily Metamorphosed Chondrites: Deformation Systematics and Variations in Pre-Shock Temperature and Post-Shock Annealing," published in Geoc
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
»Martin Streck, Geology faculty, received a $10,000 grant from the United States Geological Survey EdMap Program to undertake a mentor-guided geologic mapping project entitled “Mapping the Jump-off Joe Mountain Quadrangle, Eastern Oregon: Resolving a Diver
Monday, May 14, 2018
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, wrote two articles in AEG News, Vol. 62, No. 2, which is published by the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists: "A Major Lesson Learned After 35 Years of Landslide Research: Don't Build on Ancient
Monday, March 12, 2018
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, presented two talks, “Expected Erosion and Landslides in the Aftermath of the 2017 Forest Fire in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon” and “Terroir of Wines from the Applegate and Illinois Valleys of Sout
Monday, March 5, 2018
»Martin J. Streck, Geology faculty, co-authored the article "Petrology of 'Mt. Shasta' High-Magnesian Andesite (HMA): A Product of Multi-State Crustal Assembly" in American Mineralogist, Vol. 103, pp. 216-240, February. The paper received a "Notable Paper"
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
»CLAS researchers unravel South Pole's mysteries at science talk
Monday, January 8, 2018
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, was the keynote speaker at the 11th Asian Regional Conference of the International Association of Engineering Geologists and the Environment, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 28. He introduced the president of the country,
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
»Andrew G. Fountain, Geology faculty, gave an invited talk, “Glacier Change on Mount Rainier in the Context of Other Volcanoes in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest” at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Seattle, during October.
»Andrew G. Fountain, Geology faculty, co-authored the cover article in the August 2017 issue of Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research journal, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 391-410. The article is titled “The Geography of Glaciers and Perennial Snowfields in the Am
Monday, November 13, 2017
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, delivered the keynote speech “Urban Landslides - Challenges for Forensic Engineering Geologists and Geotechnical Engineers” at the Shaoxing International Forum of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology, Shaoxing, Chi
Monday, November 6, 2017
»Scott Burns, Geology emeritus faculty, gave two talks, “Resurgence of Terroir Tasting of Riesling Wines in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA” and “Differences in Terroirs of Wine Grapes in Oregon, USA,” at the National Meeting of the Geological Society o
»Ashley Streig, Geology faculty, did an interview with KOIN 6 News to explain the significance of newly released U.S. Geological Survey ground-shaking models for Cascadia earthquakes. It aired on the 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 p.m. news hours on October 24.
Monday, October 30, 2017
»Ashley Streig, Geology faculty, participated in the International ShakeOut Day earthquake drill, conducting a 'Drop, Cover, and Hold On' exercise at 10:19 on Oct. 19, and is in the process of securing bookshelves and cabinets to walls in PSU offices to mi
»Ashley Streig, Geology faculty, gave a seminar, “Paleo-earthquakes: How big? How often? Examples from Interplate and Intraplate Settings,” at U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Oct. 19. Her talk coincided with the International ShakeOut
Monday, October 16, 2017
»Andrew Fountain, Bryce Glenn and Hassan Basagic, Geology faculty, co-authored an article, “The Geography of Glaciers and Perennial Snowfields in the American West,” published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 391-410.
»Andrew Fountain, Geology faculty, received a $151,974 grant from the National Science Foundation for the study “Modeling Glacial Lake Washburn – Insight into the Last Glacial Maximum in Antarctica.”