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News

 

Spring 2011

 

Congratulation to Angeline Catena for receiving a Geological Society of America Grant-in-Aid for her research with the neoichnology of burrowing skinks.

 

Dr. Hembree received a grant from the Ohio University Baker Fund to continue his research on the taphonomy of modern Nautilus in the Loyalty Islands.

 

Fall 2010

 

Welcome to two new members of the lab, Angeline Catena and Nicole Dzenowski. Both Angeline and Nicole will be studying vertebrate neoichnology as part of their MS degrees.

 

Spring 2010

 

Congratulations to Bart Rasor who has successfully defended his Senior Thesis and completed his BS in Geology! Bart will be starting as a wellsite geologist for RPS this summer.

 

Summer 2009

 

Congratulations to Krista Smilek who has successfully defended her thesis and completed her Master’s in Geology!  Krista will be starting as Academic Director in the University of Cincinnati Department of Geology in the Fall of 2009.

 

Winter 2009

 

Dr. Hembree received a 2-year PRF grant to study continental ichnofossils in the Pennsylvanian Appalachian Basin and modern biogenic structures.  

 

Dr. Hembree received a 5-year NSF grant to study the burrowing behavior and biogenic structures of extant terrestrial animals for application to the study of ichnofossils.

 

 

 

 

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Student Opportunities

 

GRADUATE RESEARCH IN ICHNOLOGY AND PALEOPEDOLOGY

I am looking for well-qualified students wishing to pursue a MS in Geology focusing on continental ichnology and paleopedology. Applicants must have a B.S. or B.A. in geology. Experience in paleontology and sedimentology is preferred. Interested students are encouraged to apply to the Ohio University Department of Geological Sciences by February 1, 2012.

 

Visit: http://www.ohio.edu/geology/graduate_program.html for detailed application instructions. Questions should be directed to Dr. Daniel Hembree at hembree@ohio.edu.

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