• 66thFieldGeologyCourseinEphraimcompleted• ShellUndergraduateResearchExperience(SURE)internshipprogram• SubsurfaceEnergyResourceCenterAnnouncesDanielsasDirector• InternationalGeoscienceProgrammeMeeting• InternationalmeetingoftheScientificCommitteeonAntarcticResearch• Brevia

August 2012 News Notes

66th Field Geology Course in Ephraim completedDuringJune-Julythisyear,21students,2teachingassociatesandinstructorsCristinaMillan&TerryWilson(1sthalf )andDavidElliot&ShelleyJudge(2ndhalf )wereresidentinEphraimforfieldcamp.Unliketheunusualwetconditionsof2011,in2012itwasextremelydryuntiltheendofJune,withwild-firesinandaroundSanpeteValley–wehaddaysofvisibleflames,smokeplumesandfabuloussunsets.

NewthisyearwasastudyofcorefromtheCovenantFielddiscoverywell(oildiscovered2003inSevierValley)aspartofour‘SouthCrossSection’exercise,whichexaminesthestratigraphyandstructureacrosstheSanpeteValleyjustnorthoftheProvidenceField(oildiscovered2008inSanpeteValley).TheUtahCoreResearchCenteroftheUtahGeologicalSurveywasgiventheCovenantcorebyWolverineOilandGasCorp.,andCRCprovidedthecoredisplayandposterspresentingthegeologyofthesefields.TheclassexaminedsedimentaryandstructuralfeaturesintheNa-vajoSandstone(previouslyseeninoutcropatCapitolReefNationalPark)andusedthedepthdatafromtheboreholestoconstrainthesubsurfacestructuralinterpretationontheircrosssection.

Regionalgeologyfieldtripsin-cludedCapitolReefNationalPark,theMarysvalevolcanicdistrict,GreatBasinNationalPark-toviewtheSnakeRangemeta-morphiccorecomplex,LehmannCaves,arockglacierandbristle-conepines,theBlackrockDesertvolcanicfieldnearFillmore,andLittleCottonwoodCanyonandtheAltastock.

Capitol Reef slot canyon

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EARTHSCIENCES

ThefieldcampgrouparepicturedbelowatanoutcropoftufanearFillmore.Fromlefttoright:JeremyMyers,DavidElliot(instructor),NathanGress,NatashaLewis,WayneMalangone,CodyTrigg,WillBlocher,ChrissyZerda,MarkBastawros,AndrewTenison(undergradTA),CaraNadler,JoeLonsert,RohanDasgupta,Shan-nonHibbard,AndrewCollins,AbbyCrock,LaurenRosenbeck,RonLidderdale,MichaelKellum,JoshSelf,JieChen,CharlieDiamond,DanBarrandJoelMain(GradTA-lyingdown).Missing:ShelleyJudge,CristinaMillan,TerryWilson(instructors).

Shell Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Video seminars with Shell in HoustonAmongthemanyprofessionalandtechnicaldevelopmentworkshopsthattheShellUndergraduateResearchExperience(SURE)providesfortheSESundergraduatestudentsparticipatingintheprogramare2-wayvideoconferenceswithShellinHouston.OnJuly13andAugust3,2012,theSUREstudentsheardseveralpresenta-tionsonunconventionalplays,oneontheuseofimagingtechniques,andoneonMiocene-PliocenepotentialintheGulfofMexico.PresentationsbyShellgeoscientists werecoordinatedbySESalumnaKendraPyke(M.S.2005)andmostpresentationsweregivenbySESalumni,includingBillMagee(B.S.2009,M.S.2012),RobSwift(M.S.2011),JeromeHall(M.S.2006),andMohammadAsgharzadeh(M.S.2002,Ph.D.2007).

SURE Poster SessionTheculminationofthe8-weekShellUnder-graduateResearchExperience(SURE)willbeapostersessioninwhichthe14undergraduatestudentsintheSchoolofEarthScienceswhoarethe2012SUREinternspresentpostersontheirsummerresearch.The2012finalpostersessionwilltakeplaceonThursday,August9,1–4p.m.in291MendenhallLaboratory.ShellgeoscientistsPatrickJacksonandTedGodo(B.S.1977,M.S.1979)willbepresentforthepostersessionandtotalktothestudentsaboutcareersintheen-ergyindustry.Allarewelcometoattendandhearaboutthestudents’research.

Subsurface Energy Resource Center Announces Daniels as DirectorRonSega,VicePresidentandEnterpriseExecutiveforEnergyandtheEnvironment,andJosephSteinmetz,ExecutiveDeanandViceProvost,CollegeofArtsandSciences,todayannouncedthatJeffreyDaniels,professorintheSchoolofEarthSciences,hasbeennameddirectoroftheOhioStateSubsurfaceEnergyResourceCen-ter,effectiveJuly1.DanielshadpreviouslyservedasSERCco-directorwithDouglasSouthgate,professorofAgricultural,EnvironmentalandDevelopmentEconomics.Southgatehasbeennamedassociatedirectorofthecenter.

SERCwasestablishedinSeptember2011tocontributetotheknowledgeaboutundergroundsourcesofenergyandtheenvironmentalandsocioeconomicissuesthatmustberesolvedasthesesourcesareharnessed.SERC’sprimarymissionistocoordinateallofOhioState’ssubsurfaceexpertisetoensuretheuniversityisservingasanobjective,unbiasedsourceofknowledgetocitizens,businessinterestsandpolicymakers.

Sinceitsestablishment,SERChashostedworkshopsanddiscussionforumsonthevariedtopicsimpactingsubsurfaceenergyissuesinOhio,including“EnvironmentalandPublicHealthConcerns,”“Student/IndustryNetworking,”“PipelineConstructioninOhio,”and“ShaleEnergyEnvironmentandHealthIssuesWorkshop.”

Inhisroleasdirector,DanielswillleadSERCtowardsitsgoalsto:• CoordinatecommunicationsandcollaborationamongOhioStatefacultyandresearchers,andserveasa

communicationslinkamongpublic-sectoragencies,nongovernmentalorganizations(NGOs),businessandindustry,andeducationalinstitutionsthroughoutOhio

• Provideeducationalresourcesandserveasadiscussionforumforthefullrangeofsubsurfaceenergyissues• InconjunctionwiththeofficesofResearchandGovernmentAffairs,createopportunitiesforfacultyinvesti-

gatorstoattractfundingandothersupportforresearch,outreach,on-campusinstruction,andrelatedactivi-ties;andcoordinateandfacilitatelarge-scaleinterdisciplinaryresearchaboutsubsurfaceenergyatthelocal,stateandnationallevels

• Providestateandnationalleadershiponissuesrelatedtosubsurfaceenergy• CoordinatestrategieswithOhioState’sCareerServicesofficestoenhancesubsurfaceenergyjobopportuni-

tiesforourstudents

Contact: JeffDaniels,SERCDirector,daniels.9@osu.edu,614-292-6704 GinaLangen,SERCCommunications,Langen.2@osu.edu,614-688-4423

International Geoscience Programme MeetingProf.MarkKleffner(Lima)recentlyattendedandpresentedattheInternationalGeoscienceProgramme(IGCP)5912nd AnnualMeetingand1st FoersteSymposium,heldinCincinnati,OhioonJuly22-28.IGCP591ProjectLeaderandOSUalumBradleyCramerwasoneoftheconferenceorganizers.Approximately50peoplefromNorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Europe,andAsiaattendedtheconference,includinganotherOhioStatealum,KateTierney,andcurrentPhDcandidate,AlyssaBancroft.Theconferenceconsistedofpre-andpost-conferencefieldtripsandtwodaysofinterestingpresentationsontopicsconcernedwiththeEarlytoMiddlePaleozoic(EarlyOrdoviciantoEarlyDevonian)Revolution. Thepre-conferencefieldtripvisitedKatian(Ordovician)-Wenlock(Silurian)stratainthesouthernAppalachianBasinofKentuckyandOhio,andincludedathree-dimensionaldigitalmappingexperienceatanoutcropoftheSilurianBisherandLilleyForma-tionsatMeasleyRidgeinsouthernOhio.Thepost-conferencefieldtripvisitedKatian-Ludlow(Silurian)strataoftheCincinnatiArchregioninIndianaandKentuckyandIllinoisBasininIndianaandIllinois,includingavisittooneofthelargestquarriesinNorthAmerica,ThorntonQuarry,andaluncheonstopatFallsoftheOhioStateParkinClarksville,Indiana. OneofthehighlightsoftheIGCP5912nd Annualmeetingwasthecon-ferencebanquet,acatereddinnerheldonariverboatduringathree-hourcruiseontheOhioRiverfollowingthefirstdayofpresentations.Aphotoofalloftheconferenceparticipantswhoenjoyedthatcruisecanbeseenbelow.Prof.Kleffnerisseatedinthefrontrow,proudlywearinganOhioStateLimashirt,KateTierneyisinthesecondrow,locatedjustabovemyrightshoulder,AlyssaBancroftisinthebackrow,locatedaboveKate’sleftshoulder,andBradCramerisnearlyhiddeninthebackrowonthefarleftside.

International meeting of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Portland, Oregon

OhioStatefacultyandalumnifeaturedprominentlyinthe32ndSCARmeetingheldinPortland.SCARischargedwiththeinitiation,promotion,andcoordinationofresearchinAntarctica.SCARhas36fullandassociatemembercountriesconductingresearchintheAntarcticandtheSouthernOcean.SCARhasnothelditsbiennialmeetingintheUSAsince1986,andthesuccessfulorganizationofthePortlandmeetingwasinlargepartduetoouralumChristinaHulbe(M.Sc.onglaciologicalresearchwithIanWhillans)whowasco-chairofthelocalorganizingcommittee.

NumerouspresentationsonAntarcticscienceweregivenbyfaculty,researchersandstudentsofSESandtheByrdPolarResearchCenterattheSCAROpenScienceConference,heldduringthemeeting.SESandBPRCwerealsowell-representedatworkshopsandbusinessmeetingsoftheSCARscientificgroups.BerryLyonsandDavidBromwichwereelectedtofour-yeartermsasChiefOfficersoftheSCARStandingGroupsonGeo-sciencesandPhysicalSciences(respectively).TheGeosciencesandPhysicalSciencesgroupsaretwoofthethreestandingsciencegroups,withtheotherbeingLifeSciences.TerryWilsonsteppeduptothepositionofleadU.S.DelegatetoSCARattheconclusionoftheSCARDelegate’smeeting.ShewillleadtheSCARU.S.teamincomingyears,andBPRCwillhosttheU.S.-SCARwebsiteandANSWER(ANarcticScienceWEbResource).

BreviaGeologyMuseumcuratorDaleGnidovechasbeenselectedforoneofthefourOutstandingStaffAwardsfortheyearintheCollegeofArtsandSciences.Addi-tionally,Dale’s“GeoWalk”wasfeaturedintheCollegenewsletter:http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/asc-staff-helps-create-geo-walk.Congratulations,Dale!

SESgraduatestudentJeffPigottwonthethin-sectionidentificationcontest.fromlastmonth’sAlumniNewsNotes.Jeffcorrectlyidentifiedthephotoatrightasenstatite,apyroxene.Congratulations,Jeff !ThephotowastakenwithoneofSES’newLeicaDM750Pmicro-scopes,whichreplacedthe30yearoldpolarizingmicro-scopesusedformineralogyandpetrology.

Christina Hulbe