UMD Geological Scienceswww.d.umn.edu/geology

M.S. & Ph.D. research

Large Lakes Observatorywwwwww..dd..uummnn..eedduu//lllloo

� Climate change & paleoclimatology

� Economic geology & ore deposits

� Geochemistry & isotopegeochemistry

� Glacial geology & geomporphology

� Igneous & metamorphic petrology

� Limnogeology

� Planetary geology & remotesensing

� Sedimentology, basin analysis &basin modeling

� Seismology& acoustic geophysics

An interdiscliplinary institute dedicated to the study of the world's large lakes

� Paleoclimatology

� Aquatic chemistry

� Physical limnology

� Plankton dynamics

� Sedimentary processes in large lakes

� Stable isotope geochemistry

� Geophysics & acoustic remote sensing

� Trace metal & nutrient cycling

� Organic & isotope biogeochemistry

� Geomicrobiology & microbial geochemistry

M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through cooperative programs with Geology, Physics,Chemistry, and Water Resource Sciences (Twin Cities & Duluth Campuses)

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Research Areas:

Lake Malawi

Lake TanganyikaLake Victoria

Lake Turkana

LakeAlbert

Tibet

Issyk-Kul

Antarctica

VenusLake Qinghai

The GreatLakes

Lake Titicacca

Mojave DesertUtah &Colorado

Minnesota &Wisconsin

Bear Lake &Great Salt Lake

Barbados

Florida Bay

Lake Nicarauga

Papua New Guinea

Alabama

Turkey

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Questions? Please contact Steve Colman at: scolman@d.umn.edu Questions? Please contact:geol.d.umn.edu