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: [email protected] Questions? Please contact:geol.d.umn.edu
