by eric | Sep 25, 2023 | Geological Sciences, –Archives
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is now the official name for the Department of Geological Sciences. This change is meant to expand the focus of the department to meet the needs of students and society in the face of a changing California and a...
by Sarah White | Dec 1, 2022 | Geological Sciences, –Headline
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began to erupt on Sunday, November 27, for the first time since 1984. NewsCenter’s Susanne Clara Bard checked in with San Diego State University geologist Vic Camp to learn about the science behind Hawai’i’s awakening...
by Sarah White | Aug 22, 2022 | Geological Sciences, –Featured
Geophysics major Vanessa Herrera completed two research internships this summer. The first was a four-week field experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she conducted geophysical surveys of the San Marcos Pueblo archaeological site and Valles Caldera. Using modern...
by Sarah White | Apr 29, 2022 | Geological Sciences, Students, –Featured
After an hour of driving from the California State University-run Desert Studies Center – a former Civil War-era U.S. Army outpost and 1970s mineral springs spa in Zzyzx along Interstate 15 – and several hours traipsing around Death Valley under the late March sun,...
by Sarah White | Mar 25, 2022 | Alumni, Geological Sciences, –Featured
In the first weekend of March 2022, two dozen SDSU geology alumni and their families set out in cars full of camping gear with their sights set for the Midway Mountains. This was the 35th annual geology alumni field trip, returning after a brief hiatus during the...
by Sarah White | Dec 9, 2021 | Geological Sciences, –Featured
Geological Sciences professor Kim Bak Olsen was interviewed for a recent episode of National Geographic’s When Sharks Attack titled “Chaos in California” about shark attacks in San Diego. He provided an expert seismologist’s opinion about...
