Geology Department
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WWU's Melissa Rice Spends a Week Teaching Space Science to Kids from Rio's 'City of God' Favela | 2018-08-10 | ||
WWU names Lake resident a 2017-18 Outstanding Graduate | Katelyn Brower of Lake Stevens graduated magna cum laude in June with a Bachelor of Science degree and as the Outstanding Graduate in Geology. She is also a first-generation university graduate.
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2018-08-01 | |
Geology's Jackie Caplan-Auerbach Spends Week at Sea Dropping Instruments Offshore of Kilauea Volcano | 2018-07-23 | ||
Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge | |
2018-05-18 | |
Backgrounder: Assessing the West Coast volcano situation | According to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, associate professor of geology at Western Washington University, there are about a dozen volcanoes between northern California and southern B.C. The "Cascade Volcanic Arc," as they're collectively called, has been created by the Juan de Fuca plate… |
2018-05-15 | |
WWU Professor Uses Lasers and 3D Printers to Bring Western’s Fossil Collection into the Digital Era | 2018-05-10 | ||
Geologic wonders offer awe-inspiring sights, a glimpse into the past | Dave Tucker, research associate in geology at Western Washington University, said we can’t see the process that brought the rocks to the area, but we can certainly see the aftermath. “I think that’s what people like about them,” Tucker said. “The big ones are so big, and… |
2018-05-07 | |
Geology's Sean Mulcahy has paper published in 'Tectonics' | 2018-04-20 | ||
Here's why Mount Baker got all steamed up last weekend | Mount Baker hiccuped on Saturday morning, but such belches of gas and steam are an everyday occurrence — even though a big white plume atop the active volcano drew the attention of many awestruck Bellingham-area residents. "The crater degasses all day, every day," said Dave Tucker, a… |
2018-03-20 | |
Geology's Liz Schermer has new paper published in Geosphere | 2018-02-13 |