John Taylor, Department of Geosciences, is featured in an article in the October 20, 2009, edition of the Penn, highlighting his participation in the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Show Lecture Series.

Steve Hovan, Department of Geosciences, participated in an international meeting for the week of October 12, 2009, to sample sediment cores collected in a recent research expedition to the Equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Dr. Joe Clark, Department of Geosciences emeritus professor, presented some of his ongoing research into the geologic history of the California Coast Ranges.

The IUP Department of Geoscience invites you to a public lecture by Rudy Slingerland, NSF Margins distinguished lecturer, on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Professor Jon Lewis, Department of Geoscience, is participating in a multinational planning workshop to define the scientific research goals of a new ocean drilling program that is expected to replace the current Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.

The Geoscience Department presents a seminar by Dr. Ben Ford of the IUP Anthropology Department. He will be speaking on “Marine Remote Sensing and the Lake Ontario Maritime Cultural Landscape” on September 25, 2009.

Professor Ken Coles, Department of Geoscience, participated in an astronomy project to measure a mysterious star, hosted by the American Association of Variable Star Observers at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago during the first week of August 2009.